I actually feel like I've already read THE RIVER AT NIGHT, but if I did, I didn't mark it "read" on Goodreads. It's possible I started it and DNF'd it. We'll see. Hopefully, I'll enjoy it if I haven't read it yet. Glad you did, even if you didn't end up loving it.

I actually DNF'd DESCENT yesterday. The narrative style was irritating me and it was already too R-rated for me after only a chapter or two. Oh well.

Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Lark!

Right? A dream that becomes a nightmare. It's a fun premise for a novel. Not so much for a real vacation! LOL

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Our trip went extremely well. I'm still tired from all the traveling and activity, but it was worth it a hundred times over!

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Thanks! I've DNF'd one of them already, so I'm really hoping the others are winners for me.

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I love a good thriller. I read way too many of them and am always on the lookout for more! My real life is pretty tame, so I have to get my thrills through fiction. It's a lot safer that way :)

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I like my thrillers to be, well, thrilling, but they do get too intense for me sometimes! We'll see how I do with these.

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I hope so! There's nothing worse than a boring "thriller." Ha ha.

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We were all over the U.K. and, really, we got pretty lucky with the weather. There was only one day that was completely rainy (with snow flurries, even). The rest were cold, but mostly clear.

Even though we flew in and out of Edinburgh, we actually only ended up spending one day there—well, in Dumferline. My husband's second great-grandfather died while helping to build the Forth Bridge, so we spent all day near there exploring the bridge and the surrounding area. Sounds macabre, but it was fun and we ended up having an absolutely beautiful day after the rain cleared up.

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They do all look very intense! I won't read them back-to back. LOL

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I agree. I'm always drawn to covers with big, old buildings on them. They're great settings for atmospheric thrillers.

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The trip went really well! We loved it. There's so much to see in the U.K. We've seen a lot over the two trips we've been there, but we still want to do a separate trip to the Scottish Highlands. Maybe in a few years when we've fully recovered from this trip. LOL

I love books/covers with gothic mansions. One of my favorite settings for a story.

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Right? It's a great setup for a thriller. Not so much in real life!

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Same! The real life vacation "nightmares" I've experienced have really just been minor inconveniences. I'm not sure I could handle more than that. I'll take it in fiction only, thank you very much!

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I always like a wilderness survival story and this one has an element of scary people as well. Sounds good to me!

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Same! The genre really appeals to me. No matter how many of them I read, I always want more.

Bummer that you didn't love LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND. I'll be interested to see what I think of it.

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I hope so! I love an intense page turner, but I can't read too many in a row. I'll have to find some nice cozy mysteries or other lighter books to sandwich in between them.

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Ha ha. That's how I feel about horror. I'm too wimpy for that genre. Thrillers usually don't scare me, although I've definitely read some disturbing ones. I hope we both enjoy NEVER COMING HOME.

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I hope so, too!

Weird. Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Deanna!

Right? I've heard some truly awful travel stories, but luckily, I haven't experienced anything worse than car problems, motion sickness, wild weather, and one hospital visit, which turned out to be just a sprained ankle. Fingers crossed that's as bad as it ever gets!

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Right? It's very suspicious...

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I can see the appeal of that kind of book as well. I'm more about the thrillers and I like the contrast of paradise/nightmare—only in fiction, though!

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I'm reading the Ruth Ware one right now. I'm about halfway through and I'm enjoying it. It's fast-paced and exciting so far.

The hospital visit was a sprained ankle when I was a kid. The only reason my dad even took me to the E.R. was because my grandma made him! LOL. I was perfectly fine by the time we headed home, although it was painful when it happened.

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This was our second time there and we loved both trips. There's just so much to see in the U.K.! We've covered a lot of it, but of course, there's always more.

Ooh, I hadn't heard of THE ISLAND. I'll check it out.

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I think the reason I haven't read LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND yet is that it gets such mixed reviews. As a general rule, I don't watch tv/film versions of books without reading the original, but I might just take your suggestion.

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I'm glad your comment went through! I have to approve each one, so comments don't appear on my blog immediately. It can be confusing. And then sometimes there are just weird glitches that eat comments right up and disappear them forever. LOL

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