Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

Claire Scott lives a seemingly perfect life: happily married, financially stable, and seemingly stress-free. However, her past continues to haunt her as her youngest sister was abducted and the case was never resolved. The disappearance of her sister twenty plus years ago is eerily similar to a current day disappearance of another young female, and Claire is determined to find out if there is any connection. Through all this, Claire learns a lot about her family from the past and also her current situation. 

This suspenseful novel kept me interested from page to page. Though there are some intense, graphic, and uncomfortable scenes the author really intensified the story through all the twists and turns of the plot. I highly recommend this book to a more mature audience that can handle a few disturbing situations. 

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Cadence and her family have spent every summer together on their family's private island. They are wealthy, beautiful, and seem to have everything. Cadence, Mirren, Johnny, and Gat, the three cousins and a family friend are inseparable. Everything appears to be perfect until the incident. Cadence can't remember what happened and no one will tell her how she she ended up down by the water alone with no memory. When Cadence returns to the island after missing a summer, she tries to uncover what happened.

I can't comment too much on this one because I do not want to ruin anything. It is definitely at the top of my list of books to recommend. The best I can do is tell you to go read it and avoid any reviews or summaries.

There Will Be Lies by Nick Lake

This month's Book Club selection was There Will Be Lies by Nick Lake. There are so many surprises during this book, and I do not want to ruin any of them. The main character, Shelby lives with her mom and appears to be very sheltered. They rarely speak to anyone, and Shelby's mother has always told her to fear men. When Shelby is hit by a car, her mother's behavior becomes very strange...She pays for the hospital bills in cash, and they flee from home with Shelby's mother explaining that the father Shelby thought was dead actually wants to kill Shelby. Shelby starts to question if everything is truly as it seems or if her mother could be telling lies. While all of this is going on Shelby starts to have several dreams which gives the book a weird turn. Other readers have complained that the book would have been better without the dream sequences. I actually liked the twist and wanted to figure out the connection between Shelby's real world and her dream world.

Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman

I absolutely loved Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Eleanor is an exceptional woman with zero social skills or fashion sense. Her coworkers make fun of her behind her back and even to her face. She handles this the way she handles everything...with very little emotion. She goes through her days at work by completing her job in a most efficient manner and then heads home to eat pizza and drink a lot of alcohol. She is perfectly content with her uneventful life until Raymond starts to challenge Eleanor, and Eleanor realizes there is more to life than just being fine.