What_Kel_Reads

The Betrayed Wife by Kevin O'Brien was released on July 30, 2019 by Kensington Books.  I was given a copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Sheila O’Rourke and her husband Dylan have 3 kids and what seems to be the normal suburban life…too bad her husband is a piece of scum.   When 16 year old Eden shows up claiming to be his daughter from a past fling, Sheila tries to be a welcoming stepmom.   Eden is a nightmare, and Sheila feels like Eden is out to get her.   She’s been getting strange text messages for weeks, and now dangerous things are happening in her home.   Will Sheila find out what is going on before it’s too late? I’ve been really annoyed lately by the amount of books focusing on cheating spouses and partners, but this was slightly different.   The lives of these people were so wrecked and dramatic that I kept reading to find out what would happen to them.   This whole story felt like a mega episode of Snapped, ...

Paranoid was written by Lisa Jackson, released by Kensington Books on June 25, 2019.  I was given a free copy by NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. 20 years ago a group of idiot teenagers played a ridiculously stupid game, and Rachel was blamed for killing her step-brother Luke.  Now, with the 20 year anniversary upon them and the creation of their high school reunion committee, people from that eventful day have started getting murdered.  Rachel has lived her life filled with guilt, even though she was eventually acquitted.  She starts receiving text messages from an unknown number.  Is she being paranoid, or is everything happening in the town related to that fateful day when Luke was killed? This was a good book, but I had problems with it.  There were a LOT of main characters.  It wasn't always the easiest to keep them straight.  The kids were complete and total idiots.  I get that teenagers are dumb, but the ones feat...