The Running Bibliophile

No One Needs To Know by Lindsay Cameron is a psychological thriller about wealthy families on the Upper East Side of New York City and the extreme lengths they’ll go to secure their children’s education and future.  These families are also members of an anonymous social platform called UrbanMyth, where they share secrets and ask for advice without revealing their identities. But when UrbanMyth is hacked and their identities are exposed, everything spirals out of control. Soon after, one of them goes missing. Who is involved, and what are they trying to hide? Thank you, NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine, for the advanced readers copy of No One Needs To Know . I received this novel in exchange for my honest review, and I was excited to be approved to read it. This is a true slow-burn thriller. Lindsay Cameron weaves an intriguing story that steadily builds suspense and kept me on the edge of my seat. There are multiple mysteries unfolding throughout the nov...

Book Review: The Island by Natasha Preston The Island by Natasha Preston opens with teen influencer Paisley receiving an invite to Jagged Island, a resort and amusement park, for all expense paid weekend along with five other teen influencers in exchange for them posting their experience on their social media platforms.  However, none of them expected there to be a killer among them and no way to get off the island. A huge thank you goes out to NetGalley, Random House Children's, and Delacorte Press for approving my request for the Advanced Reader's Copy of The Island by Natasha Preston.  I was thrilled to be chosen to receive this book for free in exchange for my honest review.  The cover and synopsis of the book intrigued me right away, and I just knew I had to read it. Reminiscent of Diane Hoh, Natasha Preston weaves a fascinating tale that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat from the get go.  I desperately wanted to take time off from work to finish th...

The Family Game by Catherine Steadman is a novel about a rich, eccentric family and traditions that may be deadly.  Harriet "Harry" Reed, a novelist, and her fiance Edward Holbeck are in love.  Edward's estranged family wants Harry's help in bringing back into the folds of their family, but when their strange family traditions make Harry uneasy, she starts to rethink her decision. A big shout out and thank you to NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group, and Ballatine Books for the Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of The Family Game by Catherine Steadman.  I requested to review this book because of the cover art and the synopsis.  To say I was excited to be approved to receive this book for free in exchange for my honest review would be an understatement. This was the perfect book to put me in the mood for Halloween even though the majority of the book takes place in November and December.  An intense, dark book, the first quarter of the novel was a bit slow but qu...

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell  opens in 1850 with Adam Ewing, a notary, is traveling home to California on a ship. Then, in 1931, Robert Frobisher, a composer, orchestrates a way into a sickly maestro's home. After that in the 1970's, Luisa Rey, a journalist stumbles across a story that threatens her life. Present Day, a Korean super state has overtaken England. Post-apocalyptic Iron Age, the last days of Earth on Hawaii. Then, we go back in time in reverse order, finding that all the characters are connected and intertwined. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell was a book selection for the first book club I ever joined. It isn't a book that I would've ever picked up to read on my own. I loved the concept of the story when I read the synopsis and was looking forward to reading it. Typically, I don't mind when a book jumps from one time period to the next, but with Cloud Atlas I did mind. It took away from the overall story line and made it very choppy. It fe...