Review of Wherever She Goes

Brief Book Summary Courtesy of Minotaur Books 

“Whipsaw sharp and whiplash fast.” —Shari Lapena

"This is a gripping tale of secrets, lies, and maternal anxieties.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

From New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a brand new psychological thriller about the lengths one woman will go to in order to save a child. 

“Few crimes are reported as quickly as a snatched kid.”

That’s what the officer tells single mother Aubrey Finch after she reports a kidnapping. So why hasn’t anyone reported the little boy missing? Aubrey knows what she saw: a boy being taken against his will from the park. It doesn’t matter that the mother can’t be found. It doesn’t matter if no one reported it. Aubrey knows he’s missing.

Instead, people question her sanity. Aubrey hears the whispers. She’s a former stay-at-home mom who doesn’t have primary custody of her daughter, so there must be something wrong with her, right? Others may not understand her decision to walk away from her safe life at home, but years of hiding her past – even from the people she loves – were taking their toll, and Aubrey knows she can’t be the mother or wife she envisions until she learns to leave her secrets behind.

When the police refuse to believe her, she realizes that rescuing the boy is up to her alone. But after all the secrets, how far is she willing to go? Even to protect a child.

My Review 

I received an ARC of Kelly Armstrong's new book "Wherever She Goes" in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. This is not the first time that I have read one of Kelly's book but this is the first stand  alone that I have read of hers. 

This book right away grabs you from the start with the storyline. Kelly then does a good job of keeping you hooked all the way through until the very end because you wanted to know what happened.

In addition to the story line she did a great job with character development. She gave you enough information about their past to help you understand them but didn't go over overboard.

Lastly, I found it interesting how the author reconnected Aubrey and Paul & their relationship changed at the end. It wasn't what I was expecting given how the earlier part of the book conveyed them. 

I think readers will like this book if they want a little bit of romance but more mystery and thriller. 

Although I found this book interesting this wasn't my favorite by Kelly. 

Review of All In

Brief Book Summary Courtesy of Blackstone Publishing 

Meredith Hunt is content with her solo life. She owns and runs a successful Pilates studio, volunteers at the high school every week, and recently bought a house. She can take care of herself, which is good because she has a hard time relying on other people. When she's mugged and a handsome man comes to her rescue, she doesn't know how to accept his help-or how to stop staring into his chocolate-brown eyes.

Ace Vance moved to Bridgeport to offer his fifteen-year-old son, Finn, a better life. Here, Finn has a chance to play football for a good team and maybe even earn a college scholarship. And Ace scored a job at a top-notch garage, where he gets to fix up classic cars. Plus, they could both use some distance from Finn's toxic mom. The last thing on his mind is falling in love, but he can't help offering assistance to a gorgeous redhead in need.

Thrown together by a careless criminal, Meredith and Ace can't deny their attraction. But can they open their hearts-and their lives-to make room for love?

Shelley Shepard Gray's Bridgeport Social Club series explores how communities can come together to support each other, whether it's around a poker table, in a Pilates studio, or anywhere in between. Get ready to fall in love with a group of men and women who, even when they feel lost, refuse to lose hope.

Review

I received an ARC of "All In" in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. This is the first book that I have read of Shelly's and its the 2nd in the series.  I think that Shelly did a great job of creating characters that readers that could connect with in Meredith, Ace and Finn. I think that they could have been more developed. She did do a great job of taking her time building the romance between Ace and Meredith.

One area that I think Mrs Gray did a great job of is building a great storyline. It was a great mix of romance and family. You could see this from the very first chapter to the last one. I really liked seeing the romance between Meredith and Ace but also the relationship between father and son.

Lastly I struggled with this book that it took me a couple chapters to get into it. After Meredith and Ace connected I found the story dragged on. But i stuck through it and it turned out to be a great book in the end. I can't wait to see what she has in story for the series and to read more from this author.

Hidden Book Review

Brief Summary of The Book courtesy of Zebra 

Hide. That’s all Pippa can do to escape the terror chasing her. But now that she’s off the grid in a safe house, she finds plenty of interesting things to watch through the window. Like her new neighbor, with his startling green eyes, killer smile, and sexy bad-boy tattoo . . .

Run. Malcolm West is fleeing the hell he unleashed in his last assignment as an undercover cop. A backwoods bungalow sounds like the perfect place to start over. Until he discovers he’s been set up . . .

Fight. Someone’s gone to a lot of trouble to bring them together. No matter how much he resents that, and his own driving needs, Malcolm will have to dig deep and let loose the banished killer inside himself, or Pippa’s fears could come true faster than the flip of a bolt in a lock . . .

My Review

This was the first book that I read of Rebecca Zanetti's and the first one in the Deep Op's Series. I read it as part of an April Book Club. My favorite part of the story was the chemistry between the characters Pippa and Malcolm. She did a great job developing the characters giving you enough background about them to give you a foundation but too much where it was over bearing.

In addition, I really enjoyed the storyline. It was a great mix of romance, mystery and suspense. The book really had you on the edge of your seat until the very end not very knowing how it was going to end.

My only downfall of this book was it started off slow in the beginning but after a couple of chapters i got hooked and couldn't put it down. I am interested read more books in the series and see what characters she writes about next.