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Goodreads Synopsis: Daisy sobbed as she pointed at the picture of my darling son. “It was him,” she cried out distraught. “He was the one who attacked me.” Today all my worst fears came true. I thought I had escaped the dark secrets of my teenage years. But when my son is accused by one of my students of a crime I know only too well, my past comes hurtling into my present. Surely my beloved son Bryson, my kind and caring boy, who I raised to be nothing like the men of my past, couldn’t be mixed up with – or worse, be – what they are describing. Could he ? But when Daisy comes to me in the classroom with tears in her eyes, trusting me with her confession, I vow that she won’t suffer the same fate I did. But what can I do? I love my son. I need to believe him no matter what. As I struggle to know who to believe, the threats begin. Notes on my car, messages saying you will pay for what happened. Just like last time. Only this time I don’t know if I’ll get out of it alive… https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/184146658-the-teacher Thank you to Danielle Stewart, Bookouture, and NetGalley for providing me with an ebook copy of The Teacher for me to read and review. This was a roller coaster of a story and I didn't know which way it was going to turn next. As a teacher reading this book, some of the parallels between my style as a teacher and the main character's style made this story that much more unsettling. Stewart did an amazing job of creating suspense and anticipation as well as writing some excellent unexpected twists. The backstory provided for the main character made me as a reader feel so much compassion and empathy for the main character and really showed the amazing growth she has already gone through and highlighted the growth during the story and made it that much more impressive that she is able to overcome so much. Stewart is definitely an author I would read again! 4 Stars!
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Goodreads Synopsis: She’s a pariah with a killer past. Her bid to escape it is nothing short of terrifying in a heart-pounding novel of suspense by Washington Post and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Minka Kent. Afton Teachout has been an outcast in her small town for twenty years—ever since she was accused of murdering her mother’s lover in a blackout fit of rage. That is, if one believes the malicious lies. Living with her grandmother, working a hotel night shift, and relying on pills to get a day’s sleep, Afton is due a little luck. It comes in the form of an unexpected financial windfall. With her newfound wealth, Afton sets a secret plan in motion to help her only friend, Sydney, flee a toxic husband. But the best intentions soon spin out of control. Afton is getting unsettling calls from a restricted number, and someone has been lingering outside her home. As Sydney’s troubled marriage comes into focus, so does Afton’s past. Her second chance—for herself and for Sydney—isn’t what she dreamed of at all. In fact, it’s becoming a nightmare. After Dark by Minka Kent | Goodreads Thank you to Minka Kent, Thomas & Mercer, and NetGalley for providing me with an ebook copy of After Dark for me to read and review. What a twisty, dark, compelling read. After Dark was filled with so many unique and interesting details that kept the reader guessing and actually led the reader down some misleading avenues all the way through most of the book. I definitely fell for some of those red herrings hook, line, and sinker at least in the beginning. The conclusion of the story definitely was unexpected in ways, but once you got part way through the book, certain parts became a bit predictable. It was still very enjoyable since even the parts that I managed to predict played out in unexpected ways. I definitely recommend After Dark to all thriller readers! 4 Stars! |
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