Hey guys! I decided to do another post about the number of arcs from Netgalley I need to read. Last time I did this the number was 7 arcs. Now the number has gone up to 10. I did end up reading a couple of the ones that were on the last. There are some I still need to get to. I also have a lot of new ones I requested. So I’m very excited to share with you my list! So let’s get to it.
The Silent Corner By Dean Koontz
Genre: Mystery, Fiction, Suspense, Horror, Thriller
Pages: 453 pages
Published: June 20th 2017
Publisher: Bantam
Plot: “I very much need to be dead.”
These are the chilling words left behind by a man who had everything to live for—but took his own life. In the aftermath, his widow, Jane Hawk, does what all her grief, fear, and fury demand: find the truth, no matter what.
People of talent and accomplishment, people admired and happy and sound of mind, have been committing suicide in surprising numbers. When Jane seeks to learn why, she becomes the most-wanted fugitive in America. Her powerful enemies are protecting a secret so important—so terrifying—that they will exterminate anyone in their way.
But all their power and viciousness may not be enough to stop a woman as clever as they are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless—and who is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.
Let Me Lie By Clare Mackintosh (Currently Reading)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Fiction
Pages: 400 pages
Publication Date: March 8th 2018
Publisher: Sphere
Plot: The police say it was suicide.
Anna says it was murder.
They’re both wrong.
One year ago, Caroline Johnson chose to end her life brutally: a shocking suicide planned to match that of her husband just months before. Their daughter, Anna, has struggled to come to terms with their loss ever since.
Now with a young baby of her own, Anna misses her mother more than ever and starts to question her parents’ deaths. But by digging up their past, she’ll put her future in danger. Sometimes it’s safer to let things lie…
The Broken Girls By Simone St. James
Genre: Mystery, Historical, Gothic, Fiction
Pages: 336 pages
Publication Date: March 20th 2018
Publisher: Berkley
Plot: Vermont, 1950. There’s a place for the girls whom no one wants–the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It’s called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it’s located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming–until one of them mysteriously disappears. . . .
Vermont, 2014. As much as she’s tried, journalist Fiona Sheridan cannot stop revisiting the events surrounding her older sister’s death. Twenty years ago, her body was found lying in the overgrown fields near the ruins of Idlewild Hall. And though her sister’s boyfriend was tried and convicted of murder, Fiona can’t shake the suspicion that something was never right about the case.
When Fiona discovers that Idlewild Hall is being restored by an anonymous benefactor, she decides to write a story about it. But a shocking discovery during the renovations will link the loss of her sister to secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the past–and a voice that won’t be silenced. . . .
The High Tide By Mary Kay Andrews
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 480 pages
Publication Date: May 8th 2018
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Plot: When ninety-nine-year-old heiress Josephine Bettendorf Warrick summons Brooke Trappnell to Talisa Island, her 20,000 acre remote barrier island home, Brooke is puzzled. Everybody in the South has heard about the eccentric millionaire mistress of Talisa, but Brooke has never met her. Josephine’s cryptic note says she wants to discuss an important legal matter with Brooke, who is an attorney, but Brooke knows that Mrs. Warrick has long been a client of a prestigious Atlanta law firm.
Over a few meetings, the ailing Josephine spins a tale of old friendships, secrets, betrayal and a long-unsolved murder. She tells Brooke she is hiring her for two reasons: to protect her island and legacy from those who would despoil her land, and secondly, to help her make amends with the heirs of the long dead women who were her closest friends, the girls of The High Tide Club—so named because of their youthful skinny dipping escapades—Millie, Ruth and Varina. When Josephine dies with her secrets intact, Brooke is charged with contacting Josephine’s friends’ descendants and bringing them together on Talisa for a reunion of women who’ve actually never met.
So Close to Being the Sh*t, Yall Don’t Even Know By Retta
Genre: NonFiction, Autobiography, Humor
Pages: 272 pages
Publication Date: May 28th 2018
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Plot: In So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know, Parks and Recreation star Retta takes us on her not-so-meteoric rise from roaches to riches (well, rich enough that she can buy $15,000 designer handbags yet scared enough to know she’s always a heartbeat away from ramen with American cheese).
Throwing her hard-working Liberian parents for a loop, Retta abandons her plan to attend med school after graduating Duke University to move to Hollywood to star in her own sitcom―like her comedy heroes Lucille Ball and Roseanne.
Say what? Word. Turns out Retta might actually be on to something. After winning Comedy Central’s stand-up competition, she should be ready for prime time―but a fear of success derails her biggest dream.
Whether reminiscing about her days as a contract chemist at GlaxoSmithKline, telling “dirty” jokes to Mormons, feeling like the odd man out on Parks, fending off racist trolls on Twitter, flirting with Michael Fassbender, or expertly stalking the cast of “Hamilton,” Retta’s unique voice and refreshing honesty will make you laugh, cry, and laugh so hard you’ll cry.
Her eponymous sitcom might not have happened yet, but by the end of So Close to Being the Sh*t, you’ll be rooting for Retta to be the next one-named wonder to take over your television. And she just might inspire you to reach for the stars, too.
Bring Me Back By B.A. Paris
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Pages: 384 pages
Publication Date: June 19th 2018
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Plot: A young British couple are driving through France on holiday when they stop for gas. He runs in to pay, she stays in the car. When he returns her car door has been left open, but she’s not inside. No one ever sees her again.
Ten years later he’s engaged to be married; he’s happy, and his past is only a tiny part his life now. Until he comes home from work and finds his new wife-to-be is sitting on their sofa. She’s turning something over in her fingers, holding it up to the light. Something that would have no worth to anyone else, something only he and she would know about because his wife is the sister of his missing first love.
As more and more questions are raised, their marriage becomes strained. Has his first love somehow come back to him after all this time? Or is the person who took her playing games with his mind?
Providence By Caroline Kepnes
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Pages: 400 pages
Publication Date: June 19th 2018
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group – Rand House Lenny
Plot: Growing up as best friends in small-town New Hampshire, Jon and Chloe are the only ones who truly understand each other, though they can never find the words to tell one another the depth of their feelings. When Jon is finally ready to confess his feelings, he’s suddenly kidnapped by his substitute teacher who is obsessed with H.P. Lovecraft and has a plot to save humanity.
Mourning the disappearance of Jon and facing the reality he may never return, Chloe tries to navigate the rites of entering young adulthood and “fit in” with the popular crowd, but thoughts of Jon are never far away.
When Jon finally escapes, he discovers he now has an uncontrollable power that endangers anyone he has intense feelings for. He runs away to protect Chloe and find the answers to his new identity–but he’s soon being tracked by a detective who is fascinated by a series of vigilante killings that appear connected.
Somebody’s Daughter By David Bell
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Pages: 448 pages
Publication Date: July 10th 2018
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Plot: When Michael Frazier’s ex-wife, Erica, shows up on his doorstep pleading for help, she drops a bombshell that threatens to rip his family apart: Erica’s nine-year-old daughter is missing–and Michael is the father. Unable to quickly determine if Erica is telling the truth, and unwilling to leave the little girl’s fate to chance, Michael has no choice but to follow the elusive trail of the child he has always wanted and never knew he had.
But finding Felicity comes at a price–the closer Michael gets to the truth, the further into jeopardy his marriage falls and the faster his family begins to unravel. As lies that span a decade bubble to the surface and the window for Felicity’s safe return closes, Michael will have just a few short days to decide who can be trusted and who is hiding the truth.
Baby Teeth By Zoje Stage
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Pages: 320 pages
Publication Date: July 17th 2018
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Plot: Meet Hanna.
She’s the sweet-but-silent angel in the adoring eyes of her Daddy. He’s the only person who understands her, and all Hanna wants is to live happily ever after with him. But Mommy stands in her way, and she’ll try any trick she can think of to get rid of her. Ideally for good.
Meet Suzette.
She loves her daughter, really, but after years of expulsions and strained home schooling, her precarious health and sanity are weakening day by day. As Hanna’s tricks become increasingly sophisticated, and Suzette’s husband remains blind to the failing family dynamics, Suzette starts to fear that there’s something seriously wrong, and that maybe home isn’t the best place for their baby girl after all.
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Pages: 512 pages
Publication Date: September 4th 2018
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Plot: How do you stop a murder that’s already happened?
At a gala party thrown by her parents, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed–again. She’s been murdered hundreds of times, and each day, Aiden Bishop is too late to save her. Doomed to repeat the same day over and over, Aiden’s only escape is to solve Evelyn Hardcastle’s murder and conquer the shadows of an enemy he struggles to even comprehend–but nothing and no one are quite what they seem.
What are some books from Netgalley you requested that you still need to read? Have you guys read any of these books? If so I would love to hear your thoughts on them.
Bookish In Bed 
I’m soooo behind in my Netgalley arcs! I have 36 I need to read and I am drowning!
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Omg I wish you lots of luck. I just got accepted for another book after I posted this. Plus I’m still waiting to hear back for some books that I really want to read. I really want them too. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get the number down. I have no control.
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I am 4 behind right now, but thankfully they are all releasing in May or later!! I had no idea Retta was coming out with a book! That is so exciting, I’m a huge Parks and Rec fan
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That’s also good when you’re not too many behind and they don’t come out for a couple of months. Yeah I had no idea bout Retta’s book either. I really like reading celebrity autobiographies so I thought I’d try it. I’m a huge Parks and Rec fan too!
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I want to see your review on the 7&1/2 deaths bc that one sounds interesting
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I can’t wait to get to that one! I’ve been hearing such good things about it.
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