Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Vicky from I’d Rather Be At The Beach who posts the opening paragraph (sometime two) of a book she decided to read based on the opening. Feel free to grab the banner and play along.
As regular readers to Cleopatra Loves Books are aware I have been making a huge effort in 2018 to clear some of those books that have been forgotten about on the TBR – and so as the year draws to a close I am having one final push to read some of the older entries – Today I’m sharing a book that I bought back in 2014 and The Lie of You by Jane Lythall has sat forgotten on my kindle pretty much ever since!
One woman’s fear is a another woman’s weapon…
”When I look back on my relationship with Kathy I marvel at how naive she was, how little she knew.
But then, she always thought she had everything: the job; the baby; the friends; and him. She thought she was safe. She thought that nothing could touch her perfect world.
She should never have trusted me.”A woman sets out to destroy a female colleague in this chilling psychological thriller. Amazon
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First Chapter ~ First Paragraph ~ Intro
Heja
April
Kathy thinks she has everything: the job; the baby; the friends and him. But she does not have my will. It is all surface with her. She has no hidden places. She does not know about her dark side, or about others’. She always believes the best of people
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Now that doesn’t give too much away does it? But, combined with the synopsis I’m hoping that this will make me love my job, and colleagues, even more than I already do 😉
What do you think? Would you keep reading?
I think all of us have a side no one knows. It may be dark and darker in others! Most of us thank god dont act on it.
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Indeed – I don’t know whether I should be scared about going to work today or whether other people should be scared of me haha
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Ooh yes! Another book that looks just like my kind of read!!
Hope you’re enjoying it. Happy Tuesday! Here’s my post for this week. Have a lovely day!
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I’d definitely read on!
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I have to say that this one just doesn’t appeal to me. Perhaps I’m not in the mood?
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You have piqued my interest with this one. And reminded me that I also need to delve into the hidden places on my Kindle for books that are hiding out there. Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.
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That’s one of the problems with the kindle is things can hide away so they get forgotten!
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This does sound intriguing, Cleo! And it’s interesting to contemplate what that ‘dark side’ might be. I’ll be very keen to know what you think of this one when you’ve finished it.
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I’m quite intrigued myself although wondering what ‘dark side’ I was experiencing with my colleagues at the time of purchase haha
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That is a great intro, it sounds like just the kind of story I’m in the mood for.
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that’s great news Diane 🙂
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Sounds like a good thriller … I’ll have to add this to my list.
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Sounds like my kind of read…enjoy!
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I’d keep going – and good for you for clearing some ‘forgotten’ books from your shelves or virtual shelves. I’ll watch for what you think about this one after you finish it.
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thank you Kay – I really feel like I’ve got through a lot of my backlist this year and cleared the shelves for some new additions in 2019!
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This definitely sounds like a book I would like. Good choice.
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Thank you Yvonne 🙂
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Good job reading some of those older books on your TBR!
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Thank you Laila – I’m finding some real gems hidden away 🙂
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I’d keep reading because I want to know what the woman did to make her want to destroy her.
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Me too Vicki!
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I have trust issues so this might be a hard read for me. See what book Susan is featuring at Girl Who Reads
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When I was young I was trysting. Now I’m much more jaded. Or should I say wiser. Who can truly know someone. This sounds thrilling!
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You better hope they love you back… 😱
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Hope it turns out to be a great read.
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