Books lately, to wrap up summer

Alright, my last book post was the beginning of June. I have not been reading this summer. Instead, I watched a lot of tv and I have no regrets about that (Dexter: New Blood = amazing. Dexter: Resurrection = even better).

And I actually DNF'd a TON of books so I'll happily tell you about those too. 

Three Mothers by Hannah Beckerman  3 stars

This was a thriller, very dramatic and kinda dark, taking place in the UK. I like my mysteries to take place there for some reason. It's 3 alternating POVs from the mother of a dead teen, the mother of the teen's ex-boyfriend, and then the mother of two teens who is the best friend of the first mother. It's not that confusing once you get going. 

The Forgetting by Hannah Beckerman 4.5 stars

Same author. A domestic thriller. Big things are going on and you'll spend the whole book, honestly, trying to figure it out. Two alternating POVs from two women. Very good. 

The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak 4.5 stars

This was from the beginning of the summer.  I listened to it and I liked it a lot. I wrote about it here. 

Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell 5 stars

This was one I pre-ordered back in January and I was delighted to see it pop up in June. Very good. Classic Lisa Jewell. A domestic thriller. Not super grisly. Just a fantastic mystery from multiple POVs. Takes place in the UK. (you see the trend in my reading, I know)

She Didn't See It Coming by Shari Lapena 3 stars

I read this last week. It was good and I wanted to figure out what was going on but it wasn't as all-consuming as Don't Let Him In. Took place in Albany, NY, which I thought was kind of random. Some tertiary characters, some odd side-stories. It was fine but not my favorite of hers. I didn't care about the characters and wasn't super invested, if that makes sense. And the main character's name: Bryden. I could not with that. 

Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough 3 stars

This was pretty good. It was a domestic thriller in the UK (shocking), but I, for the life of me, cannot remember what happened at the end. I cannot. Oh wait. Okay, yes. It contains a whole flashback storyline. Yeah, it's FINE, but it's not my favorite by her. 

Currently reading: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid and The Note by Alafair Burke

Books I opened:

I read two pages of Parents Weekend. Sorry, too many characters. 

I read one chapter of Cocoa Beach. I should've kept going but I wasn't in a historical fiction space. I also tried Her Last Flight and I think I read half a chapter. 

The Favorites was annoying. It was like poor-man's Taylor Jenkins Reid. Too try-hard with the drama. Very non-believable. I read 1/3 of it. 

Liv Constantine is either a direct hit or far miss. Sometimes I can't tell what is just good and suspenseful writing and what is tedious and trite. I read 1/3 of it. 

And I re-joined BOTM because little treats are nice and I immediately (Immediately) remembered why I left: I'm a serial DNF-er so it turns into a waste of money. 
I tried The Summer We Ran. I didn't dislike it at all but I'm not sure I"ll finish it. Library holds started coming in and I got distracted. 

I did just get this from BOTM for August, after skipping July, so I'm going to try again with a thriller (shocking, I know). 

What's the BEST book you read this summer???