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Book Reviews (Listed Alphabetically by Title)

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 …

The Paradise Problem

I’ve never read a book from this writing duo, so I’m looking forward to checking out her work finally. Early reviews about The Paradise Problem sound like it’s a breezy, playful romance about a fake relationship. Based on what others are saying I’m expecting a story that’s fun and full of entertaining hijinks! What to …

The Teacher: Recap & Summary

Prologue Part I Part II Part III Epilogue Prologue The book opens with an unnamed narrator trying to dig an unmarked grave in the middle of the woods before the sun comes up. Part I Chapters 1 – 9 THREE MONTHS EARLIER Eve Bennett and Nate Bennettare a married couple living an orderly life. Nate …

The Teacher

The Teacher by Frieda McFadden wasn’t really on my radar before it came out earlier this month, but early reviews have been pretty positive. I was thinking about going see a friend’s band perform at a bar nearby tonight, but it’s been rainy and overcast this weekend, so I thought this could be a good …