The Plot is one of my favorite books so far this year. I don’t want to give away the, uh, plot but if you like twisty suspense (with shocks but not gore), this is a great one. #bookblogger #bookstagram #amreading #bookblogging #theplot #instaread #readersofinstagram #botd #bloggers #celadonbooks #suspense #fiction #bookblr #alsoplantslivehere #whatimreading #botd https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-t832lwSD/?igshid=1rw5wmwcvhxzm

The Connellys of County Down is a new book coming from Tracey Lange, who also wrote We Are the Brennans. “Tara is struggling to restart her life after being released from prison. She served 18 months for a drug trafficking charge but there’s more to it than she told the police. She moves back to her family home with her brother, Eddie, and sister, Geraldine. And Eddie’s son, Conor. Eddie still struggles with issues from a brain injury. Geraldine is having a difficult time with the chaos that Tara has brought to the family and she misses the rules and order she had before. They all have secrets holding them back and events will test the bonds of family.” Do you have siblings? What are your relationships like? What things happened to all of you that wounded you? Or anchors you? This is a wonderful story about family and secrets from Lange. Until Tara, Eddie and Geraldine can trust each other again, they are stuck. It’s great watching them get unstuck. Geraldine comes across as not very nice and controlling. Her big issue reminds me of my Mom because she had the same problem. When you hear why it makes sense. Celadon Books put groups of readers together to buddy-read this in April. I apologize to my group because I wanted to finish. I think I liked this even better than WATB. Save a spot on your August TBR for this one. Thanks to @celadonbooks for coordinating this with the advanced copies. #theconnellysofcountydown #traceylange #celadonbooks #buddyreads #familyepic #familysaga #celadonreaders #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookblogger #sodacityreads #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #characterdrivenbooks #bookrecs https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq2wLTFrXOf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I appreciate the different ways that @celadonbooks tries to engage readers and promote authors like the LFL drops. I’m glad to be part of a buddy read of The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange with @bookmamareviews @a.book.well.spent @lauriebooksinherbag @readbookswithbex Thanks to @celadonbooks for pulling a bunch of readers together. #theconnellysofcountydown #traceylange #celadonbooks #buddyreads #contemporaryfiction #familysagabooks #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookblogger #sodacityreads #suspensebook #bookhaul #homelibrary #characterdrivenbooks #bookrecs https://www.instagram.com/p/CqYcx1srCJ_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“The Angel Maker” by Alex North ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I enjoyed yet another suspenseful read by North. You had the past coming and meddling in the present and causing all kinds of twists and turns that I didn’t see coming. Katie can’t get past the fact of not being there when her brother was attacked years ago so when called he’s missing she’s on the case. Laurence the detective on the case years ago is now on a murder that has some alarming similarities and the history of a serial killer is emerging making him wonder what the connections may be. The weaving of this story and characters is done so well and left with this sense of eerie all the way through that had you racing to finish. *thank you Celadon books for this beautiful arc. 🔥 #julesbookshelf #celadonbooks #alexnorth #bookstagram #netgalley #theangelmaker #arc #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpgw-9Auz0Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thank you so much @celadonbooks and @netgalley for this arc of The Angelmaker! I'm so excited to start. 😇 #horrorreaders #theangelmaker #celadonbooks #alexnorth #netgalleyreads #curiosityboughtthebook #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #read #arcs https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn4942Ar-PQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon is a book that's generating a little buzz. (Fun fact - this is review 300 for me on Netgalley) "A young woman is killed in a house in the affluent part of Emerson, Massachusetts. Three teenagers were with her that night and one is quickly arrested for her murder. A man driving through late that night thinks he saw something but he is hesitant to go to the police because of his history. Two of the families are quickly protect their sons and daughters while the other is left on his own to navigate the system. What really happened that night?" This book is a slow burner. It's told through the POV of the moms of the teens as well as the mother of the victim. There are very few likable characters in this book and there are a lot of characters. On the audiobook the transitions between POVs was quick and hard to catch sometimes. Maybe it was the playback speed (1.5) but the character voices were not especially distinctive so that made it tough sometimes to figure out which POV was playing. The beginning was slow - felt like a typical "affluent kids are protected by the system" story. The last half moves a little quicker but I did not like the direction it took. I wanted to see some justice, some redemption, some remorse. There is a twist - you'll eventually see it coming. There is not a pretty ending from Amidon. There is a hint there will be more but then you're left hanging to wonder what happens. I know they're only fictional characters, but I want to know. This is not a thriller. Fans of slow-burn drama will enjoy this. (Books like Little Fires Everywhere or Big Little Lies) Thanks to @macmillanaudio for the ALC #locustlane #stephenamidon #macmillanaudio #cassandracampbell #celadonbooks #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookblogger #sodacityreads #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs #netgalley https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmgw-Y6LyFB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Today is the Little Free Library drop for The Kingdoms of Savannah by George Dawes Green. Are you a fan of Southern Fiction? If you’re in the Irmo area head over to Irmo Town Park for this copy. #kingdomsofsavannah #georgedawesgreen #littlefreelibrary #celadonbooks #irmotownpark #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookwormlife #sodacityreads #bookworm #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs (at Irmo Town Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgMYf9erATz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=