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What Never Happened: A Thriller
What Never Happened: A Thriller | Rachel Howzell Hall
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It's murder in paradise as a woman uncovers a host of secrets off the rocky California coast in a gripping novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Rachel Howzell Hall.Colette "Coco" Weber has relocated to her Catalina Island home, where, twenty years before, she was the sole survivor of a deadly home invasion. All Coco wants is to see her aunt Gwen, get as far away from her ex as possible, and get back to her craft--writing obituaries. Thankfully, her college best friend, Maddy, owns the local paper and has a job sure to keep Coco busy, considering the number of elderly folks who are dying on the island.But as Coco learns more about these deaths, she quickly realizes that the circumstances surrounding them are remarkably similar...and not natural. Then Coco receives a sinister threat in the mail: her own obituary.As Coco begins to draw connections between a serial killer's crimes and her own family tragedy, she fears that the secrets on Catalina Island might be too deep to survive. Because whoever is watching her is hell-bent on finally putting her past to rest.
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5feet.of.fury
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Soft pick. It started off with a bang, dragged in the middle as the timing for the start of the pandemic approached… & while I usually avoid pandemic storylines like the plague (haha) it could have been played up MORE here to enhance the claustrophobic/trapped feeling.
Good but not great.

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CogsOfEncouragement
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A thriller set on Catalina Island. My husband and I both enjoyed this one.

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ShyBookOwl
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Mehso-so

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This one had a great cold opening that hooked me right away, and I couldn't put it down for the last 15%... but everything in between really dragged for me. I almost bailed many times, but was just a little too curious to see if my theory about the killer's identity was right. I was close! Satisfying climax, but annoying characters and a slightly triggering pandemic backdrop made it difficult for me to get through.

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ShyBookOwl
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That moment when you realize there's over 150 pages left of a book you're barely enjoying.

5feet.of.fury It‘s pandemic day. That‘s the day I got sent home from the office “for 2 weeks” lol 10mo
ShyBookOwl @5feet.of.fury Yup! The book is set against that backdrop. Where I am, we'd been working from home for about a week, but the next day (17th), the city shut down entirely. 10mo
Reggie I think Eliza sings it best-Let it goooo let it gooooo. I have done so much bailing in the past 6 months. It works wonders. 10mo
ShyBookOwl @Reggie 😂 I love it! I just might have to. Though, I am still pretty curious who the killer is... 10mo
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ShyBookOwl
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#FactFromFictionTuesdays

Fiction lovers know you don't need to go to the non-fiction aisle to learn new things. So I thought this would be a fun way to spread knowledge through novel love 😍

Here's mine: Catalina Island (CA) is mostly car-free. At the time of this book, there was a 14-year waitlist to be approved for a full-sized vehicle! (I Googled it. It's now 25 years)

julesG Interesting factoid! I'm wrecking my brain as to what I recently learned. 10mo
ShyBookOwl @julesG I thought so! Lmk if u come up with anything 🤗 10mo
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ShyBookOwl
What Never Happened: A Thriller | Rachel Howzell Hall
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Lazy Saturday afternoon reading 😌

Leftcoastzen The best! 10mo
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ShyBookOwl
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This one doesn't have great reviews, but I am a couple chapters in, and very intrigued.

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FeatherV
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A gripping tale of horror, murder and modern day racism. Coco (Colette) returns to Catalina after 20 years, leaving after her family was brutally murdered now a “beast” is murdering the elderly women on the island and Colette must survive and try to stop them
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, it was terrifying, emotional and absolutely thrilling. A must read for anyone who enjoys suspense.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great review! Sounds good! 1y
FeatherV @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks thank you! I really enjoyed it and so did my mom 1y
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Mshookquilts
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Wow, what a read! Coco returns to Catalina Island where her family was murdered when she was 16. She hopes to resolve issues, but instead finds crazy things going on that again everyone was ignoring.

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Breanne1
What Never Happened: A Thriller | Rachel Howzell Hall
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This book‘s description has me hooked!!! “The result is a novel that has the charm of Gilmore Girls and the trappings of The White Lotus.” WHAT?!??
Amazon first read coming through!

swishandflick I snagged this one too! 1y
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