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Book Review: You Belong Here by Megan Miranda
Megan Miranda is the queen of creating a suspenseful, atmospheric setting, and she succeeds once again in her latest thriller, You Belong Here. As the mother of two children in college, one of whom is attending a university in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, I knew I wanted to check out Miranda’s latest when I learned she was inspired to write it while visiting colleges with her daughter a few years ago. Synopsis: Beckett Bowery never thought she’d return to Wyatt Valley, a picturesque college town in the Virginia mountains steeped in tradition. Her roots there were strong: Beckett’s parents taught at the college, and she never even imagined studying anywhere…
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Book Review: Such a Quiet Place
Synopsis: Welcome to Hollow’s Edge, where you can find secrets, scandal, and a suspected killer—all on one street. Hollow’s Edge use to be a quiet place. A private and idyllic neighborhood where neighbors dropped in on neighbors, celebrated graduation and holiday parties together, and looked out for one another. But then came the murder of Brandon and Fiona Truett. A year and a half later, Hollow’s Edge is simmering. The residents are trapped, unable to sell their homes, confronted daily by the empty Truett house, and suffocated by their trial testimonies that implicated one of their own. Ruby Fletcher. And now, Ruby’s back.With her conviction overturned, Ruby waltzes right back to Hollow’s Edge,…