Book Review: The Perfect Plan

📚 Book Review: The Perfect Plan

Caitlin Weaver 

📚 My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

🗓️ Publication Date: January 15, 2025

📚 My Review: Caitlin Weaver doesn't disappoint! This book is an emotional whirlwind, exploring love, loyalty, and the sacrifices women make for those they cherish. I found the characters deeply human, and there were many moments that tugged at my heart. The journey was powerful and unforgettable. This was a beautifully written, thought-provoking read!

Thank you to Netgalley and Storm Publishing for the eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

📚 Goodreads Synopsis: She wanted to give the ultimate gift. It became the ultimate betrayal.

Fabiola has spent her life being good. The perfect daughter to her single father. A supportive wife to her entrepreneurial husband, who’s throwing everything they have at launching his start-up. A devoted mother to her three beautiful children. And a loyal best friend to Liz, who’s been by Fabiola’s side since Liz married her oldest childhood friend, Peter.

When Liz needs help starting her own family, Fabiola comes up with the perfect plan. She’s good at being pregnant, and she so badly wants to help her friend. It seems like the greatest gift one woman can give another. And Peter? For Peter, she would do anything.

But then one reckless moment changes everything. Now Fabiola must decide who to her best friend, the man she’s never stopped loving, or the child growing inside her. With her marriage unraveling and her teenage daughter hiding secrets of her own, she's discovering that the hardest promises to keep are the ones we make to ourselves.

A deeply moving and unforgettable exploration of motherhood, friendship, and the complex choices women make in the name of love, perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Lucinda Berry and Liane Moriarty.

Book Review: The Business Trip

📚  Book Review: The Business Trip 

Jessie Garcia

 

📚 My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐💫

🗓️ Publication Date: January 14, 2025

📚 My Review: This book hooked me at the start with its intriguing premise and fast-paced storytelling. However, like some other readers, I found the plot took a turn toward the overly far-fetched around the middle, which pulled me out of the story a bit. That said, the writing style kept me engaged, and I was invested enough to continue to the end. The final twist tied things up in a satisfying and unexpected way.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

📚 Goodreads Synopsis: Stephanie and Jasmine have nothing and everything in common. The two women don’t know each other but are on the same plane. Stephanie is on a business trip and Jasmine is fleeing an abusive relationship. After a few days, they text their friends the same exact messages about the same man—the messages becoming stranger and more erratic.

And then the two women vanish. The texts go silent, the red flags go up, and the panic sets in. When Stephanie and Jasmine are each declared missing and in danger, it begs the questions: Who is Trent McCarthy? What did he do to these women— or what did they do to him?

Twist upon twist, layer upon layer, where nothing is as it seems, THE BUSINESS TRIP takes you on a descent into the depths of a mastermind manipulator. But who is playing who?