#vanfleet

All summer, I like to float in my pool, listening to music, podcasts, and sometimes a random audio book or two.  It’s kind of hard to hold on to a physical book (or even worse, my iPad) while I float around---way too much risk of waterlogging my precious books! But now that we’re entering the midwestern season where it’s dark by 5pm and snow flurries and/or sideways sleet that hits you in the face are more common than not, I get to dig into my reading.  Give me a quilt, a cup of tea, one of our pets…and my books.  The perfect weather for my favorite hobby!

The Liars Beneath by Heather Van Fleet

When Becca’s best friend dies by suicide, it’s almost more than Becca can handle.  She’s 17, finishing up high school, trying to navigate life with her parents, her ex-boyfriend, and her best friend’s older brother---all while trying to make sense of how her best friend is no longer with her.  After some digging and some serious trust issues with her friend’s older brother, Becca is able to start putting some pieces together, and the result is more dangerous than she could have imagined. A YA book with just enough twists and suspense to make the pages fly by.  WARNING:  Definitely on the older side of YA due to content.

4 Stars

Special Note:  Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

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Can’t Look Away by Carola Lovering

When Molly meets Jake, there are fireworks, stars, little birdies flying around tweeting hearts…because this is the real deal.  Molly and Jake have a love story that is unbreakable---they are meant to be and neither can deny it. But when the stress of Jake’s band tours becomes too much for Molly, she realizes that it’s time for her to grow up and face reality.  But what does that look like when Molly and Jake find each other again 7 years later?  Really fun read and definitely hard to put down.  This one left me thinking about the character for days after I was done reading the book.  Will definitely look for more by this author in the future!

4 Stars