Review: LOVING MOTHERS by Miranda Smith

 

It all begins with a missing teen from a neighborhood of loving mothers. Seems these mothers don’t know their kids as well as they thought. Additionally, these mothers seem to be openly friendly on the outside, but, at times, talk snidely about each other when others aren’t around. And these women were supposed to be friends?

 

“Who knew such ugliness could hide behind such beautiful faces?”

 

The story of these loving mothers as well as the mystery of the teen’s disappearance were very intriguing. What really happened on the night of the Halloween party? The other kids obviously knew more than what they were saying. What really happened? Did she run away? Or was she kidnapped? Or worse? It would seem that everyone—the mothers and the kids—was carrying a secret.

 

In due time, the dead body of the teenage girl gets discovered. With a knife found under a mattress and the bloody angel costume hidden in the closet, it was clear that the kids were hiding something of their own. And these loving mothers are all scrambling to protect their children…at any cost. Gossip, drama, and fights run wildly rampant in this gripping tale. Talk about Mean Girls with such vicious mothers. I certainly wouldn’t want to live near these “loving mothers.”

 

“Love could be just as ugly as it was beautiful.” I’ll say!

 

You’ll never guess how the truth unfolds. I certainly didn’t see that coming. A terrific read!

 

Rating: 5 stars

Review: CHEATER'S CHASE by L.A. Dobbs

 

A wild night. A massive hangover. And a dead body the next morning.

 

Prim’s best friend, Heather, who had recently found out about her husband’s cheating, could be a prime suspect in the murder. Yes, Prim would tell them that she was with her the whole time even though she really didn’t remember anything. Heather may not be the only suspect though as witnesses recall Prim arguing with the victim. If only Prim could remember what happened.

 

As you read on, we find more possible clues that Prim may have murdered her best friend’s husband. Was Prim a murderer? Prim and her friends then go frantic when they start receiving anonymous text messages with the words, “I know what you did.”

 

A compelling read!

 

Rating: 5 stars

Review: SHE KNEW HE LIED by Emily Shiner

 

Matt and Katie were making a big move from Chicago to Tennessee. Tennessee?! Yikes! Right away I can’t stand that nosy neighbor. That’s one thing I hate about the South—too many nosy busybodies that approach you under the guise of being a “friendly neighbor” but are really just trouble-makers.

 

This move was to be their fresh start after Chicago, which started off with an affair by the wife and then proceed with the husband having multiple affairs that the wife did not like. Missing the rush of it, Katie decides to start up these “free passes” for her husband again. What Matt didn’t know was that Katie knew about his affairs and always took care of the mistresses. And she wanted to start that up again. Oh, so she was a killer. Interesting.

 

The killings were a lot easier to hide in Chicago, but this was Tennessee and Katie lived next door to a true-crime buff. At some point, you kind of wonder why you’re supposed to care for a killer. It was interesting to see how addicted Katie and Matt became—Matt about his sexual affairs and Katie about her kills. Sure, it was fun for both of them. But Katie’s getting nervous that someone might be on to her. When Katie decides to stop for a while, the killings continue and ponytails are being left on her doorstep. Who was this new killer? I thought it might have been the teenage son doing this. Why else would have been out all night? But I was wrong. What a killer ending! A good read!

 

Rating: 4 stars

Review: THE STARTED WIFE by Rowen Chambers

 

A wife was recovering from an accident and hired a young, live-in nurse to help her. Right away, we learn that Hannah, the nurse, has done something in her life, but what? Lauren, the wife, actually has a secret agenda of her own for the help. We soon learn that Lauren was in love with two men and married for money with a prenup that gets invalidated if the husband cheats. Ah, now I get it. According to plan, the nurse sleeps with the husband.

 

Something was off about the couple Hannah was working for. Interesting to see how this web of deceit starts to unravel and how it all turns out in the end. And it all started with Lauren’s accident, which wasn’t an accident after all. A good read just like all the rest of Rowen Chambers’s books!

 

Rating: 4 stars

Review: THE NEW GIRL by R.L. Stine

 

Who was the new girl? And why was Cory so entranced by her? More importantly, why couldn’t he find her?

 

Eventually, Cory finds that the girl lives on Fear Street, the scariest place ever, but every time he calls, no one seems to think she’s there. Whatever you do, don’t go to Fear Street alone at night. The people at her house say that Anna was dead. Was Cory seeing a dead girl? No, that can’t be possible. Right? This story has every creep factor in it. A chilling read!

 

Rating: 4 stars