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Nobody Knows You're Here: A Psychological Suspense Thriller

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Nobody Knows You're Here: A Psychological Suspense Thriller

Bryn Greenwood

A desperate woman fights to escape captivity in this gripping thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of All the Ugly and Wonderful Things. Beatrice is about to lose everything when a kind stranger offers her a cup of coffee and a job. It seems like a promise of a better life . . . until she wakes up under lock and key in an isolated mansion in the woods.On orders from a shadowy criminal organization, armed jailers make the rules for their captives, enforcing them with unflinching violence. Beatrice has always been a “nice girl,” but that won’t save her now. Nobody helped her when she lost her job, her car, and her home, and nobody’s coming to give back her freedom. The only person she can rely on is herself. And now, several child hostages are relying on her too.When the situation gets more dire—deadly even—Beatrice has to become the hero she and her fellow prisoners need. To escape she’ll have to outsmart her captors and do terrible things that would horrify her former self. If she succeeds, there’s no telling who she’ll be when the ordeal comes to an end.“Bryn Greenwood is back and better than ever, dropping readers right into the action in this tense, high-stakes story of survival and resilience. Nobody Knows You’re Here is sure to be a hit!” —Mary Kubica, New York Times–bestselling author of Local Woman Missing“Dark and unflinching . . . a captivating story of strength and survival. With some of the most complex characters you’ll ever read—the line between villain and victim masterfully blurred—Bryn Greenwood explores the depths of human evil while reminding us of the love and hope that makes life worth fighting for.” —Megan Collins, author of Cross My Heart and The Family Plot“Compelling and terrifying!” —Sascha Rothchild, author of Blood Sugar

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between.chapters

Nov 30, 2025

Saving Noah

1.0

Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

Serious question for everyone that gave Saving Noah high ratings: Did you all get different copies than me? Was yours not riddled with typos and not even poorly edited, but I swear it wasn't even proofread... This isn't even about the content, but the actual writing itself....

My opinion on the content is a whole separate issue (which I am pretty surprised at, because this is right up my alley of flawed characters that spark conflicting emotions, but this book... I feel like people are just saying they like it to be edgy)

Forget Noah, save your money.

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The Dollhouse (Duality, #1)

Sara Ennis

Alfred needs Dolls. Blonde, blue-eyed human dolls that will help him rewrite his past and change his future. When Peter Baden's daughter Olivia was abducted nearly a year ago, he left his career as a respected journalist to find her. Now he spends his days searching for Olivia, and helping other families of abducted children survive the emotionally and physically exhausting experience of finding a missing child. Twins Angel and Bud are used to making do. Their dad is in prison, and mom won't win parenting awards. Bud thrives on neglect, but Angel isn't so strong. Now they're captives in a place called the Dollhouse, and things have gone from bad to worse. The Dolls are forced to re-stage old photographs, but satisfying Alfred is not easy. He has a twisted sense of humor and a violent temper that explodes when things don't go his way -- and sometimes when they do. Angel knows that if she and the other Dolls are to survive this warped playtime, she can no longer be needy and afraid. She must prove how strong she can be -- fast. There aren't many photos left ...

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The Dollhouse (Duality, #1)

Sara Ennis

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The Butterfly Garden (The Collector, #1)

Dot Hutchison

Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees…and a collection of precious “butterflies”—young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens. When the garden is discovered, a survivor is brought in for questioning. FBI agents Victor Hanoverian and Brandon Eddison are tasked with piecing together one of the most stomach-churning cases of their careers. But the girl, known only as Maya, proves to be a puzzle herself. As her story twists and turns, slowly shedding light on life in the Butterfly Garden, Maya reveals old grudges, new saviors, and horrific tales of a man who’d go to any length to hold beauty captive. But the more she shares, the more the agents have to wonder what she’s still hiding...

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The School for Good Mothers

Jessamine Chan

In this taut and explosive debut novel, one lapse in judgement lands a young mother in a government reform program where custody of her child hangs in the balance. Frida Liu is struggling. She doesn’t have a career worthy of her Chinese immigrant parents’ sacrifices. What’s worse is she can’t persuade her husband, Gust, to give up his wellness-obsessed younger mistress. Only with their angelic daughter Harriet does Frida finally feel she’s attained the perfection expected of her. Harriet may be all she has, but she’s just enough. Until Frida has a horrible day. The state has its eyes on mothers like Frida — ones who check their phones while their kids are on the playground; who let their children walk home alone; in other words, mothers who only have one lapse of judgement. Now, a host of government officials will determine if Frida is a candidate for a Big Brother-like institution that measures the success or failure of a mother’s devotion. Faced with the possibility of losing Harriet, Frida must prove that she can live up to the standards set for mothers — that she can learn to be good. This propulsive, witty page-turner explores the perils of “perfect” upper-middle-class parenting, the violence enacted upon women by the state and each other, and the boundless love a mother has for her daughter.

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This is different than I remember. Then again, the last time I read this I was sixteen, and I’m twenty-three now

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Lady_of_the_Library

Discord Book Club Advice

Hey,

I am hoping to make a discord club for multi passionate people as a place to discuss numerous different topics including books, hobbies, etc. I figured, since discord has channel options when you create a server, it would be a good place to host it.

To anyone who has made a discord book club, I have a few questions for you.

How are you enjoying it?

How do you handle age verification? I've heard of a data leak that makes me distrustful of the feature and data privacy but I also want the platform to be 18+.

How do you balance privacy and community?

Link for data breach article: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/07/discord-data-breach-proof-of-age-id-leaked

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PrairieOwl

Thoughts on Page vs Book Goal-Setting

Hello all! As the year winds down, I have started to think about setting reading goals for next year. I found that I was able to read a good number of books this year (for me), and a lot of them were shorter, lighter novels. This was a lot of fun for me! However, I found that I do have a few longer, denser works (both non fiction and novels) that I've put off, knowing that it will take me awhile to get through them.

I'm considering setting my primary reading goal for next year to focus on pages read vs books read, in order to allow me to delve into these longer texts without feeling like I'm losing time by doing so. Has anyone had success with this approach? I think it would be helpful, but I do also consume a non-zero percentage of books via audiobook (about 20% of my books this year have been audio), so I know those wouldn't count towards a page goal. Any other pitfalls towards counting in this way?

Finally, does anyone know if there's a way to set a Page Number goal in Pagebound? I know there is in Storygraph (I use both platforms because I love them both for different things), but I haven't seen a way to do so in Pagebound yet, and not sure if I'm missing it or if it doesn't exist.

Anyway, I'd love to hear peoples' thoughts! Tell me if you think this is a disaster, or how you'd approach it, or anything else. Thank you!

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