Hank Phillippi Ryan

Have you ever read a book that left you in a complete and utter mind frozen state? On that you just sit and stare into space, wondering how could an author be that brilliant? Yea, that's me after reading TRUST ME. I mean, my God. I hadn't even heard of this author before but I sure am adding her to my ever growing list of autobuy authors, for sure.

Mercer's character was completely realistic. Her thoughts, pain of her own tragedy, confusion and passion to uncover the truth for her book about show more "Baby Boston", all became my own. I felt myself becoming her, wanting to write down my own thoughts on Ashlyn, the mother on trial and accused of murdering her own baby. I mean, seriously? I was like Ashlyn should have been named Casey Anthony. What mother could harm their precious child? Trust me (no pun intended!), when I tell you I wouldn't!

Reading this novel left me feeling like I just got off the most intense, most twisted, most emotional rollercoaster ride ever (and that is saying something because I've NEVER been on a coaster before!). I felt like I would just begin to piece it all together and Ryan, with masterful skill, would throw something else into the mix. Magnificent! This novel is my top read of 2019 so far. It's brilliantly chiseled into a 5 star read that I will not soon forget. Psychological mind blowing thrills at it's finest, that's a fact!

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Hank Phillippi Ryan does it again! I really thought I had figured this out, but I was completely surprised - not once, but twice!
After they were the only survivors in a plane crash which killed their parents, Eliza and Bea have always marked Remembrance Day. Bea's daughter, Piper, has been attending with them. But, on this day, Bea doesn't show to pick up Piper from Eliza's house.
After Eliza and Piper discover that Bea isn't home, and the police are involved, Eliza discovers a message in show more the mailbox warning her to stop searching for Bea. Eliza seeks help from her aunt who helped raise them after their parents' death, but what she finds at their vacation home shocks her: A manuscript detailing the gruesome murders that suddenly stopped after her father's death, written by her father.
Tense and spine-tingling, this mystery will keep you on your toes, and guessing until the end. show less

Successful, talented author Hank Phillippi Ryan has done it again, written a book that feels familiar but intriguing at the start, and then draws you further and further in until you are turning pages so quickly you can’t stop, because what you thought was true isn’t, most of your guesses are probably wrong, you need to review all those clues again – and you need to know how this story ends.

Tessa Calloway is kind of a mess. A wildly successful debut author on a whirlwind tour, but show more something is just a bit off; there’s a lot going on in that head of hers. I knew it would be hard to immediately be on Team Tessa when I learned she sometimes flipped to the ending of a suspenseful book. No, no, no, we don’t do that. But as I learned more about Tessa and got more glimpses into her life and personality, I could understand why. Tessa lives each and every minute at an almost unbelievable level of anxiety. Worries, suspicions, second-guesses, accusations, fear – and there’s a voice in her head. Author Ryan expertly presents to us a Tessa that is a jumble of contradictions and leaves us to figure her out for a while. Is she a happy wife and mother thrilled to realize her dream and just missing her family and suffering from exhaustion and being overwhelmed on tour? Is she really just not that nice? Are all her inner criticisms of her husband valid? She wants privacy but she can’t help herself from constantly posting every little thing and watching the “Likes” add up. Is her imagination so vivid that the odd things happening around her are just part of that imagination, or is she really being stalked? Is she truly in danger? Is her family? Is someone out to destroy them?

As the story speeds along – liking Tessa, not liking her, feeling her husband is the best man ever and then wondering if he really is lazy and manipulative and maybe worse, torn between believing the frightening things happening around her are real and that she’s making them up – the big question is WHY? Is there actually something in her past that is so horrible someone is trying to punish her – possibly kill her? And we circle back to the voice. Real? Imagined? And again, WHY??

Ryan’s books are always puzzling and thrilling and thought-provoking, but All This Could Be Yours is remarkable. I was tossed every which way while reading, my emotions all over the place, my brilliant theories proven false one after the other. Ryan gives us non-stop action and suspense along with a mystery running throughout and also a nice look into just how glamourous an author’s world really is. I have enjoyed every one of Ryan’s previous books and I thoroughly enjoyed this one. I recommend it without hesitation. I received an advance copy from the author as part of her review team of Super Readers via St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley. I voluntarily leave this review; all opinions are my own. show less

ARC Review: ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS by Hank Phillippi Ryan

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I was late jumping on the Hank Phillippi Ryan bandwagon, but I’m firmly buckled in now. Every book I’ve read of hers has been a knockout, and this one was no exception.

Tessa Calloway is supposed to be living the dream. Her first book is a smash hit, and she’s bouncing from city to city on a whirlwind book tour. Sleep? Overrated. Her husband and kids are back home, enjoying life in their new dream house. But fame can show more attract nutcases, and Tessa can’t shake the feeling that someone’s watching her. Gifts and notes start showing up. The notes get creepier, and things start to go badly. Her husband’s acting strangely, and Tessa’s left wondering if the real trouble is following her on tour or waiting for her at home.

Ryan does paranoia so well. She throws it at Tessa from every angle. “All This Could Be Yours” is such a fun, nerve-wracking ride. I couldn’t stop flipping pages, and even though Tessa is basking in the spotlight now, you can feel it slipping away. Her dream life is always one step away from a total nightmare.

I kept wondering how much of this glamorous, exhausting tour life Ryan has actually lived herself. Hopefully, none of the stalkers! If you like your thrillers with a side of glitz, danger, and secrets that refuse to stay buried, you’re in for a treat.

Thanks to the author and Minotaur Books for this gifted ARC provided via Edelweiss. All opinions are my own.

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