Heartbreaking and suspenseful
924249
I loved this book. I am so proud of the author for speaking out and sharing her story, this book made me cry and at the end I couldn't stop smiling for her and what she has overcome
416237
This book is so emotional that my heart broke for the characters. I seen and felt everything they did. It's about two lost souls who finally find their anchor only to have it constantly taken away. This is a must read and I can't wait to begin the next book.
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This is a great read!  I couldn't put it down.  Suspenseful and heart wrenching with a great ending!  I loved it!
3161616
This is one of the saddest books I ever read, but it was well written and a good story. I liked the way the lives of the detectives were woven into the plot.  The characters were so real that I felt like I knew them.  I read it a few days ago and I am still thinking about the unwanted girl.
1995711
Suspenseful, yet easy to read. Raw and heart-breaking theme but written beautifully. You will be captivated by Chloe and Derek.
4692403
This is a suspenseful story about a young woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Cass (Cassandra) is happily married, has lots of friends with one BFF, Rachel. She works as a teacher and is very good at her job. Both her parents are dead, her mother from early onset dementia. Her husband Matthew does not know about her mother's death. Cass is driving home one night and she sees a car on a road that is used as a shortcut through the forested area. Although she stops to check on the driver, she leaves the scene.  The next day, she finds out that the driver of this car, "Jane", has been killed. Cass is riddled with guilt about not stopping. Could she have saved this woman from death if she had stopped? She starts to forget things, lose things, and can feel reality sinking away? She begins to fear that she is developing early onset dementia as well.

This is written in the first person, and you can feel Cass' fear and terror as she begins to realize that she may be going developing dementia or having a nervous breakdown. There is a lot of twists and turns in this story that keep you wondering what is going to happen next. The story takes a bit to develop but stick with it because everything comes together in an amazing conclusion. I loved this book, but it is scary to realize that you never know who your real friends are. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley. The opinions expressed are my own.
2977035
It took me a while to get into this book but I was hooked after the 2nd chapter and the end was unpredictable. I really liked the main characters Sydney, an Iraq war veteran with PTSD and her dog, Clyde. Lot of violence, brutal murders, betrayal, cover-up, loyalty to family at any price, full of suspense with twists and turns. A very emotional read, well written with a good story line. Though I don't agree not revealing the real murderer, the book is well worth the read.
426278
I was so drawn to the character and her good heart, and yet completely crushed by the sequence of events in the plot. It truly exposes true fears that can accompany an abusive relationship, and how abuse truly has to be brought into the light before these victims have their lifelights damped.
3073600
I loved this book. Once I started reading I couldn't put it down. The story is about a woman who finds out that her perfect life isn't so perfect after all. By a freak accident, she finds out that her husband is a serial killer of women. Once the news breaks everyone assumes that she either must have known about and was complicit or that she was an accomplice. To save her children she has to be move from town to town and change all their names because of the constant threats to her family on social media. There are a lot of twists and turns and the reader is really hoping her family will survive. I highly recommend this book if you like suspense and interesting characters.
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This story was so intense, I couldn't put it down. It's heartbreaking and so beautifully written. The forbidden romance between cousins was done in such away that my heart ached for them. The mystery behind Jackie's friend's disappearance was suspenseful and had me sitting at the edge of my seat, turning pages to find out what had happened to her. The voice was great and Brauning writes multi-layered characters that I felt as if I truly knew each one of them.
4346918
Ive read everything Karin Slaughter has written and she never fails to amaze me with her suspenseful stories.  This is a standalone book and I was riveted as the story unfolded.  It was heartbreaking that Claire and Lydias sister disappeared and how this affected the entire family.

Ms. Slaughter has a unique gift of writing a story that you cant stop reading but feeling more and more terrified the more I read.  She can write a psychological thriller like no other and is so adept at taking the reader through so many twists and turns, and almost hesitate to read the next page.  This story was definitely filled with some violent and sadistic scenes.

I love her stories with Will Trent, who works for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and Sara Linton, a pediatrician, and her earlier books which included several other wonderful characters.  This was a great story but I cant wait for the next Will and Sara book!
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Cracks in the Sidewalk is a heartbreaking story of a family in crisis. When JT's wife Elizabeth is diagnosed with an unoperable terminal brain tumor, he doesn't have the strength it takes to deal with the situation, so he withdraws with the couple's three children. After Elizabeth is released from the hospital, she lives with her parents where she can get the care she needs. The rest of the book is the struggle this family has---of a mother who just wants to spend time with her children and assure them of her love, and grandparents denied the opportunity to know their grandchildren. I truly felt for Claire and all she went through with her only child Elizabeth. I hated JT and his selfishness and his using his children to get back at his wife and her parents. Sadly this kind of thing happens all too often....tragedy brings out the worst in some people. A well written story that I read quickly and enjoyed. It was just so overwhelmingly sad...but the ending does leave you smiling.
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Mickelle Hansen suffered the type of tragedy a wife and mother never should when her husband commits suicide, leaving her and their children destitute.  I was on the edge of my seat, while I read this book to find out if Mickelle would ever find  a way to help her children heal, or if she would be able to heal her own broken heart.  At the same time, the other heroine, Rebekka, as given up the hope that her one true love will ever realize that she feels much more for him than a "little sister" would feel.

As with Rachel Ann Nunes' other books, I found this one impossible to put down until I finished the last page.
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I loved this book, and I'm glad I chose to read it. The story of the real-life "Emergency" and the persistent and heartbreaking struggle opened my eyes to what others have experienced. The book is expertly written. Many times I was on the verge of tears, and I was held spellbound in emotion in chapter after chapter.
3881453
There is so much suspense in his book I had a hard time putting it down. Horrible things happen in this story, but it is a story of strong women fighting for their lives. It begins with a kidnapping and involves tattoos, secret gardens and grim reminders of the fate of all the girls. It is told in flashbacks mixed with current events. Just the kind of psychological thriller I love.
1730037
Ronie is one of my favorite authors and this book did not disappoint. Filled with suspenseful action that will keep you guessing until the very last page, this is definitely one book that you won't be able to put down. The twists at the end are unexpected, the betrayal is heartwrenching , and the threat is very real. With the team on the brink of finding this hacker they are put in more danger than before. "Falcon" is one of the more interesting characters on the team, and it is fun to get inside of his head and learn how he ticks. Throw in an ex-girlfriend that he doesn't exactly like anymore and the whole thing is like a ticking time bomb. Forced to trust her again with his team and his own life may prove to be the death of him.
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I was really surprised at having started this yesterday and finishing the last page  this afternoon, that hasn't happened in awhile. The story draws you in and I just could not stop reading until I found out what happened to the two girls. It was good and heartbreaking and uncomfortable at times but I really think it was a well done and edge of your seat read. Try it out, why dontcha.