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Top 5 Books to read this Fall


Well, Fall is here and my favorite thing to do, is cozy up with a good book and a big cup of coffee. Bonus if the kids are at school and I can pretend I have no responsibilities. Here are my picks for this Fall (and some honorable mentions because it was a good book season):

Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - This is a moody book about a death in a small town on the North Carolina coast and what the townspeople call the "marsh girl." She's a poor young girl with a mama who left to escape her abusive father and siblings that trickled out the front door to escape his same wrath. Over the years, she learns to survive and avoid his abuse, letting the marsh raise her. It's a sleepy yet interesting read, with a few twists, beautifully written in a way that makes your heart love the Marsh Girl.

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson - This book is an actual page-turning thriller. You will not be able to put this one down. Ted meets a woman named Lily on his midnight flight home. After a few drinks, he begins to complain about his life and his marriage and almost jokingly says, I could kill her. Lily would like to help. As the two co-conspire against his wife, Miranda, they realize they're in for more than they bargained for. Adultery, suspense, dark hidden pasts, and a detective on their tails. This is a keep-you-guessing, can't-put-it-down read.

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart - I'll admit this book is a little more YA than I usually like but there's more mystery in this book than I anticipated. It's about a distinguished family spending the summer on their private island, the group of teenagers that call themselves the liars, family secrets, and an accident that changed the course of this family forever.

The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman - Written by one of the most haunting writers I've ever read, this book centers around Lilly, a young girl kept locked in her small narrow room in Blackwood Manor. She's never been allowed outside and her mother insists it's for her own protection. Until one night, her mother rushes her out in the night and sells her to the circus. Fast forward 2 decades, Julia Blackwood is inheriting Blackwood Manor and when she does, she unravels a history she wasn't prepared to find.

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager - Jules jumped at the opportunity to earn big money apartment sitting for the rich and famous at the Bartholomew, an elite and exclusive apartment building. No visitors, no contact with other residents. No nights spent away from the apartment. No big deal. Until other apartment sitters begin to go missing, prompting Jules to dig deeper into the dark and twisted history of the Bartholomew so she can discover exactly what she's gotten herself into.

Honorable Mentions:

Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane - This book follows the families of 2 rookie NYPD cops and their families who live next door to each other. One wife is lonely, one wife is crazy but their kids are the best of friends. Until one night events take place that divide the families and test their loyalties for years to come. Unlike other books, this story doesn't end when people kiss and make up. It keeps going, showing the realities of lifelong commitment, redemption, and grace.

The Death Of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware - Anything by Ruth Ware is the perfect October read. She writes scary stories so well. This story centers around Hal, a young, broke girl that receives a letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. When she heads to the funeral to collect the money and figure out who, exactly, Mrs. Westaway is, she realizes something is very wrong about the situation. This story is written in a constant state of suspense and wreaks of danger and mystery.


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