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None of This Is True

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell was released last July, so this one has been on my list for a while. I’ve had pretty good luck with Lisa Jewell novels in the past, so I had high expectations going into this one. Josie is downtrodden and unassuming woman, but with a dramatic story …

None of This is True: Recap & Summary

Prologue Part I Part II Part III Part IV SIXTEEN MONTHS LATER (Note that the book is interspersed with “clips from the show” — which is basically written descriptions of excerpts from the “Hi! I’m Your Birthday Twin Clip” show that this book is about.) Prologue The book opens with a man leaving a hotel …

First Lie Wins

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston is a thriller about a mysterious woman with a fake identity who is trying to stay one step ahead when she realizes there’s something suspicious going on that she’s involved in. This was also Reese’s Book Club Pick for January. First Lie Wins is a little bit more cloak-and-dagger …

First Lie Wins: Recap & Summary

Chapters 1 – 6 Evelyn Porter has been seeing Ryan Sumner for two months and meets his childhood friends — Beth, Sara, Allison, and Allison’s husband Cole — for the first time. They are a tight-knit group, and they pepper her with questions. Evelyn worries they’ll judge her for her background. She only has her …

The Life Impossible

The Life Impossible is really high on my list of books I want to read. I just could use something slightly introspective but life-affirming, which I feel like is Matt Haig’s general vibe. I don’t have an ARC for this book yet sadly, but it sounds like it will be a hopeful read with a …