I finished 5 books during the #AwesomeApril Readathon. Thank you @Andrew65 for hosting

It was an okay True Crime audiobook. I found some of it interesting, but at other times it seemed to drag, at least to me. Patti Hearst was just 18 when she was kidnapped one night by a radical group. She joined the group soon after being kidnapped by them. Though it sounded to me like a good case for Stockholm Syndrome. It had been discussed a few years before her arrest, but it was never brought up during her case.

I don't know that I have ever read such a beautiful written book. The writing was descriptive, effective and heartfelt. The characters were flawed, but well developed. Part love story, part mystery. Probably will be the best book I read all year.

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Not my favorite Gregg Olsen True Crime book. It's his first one he wrote, and I can tell how much he has grown as a writer.

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April Wrap-up! 14 books for April. Better than I thought!

4.5⭐: 5
4⭐: 3
3.5⭐: 2
3⭐: 2
2.5⭐: 1
2⭐: 1

Received my ARC I won on Goodreads, yesterday!

It's been awhile since I read a book in this series, but I remembered the other three I read. Usually when you get into the fourth book in a series, it's usually a dud. I did think this one was, though I don't think it was as good as the first or second one.

I do wonder how much can really happen to a family? Then I think, to myself, it's fiction. I kind of liked the hillbilly drug clan that Caine had in this book. ⬇️

My May #BookSpinBingo list

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I did the audiobook on this one. I liked the narrator. He changed his face with the characters that are included in the book. That being said, I didn't enjoy this one as much as O'Reilly's other books.

It's more off short biographies on the Wild West Characters he included. The usual suspects as Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday, Jesse James, Annie Oakley, etc. I did like the fact he included Bass Reeves. You usually don't read about the ⬇️

My new book case, my husband got me 2 weeks ago, for our anniversary. We finally got it put together, yesterday. I moved some of my books from my other 2 overflowing bookshelves. ❤️📚❤️

I'm joining @Andrew65 in the #AwesomeApril Readathon he is hosting. It starts tomorrow and runs through May 6th. Just choose what you would like to read.

I'm planning to finish:

Abandoned Prayers
The Alice Network
Bitter Falls
The Echo of Old Books
And some ARC:s

I won this through a Goodreads Giveaway.

A cute book about why things changed during the onset of Covid-19 for kids. It's narrated by Daisy, Rocky, Smokie and H-Dee, all dogs. It shows how before COVID we could go and do a lot of things, but during COVID how we had to mask up. It written so children could understand all that was happening during time.

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Tanya Reid is a nurse and a mother. When her baby son, Michael, is taken to the hospital one to many times in a matter of months, the doctors and nurses start suspecting Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP). It's the late 1980's and this is a new term in the medical field. Soon, Melodee Hanes gets her Trauma Team in the DA's office to start an investigation.

Tanya, known as Tonto by family, says she's innocent. She would never harm her child⬇️

I usually love a John Grisham book, but was somewhat disappointed in The Exchange. I was expecting to see Mitch, who I will always picture as Tim Cruise, in a huge legal battle in court. Instead, I got a book about trying to free an associate. It just wasn't the usual Grisham book. I couldn't get attached to any of the characters, bc they were only there for a bit. 3.5⭐

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So many twists with this one. It was really good.

Billy Harney is a Chicago Cop. He loves his job, but one day he is shot in bed with his girlfriend, assistant DA Amy, and his partner, Kim on the floor dead. He pulls through but can't remember what happened. Soon he is put on trail for murder. Has he been set up or is he really corrupt?

#offtheshelf2024 #readmytbrpile #jamespatterson #theblackbook

I'm reading 2 books.

📘The Black Book by James Patterson
🧑‍💻 Cruel Deception by Gregg Olsen

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Patti Harney stops her unmarked sedan two blocks shy of her destination, the narrow streets packed with patrol cars, the light bars on top of the units shooting a chaos of color into the night.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

4.5 ⭐

Erik Larson writes well researched books. When I read a book that he has written I know that I am going to get well researched, well written book that will transport me to whatever the year or years the book includes. I can vividly see myself there.

#nomfiction #history #bookspinbingo #readaway2024 #audiobook #alphabetchallenge2024 (D)

I admit I was intrigued by the Murdaughs. I watched the whole trail on CourtTV. Of course, when I found out about this book, I had to read it. It's the memoir of the reporter that knew something was off from the beginning Mandy Matney.

Though this book.has had mixed reviews, I liked it. I gave it 3.5⭐ because there were parts that got a little bogged down. If you were interested in the cases against Alex, give the book a try.

Read this in one day. Last book in The Brides of Lancaster County. Rachel is in love with Silas. The only problem is, he's in love with her older sister, Ana and thinks Rachel is a little kid. When Ana leaves the Amish faith, will Silas realize Rachel is grown up? Can he ever trust someone again?
4.5⭐

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The 8th book in the Under Suspicion series was another good addition to it. Two identical twins were accused separately of killing their parents, but each has said the other one did it. Their sister, Frankie, was 12 when it happened, now fixing to be 22 she contacts Under Suspicion True Crime show to find out what really happened. Laurie Moran and her team decided to do a special on the crime. I thought half way through that it was for ⬇️

I have to say that I am glad I am done with this book! It was ssoo slooow. The chapters are extremely long. Characters come and go for no reason, I could understand. I kept losing interest and fell asleep reading it a couple of times. I got to 70% in the before it finally dawned on me what it was all about. Then it just abruptly ended. Of course, this is just my opinion and some others liked it and even loved it. Read it and find out ⬇️

🎥The Breakfast Club
🎥St. Elmo's Fire
🎥Top Gun

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

📘 Art 70's Confusing
📘 The Burning by Linda Castillo
📘 Linda Castillo, Chris Carter, Jeffery Deaver, Jeffrey Archer, John Grisham, Lisa Jewell, Lisa Jackson

#wondrouswednesday @eggs

Want to play? @RamsFan1963 @TrishB @Tove_Reads

2.5 ⭐

A murder case from 1982, when Alice McArthur is murdered. I found the case interesting, but the writing wasn't very good. It seemed repetitive and disjointed.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

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I enjoy the Emma Griffin FBI Series, this one started off slow. In fact, I considered just DNFing it, but I stuck with it. Another thing, besides the very slow start, was that a couple of chapters went back to do a history of sorts on this series. I didn't care for that, as I think you could read any of these books as stand-alones.

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🌑 Well, since I live in AR, I will see how much of the eclipse I will be able to see from my front deck.
🌑Water, Hot Tea or Lemonade
🌑 Bookmark

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#motivationalmonday @Cupcake12

4.5 ⭐ I just don't think anyone beats Erik Larson in nonfiction telling today. I always find his books fascinating and end up learning things I never did. Isaac's Storm is no different. It is about the deadliest hurricane to ever hit America. It happened 105 years before Katherine, in 1900 in Galveston, Texas. The hurricane killed thousands and demolished the city. Some say had it not been for the hurricane, Galveston may have been as ⬇️

17 books read in March!!

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I don't usually read fantasy, but did enjoy this one. I enjoyed the mystery in it. I liked Ana's Holmes to Kol's Watson.

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One Bingo in March!
17 total books read!
#bookspin book : House on Fire
#doublespin book : None of This Is True

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April #BookSpinBingo list!!! @TheAromaofBooks

#TLT #ThreeListTgyrsday @dabbe

📘The Holy Bible. Once I finish it, I start rereading it again.
📘 Jesus Calling. A Devotional I read over and over.
📘God Hears Her Joyful Christmas. Christmas Devotional

4.5⭐

Darling Girls is a book about 3 foster girls that were placed at Wild Meadows. After 25 years, they are thrust.back to where they hoped never to return. Wild Meadows has been sold and a body has been found. The police want to know what the girls know.

Tentative Publishing Date April 23, 2024! Go get this book when it hits the stands.

That Ending!

#bookspinbingo #marvellousmarch Readathon 4th book
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Not in data system.

This is a cute, funny audiobook of letters between Grandma Vivian, Winslow, the Boston Terrier and Zippy, a Terrier. It's a journey in letters thru Zippy 's first year of living with Winslow. Very light-hearted.
First Published November 7, 2023.

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4⭐. Enjoyed it. A sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, or stand-alone book, either way it can be read. Wish there would have been more from Cussy, but still enjoyed.

#bookspinbingo #marvellousmarch Readathon #2 book. Been dealing with being sick and today's the first day I felt like reading.

The first I got this book from the library, I didn't finish it. I kept falling asleep. I guess it wasn't meant for me to read it then. I gave it another try, and oh boy, am I glad I did. It was amazing. You may think you know what is happening, but you are so WRONG!

1st book for #MarvellousMarch Readathon @Andrew65

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#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

1, The Christmas Carol
2. Marple: 12 New Mysteries
3. 🤷 I don't read a lot of short stories

Thanks for the tag @dabbe 🙂

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@Andrew65 is hosting a 9 day Readathon. All are welcome to join. Choose your own goals i.e. books to read, hours to read, or pages to read 😊

My goals:
Finish: Never Lie (if I don't finish before Saturday) , Darling Girls, and Please Write

Start: The Book Woman's Daughter, Thorn Tree, The Hope Chest

#MarvellousMarch Readathon

5⭐ read!

I love history and historical fiction books. I had never heard of Victoria Woodhull. She wasn't mentioned in history classes when I was in school. Everyone has heard of Susan B. Anthony, but few of Victoria Woodhull.

What's so special about her? She was the first female stockbroker, the first woman to testify in front of Congress, and the first woman to run for President of the United States all during the 1870's. But, she's not ⬇️

I love all things Peanuts. Lucy is so funny to me. I got this book for someone's birthday coming up and decided to read it. It's cute and has a great message for little girls at the end.

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4.5⭐

I had never heard of Mary Monroe and someone said she was one of their favorite writers. I looked and my local library had this book, which takes place beginning in 1917 and goes thru 1930's. It's a historical novel with a little bit of psychological thriller in it.

We first meet the two main MC's, Maggie Franklin and Hubert Wiggins, on their Wedding Day. This follows their married life through the Deep South until the 1930's. ⬇️

I didn't realize Freida McFadden wrote funny books, until I came across this audiobook on Libby. It was a funny, light-hearted listen. While I did like it, it was a totally different book then what I am used to reading from her. 3⭐

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The face group Psychological Thriller had a post about Charlie Donlea. They talked about what a great writer he is, so I decided to read 'Twenty Years Later' by him. Glad I read it bc it was good.

A murder of an author takes place and 20 yrs later the lead detective is asked to consult for a TV show looking at the case. There's more to the case and the host of the TV show then you will expect. I recommend this gripping thriller.

Sitting outside and reading. Enjoying the taste of early Spring, before it storms tomorrow and cools back down for the weekend.

I love watching shows like 20/20, 48 Hours and Dateline, and this book fell right along with that. Douglas and Olshaker write about the beginning of the Behavioral Unit at the FBI. They look at the behind the scenes.

The first part of the book dealt with Douglas' early life and time at the FBI. I would have preferred they looked at more cases. Some of the cases they explored I knew about, but there were quite a few I didn't. Overall, ⬇️

Bonnie Kistler's debut book 'House on Fire' immediately drew me in. It is a gripping thriller. She kept my attention through the audiobook. She threw in a twist that I was not even expecting. A very good debut and I will be reading more by her.

This was my #bookspin book😊

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First in Tommy & Tuppence series. Their not quite love birds, but close. I enjoyed it, but it was by no means one Christie's great ones. It kept me entertained and I like the snappy dialogue between Tommy & Tuppence. I listened to this one.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

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Holy Crap on a Cracker! Unbelievably good book. Freida McFadden is such a good psychological thriller writer. There were some hints in this one that were great red herrings. How she came up with those twists, I will never know. I read this book in half a day. So good! Not much else I can say because I don't want to give anything away. If you like psychological thrillers, I highly recommend you read this book. Heck read all her books!

I'm still wondering if anything I read was true. This kept me on the edge of my seat. The suspense kept building page after page.

I gave this 4⭐ because I figured out the ending. Plus, Josie got on my nerves and I just didn't think some of what Jewell wrote was quite believable. Overall though, it was a good thriller with twists.

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