One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I received a review copy of this book from Penguin Random House.
I have read “One of Us is Lying” when it first came out. However with the release of the TV series, it was time to catch up.
I did not remember enough of this book so rereading was such a pleasure.
Five students from different cliques at a high school walk into detention but only four walk out.
The nerd, the popular girl, the bad boy, the athlete and the outcast who ran a gossip app.
Except Simon, the creator of the gossip app, dies in detention.
Eventually it is revealed that Simon’s next post was supposed to ruin the lives of his classmates. They all have motive, they were all present at detention and because of this they are all suspects.
Even all these years later, “One of Us is Lying” is still so thrilling.
I tore through these pages eagerly and cannot wait to start watching the Netflix show



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The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I received a copy of this book from Jonathan Ball publishers in exchange for an honest review. It did take me a while to pick this one up but that is because I heard such great things. I didn’t want to go into this book without being able to binge-read it.
Ph.D. candidate, Olive invents a fake boyfriend in order to coax her best friend, Anh into dating the guy she went out with once.
Desperate to convince her friend, Olive kisses the first man she sees. Her unsuspecting victim turns out to be Adam, a brilliant professor who has the reputation of being an ass.
One thing leads to another and the two are then forced to pretend to be in a relationship. Adam has his own (very valid) reasons for needing to be in a fake relationship. Of course, events transpire that bring them a little too close to each other (which I loved).
This book has all the tropes (okay, I lie. Most of the tropes) and does them all beautifully. Adam and Olive have a very clear chemistry and the events that lead to them pretending to be together are genuine. I loved that everything did not seem forced. This was just two people with no interest in dating who needed to appear to be in a relationship.
“The Love Hypothesis” was a well-written, fun read that I really enjoyed. If you’re a fan of contemporary romance, definitely give this a go.





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Her Perfect Twin by Sarah Bonner

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I received a review copy of this book from Jonathan Ball publishers.
There were a few things that drew me to this book- the plot, the mention of the lockdown, the fact that obviously it couldn’t be that the main characters hubby cheated on her with her sister (or did he? Read this book to find out).
Megan has an adoring husband that she cannot stand, a beautiful home, bad memory and a sister that loves to steal whatever is hers.
But when Megan finds pictures of her twin sister on her husband’s phone, she tracks Leah down for answers. Their relationship has always been strained and their conversation ends with Megan killing her twin.
Desperate to hide what she’s done, Megan decides to take over Leah’s life and pretends to be her. The juggling act of living two lives as two people is difficult enough but then lockdown hits and Megan learns that someone knows what she did. And that person plans on using the situation to their advantage.
This was a thrilling read that I couldn’t put down. From the very first line I was entranced and eventually ended up buying an ebook copy so I could read on the go. If you’re looking for a gripping read, I strongly recommend “Her Perfect Twin”

The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“The Girl He Used to Know” tells the story of Jonathan and Annika who used to be college sweethearts until something tore them apart.
Now years later the two reunite and Annika is desperate to show Jonathan that she has changed and is a stronger person.
I was drawn to this book because I felt like I could relate to Annika (and honestly that didn’t change once I started reading it either).
I loved this book but it was also pretty predictable. It was easy for me to predict what tore the couple apart as well as what would bring them together.
This is a beautifully sad novel that I enjoyed immensely however I’m rating it four stars instead of five because I thought that the plot twist at the end was just extra.
Nonetheless Jonathan and Annika are an adorable couple and I couldn’t stop rooting for them!

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Olive and Ethan are enemies who are forced to to on their siblings honeymoon when the entire wedding party gets food poisoning.
Neither of them can stand each other however they both desperately need a vacation.
Olive and Ethan decide to avoid each other on their fake honeymoon but a series of awkward run-ins with Ethan’s ex-girlfriend and Olive’s future boss leads the two enemies to fake an actual marriage.
I was hooked on this book from the very first page. Ethan seemed unlikable at the beginning but I grew to like him especially once the misunderstandings were cleared up.
I kept seeing this book recommended on BookTok and I have to say, I definitely think this is a must-read

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