The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard

My Rating: 4.8

At St John's College in Dublin, Will and Alison are dating. Flash forward 10 years to when Alison is living in the Netherlands and Will is in a psychiatric hospital for being the most prolific serial killer in Ireland's history.

The Garda detectives visit Will to see if he can assist them in solving what looks like a copycat killing. Instead, Will tells them he has something new to confess-but there's only one person he's prepared to confess it to, and she doesn't want to have anything to do with the past she has worked so hard to put behind her.

This delicious story was like popcorn - light and I couldn't get enough. 

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

My Rating: 4.2

15 years ago, Emma and 3 other girls share a cabin at summer camp. When the other 3 girls sneak out and never return, it haunts Emma.

Fast forward 15 years and Franny, the owner of the camp, decides to reopen it and invites Emma back. It is immediately apparent that things are not right.

This had me second guessing the ending....right up until the ending (although I think my ending was better HA!) It was good but, rather repetitive and the 'sense of foreboding' seemed contrived. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more if it had moved at a faster pace. 

My Name Is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira

My rating: 4.9

It is the 1800's and Mary is a brilliant young midwife who dreams of becoming a surgeon. Mary travels to Washington D.C. to help tend the wounded from the Civil War.

This was wonderful in the details of the Civil War as well as the horrible lack of medical equipment and knowledge. I learned a lot and found this such a wonderful perspective of the every day person (vs the slave or the soldier) that I hadn't heard before. Very readable and I cared about all the characters. I can't wait to read the sequel to this! Definite recommend!

Watching Edie by Camilla Way

My Rating: 4.6

Edie was a charismatic teenager who got in with the wrong crowd. Now at 33 yo, she is working as a waitress and pregnant. When she becomes overwhelmed by the needs of her new baby and sinks into a bleak despair, when her former best friend Heather shows up on her doorstep. She hasn't seen Heather for 17 years and now she has to decide how much she can trust her.

I didn't see the twist coming. I enjoyed this quick paced thriller. Warning, some graphic/uncomfortable parts.

The Lies We Told by Camilla Way

My Rating: 4.4

Clara's boyfriend, Luke, disappears, everyone believes that he's left her or that he went out for a night on the town and stayed with a friend but will be back. Recent evidence suggests that Luke had a stalker, and Clara worries that he's been kidnapped. Then Luke's older sister, Emily, who vanished twenty years ago, suddenly reappears.

This was entertaining but the last chapter was obviously trying to set things up for a sequel. It felt weird and I didn't like that. I did enjoy the rest of the book.