Second Chapter Reads

I love this description of this book from Entertainment Weekly:  "An unforgettable―and Hollywood-bound―new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy." #5 on my "Thriller Countdown" to Halloween...  The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is a relatively new release that jumped to the top of the bestseller list earlier this year.  This book is about a woman's act of violence against her husband and the therapist obsessed with revealing her motive. The hitch? She hasn't spoken a word in six years; since her husband was murdered. You will like this book if: ✔ you can't resist a psychological thriller ✔ you like  unpredictable ✔ you can follow a complicated case with multiple suspicious people ✔ you are ready to have your mind blown by a twist ending This is another page turner and I did NOT see the ending coming! I kept questioning if she was actually guilty or not guilty. Truly a masterpiece of suspense ...

When I decided to do a countdown of some of my favorite thriller/suspense novels, The Girl on the Train  by Paula Hawkins, was one that immediately jumped into my mind! This is going to be more of a recommendation, rather than a review, because I don't want to give a single thing away. So, you may like this book if: ✔ you like a good page turner ✔ you are or you sympathize with super nosy people ✔ you like when the plot is unpredictable ✔ you like a good twist (or two) ✔ you are willing to stay up late to finish the book, because you won't be able to sleep otherwise If the above list sounds like a fun romp, you're going to need to get your hands on a copy of this book! Disclaimer: apparently there is a movie, and no, I have not seen it. If you have, comment below! What was better? The book or the movie? I read this book a couple years ago, so I don't remember many of the details, but what I do remember was the SUSPENSE I felt reading it and vaguely remember ...

"Who am I?" Oh, hang on, I need to let my mind finish singing Jean Valjean's famous reprise from Les Miserables in my head.... and.... we're good. My name is Diane J. Owen. I am a woman, a friend, a wife, a mother, a musician, a cook, a quilter, sometimes a baker, but most importantly, for this blog, I am a reader. Once upon a time, I received an English degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Go Rebels!). During those three years, my mind was opened to many different facets of literature and even more confusing... ways to analyze that literature. By the time I walked across the commencement stage in 2009, I could write a five page essay without blinking an eye and theorize with you over Melville. However, what they didn't teach me was how to get a job with a degree in English. So, I came crashing down to reality, was offered a Graduate Assistantship in Recreation and, consequently, in 2011 was the proud owner of a Master's degree in Sport and ...