In this re-telling of the classic Jane Eyre, Jane is a broke dog walker to the rich in Birmingham, Alabama, stealing from her employers. She has to make snide comments (mentally) about the weight of her coworker, and think to herself how much easier it was for Daphne's sister, who grew up with and eventually died from cystic fibrosis. Thank you HarperCollins for providing an advanced readers copy of this book for me to read in exchange for my honest review. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.

it isn’t necessarily the best part of the ride, but it’s necessary to get you to that place where things go wild! Pantomime villains, sociopaths and schemers abound, yet the third-person narrative of Amber with a snarky inner dialogue will ensure the majority of readers will stick around for an ingeniously satisfying denouement! She had the money for at least a month, but he’d also promised to help her get a job at a local restaurant once they’d squared away her new identity.Eddie’s wife Bea, had a rag-to-riches Southern lifestyle brand, and she had drowned in a boating accident with her best friend. The Goodreads Libra Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. Parrish by Liv Constantine, Amber is a woman with a plan for a bigger life — to take over the glamourous and seemingly perfect life of Daphne Parrish, by getting Daphne out of the picture and becoming the new Mrs. Parrish is a beautifully constructed set piece, an intricate narrative that doubles back and folds in on itself like a Mobius strip, revealing secret upon secret, and layer upon layer, with a seductive ‘just one more chapter’ urgency that will keep readers up all night. The story takes an unexpected turn when the perspective shifts to Daphne's chilling first-person narration.

We are—well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War Z (2006). Whether you're a newbie or an avid reader, here you've found an authentic community dedicated to helping you relax, learn, and embrace a very cozy way of life. Wow, you think a smart cookie like her would go to college instead and work her way toward being a Fortune 500 CEO instead of chasing after a dude to take care of her?If I could review this book just based on Part II, my review would be quite different—but of course, this book does need an extravagant Part I to offset its more sobering Part II.

A gold digger on an inexorable crusade to usurp the cherished wife of an illustrious and handsome magnate might sound like a tired plot rehash but executed with aplomb and entirely lacking in remorse The Last Mrs Parrish is escapist fiction at its very best. Rather, a lower-class woman without a family, working as a servant, meets and quickly marries Rebecca’s wealthy older widow — the owner of the vast estate known as Manderley. Brooks is a pro at building suspense even if it plays out in some rather spectacularly yucky episodes, one involving a short spear that takes its name from “the sucking sound of pulling it out of the dead man’s heart and lungs.Without further ado, I’m so excited to share with you my personal picks for the Top 10 Crime Books of 2022 in today’s blog post! She was sick to death of the routine—day after day, working her ass off, waiting for the moment to make her move.