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February 17, 2020 the reading chemist

Book Review: Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert (ARC)

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Happy Monday everyone!⁣ ⁣ Over the weekend, I finished Death in the Family by @tessawegert (huge thank you to @berkleypub for my gifted copy #partner). ⁣ ⁣ Calling all fans of Agatha Christie and Clue, Death in the Family is a classic murder mystery/whodunit wrought with a chilling atmosphere, suspense, secrets, and betrayal.⁣ ⁣ Our female protagonist, former NYPD detective Shana Merchant, is broken. 13 months prior, she was abducted by a serial killer, which left her with trust issues and PTSD. Shana and her fiance Carson relocated to Thousand Islands in upstate NY to escape the horrors of her past since nothing really happens in this sleepy town. ⁣ ⁣ Shana and her partner Tim are called to the Sinclair mansion, which is located on it's own private island, after Jasper Sinclair has gone missing. His girlfriend Abbey woke up to pool of Jasper's blood, but Jasper's body is nowhere to be found. With the nor'easter storm in full force, Shana and Tim are cut off from all resources including CSI. It's up to the two of them to solve this murder before the murderer can get away or worse, attack again. ⁣ ⁣ While this murder mystery is considered a slow-burn by thriller standards, I found the plot to be propulsive and compelling. As Shana and Tim conducted the interviews, there were so many twists and turns along the way, which included a few red herrings. I personally didn’t see the final reveal coming, which I loved.⁣ ⁣ I loved the development of Shana’s character throughout the entire story. We watch her progress from a timid, shell of her previous self to someone who is determined and self-assured. The flashbacks to Shana’s abduction were also fascinating as they provide deeper insight as to what she endured. There are still some unanswered questions, so I can’t wait to see how she continues to develop in the future.⁣ ⁣ Be sure to pick up your copy when this book releases tomorrow!⁣ ⁣ Rating: 4/5 ⭐️’s⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #QOTD: What is your favorite murder mystery or thriller?

𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓢𝓹𝓸𝓽𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 & 𝓣𝓸𝓾𝓻 ⁣ ⁣ Oh hey, look at me doing back to back double features today 💁🏽‍♀️⁣ ⁣ Today I’m on tour with @tlcbooktours to tell you about ᑭᖇOᑭEᖇTY Oᖴ TᕼE ᔕTᗩTE by @allthingskikiswinson (thank you @kensingtonbooks for my gifted copy!). ⁣ ⁣ Synopsis:⁣ Kiki Swinson’s novels crackle with breakneck triple-twists, no-limits characters, and an unforgettably brutal portrayal of Southern life. Now she shatters all expectations as a young woman serving time must survive a prisoner-abuse conspiracy . . .⁣ ⁣ Trust no one ⁣ She killed her abusive boyfriend in self-defense. But in jail, violent female gangs paid off by her enemies keep her fearing for her life—and land her in the hospital. From there, a medical testing facility is her one dubious hope for some kind of safety.⁣ ⁣ Watch your back⁣ But from the moment she hits the yard, she and other prisoners are victimized by illegal medical experiments. Injected with lethal diseases and made a test subject for experimental vaccines, she’s clinging to determination by the slimmest thread—until she forms an alliance with a Corrections Officer.⁣ ⁣ Survive the night⁣ Now she’s got unexpected help—and thanks to the CO, a risky plan to escape. But her only way out means racking up bodies. And as lethal obstacles pile ever higher, she soon may not have any future to save.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #QOTD: 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬?⁣ ⁣ I honestly love both. If a series is well developed and continues to get back with each book, bring it. I also love a good stand alone because you typically get closure quicker. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #KikiSwinson #TheBlackMarketSeries #suspense #pageturner #tlcbooktours

𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓢𝓹𝓸𝓽𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 & 𝓣𝓸𝓾𝓻 ⁣ ⁣ Happy Sunday friends!⁣ ⁣ Today I’m on tour with @tlcbooktours to tell you about 𝑨 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝑬𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 by Anna Belfrage (thank you @troubador_publishing for my gifted copy! ). ⁣ ⁣ Synopsis:⁣ According to Helle Madsen, being the protagonist of a time-spanning epic love story has some things going for it, primarily Jason Morris. Because seriously, meeting up with your fated lover after 3,000 years apart is not bad–at all. Unfortunately, where Jason goes, there goes Sam Woolf, yet another very, very ancient acquaintance–with the fundamental difference that Sam is not into Happily Ever After. He’s into destruction, more specifically of Jason and Helle.⁣ ⁣ Helle may believe in second-chance love, but she sure doesn’t believe in reincarnation. Okay, she didn’t believe in stuff like that until she met Jason Morris a year or so ago. By now, she has accepted that sometimes impossible things are quite, quite possible–like an ancient princess being reborn as an ambitious financial analyst.⁣ ⁣ Finding Jason was like finding the part of her that had always been missing–a perfect match. But handling Sam Woolf, the reborn version of their ancient nemesis is something of a trial. No sooner do you have him well and surely beat, but up he bounces again. Sheesh, will it take an oak stake to permanently rid their lives of him?⁣ ⁣ Sam Woolf is a powerful adversary. Too powerful, even. Jason and Helle will need help from unexpected quarters to finally bring this tangled, ancient love-and-hate triangle to some sort of conclusion. Question is, will they survive the experience?⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #QOTD: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮?⁣ ⁣ We’re just getting home from our awesome cabin getaway, so I plan on just reading and relaxing for the day 😍⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #AnnaBelfrage #AFlameThroughEternity #timeslip #steamyromance #romanticsuspense #tlcbooktours

💜 Happy Saturday friends 💜⁣ ⁣ Today I’m on tour with @theffbc for 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 by @addiethorley (thank you @pagestreetya & @pagestreetpublishing & @pagestreetkids for my gifted copy!) ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This was the gender-bent retelling of The Hunchback of Notre Dame that I didn’t know I needed. The world building and the magic system in absolutely incredible. All of the characters are complex and fully developed. The plot starts slow as the magic system is explained but quickly propels forward into a journey saturated with magic, secret societies, and betrayal. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Head over to my blog for my full review (#linkinbio). ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ A) Night Spinner - manipulates darkness⁣⁣ B) Ice Herald - commands cold/ice (can turn a summer day into winter)⁣⁣ C) Sun Stoker - commands fire (can turn the tundra into a summer day)!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Want a chance to win a finished copy of Night Spinner? ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ One finished copy of Night Spinner is up for grabs! Either head over to the blog tour for more details or check out the details below: ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Entries for the giveaway: ⁣⁣ ▪︎Follow @theffbc & @whatmakespatri⁣⁣ ▪︎Follow the author @addiethorley⁣⁣ ▪︎Follow the publishing house @pagestreetya⁣⁣ ▪︎Follow your account (for your stop!)⁣⁣ ▪︎Any Comment You Want (if participating) and tag @theffbc⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Extra entries: ⁣⁣ ▪︎Tag a friend (each friend will be an extra entry).⁣⁣ ▪︎Share on your stories about the giveaway (remember to tag me @whatmakespatri and @theffbc)⁣⁣ ▪︎Follow @michellesulk & @artsyreadergirl⁣⁣ ▪︎Follow any other FFBC team member participating in the tour (in comments & let us know on the comment section who did you follow). ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #NightSpinner #AddieThorley #FantasticFlyingBookClub #pagestreetpublishing #yabooks #yafantasy #retelling #hunchbackofnotredame #bookishladiesclub #booksharks

Happy Valentine's loves! I've teamed up with the lovely @hooked.by.books (Indre) and @allegedlymari (Mari) for a special GIVEAWAY. It's three 3 blind book dates! We have each picked a book by an author of color, in our favorite genre. Swipe to see the choices.⁣ ⁣ Here's what you need to do to enter. ⁣ 1. Follow me, @hooked.by.books and @allegedlymari⁣ 2. Like this photo and tell me which book you'd choose (you can change your mind later)⁣ 3. Tag some bookstagram loves (each tag is an entry).⁣ ⁣ *For extra entries go and enter on Indre's and Mari's posts.⁣ *For another entry share in your stories, and don't forget to tag all three of us. ⁣ ⁣ Open to US only. Giveaway will end next Friday 2/21/20 at 9pm CST. Not affiliated with IG or anyone else. Each of us will pick one winner.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #giveaway #bookblinddate #valentines #bookishladiesclub #booksharks #bookdate #bookish #freebook #bookstagram #books

𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓢𝓹𝓸𝓽𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 & 𝓣𝓸𝓾𝓻⁣ ⁣ I’ve partnered with @TLCbooktours & @kensingtonbooks to tell you about The Arrangement by @sylvia_day @minerva_spencer @kristinkatjoyce. ⁣ ⁣ Mischief and the Marquess by Sylvia Day – Available for the first time since 2007!⁣ Justin, the Marquess of Fontaine, and Lady Sophie Milton-Riley, are completely ill-suited to one another. But they will have to prove it in order to end to their mothers’ insistence that they should marry. Yet the more they attempt to demonstrate how wrong their union would be, the more surprisingly, irresistibly right things feel . . .⁣ The Duke’s Treasure by Minerva Spencer – First time in print!⁣ ⁣ Plain, prickly Josephine Loman has loved Beaumont Halliwell, the Fifth Duke of Wroxton, since the first time she saw him. But the most beautiful man she’s ever met had eyes only for Jo’s erstwhile friend, who betrayed Beau’s trust by marrying his brother. Beau hasn’t been home in years, but when his brother dies in an accident, he must marry to save the impoverished dukedom. And Jo is the overlooked heiress who will turn his world upside down . . .⁣ ⁣ The Inconvenient Countess by Kristin Vayden – First time in print!⁣ As the eldest in a poverty-stricken family of daughters, Miss Diana Katherine Lambson’s only option is a marriage of convenience. Her only prospect is a rogue with a miserable reputation. Her only true desire: freedom. And that is exactly what Charles Brook, Earl of Barrington, is willing to offer, in return for the respectability their union will give him. He will even provide Diana with a contract. But does she dare entrust her future to a scoundrel? Does she dare not to?⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #QOTD: 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹?⁣ ⁣ Typically, I read 2-3 at a time since I’m a mood reader. If I’m not in the mood for one, I’ll switch to the other to avoid slumps. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #historicalromance #TheArrangement #romancereader #tlcbooktours

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