May books

May was a prolific reading month with 8 books read.  That makes 28 so far this year.  I would imagine over the summer I'll probably read a little less due to some other summer plans etc.  So it is good I'm "ahead of the game" so to speak.  And now on to my reviews:

All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover:   

This is a love story that begins when the two main characters catch their partners cheating with each other.  The story is told in the then and the now.  As a couple, they eventually get married and eventually want to start a family which leads to problems with infertility.  Without giving away anything with the plot, no spoilers, it was a very well written book with a lot of emotional upheaval.  Having dealt with infertility, I could relate to a lot of the story.  For me, good reading. I give it 5 stars.  

Summerland by Elin Hilderbrand:

This is story about a high school junior driving a car with 3 other young people in it (one of them being her twin).  She crashes the car and dies as a result.  The story tells of the aftermath of dealing with her death, what lead to her driving the car recklessly like she did, the stories of the families involved in the accident.  It was based in Nantucket.  The author  bases the majority (maybe all?) of her books in Nantucket and I've read a few of them.  All I have read have been interesting reads.  I give this 4.5 stars.

High Stakes by Danelle Steele: 

Okay, I said I wouldn't be reading anymore Danielle Steele books but then I got this from our e-library. This might actually be the last one I read.  It involves women working in an agency representing writers and actors/actresses and what they have to do to keep their jobs, succeed at their jobs and  balance their home lives with the demands of their profession. There was also a story behind the scenes of one of the male executives at the agency who was hitting on women and sexually harassing them.  I give it 2.5 stars.  

The Whispers by Heidi Perks:  

This was based in England.  It is a story of 2 women who were friends since grade school but not as close in recent years since one had moved away from England to Australia for a few years.  She ends up moving back to England and wants to reestablish a relationship with her friend from before.  The book begins with finding a body at a beach at the bottom of the cliffs and the story then is told backwards so you figure out who it is that is dead.  It was very interesting with a few twists.  A story of control and of friendships and keeping things secret from years past.  I give it 4.5 stars.

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen:

At first it was really hard to get into this book and I almost gave up on it but one Saturday I said I was going to spend some time reading it and seeing if I could get into it.  This was the hardcover book that I would read before bed.  Sometimes on my hardcover books I might only read a few pages and then be too tired to keep my eyes opened.  This was one of those books so I never got the rhythm of the story, if that makes sense. I needed to read it for longer than 10 minutes at a time. Once I got into it, I couldn't put it down. It is told from the woman whose husband has cheated on her and left her for another woman. It is told in that she is almost jealous of the woman her ex husband will soon be marrying and stalking her but as the story goes on there was a twist in the plot that I didn't see coming.  It was riveting and held my attention to the last page.  I'll give it 5 stars.

Did I Say You Can Go?  by Melanie Gideon

I think Bijoux recommended this book.  It was really good.  Two friends and their friendship over the years . One a bit controlling and manipulative.  Both single (one widowed, one divorced).  One very rich.  Another just getting by.  Both with daughters the same age.  Very interesting plot with again a few twists.  Surprise ending for me! I give it 5 stars.  

The Good Lie by A.R.Torre:  

I got this one off of Amazon Prime reading so it was free in the e-book format.  This was definitely a thriller of a book.  Town has a serial killer who is killing teenage boys.  A psychologist is called in to help the attorney (whose son was a victim of the serial killer) to help come up with a psychological profile for the killer after a 7th teenage boy had managed to escape from the killer.  The teenager who escaped pinned the crime on someone else who the attorney did not believe had committed the crime and said he would represent that person.  There were a lot of twists in this book and gruesome scenes regarding the deaths of the other 6 young men.  I will give it for intrigue 4 stars but for all the "blood and guts" of which I didn't particularly care for, I'll give it a final score of 3 stars.  

Under Her Care by Lucinda Berry:  

This was another book I got from Amazon Prime Reading.  I've been reading these books on my phone during lunch at work.  This was another mystery/thriller.  The mayor's wife is found dead and the prime suspect is a young teenager who has learning disabilities/autism.  The rest of the book involves trying to "pin" it on him or see if there are other suspects.  Lots of twists in this.  Interesting unexpected ending and lots of loose ends.  I give it 3 stars.  

 

And what have you been reading? Anything good to recommend?