"The Neighbor" by Lisa Gardner--Who Is the Real Monster?

The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner is a mystery told from multiple points of view about a wife and cat who turn up missing. She has a husband who works second shift and a 4-yr-old daughter who was the last person to see her mother before she disappeared. Both husband and wife had bad childhoods but love their daughter very much and want to give her a good family. The cops are clueless as to what happened to the wife but have lots of suspects.  The husband and wife are both good liars and very good at keeping secrets.

This book kept me guessing right to the unexpected ending but I felt really bad for the neighbor. It deals with family secrets, marriage issues, prejudice, computers and sexual abuse.  This book is an eye opener to the problems pedophiles face. The plot is similar to Gone Girl; however, I liked both the main characters in this and didn’t like either of the main characters in Gone Girl. This book doesn’t have near as much swearing as Gone Girl does either. I liked it!
 (Karen's review, 4 stars)

Gerard's Review, 5++ stars:
In The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner, a husband comes home and finds that his wife and cat are missing.  The rest of the house is normal and his young 4-yr.-old daughter is fine.  The police are on it and have plenty of suspects including the husband, but no body.  This is a real page turner!  The author keeps dropping tidbits that change the focus every so often to different possible suspects, but there's really no evidence.  I really enjoyed it a lot and was blown away by the ending!

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"Descent" by Tim Johnston

Descent by Tim Johnston is about a family that is going through problems and when the daughter goes missing in the Rocky Mountains, that really adds to it! This book may be a bit confusing to some as the author goes back and explains why the family is where it is. The last part of the book is a real page turner as you draw near the end.
(Gerard's review, 5+ stars)

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"Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone" by J. K. Rowling (First Illustrated Edition)

This is a beautiful book!  This novel is about a young boy named Harry Potter.  One day, much to his surprise, he finds out that he is a wizard and goes to a special school called Hogwarts for wizards.

I really loved the interaction between Harry and his classmates and teachers at Hogwarts.  There is always something interesting going on in this book that makes you want to keep reading.  I know I am late to these books, but better late than never.  Loved the ending!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

See Karen's review of this too:  Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone

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Teaser Tuesday

Gerard's:

You never told him?  Never told him what was in the letter Dumbledore left fer him?

From page 42 of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling.  (First illustrated edition by Jim Kay, Oct. 2015)

He looked at his wife, standing with her back to him.  Somehow they would need to get through this hour, this day, this vacation.  The long drive home.

From page 16 of Descent by Tim Johnston.

Karen's:

Then I thought, looking at what was down at his side, that I mustn't scream.  I must protect my daughter, my precious daughter still sleeping down the hall.

From page 5 of The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just pick two sentences from the book you are reading. 

Happy Reading!

Gerard's Top Favorites of 2015

Gerard read 123 books in 2015 and liked most of them, but these are his top 12 favorites.

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