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Thank you so much for this wonderful box @Avanders

The books look great for dark night reading, you sent all of my favorite treats, and the socks are so fun. I really love the adopt a ghost. I will take my new responsibility seriously 👻👻👻

Anybody else adding new books to their TBR with these prompts. Here‘s another one I haven‘t heard of that looks pretty good and is now in my Kindle. #LuckyInLove #Bouquet

I really enjoyed this book and I am really excited to watch the show that is based off of it on Apple TV. I really hope they do a good job with it! The book kept me on the edge of my seat and I just kept wanting more!

As a true crime podcast enthusiast, I was excited to read this thriller. Unfortunately, besides the podcast element, this book doesn‘t offer anything new to the genre. A woman with a troubled past is forced to return home to her estranged family years after a tragedy tore them apart. Her reunion with her sister forces her to question everything she thought she knew. Sound familiar? A quick, predictable thriller with an unsurprising “twist”. 3⭐️

I was intrigued by this story when I saw it was becoming a show, so I thought I would check it out. Plus it‘s about true crime which is right up my alley.

It was okay, but it seems like the redirection they may be taking the show in might be better? DON‘T judge me 🤦🏼‍♀️ but I highly recommend checking out the trailer 🤭

On a roll with these free space reads for #bookspinbingo - now to get to my actual TBR...

#FestiveFilms @Klou
Day 4: While You Were Sleeping

Josie and Lanie are estranged twins , their mother abandoned them to join a cult not long after the shooting murder of their father. The twins are reunited when a podcast reopens interest in the murder and suspicions that one of the twins may have been the killer. A suspenseful twisty thriller that will have you second guessing both of twins. An especially good read for anyone who also enjoys crime podcasts.

First, this was renamed and got a new cover and is now called Truth Be Told. Second, it is now a show on Apple TV, which I have not seen, so it has a third cover. None of those were good signs to me and I went in hesitantly. The premise is great- a Serial type podcast relooks are a murder where there is a cult, love stolen, murder, and tons of secrets. The problem was it was a chore to get to the good stuff that I didn‘t care when it arrived. Meh

Sneaky, sneaky! I almost double purchased this book because it sounded interesting. I say I almost double bought it because the original title was “Are You Sleeping” which I own. This wasn‘t a pre-release either. They changed the cover AND the title to this! Who does that!?! Very confusing

Finally a thriller I couldn‘t put down. I won‘t be watching this on Apple TV, but as a lover of true crime podcasts I really enjoyed seeing the impact a podcast may have on the families that are often times the unwilling focus (even though fiction, it isn‘t hard to imagine how hard the past is to revisit for them). 5⭐️

I haven't been posting my #popsugar2019 reading challenge books but I did keep notes so I'll start adding them. This is for - a book with a question in the title. It also features a podcast in the story and I think that was on last year's list. I really liked this and it stuck with me, I can remember the story vividly even though I read it months ago.

Entertaining overall, but as a podcast listener I thought they did the host dirty to make her out to be some opportunistic bitch, when most podcast journalist are lovely & genuinely concerned. Also the whole mystery kind of lacked buildup and was just a information dump at the end.

It‘s been a long time since a book has made me cry. But this one keeps getting me! Great read! I highly suggest it!

A quick read that fans of true crime podcasts will love. Josie‘s father was murdered when she was a teen and her twin sister‘s testimony convicted their neighbor of the crime. Twelve years later, a podcast reexamines the case and Josie no longer knows who actually killed her father.

It was pretty obvious how the ending would play out, but I still wanted to keep reading and see when Josie would come to the same conclusion.

1. “Say Nothing,” by Patrick Radden Keefe; “American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers,” by Nancy Jo Sales; rereading “The ABC Murders,” by Agatha Christie, after watching the Amazon series of same starring John Malkovich.
2. Recently finished the tagged book...it has a yellow cover!
3. Blue

#WeekendReads

Thanks for this one: it‘s easy & fun for the weekend! 😊♥️👋

This held my interest even though I was sick and I liked the podcast/social media parts (I see many didn't) I thought it was what made this book stand out from other mystery/thrillers.

Fantastic! Edge of your seat thriller. Highly recommend.

#Booked2019 #Relatedtoapodcast

I really liked the plot of this book, although I do think the author could have done with a bit more editing. This story involves a fictional podcast, and I think the writer does a service here by highlighting the other side of those true-crime podcasts that we love so well (esp. since Serial), i.e., that of the victim‘s family & friends. As we passively absorb the rather tantalizing details of stories about ⬇️

1. Favorite resto, Musso & Frank in Hollywood...not necessarily for the food (altho it‘s good), mostly for atmosphere
2. Tagged podcast-related book for #Booked2019
3. At least 30, possibly more (Yikes! I can‘t remember atm!)
4. I collect first editions of certain authors...I have a lot of Martha Grimes in nice editions
5. No, but I plan to travel several times in US, looking for a good place to retire!
#HumpDayPost

The local thrift store has books for 25- 50 cents each, some days there's nothing and others you can get a good handful for the change you dug out of your pockets 😄

Oh my gosh this was such a good book. Had me on the edge of my seat, couldn't wait to pick it up to continue reading. I'd borrowed this a couple of times before starting and something else always came up. Can't believe I waited to read it.

#18in2018 (but really only 17 favorites). A great year for reading 💕

A decade old murder revisited; twisted family drama; a true crimes blogger trying propel her career; a twin sister running & hiding from her past (always works out so well); earmarkings of a great thriller & doesn‘t disappoint! At a young age, one of the twins witnesses her dads murder & her testimony convicts her 17 year old neighbor. A ruthless podcaster revisits the murder & questions the evidence & the past violently crashes into the present.

#readathon book 3 finished!
Inspired by the Serial podcast, I think this book is especially gripping in the wake of Making a Murderer and the rising interest in true crime and armchair sleuthing. Not partially scary or suspenseful, but an interesting examination of trauma and the lives behind the podcast subjects. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Book haul picture # 3

18 | #SeptemberDanes #DeepSleep

Google tells me this fictional take on true crime podcasts is being made into a series...and Aaron Paul is in the cast!

Ok read that might make better TV viewing.

I waited to unbox my #itstrulycriminalswap box until today because my match was out of town until today- and the wait was most definitely worth it! @CoffeeK8 thank you so much for all the gorgeous and deadly gifts!! I am so excited for all these books, and the #MFM dish towels are amazing! Continued in comments:

A very good read! Not near as dark as other books I‘ve read but the events in this book keep your attention. Not to mention the story line tying into a podcast is pretty cool. Definitely recommend.

This was a book club read and I don't think I would've enjoyed it if not for the format of alternating podcast transcripts and MC narration.
The villainous podcast host seemed over the top fake as did a lot of the conversations between characters & I saw the "twist" from a mile away.
Entertaining but pretty meh for me overall.
I'm still curious about the series being produced by Reese Witherspoon and Octavia Spencer based on this novel.

Finishing this up before book club next week.

A quick and enjoyable book! I guessed the ending pretty early in the book but it didn‘t take away from my enjoyment.

This novel juxtaposes transcripts & social media regarding a true crime “Serial” type podcast with prose regarding how the podcast is affecting the life of the victim‘s family (one daughter in particular). I guessed who actually committed the crime so it‘s between a so-so & a pick for me (I rounded up to ‘pick‘). This would be a good beach read as it‘s quite readable but forgettable.

This was a decent thriller. I liked the way they incorporated tweets and Reddit threads throughout the book. The ending was fairly predictable, but this was a pretty fast read, so it made up for it.

The human brain is a funny thing. It does what it can to protect us 🧠

I enjoyed this although I hated that ended with Poppy‘s voice!

New book from library!

This book was a pick up from Goodreads. I saw a lot of buzz about it and decided to pick it up since I‘m a podcast junkie. Full review here: https://marthasbookbabble.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/are-you-sleeping-review/

Remember a few years ago when everyone was OBSESSED with Serial? I remember hanging out with my friend Mel at a jazz club in Chicago and this dude was trying to convince us to go to this party with him because “Ben Affleck is totally going to be there” but Mel just wanted to know if he thought Adnan did it. He left without us. I never met Ben Affleck. Anyhoooo “Are You Sleeping” is basically a fictionalized Serial, and that‘s good.

I really enjoyed this book! I listened to it on audio and I would suggest the audiobook due to the podcast part of the story. This is about an old murder brought back to the forefront due to a 'serial' type podcast. This is part mystery but also part family story. I loved seeing the podcast through the lens of the victim's family.

Interesting murder mystery. Wasn't super high-paced. The relationship between the sisters threw in an interesting twist, although I felt like I still had a few questions at the end. But, I was reading while sick for a couple days I could have missed something. Not high on my list. But a good quick library read.

Stayed up way too late and got up way too early to finish this book... it was so worth it!

A fictionalized reinterpretation of Serial, totally hooked!

I finished this also. This one is very good. It got lost in the mountain of TBR. I'm glad I finally read it. 💖📚

#MountTBR #NetGalley #LitsyAtoZ #letterA

I had heard missed reviews about this book. I give it 3 🌟 out of 5. Didn't care for the social media angle. I knew pretty much what was going to happen. Wasn't really surprised at the ending.

No, I'm not sleeping, I'm reading this dang book!! So well done and obsession worthy.

I love taking a book to lunch 🍴 📖

Started this one today. Crossing it off the TBR!

New book added to the current reading stack! Good night, y‘all!

Two thumbs up.

The premise of this story was weak and I hated the social media tactic. I didn't think it added anything to the story. I'm surprised to hear that it's going to be into a movie or TV series (I can't remember which) because I don't think it's a strong enough story. Too easy to figure out.