Tom Ryan (1)

* I got this book for review for the publisher for my honest thoughts*

I thought this was super well crafted mystery thriller. I really liked how this book was had podcast element mixed with two mysteries and also a strong LGBTQ realtionship. I really was so emotionally invested in these characters. I really liked the pacing of this novel. I really liked both mysteries a lot. I thought there was alot of plots and some of them, where not fully developed as i wanted and felt some of these plots pieces wanted a bit more from some. I really enjoyed this read and loved the diversity of this read. I loved how much this mystery impacted the main character. It was super fun read and wonder if maybe a second book is in the future. Some triggers warming's for PTSD, Smoking! It was the prefect thriller to kick off halloween season!… (meer)

* I got this book for review for the publisher for my honest thoughts*

I thought this was super well crafted mystery thriller. I really liked how this book was had podcast element mixed with two mysteries and also a strong LGBTQ realtionship. I really was so emotionally invested in these characters. I really liked the pacing of this novel. I really liked both mysteries a lot. I thought there was alot of plots and some of them, where not fully developed as i wanted and felt some of these plots pieces wanted a bit more from some. I really enjoyed this read and loved the diversity of this read. I loved how much this mystery impacted the main character. It was super fun read and wonder if maybe a second book is in the future. Some triggers warming's for PTSD, Smoking! It was the prefect thriller to kick off halloween season!… (meer)

I found this on my Sora from an audiobook sync download from however long ago. I enjoyed listening to it, and I surprised myself by figuring it out early in the novel, which is unusual for me.

It's been a year. Mac's best friend was the last murdered victim of a serial killer, known as the catalog killer. Each person killed had a picture from a catalog showing which member of the family the victim represented. A man, a woman, and a teenage girl and boy were all killed and the killings stopped. Apparently, the killer killed the metaphorical family and moved on. Problem is that the last person killed was Mac's best friend, Connor. It's graduation night and Mac and his friend made a pact to get back together and unearth their time capsule they planted after 8th grade, assuming they would still be friends. Surprisingly, all but one friend comes to the planned meeting. They haven't been close in years, but they do this one act together. This event and the idea of moving on and having his own life after graduation make Mac want to find who the killer was.

The novel follows Mac as he investigates all of the murders. He takes Connor's old job at the library, enabling him to see the people Connor saw. Connor, a gifted artist, wasn't much of an employee, but he was creating a mural of the town that was never finished. Mac suggests doing a fund raiser and having someone finish the mural to honor Connor. This project allows Connor to visit the homes of the murdered victims to ask questions. It also leads him to his first boyfriend. He agrees to help Connor to assuage his own concerns from his family member's death.

This novel is a decent thriller; not the best I've ever read, but it's distracting and engaging, making it worth your time if this genre is what you're in the mood to read.… (meer)