Mystery / Thriller Tuesday (Feature #2)

 

#1 Gingerbread Bones by: Lindsay Lovise

#2 Poppy Montgomery Gets Even by: Gordon Jack

#3 The Anniversary by: Alex Finlay

#4 If Books Could Kill by: Kate Eberle

#5 Keep Them Close by: David Ellis

This week's Thriller / Mystery picks are in! These are titles I've hand selected myself that look like awesome reads in this specific genre! Chosen based on their eye-catching cover designs, their creative narratives, and punchy presentations. ✌😎

*Every week I create a feature where those who are fans or interested in finding new reads can add some cool books to your to-read pile!*

If you have any recommendations for me, please drop a line! You can do so on Instagram or @threads - just follow and comment @dearrestlessreader 💜

1. Gingerbread Bones - They're being hunted…

When sixteen-year-old Georgie and her troublemaking brother are shipped off to the wilderness for their stepmother’s newest reality show, Georgie is convinced it’ll be the worst experience of her life. Two weeks. No phones. Hiking. Camping. Cameras catching every humiliating second.

One night, the counselors are chanting affirmations around the fire. By morning, they’re gone.

But the kids are not alone.

Georgie can feel it, stalking them from the shadows―watching, waiting, picking them off one by one. Whatever it is, it isn’t just hunting.

2.) Poppy Montgomery Gets Even - Eighty-year-old Poppy Montgomery has always taken a negative view of her life. Her father? A bully. Her husbands? Losers. Her daughter and grandson? Well, they’re probably her fault. And now the police have taken away her license, her daughter wants to put her in a retirement home, and the bossy new fitter-than-thou attendee at water aerobics is taking over her favorite class.

But enough is enough, and when her new friend, Ginny, is scammed on a dating site for seniors, Poppy decides it’s time to finally get even. With the help of Jeremy, her tech-savvy grandson, Poppy launches a vindictive little caper, scamming the scammers that prey on the elderly online

3.) The Anniversary - On one fateful night in 1992, the lives of two seventeen-year-olds are changed and intertwined forever. Quinn Riley, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, is arrested after he innocently tries to break up a fight but ends up nearly killing someone. Jules Delaney, high school royalty, survives an attack by the elusive and terrifying May Day Killer—a serial predator who strikes every May 1st in midwestern small towns.

A year later, Jules is struggling with trauma and guilt, tormented by one question: Why was I spared? Quinn is newly released from juvenile detention and returns home to fresh the unsolved murder of his mother...

4.) If Books Could Kill - A NOVEL LOVE STORY meets LOVE IN THE TIME OF SERIAL KILLERS in this rom-com following Roxie Mitchell, an adventure-loving romance reader who finds herself trapped in a meet-cute turned murderous

When Roxie makes a tongue-in-cheek wish to live out the plot of her favorite author’s next novel, she has romance in mind—namely, the sweet, safe, swoon-worthy storylines Anna Matthews is known for. It should be a dream come true when her wish is granted and she finds herself swept into a first date with a handsome stranger who seems designed to take her breath away.

Except for one little hiccup: That handsome stranger tries to take her breath away. Literally. With a knife. The thing is, Roxie may be the new Anna Matthews protagonist—but this time, Anna is writing a crime thriller.

5.) Keep Them Close - Siblings Allison and Luke have been through a lot together. They’ve always stood by each other. They’d do anything for each other.

Or so it seems.

When Allison’s husband, Finley, is murdered, the investigation threatens to expose the siblings’ darkest secrets. An illicit affair. A decades-old accident. A stunning deception. How do these events explain Finley’s death? How far will Allison and Luke go to keep their secrets buried? And can the siblings even trust one another anymore? 

I LOVE BLENDED GENRES AND MANY OF THESE INCORPORATE ROMANCE, HUMOR, THRILLER, MYSTERY ELEMENTS, WHICH MAKES THESE UNIVERSAL STORY ELEMENTS I LOVE ALL BLENDED TO CREATE THE BEST TALES! Stay tuned every week for new features!!

What Mystery / Thriller novels are you excited for?! Recs here!👇❤

Fantasy Fiction Friday! #2 (Feature)

 

Second week featuring 4 newer releases that got my immediate interest and attention! 💚☺

Novels:

1.) Cursed Ever After by: Andy C. Naranjo

2.) When Dealing with Dragons by: Dana Swift

3.) Heir of Storms by: Lauryn Hamilton Murray

4.) Shadow Reaper by: Lynette Noni

(Click* for Goodreads links for their details!)

Let me start by saying how excited I am to add these to my TBR firstly. Secondly, every week I get the amazing excuse to broaden my scope in fantasy and fiction books! Featured are books that I found that released this year that I want to share for the covers, for the synopses, and the immediate gratification of looking forward to these new books. 👀❤💕

The two I am most excited for are Cursed Ever After and Shadow Reaper. The titles are brilliant and look at how beautifully designed the covers are??! All four of these looks phenomenal, and I hope to share my opinion of them in the coming future 💯

This feature isn't about reviews; it's about discovering new books to add to your to-be-read pile and share with others. Now, if you have read any of these, amazing, I would love to hear your thoughts and if it lived up to the hunt and love of bookish discovery.

Share YOUR finds!! #FantasyFictionFriday💫

Throne of Glass (Review)

My Review: (4.25)⭐⭐⭐⭐

Badass energy till the last page!

Throne of Glass is a fantastically twisted story that grabs ahold and takes you along for the ride! I’ve lingered on this series for years, waiting for the right moment and time I could return and commit to fully appreciating it. Absolutely worth the long wait and definitely worth the escape from reality.

 It’s a rapid page turner, theirs a badass female assassin named Celaena, royalty, magic and a world so richly detailed it could be the next big thing adapted into movies, television series and more.

Guys, what a wonderful hype book to what you already know is going to be an absolutely phenomenal series! I’ve waited to return to reviewing exactly for this quality of writing and mastery of a perfectly executed fantasy romance novel. Celaena has guts, and an untamed fire inside her, she doesn't back down from challenges, and she's got such a catastrophically dark, mysterious, and fascinating background that's just shrouded in questions and imminent intrigue... 

It’s seriously so captivating I finished the book in three short days (it's over 400+pages), scoop it as your next big series read! Zero regrets, badass heroine who holds nothing back, Sarah J. Maas is a seriously impressive writer with true artistry. This is the first in a seven-part series, and there is also a prequel so plenty of already established storytelling to keep everyone busy well into the late hours of the night or early beginnings of the day.

Synopsis:

Celaena Sardothien is a trained assassin who’s forced into servitude by an egregiously evil King. Magic has been leeched from all the lands, kingdoms have been left to ruins, people slaughtered, and it’s up to the trigger ready assassin Celaena to stand up and fight to win her freedom. She’s offered an opportunity to enter in a competition to be Champion to the Crown Prince under a guise to free herself from her oppressive life, but when her competitors start getting taken out she finds there are more sinister workings going on in the Castle made of glass and she needs to remain vigilant and win despite the dire circumstances that threaten to expose her true identity and corrupt her only chance to gain true freedom. Winning comes at a cost, but losing isn't an option...

Advisory:

Be advised, this book isn’t for young children its content is 16+ as it contains, language, violence, and detailed gore. It’s YA but leans on the darker side of the spectrum.

Overall feelings: Buy it immediately! It’s worth getting in paperback for the beautiful artwork and definitely a book in a series that deserves many return visits.

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