Book Review: I Let You Fall by Sara Downing

 

                                          Published June 20th 2022 by Quilla Books

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On a summer night in London, art teacher Eve Chapman finds herself in a hospital emergency room. She watches surgeons desperately operate on a young woman with a terrible head injury. But when the bandages are removed, Eve is horrified to find her own body on the operating table.

Trapped in a coma, Eve struggles to cope with the fact that no matter how hard she tries, her family and friends cannot see or hear her. But then she meets Luca Diaz, a handsome and comatose lawyer who can see her. He takes Eve under his wing and teaches her how to use her new abilities to help the living.

As the weeks pass, Eve struggles to find a way back to her body and to Nathan, the man she loves. But the more time she spends with Luca, the more she wonders if her old life is worth going back to at all.

MY REVIEW:

I Let You Fall by Sara Downing
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I could not put this down. I read it all in 1 day.
Eve Chapman had an accident and is in a coma. She can hear her family and friends but can not speak back. Eva also is above her bed in spirit and can't figure out what is going on.
Then she meets Luca, who also is in a coma. He helps her cope with what is going on.
The intensity of this book and what goes on with these 2 and what they have to do was just so heart warming, I had all the feels all rolled up into these pages.
You meet families who are going through rough times and spend a lot of time at the hospital.
I received this book from the publisher for review. Now I want to read more of this author's books.

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                                                                      Sara Downing


Born in The United Kingdom

Website
https://www.saradowningwriter.co.uk/

Twitter
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Genre
Romance, Historical Fiction, Paranormal



URL
https://www.goodreads.com/saradowning


Sara Downing is the author of the popular Head Over Heels contemporary romance series, plus a further romance, Stage Fright, and a historical novel, Urban Venus.

In 2016, Sara published The Lost Boy, her first foray into the world of the supernatural. Her latest novel, I Let You Fall, is now on pre-order and will be available from June 20, 2022.

Sara lives in rural Worcestershire with her husband, three almost grown-up children, a Labrador and a cat. Before children she was a Chartered Accountant, but always knew her dream career lay elsewhere. She started writing in 2009 and hasn't since yearned to return to the world of accountancy.

Book review: Her Payback by Emma Tallon

 

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                          Expected publication: July 15th 2022 by Bookouture
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Scarlet Drew is sailing dangerously close to the wind with her new police detective boyfriend, John. Not everyone agrees with their illicit relationship, but so far they’ve managed to keep it a secret from anyone outside the family. If only her nemesis, cousin Ruby, wasn’t still hanging around, life would be perfect.

Lily Drew is keeping a watchful eye on the building tension between Ruby and Scarlet – the last thing she needs is a war breaking out inside the family. But when people start going missing from a local boxing ring with close connections to the Drews, it puts the family back on the police’s radar and her worst nightmare is realised. With the police now watching their every move, it’s only a matter of time before the situation takes a dark turn.

As Lily tries to regain control, another person disappears from the boxing ring, and this time it’s a Drew. Ruby finally has a chance to prove her loyalty to the family, but she’ll have to get over her rivalry with Scarlet first. Will the bitterness between the two cousins get in the way of saving one of their own? And just how long can Scarlet keep her relationship a secret before their entire world comes crashing down around them?

                                                                MY REVIEW:

Her Payback: An utterly nail-biting and gritty crime thriller by Emma Tallon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the 4th book of The Drew Family. Just as good as the other 3.
The Drews are a crime family and consists of Lily who is the mother of Ruby, Connor, and Cillian and her niece Scarlet.
Ruby has always been the black sheep of the family and into a lot of trouble and drugs. She has been clean for awhile and wants to show the family that she should be a part of the business. That Scarlet should be out and she will do whatever she can to make that happen.
Scarlet's boyfriend, John, is a policeman who fell for Scarlet but they have to keep it a secret except for family.
Lily has noticed the tension between Ruby and Scarlet and is keeping an eye on it and hoping they can work things out.
Then people start missing from the local boxing ring, which has a tie to the Drews. This time a Drew goes missing. Will he be found?
Will Ruby get her revenge she thinks she should get?
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the book to review.

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                                                              Emma Tallon


Born in London , The United Kingdom

Website
http://www.emmatallon.com/

Twitter
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Genre
Crime, Fiction, Thriller




Emma Tallon is a British author of gripping, gritty, organised crime thrillers.

Having worked as a freelance ghostwriter for several years, Emma decided to take the professional leap after the birth of her son and finished the first full novel of her own.

After months of rejection from publishers and agents alike, in December 2017 Emma signed a publishing contract with Bookouture for the first three books in the Tyler Family series. She has since gone on to sign several more contracts with Bookouture and has become an established name within her genre.

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Blog Tour: A Perfect Stranger by Shalini Boland

 

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                            Expected publication: July 11th 2022 from Bookouture

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Two marriages. Three little lies. Someone’s going to die…

I hold my breath as my handsome husband walks through the door. I’ve planned the perfect surprise birthday party for him. Our friends are gathered and the champagne is flowing. But when I catch the look in his deep brown eyes, I realise I’ve got this horribly wrong.

All evening my stomach is churning. And I can’t help but notice Danielle Baines speaking with Aiden. With her salon-styled hair, diamonds glittering on her ring finger and married to a rich businessman she has the kind of lifestyle I can only dream of. I’ve never liked her. And I know the feeling is mutual.

So why is she here and what is she saying to my husband?

Now it’s the end of the party and the man I love is confessing a secret that shocks me to the core. But it’s not what I was afraid of. It’s much worse.

He says we have to take our son and leave the place we call home because our lives are in danger.

I thought I knew everything about my husband. But suddenly he feels like a stranger. Should I trust him with my life?

From the million-copy bestselling author, this totally gripping psychological thriller will have you guessing until the last jaw-dropping twist. Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train, Gone Girl and The Wife Between Us.

                                                             MY REVIEW:

 

A Perfect Stranger by Shalini Boland
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another great psychological thriller by Shalini Boland. She never disappoints.
Emily's husband, Aiden, has been acting strange and she doesn't know what is wrong. so she throws him a surprise birthday party to cheer him up. Instead it has made him upset and she feels he is ungrateful for what she has done for him.
Dani Baines is speaking to him. His bosses beautiful wife. Someone with all the money ad beauty. Emily wants a life like that.
After the party Aiden confesses to Emily what is going on and it shocks her and now she is confused and hurt.
They have to go on the run with their 4 year old son, Josh, and Emily is pregnant and due soon.
Dani also is trying really hard to get pregnant and her husband is not acting himself all of a sudden. Having parties and inviting strangers over. She doesn't understand what is going on. so she starts snooping and what she finds out is quite chilling.
There are a few twists in this book and the one at the end really had my jaw dropping.
Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for the book to review.

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Shalini lives in Dorset, England with her husband, two children and Jess their cheeky terrier cross. Before kids, she was signed to Universal Music Publishing as a singer songwriter, but now she spends her days writing suspense thrillers (in between school runs and hanging out endless baskets of laundry).

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Book Review: Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs

 

Kindle Edition, 352 pages
Published July 5th 2022 by scribner

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twenty-first novel of suspense featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan who, after receiving a box with a human eyeball in it, uncovers a series of gruesome killings eerily reenacting the most shocking of her prior cases.

Winter has come to North Carolina and, with it, a drop in crime. For a while, temporarily idle forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy, finally returned to civilian life from the army. But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe’s place one night for dinner, they find a box on the back porch. Inside: a very fresh human eyeball.

GPS coordinates etched into the eyeball lead to a Benedictine Monastery where an equally macabre discovery awaits. Soon after, Tempe examines a mummified corpse in a state park, and her anxiety deepens.

There seems to be no pattern to these random killings, except that each mimics in some way a killing that a younger Tempe witnessed, analyzed, or barely escaped. Who or what is targeting her, and why?

Helping Tempe discover the answers is detective Erskine “Skinny” Slidell, retired but still volunteering with the CMPD cold case unit—and still displaying his gallows humor. As the two penetrate a bizarre survivalist’s lair, even Skinny’s mood darkens.

And then Tempe’s daughter Katy disappears.

At its core, Cold, Cold Bones is a novel of revenge and why revisiting the past may be the only way to rescue the present.

                                                  MY REVIEW:

 

Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the 21st book of the series and even though I am behind on reading the series, I still enjoyed it. As I already knew the characters and who they are. The series, Bones on TV , is based loosley on this series.
Temperance Brennan gets an eyeball , in a box, on her back porch. Who would do this and whose eye is it? Upon looking at it more Tempe's daughter, Katy, notices letters and numbers on the eyeball. More things keep happening that looks like there is a copycat killer on the loose.
Then Katy disappears and won't answer her phone. It becomes suspicious when Tempe gets a short message from Katy that she doesn't believe Katy sent it.
Seems like Tempe and a retired detective, Sledell, keep running against brick walls trying to figure out who is doing the copycats and why?
Tempe's concern for her daughter has them wondering what the hell is going on and is she safe or not?
Thanks to NetGalley and Scribner fr the book to review.

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                                                                     Kathy Reichs


Born in Chicago, The United States

Website
http://www.kathyreichs.com/

Twitter
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Genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction


Kathy Reichs is a forensic anthropologist for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of North Carolina, and for the Laboratoire des Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale for the province of Quebec. She is one of only fifty forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. A professor of anthropology at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Dr. Reichs is a native of Chicago, where she received her Ph.D. at Northwestern. She now divides her time between Charlotte and Montreal and is a frequent expert witness in criminal trials.

Book Review: The True Love Bookshop by Annie Rains

 

                                                                 Kindle Edition
                                             Expected publication: July 5th 2022 from Forever

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She’s ready to start a new chapter in her life…
For Tess Lane, owning Lakeside Books is a dream come true, but it’s the weekly book club she hosts for the women in town that Tess enjoys the most. The gatherings have been her lifeline over the past three years since her husband’s mysterious death. Tess has tried to move on, but when River Harrison shows up on her doorstep, all her lingering questions come rushing back.…

River, a former marine turned private investigator, was her husband’s best friend, and seeing him again is a reminder of everything Tess lost. At first, she tries to ignore him, but Tess comes to realize that this is her chance, once and for all, to find the answers that have troubled her for years.

With the support of her friends, Tess joins River on a journey of discovery that leads them to the edges of Somerset Lake and on a road trip down the Carolina coast. Although their adventure isn’t always easy, Tess starts to find the joy in life again. But when secrets surrounding her husband’s death are finally revealed, can Tess find it in her heart to forgive the mistakes of the past … and maybe even open herself up to love again?

                                                               MY REVIEW:

The True Love Bookshop by Annie Rains
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Tess Lane owns a bookshop, which is a dream and she hosts a weekly book club with women who have all become close friends. What goes on in book club, stays in book club.
Tess's husband dies 3 years ago and they have been there for her while she has coped with his death and why it happened.
River Harrison shows up at the bookstore needing help. He was her husband's best friend but had walked away as best man days before the wedding. He is now a PI and she asks him to help her find out the mystery of her husband.
What is discovered is hard and he doesn't want to hurt her.
I think this was a great story between Tess and River. She had hated him since her wedding day. He always liked her and felt she deserved better.
I had a feeling of where the journey was going to take them and what they would find out. I didn't expect one of the secrets that came out though.
There is one quote from the book that I absolutely loved.
"Every day above ground is a blessing"
I received this ARC from NetGalley and Forever.

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                                                                         Annie Rains


Website
http://www.annierains.com/

Twitter
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Genre
Romance, Contemporary, Ebooks




Annie Rains is a contemporary romance author who writes small town love stories set in fictional towns on the coast of North Carolina. Raised in one of America's largest military communities, Annie often features heroes who fight for their countries, while also fighting for a place to call home and a good woman to love. When Annie isn't writing, she's spending time with her husband and 3 children, or reading a book by one of her favorite authors.

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