What did I think? So much to really think about.A family torn apart in so many ways. Dinah the overbearing mother, Joe the never around assistance vice principle..twin boys who you would think are still toddlers the way Dinah caters to them but they are teeeeennnaggerrs. Not preemies anymore. geesh. Then there is Morgan who is a senior who has the weight on her shoulders of taking care of her brothers and helping with homework while mom runs her little cafe called The Den. All Morgan can think if is applying for a college far away. Who can blame her. Then she falls for her teacher Mr. Hill who is married and they start a... one sided affair. He was just using her but Morgan THOUGHT they actually had a relationship. She was the pursurer in this one but he could of said no and used his head. Morgan was obsessed and in her mind she thought he was also....not so.

TJ was still happily married and Rain his wife wanted a baby so badly that she would do anything even a fertility clinic , which was a pain in the arse for Tj so he decides to have an affair. Wow. Good reason right???

Well Morgan and Mr. Hill get caught and their worlds just are not so golden anymore on either side. The people they hurt and the people they destroyed. What bothered me the most was Morgan had no remorse for hurting Rain. Even after the talk..she was still in denial. I would of got a loudspeaker and screamed the truth in her ear. She still would been like....he loves me....ughh I really wanted to clunk her a few times.

Awesome written book that really makes you think about things and consequences of ones actions.

Maddie and Ellis and Hank were at a friends New Years Eve party where they became drunk and obnoxious which by the way, is an usual for Ellis & Hank. They got to discussing Ellis's father who once spotted supposedly the lochness monster and took pictures and submitted them. Most did not believe it was really the Lochness. He was ridiculed by Ellis at the party and his father found out. Kicked Him and his wife Maddie out and Ellis to try and win back the graces of his father by trying to get real pictures and film of the lochness himself with his best friend Hank and wife Maddie in tow. He felt guilty for not being able to join in the war to fight because he was supposedly color blind and Hank flat footed. To please his father and hopefully keep his allowance they set on an adventure to see the Lochness.And regain his fathers integrity back.

Trip was a disaster from day one. Ellis and Hank are so obnoxious it is hardd to stomach them and all they seem to do is get plastered anyway and Ellis and his pill popping...they wouldn't recognize the lochness if it was right in front to of them. Drunk off their a$$ 99% of the time. Would of had better luck locating big foot or an alien.

Maddie stayed behind and helped at the Inn/Bar and became close with the owner Angus and help Anna and Deborah.
I dont want to say to much because its a wonderful story , very well written by Sara Gruen. She never disappoints. Why she chose the lochness..I dont know but it was still a very engaging story.

The Virtues Of Oxygen
Susan Schoenberger

I could not put this book down. The friendship between Vivian and Holly was so touching and extraordinary. Funny how close they both were really never knew each others struggles until almost the very end.Holly was a widow raising two boys and trying to keep things afloat with house payments and struggling. Her mother had helped her keep her house and when the unthinkable happens her mother suffers a heart attack and never really recovers. Her siblings decide to place her in a nursing home where all her savings will be drained. Thats when the siblings find out she has been helping Holly all along. They were angry because they were having their own problems. And could of used some help also.
Vivian living in the iron lung was my hero. She fought her battles with her conditions from contracting polio at an early age. She fought every step of the way to make a livable life for herself but in the end she just could not do it anymore. What these two friends do for one another is what real friendship and loyalty and love is about. This a must read . I cried a few times.I will definitely be reading more of Susan Schoenberger's books.

I don't even know where to begin. Sheila was in a love triangle. With Nelson who seemed be a sleaze bag in my opinion. He was already hooked up with Anna Lisa. Sheila became infatuated with Nelson. They all seemed to work in the same building, but the Anna knew nothing of crazy Sheila. To bad she didn't , it may have saved her life. Nelson was becoming more interested in Anna as he was seing Sheila's Loopy side. Sheila was married to Paul Christos. Every night she would come home and tell her husband about this supposed love triangle going on at work asking his opinion why Nelson is rejecting "so so" She talked about this love triangle obsessively. You would think A light bulb would go off in Paul's head. Nope. Sometimes we don't want to see the real picture or are blinded by love. Sheila calculated and made a plan to kill lisa. after she was taken care of, she ha to get rid of Paul. Does a divorce pop into her head? no. Lets kill Paul too. She tried but failed and he lived to tell the truth . She made her husband go to a hotel every other weekend saying her brother was unstable and was coming to stay over for a few days and has no idea she is even married. And he bought this nonsense. Instead she playing house with Nelson in her own home. I don't want to say to much. This book was fascinating of how wacked this woman's mind worked. She ge caught on both murders and she represents herself (big mistake, big headache) listening to this narcissistic woman. I'm sure the judge needed a stiff one at the end of the day. Every day on both trials. I love that she gets what she deserves and I love what Phelps had to say to her. Your a killer and narcissistic . You claim to have found god.You better hope he has found you. Great suspense and I couldn't put this one down. I you like true crime this book is for you

Dear Thief
Samantha Harvey




I want to thank Net Galley for my copy. This book was beautifully written. I loved the words that just floated onto page after page. I have never heard of Samantha Harvey, but will definitely keep an eye out for future books by her.

The narrator not knowing if Nina was alive or dead did not really seem to be the goal of the letter. I think She was searching for closure for herself and writing that letter was away of doing that. She see,ed consumed with pent up anger...resentment with Nina but it was also Nicholas's fault as well.

As soon as her anger blew up like a balloon I was waiting for the big boom but the balloon just deflated air. But the main goal she was striving for was getting it off her chest. I definitely would recommend this book, its beautifully written but lacked a little bit of luster.

Everything I never Told You
Celeste NG



In the beginning I was so annoyed with the parents. But this book is so real and full of emotions from everyone and they are deep and raw. This author is amazing with her writing and characters even if this is a very sad book. Sometimes a parent tends to favor and pay special attention to one child and do not realize the damage they are causing till its to late. Marylyn wanted to live her dreams through Lydia , not caring if that's what Lydia wanted. We must never do that to our kids. Resentment takes place and my heart really burned bad for Lydia. Poor Hannah the youngest lived unnoticed under tables hearing bickering,life going on around her but not really being a part of it. I wanted to shake these parents, that's what a good book does. makes you feel. loved this book. it would be insulting to give it less than 5 stars.

The Girl On The Train
Paula Hawkins


What a roller coaster ride. I honestly had no clue who did it till the very end. I love that in a book. This was brilliantly written and again people. .no comparison with Gone Girl. Rachel took the train everyday and she came to see a couple in their yard she started fantasizing about how happy they were and then one day she sees something the wife has done. I secretly think she took train to spy on ex husband who lives in same row complex . She thinks they have this picture perfect marriage ( Scott & Megan) she becomes involved in their life after a tragedy and falsely lets Scott believe she is Megan's friend. This is where all leads to disaster. like a train collision of very own. Rachel was lonely and a drinker unhappy with life . Her husband had an affair and married Anna and they lived in her old home and had a child together. something she could not give Tom. 
I felt sorry for her she was lonely and was looking for an escape into someone else's life .
Anna I disliked from the beginning and still disliked her in the end. Scott and Anna would be perfect together. both narcissistic in every way. They are not connected in anyway but should of been.
I highly recommend this book for a good mystery . Every page kept me wanting to know more. I will definately read more of her future books to come. I was not dissatisfied.