Revenge and Red Herrings

We’re talking about The Honeymoon by Shalini Boland. Among other things, we discuss pickpockets and our preference for European architecture. Give your opinion on the book in a comment below! We also wanted to let you know that we’re going to be taking an indefinite hiatus. We’re going to be focusing fully on our other podcast Terrifyingly Typical True Crime, but we want to thank everyone who has...

Join us as we review The Suicide House by Charlie Donlea. We dive back into Rory and Lane’s relationship and partnership. We talk about how kids love to scare themselves (does anyone else remember playing the Bloody Mary game?) and how teenagers frequent abandoned places. We also give our opinions on wearing masks on planes and on playing pranks. Let us know what you thought of The Suicide House !

Join us as we discuss Some Choose Darkness by Charlie Donlea. After providing a brief biography of Charlie Donlea, we give our opinions on porcelain dolls (don’t we all feel watched?). We mention germy kids and problems with vigilantism. We also dive into doctors disclosing information and erotic asphyxiation (no kink shaming here). Leave a comment to let us know your thoughts on the book! Sources...

We’re diving into Tell Me Lies by J.P. Pomare. We dissect the protagonist’s skill and ethics as a psychologist, and we examine (and sympathize with) the antagonist’s motivations. We name this instance as the one time we think the other woman might have been more at fault than the married man (we weren’t sure it would ever happen, but here we are). We also tackle online bullying within the gaming s...

We’re talking about If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio. We discuss acting as a career choice and playing the same role versus playing a completely different character in each new production (which do you think is more difficult?). We also give our interpretations of the ending (do you agree?). Let us know what you thought of If We Were Villains ! Sources: https://mlrio.com/about/   https://mlrio.com/...

Join us as we review The Girlfriend by K.L. Slater. We give a brief biography of K.L. Slater (did you know she used to write YA novels?) before mentioning gossip and Eleanor Roosevelt. We talk about hobbies (stamp collecting, anyone?), nesting, and security footage. We also discuss concussions and fancy dress (do you also picture Bridget Jones?). Leave a comment to let us know your thoughts on the...

Join us as we discuss The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena. After providing a short biography of Shari Lapena (did you know she used to write literary comedies?), we dive into postpartum depression and kidnapping. We talk about AC vents (they can have more than one use) and the risk of starting a business. We consider paying ransoms and offering rewards. We also give our interpretations of the end...

In this week’s episode, we’re diving into Between Husbands and Wives by Susannah Glenn. We give our opinions on public proposals (just no), breakups, and egging. We discuss smear campaigns and medical malpractice (there’s a difference between a mistake and gross negligence). We also touch on our desire to visit Australia, and we try to wrap our brains around the climate in the Southern Hemisphere....

We’re talking about Find Her by Sarah A. Denzil in this week’s episode. We discuss jury service (and wanting to get out of it), discrimination, and harassment. We tackle the mentality of incels (it really is nightmare fuel) and our imagined knee-jerk reactions to finding out someone is being abused. We also dive into panic attacks and the related shame. Leave a comment to let us know your thoughts...

Join us as we review Verity by Colleen Hoover. We give some hot takes on why we didn’t like the book (unlikable characters, anyone?) and share whether we’re team letter or team manuscript (and if the extra chapter changed our minds). We touch on working with an ex and living in a stranger’s house. We also discuss creepy kids (always with the creepy kids), once-in-a-lifetime job offers, and vigilan...

Join us as we discuss J ust the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica. We briefly talk about ignoring red flags (haven’t we all done it?) and being pregnant or ill in prison. We touch on teaching high school students (that’s some level of commitment) and engaging in predatory behavior. We also question how helpful cameras are in solving crimes and how likely it is not to find an unhidden body. Let us know...

In this week’s episode, we’re diving into My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing. We talk about moving back to a place that holds a lot of bad memories (would you also rather move somewhere new?) and criminals being released on a technicality. We discuss victim blaming, finding out your ex is a murderer (that’s going to be hard to get over), and blackmail. We also put forward our theories about the en...

We’re talking about The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley in this week’s episode. We start off by giving a brief biography of Lucy Foley (did you know that she used to write historical fiction?). We mention unsafe work environments and riots. We also discuss a man’s perceived lack of self-control and destroying pictures of a person (is cutting the eyes out of a picture ever a good sign?). Give your op...

Join us as we review An Inconvenient Woman by Stéphanie Buelens. We discuss mental hospitals (does anyone else immediately think of American Horror Story: Asylum? ), unnecessary lies, and sin eaters. We touch on people who date those with kids when they don’t want them (how is that going to end well?) and single people living fulfilled lives. We also briefly give our opinions on studying in Paris....

Join us as we discuss The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell, the sequel to The Family Upstairs. We touch on the lasting effects of trauma and having a last name that perfectly matches your profession (Gold for a jeweler, anyone?). We talk about wanting to be someone else (haven’t we all at one point or another?) and recognizing love bombing as abuse. We also mention the feasibility of buying a house a...

In this week’s episode, we’re diving into The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell. After providing a short biography of Lisa Jewell (did you know she used to write romantic comedies?), we talk about exploring old houses (never at night). We also discuss wannabe cult leaders, outwardly turning your life around, and sympathizing with slightly evil characters (at least they’re interesting). Give your opin...

We’re talking about Zero Days by Ruth Ware in this week’s episode. We start off by giving a brief biography of Ruth Ware (did you know that she wrote YA novels under her real name?). We then discuss penetration testing (it’s a real career), police officers committing crimes, and the necessity of hiring a lawyer when talking to the police. We also consider epilogues and random acts of kindness. Let...

Join us as we review Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney. We talk about being fired from a job you hate and undeserving, entitled grandparents (we’ve all met one). We touch on living in a houseboat (it’s not for us) and black-and-white thinking. We also discuss the positive role of art and books, forming healthy relationships in prison, and having more than one mother or father figure. Leave a comment t...

Join us as we discuss The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz. We talk about living with an ex, when we start to side-eye age gaps in relationships, and trying for a baby to fix a relationship (does that seem like a solid plan?). After mentioning our appreciation for the inclusion of more than just one token gay character, we touch on jealousy in friendships (it’s not ideal) and the difficulties of graduat...

In this week’s episode, we’re diving into First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston. We touch on con artists and beating ourselves up for things that are out of our control (does anyone not do this?). We discuss origami and digitally altered voices (is there any way for them not to sound ominous?). We also talk about names that sound fake and the U.S. healthcare system. Let us know what you thought of First...

We’re talking about The Appeal by Janice Hallett in this week’s episode. We lament the fact that our favorite character died and that several people who need therapy haven’t yet received it. We go over our theories about how much some of the characters actually knew about what was going on (do you think we’re off-base?). We also discuss the inclusion of a secret code (don’t they always elevate a n...

Join us as we review The Fury , Alex Michaelides’s third and most recent book. We comment on the top-notch acting skills of several characters. We mention how prolonged isolation causes issues (another reason we have to interact with other people, sigh) and how it’s never great when someone’s first reaction is to turn to physical violence. As in the last episode, we again note the recurring charac...

Join us as we discuss The Maidens , Alex Michaelides’s second book. We touch on the characters from The Silent Patient who make a guest appearance in The Maidens. We recommend side-eyeing students who worship their professors and people who display an unhealthy interest in someone when they have access to where they live (not that any kind of unhealthy interest is ideal) . We also mention our appr...

In this week’s episode, we’re diving into The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. We give a brief biography of Alex Michaelides before talking about how people can only change if they want to (therapists can’t make their clients change; they can only help them do so). We question if it’s ever okay to have a personal relationship with your therapist. We also mention how exhausting it is to be aroun...

We’re talking about Look Closer by David Ellis in this week’s episode. We discuss our love for fictional vengeance (this probably doesn’t say anything good about us) and the stereotype that only men can have sex and remain emotionally unattached. We touch on the fact that no amount of money can cancel out someone’s trauma and that more  schools need to have comprehensive preventative steps in plac...