I don’t remember reading in March. I guess it’s not surprising, given how late this monthly review is coming.
I know I read every month, but March feels like a blur. I think it rained a lot, or maybe it was just overcast. My perpetual state during this time of year is waiting for the sun.
Either way, I got some reading done.
My Favorite Books of March 2024
I read 15 books in March, which seems to be an easy average for me. Of those, five books — four fiction and one nonfiction — received perfect grades. Here are my reviews.
Gray After Dark
She’s done it again! Gray After Dark is Noelle West Ihli’s new release, and it’s just as fabulous as we’ve come to expect from her after reading Ask For Andrea and Run on Red.
Miley is abducted during a morning run while she’s working at a mountain lodge. The men who abduct her are some kind of off-grid doomsday folks. They’re smarter than they seem and are excellent marksmen. Miley is an Olympian, but it may take more than her athleticism to escape her current situation.
I confess that I didn’t love this book when I first started reading it. Miley isn’t my favorite character from this author. But the more I read, the more wrapped up I got in the story. In the end, I couldn’t put it down.
If You See Them
Not every child has parents who can or will provide a roof over their heads. If You See Them: Young, Unhoused, and Alone in America by Vicki Sokolick is the woman’s story about discovering the youth home insecurity problem and making it her mission to help these kids.
The book shows how many of these young people are just looking for one person to believe in them and how finding that one person truly can turn their lives around.
Listen for the Lie
I absolutely loved Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera. Like, “Who cares about sleep because I have to know what happens next” loved it. And, that’s super high praise from me because I adore sleep.
Lucy’s best friend, Savvy, was murdered years ago. Everyone thinks Lucy did it, even though she was never convicted. Lucy also isn’t sure she didn’t kill Savvy.
Now, Lucy’s grandma insists she return home for a visit just as a hit true crime podcast about Savvy’s murder launches. And, everyone in town is trying to prove Lucy did it, save her from her accusers, or both.
I’m digging this new format where a book reads in podcast episodes, but only if it’s done well. This one was.
The Best of Friends
Lucinda Berry is quickly becoming one of those authors who I read, regardless of what she’s writing about. If you know, you know. This woman knows how to rip your heart out. The Best of Friends was no exception.
Three moms who are best friends have three teenage boys who also are best friends. The boys are hanging out at one of their houses one night. Two end up shot: One dead and another in critical condition. The uninjured boy has gone mute. No one knows exactly what happened.
As you can imagine, these terrible circumstances would challenge any friendship, no matter how strong. Add in husbands and lots of questions about who shot whom, and these women are left grappling for the truth while trying to protect their sons.
The Heiress
Camden doesn’t want Ashby House or anything to do with it, despite his famous mother, Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore, having left it and all of her money to him.
But when his family calls him to beg for help because Ashby House is falling down around them, he agrees to come release funds to fix their home. Cam and his wife, Jules, head back to North Carolina and into a home filled with jealousy and hate.
Cam is trying to leave the house and all its secrets as quickly as possible, but Jules and his family have other plans in mind.
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins was filled with interesting twists that I didn’t see coming and characters that were easy to dislike.
Happy Reading!
There they are! My favorite books of March. Not exactly a happy bit of reading, but what’s new? At least I always have something interesting to share.
I hope you’ll find something on the list to read and love.
As always, happy reading!
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