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The Ex Vows
Review #557 I gave this bookclub selection a 4.9/5 stars. Second chance romance isn’t my favorite but I loved this one. They felt very real and her internal struggle was very reliable. The tension is tangible so I was all for it! Not to mention their mutual...
The Perfect Son
Review #556 This may be my favorite by Freida so far! The high school aged characters didn’t annoy me which is great. I guessed wrong for who the villain was which always makes me happy. I like that Freida tries to do some education about mental health diagnosis in...
Do Not Disturb
Review #555 I’ll give this Freida thriller a high 4.6/5 stars. I don’t have many notes since I’ve been listening so many of hers in a row and just enjoying them instead of critiquing. It feels like the author does a great job of researching the disabilities she...
The Locked Door
Review #554 I gave this standalone thriller a 4.5/5 stars. It was terrifying in theory. (Less so since the narrators voice sounded almost comical half the time). It was a bit strange to have half the points of view being in the mind of an 11 year old. After reading so...
The Surrogate Mother
This is my least favorite of Freida McFadden books I’ve read so far. Here’s the ratings of this one and the others. Like each one so far, all have been audio. The Surrogate Mother- 3.75/5 stars Want to Know a Secret- 3.8/5 stars The Coworker- 4.0/5 Ward D – 4/5...
Want to Know a Secret?
Review #552 The cover image didn’t feel representative of the book both with mood and plot. This felt more like a dramatic desperate housewives in suburbia issue with gossip and back stabbing. I never felt the spine tingling thriller sensation that he either books...
Ward D
Review #551 I will rate this psychological thriller a 4.0/5 stars. It was different audio than other thrillers I’ve read recently. Honestly I had a harder time settling into this one because I kept trying to guess what the twist was which distracted me from fully...
Silence and Shadow
Review #550 I rated the first one called, “Blood & Moonlight” a 4.5/5 stars on May 13, 2023 but since then my tastes have changed in the last 18 months, I’m unsure if I’ll like the sequel as much since it’s very YA. I have a huge personal issue with broken up...
The Coworker
Review #549 Binge-listening to Freida’s books are always easy and addictive. This wasn’t one of my favorites by her because of the revenge aspect and it ended more “happily ever after” compared to what I expected. I’ll rate this one a 4.0/5 stars. This audio has two...
The Midnight Feast
Review #548 The Midnight Feast was a more complicated audible than what I’m used to listening to due to all the several points of view and the three timelines of when they were teens, the day before the solstice and the day after the solstice. I’ll rate it a...
One by One
Review #547 Well I’ve binged another Freida book and I’m officially addicted to her stories. The only issue is sometimes it gets frustrating with how quickly her main character seesaws back and forth with their internal thought process on a specific question/topic....
The Gossip & the Grump
Review #546 The Gossip and the Grump was a cute easy audio (that’s a standalone within a related series.) This romcom with mild steam got an average 4.0/5 stars for me but I’m not desperate to read more by this author asap. I liked Gray’s chapters and narrator...
DNF- The Blood Orchid
“The dragon’s white eye, the faceless night, The song of silver, the serpent’s bite, The child of Heaven, the scarlet- winged tree, Together at last, the shadow makes three” It is with a heavy heart that I report a DNF on one of my favorite...
Pen Pal
Review #545 As the first completed physical book of 2025, we’re starting out with a bang for a strong 4.9/5 stars. This was unlike any other “spicy” book I’ve ever encountered- in a positive way- that had me thinking and still gave the characters depth. Pen...
December wrap up
I’ve actually read about 10 holiday books in addition to these but that’s a separate post (see below) Here are my finished December reads, from my least to most favorite. These all have their own reviews of my ramblings and thoughts on my blog. 4.0 4.25 4.25 I...