Group Read - Where the Guilty Hide General No Spoilers

[Ann]

General topic for the May-2024 Group read discussion of Where the Guilty Hide by Annette Dashofy.
Are you planning on reading this book?

No Spoilers please on this topic thread - we will have a separate thread for a spoilers welcome discussion.

[Ann]

The book is available on Kindle Unlimited if you happen to have that subscription.
Described: From USA Today bestselling author, Annette Dashofy, comes the start of a brand-new crime series set on the shores of Lake Erie, Pennsylvania. For fans of Ann Cleeves, Louise Penny and Elly Griffiths.

[Ann]

I have just finished the book, my first by Annette Dashify. I look forward to the next in the series and will also try her Zoe Chambers series. It was a fast read.

[GailW]

Ann wrote: "I have just finished the book, my first by Annette Dashify. I look forward to the next in the series and will also try her Zoe Chambers series. It was a fast read."

Yay! I was sweating that one a little, wondering if anyone would come back and say "ugh".

[Ann]

Gail: LOL - of course not! It grabbed me up right away. :)

Gail W wrote: "Yay! I was sweating that one a little, wondering if anyone would come back and say "ugh"..."

[Carol/Bonadie]

I finished it too and thoroughly enjoyed it.

[GailW]

The second book, Keep Your Family Close, is already published with higher reported ratings than even the first.

[Ann]

Gail, I will look forward to reading and continuing the story.

Gail W wrote: "The second book, Keep Your Family Close, is already published with higher reported ratings than even the first."

[Sherry]

i have it but have to finish reading The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store for my f2f book group first

[Donnajo]

I’m reading it now up to chapter 10. I don’t have KU so my library only had a copy on Hoopla. It seems ok so far. When I pick it up I seem to have to push to read more than a chapter or two but lately that is how my reading has going.

[Donnajo]

Forgot to say I do have another issue with the book, not crazy about the size of format I could change it but that means switching it on every page. I only usually do audios on hoopla so I think this might be my first ebook. Plus I’m limited to the amount I can get from there used to be only 2 a month but I seem to think it went up to either 4 or 5 a month.

[Ann]

DonnaJo: I hope you can figure out how to get the font size to stick on the entire book from Hoopla - otherwise, that is crazy to deal with.
Donnajo wrote: "I’m reading it now up to chapter 10. I don’t have KU so my library only had a copy on Hoopla. It seems ok so far. When I pick it up I seem to have to push to read more than a chapter or two ..."

[Donnajo]

No I've tried in the past so I just had to deal with the rest. I've had to do it in the past with pdfs (arcs) and it was a pain to switch the format on those for each page and they were really small.
I was able to push my way the rest of the book and finished it wednesday later in the day. Gave it a rating of 4. It was good I can see why you said what you did I think that kind of helped me. LOL. Maybe if my library gets the other books in the series when they come out I'll read those. probably won't check anytime soon.

[Carol/Bonadie]

Gail W wrote: "The second book, Keep Your Family Close, is already published with higher reported ratings than even the first."

I posted somewhere else that this was available on Kindle for $2.99 so I bought it. I have a couple other books ahead of it so unless I start pining to know what happens next I'll wait a bit.

[Sherry]

what carol said. i was planning on reading it "next" but my library hold for A Court of Wings and Ruinby sarah j maas showed up so I had to read hat first :)

[Melanie]

Hello! I am new to the group and plan on reading 1.5 books from now. I am currently 60% through A Court of Mist and Fury by SJM I have my book club book, Haunting Adeline by HD Carlton - then I will be reading this book. Excited to read it.

[Ann]

Melanie: you will fit right in with the group (juggling multiple books and planning for next up) We sometimes call that our 'Book Math' LOL

Melanie wrote: "Hello! I am new to the group and plan on reading 1.5 books from now. I am currently 60% through A Court of Mist and Fury by SJM I have my book club book, Haunting Adeline by HD Carlton - then I wil..."

[Melanie]

I like that - Book Math!

[Sherry]

Melanie wrote: "I like that - Book Math!"

if you like Book Math, you'll LOVE library math :)

[Ann]

lol Sherry, yes! Library math especially with digital due dates gets to be the most fun!

Sherry wrote: "if you like Book Math, you’ll LOVE library math :)”

Melanie wrote: "I like that - Book Math!“

[Melanie]

Ok finished - I struggled for the first half - I just wasn’t connecting with the characters and the pace wasn’t fast enough for me (I am a greedy book monster) - but I did really enjoy the latter half - and am invested enough in the development of something (trying to stay super spoiler free) that I am considering the second book 😁

[Ann]

Melanie, glad you enjoyed it too. The changes in point of view in the beginning did make settling in right away a bit choppy reading.

[Carol/Bonadie]

Melanie
Ok finished - I struggled for the first half - I just wasn’t connecting with the characters and the pace wasn’t fast enough for me (I am a greedy book monster) - but I did really enjoy the latter half - and am invested enough in the development of something (trying to stay super spoiler free) that I am considering the second book 😁 ..."

I had to check the title of this thread because this is EXACTLY how I feel about our current Group Read, The Fury by Alex Michaelides. At least I'm hoping I will feel that way at the end, am about halfway through now.

[ChrisQ]

Reading this now! I am 38 percent in and enjoying the flow. Maybe I needed this pace after my last read? I will hope on spoiler thread when done...

[Ann]

Christina: - reading in order is a virtue Carol admires! lol

ChrisQ wrote: "Reading this now! I am 38 percent in and enjoying the flow. Maybe I needed this pace after my last read? I will hope on spoiler thread when done..."

[ChrisQ]

Ann wrote: "Christina: - reading in order is a virtue Carol admires! lol

ChrisQ wrote: "Reading this now! I am 38 percent in and enjoying the flow. Maybe I needed this pace after my last read? I will hope on ..."

I try to do it, I don't want to be lost or spoiled. Lol

[Ann]

Cristina: I do try generally to read in order. :) There are times I just can't and will risk the spoilers or being lost too.

ChrisQ wrote: "I try to do it, I don't want to be lost or spoiled. Lol"

Ann wrote: "Christina: - reading in order is a virtue Carol admires! lol
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