Every Last Fear | Alex Finlay | Minotaur Books | Pub: 3/2/21   “You have two choices when you’re confronted with your every last fear: Give up or fight like hell.” I received a free ARC of Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay from Macmillan in an exchange for an honest review. The year 2020 I barely read any thrillers, I was occupied with mostly fantasy and romance. Then Macmillan sent me Every Last Fear and I thought to myself, “Michelle, let’s close out 2020 with this book.” Best decision ever! Every Last Fear is about the Pine family. The Pine family has had a tough time as of late. Danny, the oldest son, is in jail for murder. A murder everyone in the family thinks he didn’t commit. Matt, the second oldest Pine, doesn’t think Danny is innocent. He saw something that night that convinced him Danny did it. Now Matt is at NYU going to college and the rest of the Pines (Danny obviously excluded) take a spring break trip to Mexico. Matt’s spring break with school didn’t lin...
  In a Holidaze | Christina Lauren | Gallery Books | Pub: 10/6/20 “But I’ve loved you since I knew what love was, and I can’t undo that. I would never wish to take that away. Loving you is all the proof I needed that love can last decades. Maybe even a lifetime, who knows.” Tis the season for Christmas books! Christina Lauren got me really into my holiday feels with In a Holidaze. Mae has just finished an incredible Christmas at the cabin, where they spend Christmas every year with their “family”, but it was the last Christmas there, or was it? On that drive to the airport with her family, Mae is making wishes when they get in an accident and she wakes up on a plane… back to Utah… to start Christmas all over again. Mae is now in a Groundhog’s Day situation. (Please watch the movie Groundhog’s Day featuring Bill Murray). She must relive Christmas week over and over again until she gets the week right and breaks the cycle. If you think everything goes smoothly, think again. I liked t...