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Review: All Your Fault - NJ Moss

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Review: All Your Fault - NJ Moss - June 2021 My feelings for this psychological thriller are conflicted as I write this review because it is a book I managed to finish but the last few chapters, I was like seriously all this because of some tiny thing that happened twenty years ago when you were teenagers, it was overkill. The book started well when Grace and her little sister Hope are outside riding their bikes when Hope is hit by a car and the car speeds off. Hope dies and then the book jumps to modern times where we learn after this incident that Grace had a hard life growing up and was forgotten about and her relationship with her parents strained as she believes that the wrong daughter was killed. We also learn that there are Mental Health issues that run in Grace's family as her Grandmother killed herself due to schizophrenia. In the present time, Grace's youngest Russ has just started school and she has ventured back out into the workforce and gets a job as a PA for a g...

Review: Grayson - Lisa Eugene

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Review: Grayson - Book #1 - Lisa Eugene - September 2014 Not really knowing what this book was about except that it contained a character with a mental illness, I knew I wanted to read it as I have always been fascinated with Mental Health and even now, I have just started a new job and work with Mental Health and Addiction Services. I think it's in my blood as my Dad has always worked in this field and my siblings have Mental Health issues. Though when you think about it, the majority of the world fits into that category somewhere. In Grayson, we first meet Angie Roberts who is a college student studying to be a Nurse. At school, she sees a job cleaning out a house. Angie applies and gets the job with the only requirement is not to go upstairs. At first, Angie believes she is alone but soon will realize that her boss's father is upstairs. During the cleanout, Angie finds a painting of whom she gathers is the owner and due to the 84 signature, she gets it in her mind he is a...

COVER REVEAL - Grayson's Way by Lisa Eugene

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Title: Grayson's Way Series: Forever Love #2 Author: Lisa Eugene Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance Cover Design: The Killion Group Inc Release Date: April 23, 2021 BLURB Love is patient. Love is kind. But love is never perfect. Grayson and Angie’s marriage isn’t typical. Grayson suffers from schizophrenia, a mental disorder of delusion and fantasy. Their deep love, and an unyielding bond have allowed them to endure. This gorgeous, kind, sexy man has refused to be defined by his diagnosis. When Grayson spirals into psychosis, Angie is powerless to stop it. He retreats into a world of delusions and paranoia, distrusting everyone around him. The danger he perceives appears to be an elaborate mental concoction, a reckoning of his tragic past and crumbling present. Are forces working against them? Are the OTHERS real or has Grayson finally succumbed to the demons in his head? This time, can Angie be his salvation, or will this crisis leave their family in ruins? Love is p...

Review: The Divided Twin - M.Billiter and Kyle Thomas

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Review: The Divided Twin - Book #2 Divided Series - M.Billiter and Kyle Thomas - June 2020 I had been looking forward to reading this book as I enjoyed Book #1 A Divided Mind is where we learned that one of the twins Branson had schizoaffective disorder and had another personality known as Trevor. The disease caused his family chaos as his mum ended up losing her job and Branson had a mental breakdown and ones he loved most got hurt. In Book #2 we read as the twins Aaron and Branson are at different colleges and that Branson is getting better and hasn't had any breaks since his stint in the hospital. We also read some sad news that the twin's mother has been going through Breast cancer treatments. In The Divided Twin, we read as another personality has evolved - this time his name is David. The Divided Twin shows David deciding to wreak chaos on the world. I have to admit I did not see the twists and turns coming in this book when it was revealed about the other iden...

M. Billiter's blog tour for A Divided Mind.

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Author: M. Billiter Title: A Divided Mind Genre: Domestic Thriller Release Date: July 27, 2019 Publisher: Tangled Tree Publishing Cover Designer: Claire Smith  Available now!  Amazon US:  https://amzn.to/2GPFKhh All buy links:  books2read.com/adividedmind What if the only friend you have isn’t real?   When the voices in his head begin to make sense, high school senior Branson Kovac turns to the one friend he’s still got… only to discover he’s not really there. Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2GPFKhh   Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2GPPA2P   Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/2ZFffm2   Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/2VE0hha   B&N: http://bit.ly/2srVdfv iTunes: https://apple.co/2DNAYiP   Kobo: http://bit.ly/2GcSHBL I was identifying the other parts of Kermit’s anatomy when tick boy tapped me again on the shoulder. “What?” I glared at him and he backed away. That sudden jolt of ang...

M. Billiter's release blitz for A Divided Mind.

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Author: M. Billiter Title: A Divided Mind Genre: Domestic Thriller Release Date: July 27, 2019 Publisher: Tangled Tree Publishing Cover Designer: Claire Smith  On sale for half price!  All buy links:  books2read.com/adividedmind What if the only friend you have isn’t real?   When the voices in his head begin to make sense, high school senior Branson Kovac turns to the one friend he’s still got… only to discover he’s not really there.  On sale for half price!  Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2GPFKhh   Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2GPPA2P   Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/2ZFffm2   Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/2VE0hha   B&N: http://bit.ly/2srVdfv iTunes: https://apple.co/2DNAYiP   Kobo: http://bit.ly/2GcSHBL I wasn't 100% sure what this novel would be about, but as soon as I started reading it. I found myself in my el...