Two Girls Down (Alice Vega, #1) | 
I really fell behind on my August reading (and probably life in general). I am still working on the roll #28 (tagged) for August's #Roll100, which I am enjoying. I am also more than halfway through Fingersmith for August's #AuthorAMonth. Hoping to read a lot today and tomorrow.
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pickI really enjoyed my first Louisa Luna novel. It‘s a bit of a spin on the classic crime novel. The central characters aren‘t cops, and this isn‘t a murder (or is it?). Luna pitches here complex, flawed characters perfectly- messy enough to be believable and compelling, but still likeable enough to keep you engaged in the outcome of the story. It‘s well-paced, with plenty of twists and turns. A lot to like here, it was a great holiday read.
pickI do enjoy Luna‘s thrillers featuring Alice Vega and this was a good one. Vega is a complex, troubled woman and you want her to succeed. Two young girls, Kylie and Bailey Brandt have disappeared and their grandmother hires Vega to find then. Vega hires Max Caplan, a former cop to help her with local issues. Their investigation leads to a pattern of a few other missing girls. The reason for their abduction is more horrible than we could imagine.
pickLoooooooved this one. I do love a traditional thriller/mystery with no psychological element. This was great. Vega did grate on me at first but I grew with her in the end.
Meh. This book dragged for me & the plot felt icky at times. I was surprised I didn‘t like it given the raving reviews about it, but I figure that‘s because a plot about two kidnapped young girls is not my jam. Live & learn. 📄: 369
pickAlice Vega tries to make sense of a fractured life by searching for children who have been taken from their homes and lives. Max Caplan works as a PI after resigning from the police department. Jamie Brandt‘s daughters, Kylie and Bailey have disappeared, seeming into thin air. What Cap and Vega find in their search is pure evil.
A great thriller!
pickTwo young girls go missing from a shopping mall, and with the police department being overworked, the family recruits bounty hunter Alice Vega to help track down the girls. She then solicits the help of Max Caplin, a former officer to assist in the search.
A wide assortment of characters and lots of dark twists in this suspense novel, it was one that kept me guessing!
An enjoyable read!
pickFantastic thriller! Alice Vega is an excellent lead—tough, smart, complicated. I loved taking this ride with her and partner Max. The plotting was on point but so was the development of every person Vega interacts with, no cliched, one dimensional “here‘s a good guy, here‘s a bad guy” characters. Every scene was set perfectly too, you are right in the action, every sense engaged. I look forward to diving into the next installment soon. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It‘s ok to read in bed all day today, right?!? Asking for a friend! 😆
pickGreat read and a page turner with a very strong female character.i enjoyed it a lot..
It's that time of year again 🍁🍂... audio-crochet 😌📚🎧 🧣
Just finishing up this thriller while I work on a hat and scarf set for a friend.
No, YOU stop audiobooking and get back to work. I don't wanna!
Seriously, cannot tear myself away from this one! And the narrator is FANTASTIC
So excited to dive into this book. Read a lot of the reviews. Hope I‘m not disappointed
pickThis was a compelling book, and I was surprised by the ending! However, it‘s worth noting that there are several sensitive themes in this novel, so if you are easily upset by this type of thing and will dwell on it — like I am — it‘s probably best to skip it.
pickThis book kept my interest and I definitely couldn‘t have guessed the ending. It had some problematic parts, but I liked that the protagonist is a hard female PI. However, I wouldn‘t recommend this on audio (the reader was great, but 80% of the character voices were very annoying albeit distinct).
pickThis was a start-drinking-before-noon-on-a-Sunday ending. A damaged yet kickass female detective pairs up with a disgraced former cop to find two kidnapped girls. Edge of your seat action yet strong, descriptive storytelling from a new-to-me author. And those last 70 pages...get ready. Highly recommend. 4/5 ⭐️
Oh...and it‘s the first in a series, which in my world translates to “HERE TAKE MY MONEY.”
#crime #series
Early morning reading by the butterfly bush. Hope you all have a relaxing Saturday.
#SaturdaySalutations #BooksInTheWild
pickAfter I read The Janes, all I wanted to do was to read Louisa Luna‘s first book in this series. I wasn‘t disappointed. As a matter of fact, I wish I had read them in the correct order. Now I will wait, with great anticipation, for her third installment.
so-soA good-enough mystery but there were some unnecessary elements (romantic connection) and some character action that just didn‘t make sense to me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickI did enjoy this mystery/thriller for the most part. I got bogged down in the middle as it slowed down and so many different characters were introduced. I also wasn‘t a fan of the romance in this. The chemistry was off. It didn‘t feel like it fit with the characters. The decision making in parts of this story too was not the best. All that aside, it was fast paced (mostly) and interesting.
so-soAfter bailing on it *really* quickly last week, I gave this a second chance. It was better once Vega and Caps came in to the story, but it was overly long and fussy still. On the bright side, this is one less series for me to get sucked into. 😂
I recently heard Anne Bogel recommend Book #2 of this series to her husband on What Should I Read Next. I‘m excited to find a new-to-me mystery series! 🎧
bailedI'm only 3% in (24 minutes) and I can't get past the hateful mom. Should I stick with it (i.e. is the mom going to go away)? Are the bounty hunter and PI wildly entertaining?
I think the only thing I've bailed on sooner than this is Gone Girl.
pickRead this one based on a Sam Irby recommendation and was not disappointed. Not my preferred genre, I loved the characters, and the way the investigation unfolded. I was shocked by the ending, did not see it coming and yet it completely worked. The second Alice Vega book just came out and I will definitely be reading it. Great detective mystery thriller, kept me up waaaaay past my bedtime. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
pickIt‘s been. While since I started a new mystery series and really wanted to read the next one. Really enjoyed this one with the Pi Alice Vega, and I definitely want to read the next one in the series!
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pickTwo sisters go missing and it falls to Alice Vega and her new found partner Max Caplan to find them. This was a great mystery. I loved the mix of tough Alice and more by the book Cap. Hoping the next one is just as good.
Current book group selection. Anyone read this yet? #bookclub #currentlyreading
Do I already have more books than I can possibly read before I die? Probably. Will that stop me from buying more? Don‘t be silly! Check out all of the awesome books I‘ve gotten recently: https://youtu.be/FlQOBCQdphk #booktube #bookhaul #bookstack #newbooks #bookbuyingaddiction
pickOh, this was a good one. Tight crime fiction writing with compelling characters... I hope this will be a series! 👍🏻❤️
This detective novel feels like it‘s never going to end...seems way too strung out.
Anyone read this one? I enjoy when there‘s a detective character.
so-soI finished it! I still didn't really like it but I hate giving up on books, especially if it's only 304 pages.
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Not really liking this. 145 pages in. Only have 150 pages left or so. I'm going to finish it though. I hope...
pickMy first book by this author but surely won‘t be my last. The characters were quirky, real and interesting. The plot had twists and turns and was intriguing. I couldn‘t put this book down. 📖 A rare 5 stars from me. I‘m surprised I hadn‘t heard of this author before but I look forward to reading more of her. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I waited months for this to be available from the library. It‘s due in 3 days so I need to get it read, but the book is making it easy - interesting characters and plot, edgy, suspenseful and thoughtful perspectives like this one.
I want to read. Apparently, Penguin does too. *sigh* 🙄
pick🎧📖🤩👍 #Audiobook #BookishThings
Just finished while waiting for my dr. appointment.
This was GREAT.
It's been a while since a #CrimeThiller has captivated me like this did. From the continuously twisty plotline to the unlikely yet perfectly paired PI duo of Cap & Vega, I couldn't stop listening. Hoping Luna will write more mysteries with Vega as her lead character. There's so much more to her mysterious background that I want to know!
pickThis book is an adrenaline rush from start to finish. If you liked a Gone Girl or Pretty Girls then this book is for you ( and so much better in my opinion) I want to read everything by Louisa Luna
Perfect summer adventure today, tubing 11 km down a river about an hour from home. Reading there and back had me almost wishing I had a guide to paddle so I could keep reading. This book is so good
