Book Review: Follow Me by Kathleen Barber Release Date 2/25/20

5 stars for Follow Me by Kathleen Barber!

Kathleen Barber will have you looking at your instagram followers after reading this one!

Audrey looks like she has it all if you are a follower of hers. She has reached the status of being an influencer and reaps all of the benefits of such. She gets the latest and greatest beauty things sent her way, everything from masks to organic sheets. Her followers are loyal, many of them following her for years. She is focused on her brand, her image, making profit, and settling in to her new job.

After she relocates to DC from NY, she reunites with an boyfriend of hers in addition to some college friends. Aubrey's life becomes saturated with jealousy and obsession in a way she has never experienced.

This book will make you think twice about the number of followers you have, and exactly who they are. Unique, fast-paced, and believable, this one is a quick read with a fast heart rate! Which guy in her life is the stalker? Which one is the good guy? And, most importantly, is Aubrey going to survive this cat and mouse game?

Thank you to @netgalley, @gallerybooks and @pocket_books for letting me sink my eyes into this one before the rest of the world. #followme #newrelease #readgoodbooks #5stars #bookreviews #bookblog #booklife #instainfluencer #influencer #greatread #suspense #kathleenbarber #booksof2020 #bookstagram #bookfollowers #sendmebooks #nerdlife #bibliophile #expertreader #bookworm #winterreads #bookinfluencer #socialmedia #socialmediainfluencer

Book Review: Decoding Boys by Cara Natterson Release Date 2/11/20

5 Stars for Decoding Boys by Cara Natterson! Not my typical book genre, Decoding Boys is a book for moms of boys. Cara covers uncomfortable (at least for me) territory that addresses the concerns a lot of moms face today when it comes to understanding their boys.

Cara Natterson uses her experiences as a pediatrician and mom to shed some light on physiologically what is going on in the pubescent and pre-pubescent boys in our lives. She clears up some misinformation and dives right into what we can do and say when it comes to peer pressure, social media, delayed development, early development, and (gasp) PORN. OMG. Middle school? Yes.

Cara provides shocking statistics that will reinforce the importance of arming yourself with education and talking points so that you at least feel informed before talking to your boy(s). She urges us to talk to them because they are talking to others at school, seeing things on the internet, and regardless of how much we try to shelter them, they have real questions and need to know they can ask.

As a mom of boys, I feel more equipped and less naive after reading this book. It's difficult to know what to do all of the time, in such a changing and information-open world.

Thought-provoking and a bit scary, this book is definitely informative and offers suggestions and recommendations that will help when the time comes to talk about the hard things.

Thank you to @netgalley and @randomhouse #netgalley #randomhouse #ballantinebooks for the opportunity to read this book #decodingboys before the rest of the world in exchange for an honest review. I'll definitely be needing it over the next few years! #bookreview #5stars #nonfiction #boymomhelp #readgoodbooks #readtoknow #informedmom #getsmart

Book Review: Ten Days Gone by Beverly Long Release Date 2/18/2020

I'm on a roll here lately. I'd like to think that I'm skeptical and sometimes a hard-to-please reader. But, I am on a 5 star book run and I cannot think of a better way to start out 2020!

5 stars for Ten Days Gone by Beverly Long! I don't typically like thrillers written from a PI or law enforcement point of view. This one was an exception for me and I felt I was watching the next Liam Neeson movie unfold one development at a time.

Two detectives are on a tight timeline in a small town. Every ten days, another woman is found dead in their homes with no signs of struggle or forced entry. The clock is ticking and time is running out. How many more women will have to die before the murderer is found?

Fast-paced and gripping, Ten Days Gone is a supercharged thriller. Packed with suspense and mystery, it is sure to be one of your favorites of 2020.

Thank you to @netgalley and @harlequinbooks for an advanced copy of Ten Days Gone in exchange for an honest review. Beverly Long, this was mind-blowing and intense and I am excited about the next one! #thriller #tendaysgone #5starreview #loveabook #sendmebooks #bookreview #suspense #liamneeson #read #mustread #bookstagram #bookblog #blogger #pageturner #booklife #coffeeandbooks #stayupandread #cantputdown #instaread #bookish #bookcommunity #mirabooks #netgalley #harlequinbooks