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Quinsey Wolfe’s Glass Vault by Candace Robinson (2017)

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Review by CJ

Page count:
242

ISBN:
1544274653

 

When a surge of missing person cases occurs in Deer Park, Texas, Perrie isn’t as worried as her father. That is until her ex-boyfriend and best friend go missing too. Perrie and her friend slash would-be-boyfriend August venture to the mysterious Quinsey Wolfe’s Glass Vault to find answers. Can Perrie and August save their friends or will they need saving too?

Quinsey Wolfe’s Glass Vault is the first book in The Glass Vault series.

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And Then She Was Gone by Christopher Greyson (2016)

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Review by CJ

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Page count:
255

Format:
eBook

ISBN:
978-1-68399-001-7

 

Jack Stratton is 17-year-old aspiring police officer with a troubled past. Raised by a prostitute mother who abandoned him, Jack now has two loving parents and an extended foster family. So when his former foster mother, Aunt Haddie, asks him to look into the disappearance of Stacy Shaw, Jack doesn’t hesitate.

The son of Aunt Haddie’s neighbour and friend has been collared in connection with Stacy’s disappearance, but this doesn’t sit well with Jack. Can Jack discover the truth or will he lose everything on a wild goose chase?

And Then She Was Gone is the sixth Detective Jack Stratton Mystery novel and first in the series chronology.

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Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet (2013)

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Review by CJ

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Page count:
310 [including acknowledgments]

Format:
Hardcover

ISBN:
978-0-385-34734-1

 

Patrick lives with his brother and his brother’s girlfriend in the house their father owned before going to jail for hitting a young boy with his car while drunk driving. The same house in which Patrick is having sex with his brother’s girlfriend.

Layla Elshere is a goth teenager whose parents and sister Verna run a home worship group for Christians. Until Verna reaches high school and is tormented enough to realise Layla’s outlook might be right.

Through mistakes, missteps and misunderstandings, the lives of these vastly different characters become inextricably intwined.

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The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney (2017)

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Review by CJ

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Page count:
416 pages

Format:
Hardcover

ISBN:
978-1-78648-029-3

 

After the stillbirth of her only child, Jane needs a change of scenery. The only reasonable home within her budget is the beautiful and minimalist One Folgate Street. The catch is that Jane must adhere to over 200 strict rules on how to live in this work of art.

Jane accepts the terms and moves in, but she soon discovers that One Folgate Street has a dark history. A history she may find herself part of if she can’t unlock its secrets in time.

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Cinderella adapted by Elizabeth Rudnick (2015)

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Review by CJ

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Page count:
167

Format:
Paperback

ISBN:
978-1-4723-9682-2

 

Adapted from the 2015 live action Disney movie, Cinderella tells the tale of a girl named Ella. After her mother’s death Ella’s father remarried, giving her a step-mother and two step-sisters. Not long after, Ella’s father also passes away leaving her a servant in her own home to serve her wicked step-mother and spoilt step-sisters. By remembering to have courage and be kind, Ella finds magic, true love and her happily ever after.

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