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they/them • iel 27 | born in 🇨🇿 living in 🇨🇦⚜️ "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." – MLR Jr
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Riley @rileyunfolds.bsky.social · 23h
I’m in a reading slump since I’ve read A Little Life last month…

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October 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (stats) : Books : 5 Pages : 1534 Average rating : 3.75 Highest rated reads : The Last House On Needless Street by Catriona Ward rated 4 stars, Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak rated 4 stars, Peau d’Homme by Hubert Zanzim rated 4 stars Average book length : 306 pages Average time to finish : 4 days Fiction : 100% Thriller : 3 books Horror : 3 books Mystery : 2 books Historical : 1 book Graphic Novel : 1 book Digital : 80% Print : 20% October 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (book covers and my ratings) : 1) Peau d’Homme by Hubert Zanzim rated 4 stars 2) Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak rated 4 stars 3) The Intruder by Freida McFadden rated 3.25 stars 4) Home Before Dark by Riley Sager rated 3.5 stars 5) The Last House On Needless Street by Catriona Ward rated 4 stars
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Riley @rileyunfolds.bsky.social · Oct 1
I wanted to cry. Mission accomplished with these books. Next mission : Dare to DNF. That last book wasted half of the month. I should have dropped it when it started feeling like a chore.

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September 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (stats) : Books : 10 Pages : 4349 Average rating : 3.53 Highest rated reads : The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros rated 4.5 stars, A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole rated 4.5 stars, The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros rated 3.75 stars Average book length : 434 pages Average time to finish : 3 days Fiction : 100% Romance : 7 books Contemporary : 6 books Young Adult : 3 books Literary : 2 books LGBTQIA+ : 1 book Print : 60% Digital : 40% September 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (book covers and my ratings) : 1) A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole rated 4.5 stars 2) A Thousand Broken Pieces by Tillie Cole rated 3.75 stars 3) Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult rated 3.5 stars 4) If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin rated 3.25 stars 5) If Only I Had Told Her by Laura Nowlin rated 3 stars 6) Catch The Sun by Jennifer Hartmann rated 3.25 stars 7) The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros rated 3.75 stars 8) The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros rated 4.5 stars 9) The Art Of Racing In The Rain by Garth Stein rated 3.5 stars 10) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara rated 2.25 stars
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Riley @rileyunfolds.bsky.social · Sep 2
I liked it, but given all the glowing reviews, I think I was expecting a bit more. I also saw the plot twist coming, which didn’t help. I’m definitely still interested in reading his other books though.
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Riley @rileyunfolds.bsky.social · Sep 1
I gave romance books a try this month. I think thrillers are more my thing, but I definitely didn’t hate it.

August 2025 Wrap-Up generated by @thestorygraph.com

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August 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (stats) : Books : 22 Pages : 7569 Average rating : 3.84 Highest rated reads : The Maid’s Diary by Loreth Anne White rated 4.5 stars, She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica rated 4.5 stars, The Only One Left by Riley Sager rated 4.25 stars Average book length : 344 pages Average time to finish : 2 days Fiction : 100% Thriller : 14 books Contemporary : 8 books Mystery : 8 books Romance : 7 books Horror : 1 book Digital : 82% Print : 18% August 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (book covers and my ratings) : 1) She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica rated 4.5 stars 2) Under Her Care by Lucinda Berry rated 3.75 stars 3) The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides rated 3.5 stars 4) A Happy Marriage by A.R. Torre rated 4 stars 5) You Killed Me First by John Marrs rated 3.75 stars 6) The Maid’s Diary by Loreth Anne White rated 4.5 stars 7) It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover rated 4.25 stars 8) It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover rated 3.75 stars 9) Like It Never Was by Faith Gardner rated 2.75 stars 10) Someone Knows by Vi Keeland rated 3.5 stars 11) The Wrong Daughter by Dandy Smith rated 4.25 stars 12) What The Wife Knew by Darby Kane rated 3.5 stars 13) The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager rated 4.25 stars 14) The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand rated 3.25 stars 15) The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia rated 4.25 stars 16) Last One Out by Steph Nelson rated 3.5 stars 17) Part Of Your World by Abby Jimenez rated 3.5 stars 18) Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez rated 4 stars 19) Just For The Summer by Abby Jimenez rated 3.75 stars 20) Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann rated 3.75 stars 21) Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan Quinn rated 4 stars 22) The Only One Left by Riley Sager rated 4.25 stars
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Riley @rileyunfolds.bsky.social · Aug 1
This was a good reading month!

July 2025 Wrap-Up generated by @thestorygraph.com

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July 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (stats) : Books : 15 Pages : 4541 Average rating : 4.03 Highest rated reads : Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica rated 5 stars, Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter rated 4.75 stars, The Last Party by A.R. Torre rated 4.75 stars Average book length : 300 pages Average time to finish : 2 days Fiction : 100% Thriller : 14 books Mystery : 6 books Crime : 3 books Contemporary : 1 book Young Adult : 1 book Digital : 93% Print : 7% July 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (book covers and my ratings) : 1) Hide And Seek by Andrea Mara rated 4.25 stars 2) The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding rated 4.5 stars 3) The Last Party by A.R. Torre rated 4.75 stars 4) Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter rated 4.75 stars 5) Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica rated 5 stars 6) Keep Your Friends Close by Lucinda Berry rated 3 stars 7) The Wife Before by Shanora Williams rated 3.75 stars 8) Lie Lie Truth by James Caine rated 3.5 stars 9) The Best Of Friends by Lucinda Berry rated 2.75 stars 10) Chercher Sam by Sophie Bienvenu rated 4 stars 11) The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose rated 3.75 stars 12) The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose rated 3.75 stars 13) Kill For Me Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh rated 4.5 stars 14) When She Returned by Lucinda Berry rated 4.5 stars 15) The Secrets Of Us by Lucinda Berry rated 3.75 stars
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Riley @rileyunfolds.bsky.social · Jul 2
Halfway through 2025, I can’t believe I’ve read 78 books so far. I thought I didn’t like reading 😅 I’m glad I picked up this hobby this year!

June 2025 Wrap-Up generated by @thestorygraph.com

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June 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (stats) : Books : 13 Pages : 3739 Average rating : 3.77 Highest rated reads : Jar Of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier rated 4.25 stars, The Perfect Family by Anya Mora rated 4.25 stars, Keep It In The Family by John Marrs rated 4.25 stars Average book length : 287 pages Average time to finish : 3 days Fiction : 100% Thriller : 13 books Mystery : 6 books Crime : 1 book Horror : 1 book Digital : 85% Print : 15% June 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (book covers and my ratings) : 1) Keep It In The Family by John Marrs rated 4.25 stars 2) The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison rated 4 stars 3) The Perfect Family by Anya Mora rated 4.25 stars 4) The Last Word by Taylor Adams rated 3.75 stars 5) Don’t Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders rated 3.75 stars 6) Jar Of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier rated 4.25 stars 7) The Woman In The Cabin by Becca Day rated 3.5 stars 8) The Good Lie by A.R. Torre rated 3.75 stars 9) If You Lie by Caleb Stephens rated 3.5 stars 10) Within His Reach by Katie Rush rated 2.5 stars 11) Appetite For Innocence by Lucinda Berry rated 4 stars 12) If You Tell A Lie by Lucinda Berry rated 3.75 stars 13) Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy rated 3.75 stars
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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · Jun 2
Happy Pride Month! #LoveIsLove
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Graphic that says: Pride is important because someone tonight still believes they’re better off dead than being themselves.
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Riley @rileyunfolds.bsky.social · Jun 2
I finally got out of my book slump! 🎉

May 2025 Wrap-Up generated by @thestorygraph.com

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May 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (stats) : Books : 14 Pages : 4230 Average rating : 4.16 Highest rated reads : The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier rated 5 stars, That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally rated 5 stars and Such Quiet Girls by Noelle W. Ihli rated 4.75 stars Average book length : 302 pages Average time to finish : 2 days Fiction : 100% Thriller : 13 books Mystery : 7 books Contemporary : 2 books Crime : 2 books Science Fiction : 2 books Digital : 64% Print : 36% May 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (book covers and my ratings) : 1) Death Row by Frida McFadden rated 4 stars 2) The First Day Of Spring by Nancy Tucker rated 3.5 stars 3) The Marriage Act by John Marrs rated 4.25 stars 4) The Tenant by Freida McFadden rated 3.75 stars 5) That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally rated 5 stars 6) Follow Me by Elizabeth Rose Quinn rated 2.75 stars 7) The Family Experiment by John Marrs rated 4.5 stars 8) One In Four by Lucinda Berry rated 3.75 stars 9) Not Our Daughter by Chad Zunker rated 4.75 stars 10) Safe To Assume by J.C. Fuller rated 4 stars 11) The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier rated 5 stars 12) Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney rated 4.25 stars 13) Such Quiet Girls by Noelle W. Ihli rated 4.75 stars 14) Verity by Colleen Hoover rated 4 stars
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Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · May 8
oh I see, when the pope chooses a new name, Christians are all for it and address him as such, but a TRANS person chooses a new name—
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Riley @rileyunfolds.bsky.social · May 1
My motivation was just not there, but the books I read were amazing!

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April 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (stats) : Books : 4 Pages : 1355 Average rating : 4.69 Highest rated reads : My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russel rated 5 stars, What Lies Between Us by John Marrs rated 5 stars and The Passengers by John Marrs rated 4.75 stars Average book length : 338 pages Average time to finish : 4 days Fiction : 75% Non-fiction : 25% Thriller : 2 books Contemporary : 1 book Literary : 1 book Mystery : 1 book Philosophy: 1 book Digital : 50% Print : 50% 1) The Art of Living by Thich Nhat Hahn rated 4 stars 2) The Passengers by John Marrs rated 4.75 stars 3) What Lies Between Us by John Marrs rated 5 stars 4) My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russel rated 5 stars
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Peter in Vancouver 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈💉 @pjhvan.bsky.social · Apr 26
ELECTION DAY IS
MONDAY Apr 28th
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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · Apr 21
Education. Justice. Reproductive rights. LGBTQ+ freedoms. Truth.

Pierre Poilievre has voted against them all—and now he wants to kill the CBC, one of the last platforms protecting these voices.

We’re not going backward.
Save the CBC. Save what matters.

#SaveTheCBC #CdnPoli #NeverPoilievre
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Apr 22
“They put poison in the food, it makes us sick.“

The reality here is so fucking boring that it doesn’t stick on anyone’s head. What “they” did was make food cheap and “ultra palatable” which is the fancy phrase for “very yummy.”

Thats it. A huge part of the problem is that food is too good.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Apr 22
Happy Earth Day 2025! 🌎

A reminder that climate action is crucial to protecting human rights. #EarthDay2025
Climate action now! We only have one home. #EarthDay
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Apr 21
They're creating lists to send to the camps.
enirenberg.bsky.social Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · Apr 21
This bit is also fun
The NIH is also now in talks with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to broaden agreements governing access to their data, Bhattacharya said. In addition, a new disease registry is being launched to track Americans with autism, which will be integrated into the data. Between 10 and 20 outside groups of researchers will be given grant funding and access to the records to produce Kennedy's autism studies. Bhattacharya did not give details on how they would be chosen, but said their selection would be "run through normal NIH processes."
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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · Apr 16
Trans women are women. The UK Supreme Court made that clear today.
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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · Apr 16
When does a prison become a concentration camp?
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Riley @rileyunfolds.bsky.social · Apr 2
I'm not sure why my motivation to read has dropped this month, especially since I really enjoyed the books I picked. Anyway, here’s my March wrap-up.

March 2025 Wrap-Up generated by @thestorygraph.com

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Match 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (stats) : Books : 8 Pages : 3073 Average rating : 4.63 Highest rated reads : Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins rated 5 stars, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins rated 5 stars and The Mindf*ck Series by S.T. Abby rated 5 stars Average book length : 384 pages Average time to finish : 2 day Fiction : 100% Thriller : 6 books Science Fiction : 3 books Mystery: 2 books Young Adult : 2 books Dystopian : 2 books Digital : 75% Print : 25% March 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (book covers and my ratings) : 1) Love, Mom by Iliana Xander rated 4.5 stars 2) The Mindf*ck Series by S.T. Abby rated 5 stars 3) Off the Deep End by Lucinda Berry rated 4 stars 4) The One by John Marrs rated 4.75 stars 5) Phantom Limb by Lucinda Berry rated 4.25 stars 6) The Psychopath Next Door by Mark Edwards rated 4.5 stars 7) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins rated 5 stars 8) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins rated 5 stars
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Riley @rileyunfolds.bsky.social · Mar 8
@Apple @Google WHY?

#IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay
#PrideMonth #BlackHistoryMonth #IndigenousPeopleMonth #HispanicHeritageMonth #HolocaustRemembranceDay

@CHNGE
@CHNGE : Apple & Google Have Silently Removed International Women's Day From Their Calendars. Celebrated annually on March 8th, International Women's Day is a holiday that centers the women's rights movement. IWD gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women around the world. International Women's Day has been celebrated around the globe for over 100 years. @CHNGE : This Comes After Google Removed Pride Month, Black History Month, Indigenous People Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, and Holocaust Remembrance Day From It's Calendar App Earlier In The Year.
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Celeste Trianon @celeste.lgbt · Mar 8
This is where the murder of science brings us.

Dark times are ahead.
reuters.com Reuters @reuters.com · Mar 7
Exclusive: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links reut.rs/4ivfaZA
Exclusive: US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.
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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · Mar 6
It's not just sports. It's not just bathrooms. It's not just surgeries. This is what trans people are up against right now.
A news article headline reads: '"Identity fraud": Proposed Texas state law would make identifying as transgender a felony.' Below the headline, a subheading states that the bill, proposed by State Rep. Tom Oliverson, would leave transgender Texans open to charges of fraud. The article is authored by Alex Galbraith and was published on March 5, 2025, at 7:10 PM EST. Below the text, an image shows a group of people gathered on a balcony in front of the Texas State Capitol. Some are holding signs, including one that reads "Gender affirming care saves lives" and another that says "Trans rights are human rights." The Texas flag flies atop the domed Capitol building in the background.
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Riley @rileyunfolds.bsky.social · Mar 1
To the people who recommended I read before bed instead of scrolling on my phone, well now I’m sleeping even less because I can’t put a book down until I finish it. 😅

February 2025 Wrap-Up generated by @thestorygraph.com

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February 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (stats) : Books : 23 Pages : 7540 Average rating : 3.86 Highest rated reads : The Good Samaritan by John Marrs rated 5 stars, The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden rated 4.5 stars and Do You Remember? by Freida McFadden rated 4.25 stars Average book length : 331 pages Average time to finish : 1 day Fiction : 100% Thriller : 19 books Mystery : 8 books Contemporary : 1 book Romance : 1 book Short Stories : 1 book Digital : 52% Print : 48% February 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (book covers and my ratings) : 1) The Gift by Freida McFadden rated 3 stars 2) The Good Samaritan by John Marrs rated 5 stars 3) Never Lie by Freida McFadden rated 4.25 stars 4) The Coworker by Freida McFadden rated 4 stars 5) Th Ex by Freida McFadden rated 4.25 stars 6) The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden rated 4 stars 7) The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden rated 4 stars 8) Want To Know A Secret by Freida McFadden rated 4.25 stars 9) Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden rated 4 stars 10) Do You Remember? by Freida McFadden rated 4.25 stars 11) Baby City by Freida McFadden & Kelley Stoddard rated 3.5 stars 12) The Wife Upstairs by Freida McFadden rated 4 stars 13) The Devil Wears Scrubs by Freida McFadden rated 3.25 stars 14) The Devil You Know by Freida McFadden rated 3 stars 15) Dead Med by Freida McFadden rated 3.75 stars 16) Brain Damage by Freida McFadden rated 3.25 stars 17) The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden rated 4.5 stars 18) The Inmate by Freida McFadden rated 4 stars 19) Ward D by Freida McFadden rated 3.75 stars 20) The Crash by Freida McFadden rated 3.75 stars 21) The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry rated 4 stars 22) A Welcome Reunion by Lucinda Berry rated 4 stars 23) Dear Mom, I’m Sorry by Mary O’Hara rated 3 stars
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Celeste Trianon @celeste.lgbt · Feb 21
“These restrooms were formerly designated as gender neutral. Further, RA's are being told to report any student they suspect of being trans, non-binary, intersex, or [GNC] so that the University can [force] the student to move to a different dorm in a different building”

Orwellian wouldn’t cut it.
lizandromeda.bsky.social Liz Andromeda 🏴♿ @lizandromeda.bsky.social · Feb 21
The University Of Cincinnati is replacing all of it's restroom signs with ones that designate use to only biological sex.
A reddit screenshot from r/uCinci that contains a picture of a restroom wall placard that says "Biological Men"
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Riley @rileyunfolds.bsky.social · Feb 7
Thank you! I hope I will be able to keep it up 😅
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Riley @rileyunfolds.bsky.social · Feb 7
Getting into reading this year! 📚

January 2025 Wrap-Up generated by @thestorygraph.com

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January 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (stats) : Books : 16 Pages : 4286 Average rating : 3.58 Highest rated reads : Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry rated 5 stars, The Teacher by Freida McFadden rated 4.5 stars and The Housemaid by Freida McFadden rated 4.25 stars Average book length : 274 pages Average time to finish : 2 days Fiction : 100% Thriller : 10 books Contemporary : 6 books Young Adult : 4 books Mystery : 2 books Crime : 1 book Print : 81% Digital : 19% January 2025 Wrap-Up generated by The StoryGraph (book covers and my ratings) : 1) Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone rated 3.75 stars 2) Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry rated 5 stars 3) That One Night by Emily Rath rated 1.25 stars 4) Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow rated 3.5 stars 5) You’d Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow rated 4 stars 6) The Teacher by Freida McFadden rated 4.5 stars 7) The Housemaid by Freida McFadden rated 4.25 stars 8) The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden rated 4 stars 9) The Housemaid’s Wedding by Freida McFadden rated 2.5 stars 10) The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden rated 4.25 stars 11) Into The Fall by Tamara L. Miller rated 3 stars 12) Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford rated 3 stars 13) Eleven Numbers by Lee Child rated 3 stars 14) The Widow’s Husband’s Secret Lie by Freida McFadden rated 3.5 stars 15) The Locked Door by Freida McFadden rated 4 stars 16) One by One by Freida McFadden rated 3.75 stars
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