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The Amish Wife: Unraveling the Lies, Secrets, and Conspiracy That Let a Killer Go Free by Gregg Olsen

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dark sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I thought the first book about this story was fucking horrifying but this one was even worse. We got an updated and deeper dive into the details and it just made me sick to my stomach. I’ll never get how humans can be so awful and twisted. 
One by One by D. W. Gillespie

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

I’m always in for a haunted house story and I absolutely loved this one. I absolutely blew through it, I really couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. I really wasn’t expecting the ending either, it completely threw me and it’s always a bonus when a horror story can do that to me! 
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Christina Lamb, Malala Yousafzai

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emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

What an inspiring and yet heartbreak read! 
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

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adventurous medium-paced

4.0

Before bed audio reread! 
Abandoned Prayers: An Incredible True Story of Murder, Obsession, and Amish Secrets by Gregg Olsen

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dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

Just beyond horrifying. It’s hard to imagine one human can be so damn evil and commit such atrocious acts on others and on their own child. It gives me chills just thinking about it! 
The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

Holy freaking crap I absolutely LOVED this book! This story completely captured my attention from page one and I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to find out what crazy twist the story would take next. It was everything my final girl loving heart wanted and more for the ending to this series. It reads like a slasher film, it’s tense and action packed and just doesn’t stop for a single second. Every single time I thought I had it all figured out another crazy mind blowing twist came to light that had my jaw dropping with shock. And I actually think it might be my favourite Stephen Graham Jones yet, it’s just that bloody brilliant. I could seriously go on and on about this book but just do yourself a favour and read it yourself, you won’t regret it! Read the whole damn series while you’re at it! 
Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan

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adventurous challenging slow-paced

3.0

Coming to the end of this series and I honestly can’t wait for it to be over
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

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adventurous slow-paced

4.0

Before bed audio reread! 
Locke & Key: The Golden Age by Joe Hill

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

5.0

As usual the art is phenomenal and the story is amazing! 
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

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dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

This book is absolute perfection. Everything about it from start to finish is just freaking perfect. It’s dark and insidious and I loved every single second of it. And that ending?! SHIVERS.