Winning Wednesdays!! Bookish Giveaways!!

Here's list of a few giveaways I've found this week.  Try your luck, maybe you could win**!!!

Girl of the Lake by Bill Roorbach
Enter to win one of two copies of the book.  Please note, this giveaway is on Facebook and you will have to be a member to enter this giveaway.  This giveaway is by another blogger Suzy Approved Book Reviews  She usually has several giveaways on her Facebook page.
This is for US Residents Only--Ends July 20, 2017 at 12pm EDT

Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown
Enter to win a copy of the book with a personalized inscription from the author.  This giveaway is on Instagram and you will need to be a member to participate.  All instructions for this giveaway are listed on the post.   I just finished this book, click the title for my review.
This is for US Residents only -- Ends July 21, 2017

Author Giveaway by J.L. Leslie
Enter to win one of the following prizes: 

1) $10 Amazon GC

2) 3 E-books of your choice from Ms. Leslie's  collection
3) Swag pack ( bookmarks, chapstick, postcards, coloring sheets, and more!)

This giveaway is on Facebook and you will need to be a member to enter.  All instructions for the giveaway can be found there! 

This is for US Residents only -- Ends July 25, 2017

40+ Romantic Comedy and Chick Lit books plus a New E-Reader

Enter to win 40+ books from BookSweeps.  The Grand Prize winner receives a Kindle Fire and all participating books. One runner-up receives all books. 

This is for Residents of North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand -- Ends July 24, 2017

The Lust of Lost Things by Sophie Chen Keller 
Enter for your chance to win a copy of the book and an Olive Oil Cake from Amy's Bread in New York City
This is for US Residents Only--Ends July 25, 2017 --  Putnam Books

Doubleday Getaway Summer Reading Box
Enter  for your chance to win a #DoubledayGetaway Summer Reading Box from Read It Forward and Doubleday Books.  The box includes tons of summer goodies; great reads from Edgar Cantero, Meg Mitchell Moore, and Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza; and specialty cocktail recipes from PUNCH!
Open only to US Residents--Ends July 31, 2017

Book Riot Giveaways
Enter several giveaways offered by BookRiot this week.  You can win Books, gift cards, t-shirts, etc. Please read the rules on each giveaway before entering. 



CLICK ENTER ON ANY GIVEAWAY YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN!

**Please note, What 'Cha Readin'? does not sponsor any of these giveaways.  This is just information I'm passing on to my readers.  Please read the full rules on all the giveaways for complete details.  Thank you and good luck!**

     
     
   

Review: Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown

Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown 
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

JUST RELEASED THIS WEEK!!

Billie Flanagan is an exciting woman. She lives for the moment. On the other hand, her husband, Jonathan, and her daughter, Olive, are a little more reserved. When Billie goes missing after a hike in Desolation Wilderness, her family is sure she is dead, but when Olive starts to have visions of her mother, she is unsure. Together, Jonathan and Olive embark on a quest to find Billie, and in the process discover secrets she kept and a bit about themselves as well.

Thank you to NetGalley, Spiegel & Grau, and Random House for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Sybilla "Billie" Flanagan is the type of character you're not sure if you love or hate. She lived her youth free and reckless and now as a wife and mother, she's your typical "room mom" always there for school activities, to help where needed, snacks for Olive after school, and a home cooked meal on the table every night. But this is not the life she envisioned for herself, she misses the days when life was much more carefree. After spending time with her husband and daughter at the beach, Billie decides to take a weekend hike to sort out the thoughts that are going on in her head. Unfortunately, she never makes it home. Much to the devastation of her 16 year old daughter, Olive, who was going through enough as a teenage girl in high school. When she starts having visions of her mother at every turn, and Jonathan finds things hidden amongst Billie's belongings, they question whether she is really dead, or if she has just left them. Together, they will try to find the answers to the questions they have.

This is the first book I have by Janelle Brown, but it will not be the last. This was a totally enjoyable book. You felt like you were sitting with Olive in the Subaru searching all over for her mother. This was a great summer read. There are a couple of twists you don't see coming, but it fits with the character of Billie. The more you learn about her, you're not sure if you want to be her friend and go along for the ride, or hate her for all the secrets she keeps from the ones she loves. I wasn't sure if I was routing for Olive to find her mother, or to just accept the fact that she was dead.

Highly recommended!!

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