Review: All the Dark Places - Terri Parlato - December 2022 There’s something about settling in with a good psychological thriller on the Libby that just feels like the ultimate cosy escape and All the Dark Places by Terri Parlato absolutely delivered that for me. From the very first chapter, I was hooked. The story opens with Molly planning a beautifully thoughtful 40th birthday surprise for her husband, Jay. You can feel the warmth of the celebration, the comfort of friendships, and the ease of a life well-built together. It’s the kind of opening that lulls you into a false sense of security and then everything shatters. Molly wakes to find Jay missing from their bed, only to discover him in his office, murdered in the most brutal way. That moment gave me chills. What follows is a tangled, slow-burn unraveling of secrets within their close-knit friendship group. I loved how the story peeled back layer after layer, revealing hidden affairs, long-buried resentments, and the unset...

Review: What Waits in the Woods - Book #2 Detective Rita Myers - Terri Parlato - December 2023 You know that feeling when you spot a book cover across the library app and just know you have to read it? That was me with What Waits in the Woods. Total cover crush, and bonus points for discovering a new-to-me author! I devoured this one as a Libby ebook on my phone during my commute and late-night reading sessions. Terri Parlato weaves a solid small-town thriller that had me genuinely creeped out at times. Esmé's return to Graybridge after her ballet career ends should have been a quiet homecoming, but instead she's thrust into investigating her childhood friend's murder in her own backyard , possibly at the hands of the same man who threatened her years ago. The atmospheric New England setting absolutely worked for me, all those woods and whispered secrets. What I loved was The dual timeline structure kept me engaged, and Detective Rita Myers was a refreshing perspective.  ...