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A modern-day twist on the classic thriller, Rebecca, with a dash of the supernatural, a powerful romance, and a deadly family mystery.

“There’s something hidden in the maze.”

Seventeen-year-old Imogen Rockford has never forgotten the last words her father said to her, before the blazing fire that consumed him, her mother, and the gardens of her family’s English country manor.

For seven years, images of her parents’ death have haunted Imogen’s dreams. In an effort to escape the past, she leaves Rockford Manor and moves to New York City with her new guardians. But some attachments prove impossible to shake—including her love for her handsome neighbor Sebastian Stanhope.

Then a life-altering letter arrives that forces Imogen to return to the manor in England, where she quickly learns that dark secrets lurk behind Rockford’s aristocratic exterior. At their center is Imogen herself—and Sebastian, the boy she never stopped loving.

Combining spine-tingling mystery, romance, and unforgettable characters, Suspicion is an action-packed thrill ride.

Suspicion by Alexandra Monir will be our Second GBR for August 2015.

Please read at your own pace, and hide any spoilers ☺ You are welcome to join at any time during the month ☺

Happy Reading Everybody!

Pre-Reading Questions -

Anybody got any thoughts on this one before we start?

Has anyone read anything similar to this before?

Anybody read anything else by this author previously?

I haven't read any of this author's books before but this one sounds intriguing!

I really want to read this one! I really like Rebecca and retellings can be really good! I haven’t read the author before though.

Gosh that cover is so amazing too.

Who else is planning to read it this month??

I definitely plan on reading it. I haven't read Rebecca though so I hope that doesn't matter. And the cover is way gorgeous - and the inside even more so (the chapter headings etc.)!

Aww I haven't seen the actual book. I have the eARC from awhile ago that I didn't read bc I read Rebecca first haha. But I heard it doesn't really matter.

It really is a gorgeous cover!

@Diamond I hope it doesn't matter too much. And doesn't the ebooks have any the pictures? If not that doesn't seem fair. My (hardback) copy has pictures of the maze from the cover in it, on the "part one", "part two" etc. pages. :)

@Sarah It really is!

I'm excited for this one. Rebecca was one of my favorites from high school.

I'll be joining you guys! I can use it for Disney blocks as well, so it's a lot of points from just one book

I'll be starting this today, if that's okay?

6% (view spoiler)[ if this turn into Maisie somehow wanting revenge, I won't be happy (hide spoiler)]

Tati wrote: "I'll be starting this today, if that's okay?"

Completely fine :) Hope you enjoy it!

Abbie wrote: "Tati wrote: "I'll be starting this today, if that's okay?"

Completely fine :) Hope you enjoy it!"

Thanks! It's just that I finished my book earlier than expected, and starting another one before this would just mess with my schedule

This is a fast read! I'm at 72% already, much better than Ashes on the Waves.

(view spoiler)[ Okay, so this has something to do with that Beatrice woman. But I still don't like Maisie or her mother. And that promise Beatrice made was a bit cruel. I mean, wiping out all the heirs until her "reincarnation inherits (hide spoiler)]

Going to start this now. :)

I'm done!

(view spoiler)[ Woah, that twist with Lucia actually being alive was crazy... (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 3 - Not bad so far. Seems to be a pretty quick read.

Better than Ashes On the Waves, right?

Tati wrote: "Better than Ashes On the Waves, right?"

Yep!

I'm about halfway now. Not enjoying it as much as I did at the start, but it still feels pretty fast.

Yeah, it sort of loses steam, but as long as it moves fast, I'm okay with it :)

Yep. Ashes on the waves started slow, and got slower, so it felt like it took days to get through it. Even though I'm loosing interest in this one slightly, it's still going pretty fast, so it's not that bad.

Ashes was a snail... I mean, I don't mind a slow book, as long as it still pulls me in. But Ashes was just slow and uninteresting

This one is starting a hello of a lot better than Ashes on the Waves did! It has more momentum

Part One

(view spoiler)[ I want to know what's in the maze. Also that cover is beautiful! I hope everything goes well for her in England, and I bet Sebastian will be a love interest. (hide spoiler)]

It was a nice reprieve from Ashes, that was just sloooooooooow and uninteresting

(view spoiler)[ "I love you too. I never stopped and I never will."

You were 10 last time you met, literally, can you not.

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I just finished, it wasn't too bad, but it wasn't really something special

Ch 1 (view spoiler)[Sebastian seems to know more since he asked her to tell him if anything else happens. Sad about her family. How scary to suddenly have these abilities out of the blue! (hide spoiler)]

@Rachel - No mine is an eARC. Super old lol.

I actually don't think I'm gonna read it I talked to a friend of mine who HATED it and I wanna read so many other amazing books I'm gonna have to push this back further on the tbr!!!

Also doesn't help that that you guys who read it have mentioned how slow it is!! Lol! >.<

Tati wrote: "6% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Oh damn, I hope not - that would be a bore! (hide spoiler)]

Connie wrote: "Part One

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(view spoiler)[I really, really want to know what's up with this maze already! (hide spoiler)]

@Diamond I'm actually quite enjoying it. I mean it is nothign fantastic but its actually the opposite of slow - I am in a bit of a reading slump at the moment but I'm finding this book really easy to fly through!

end of part one - (view spoiler)[I feel bad for Carole, Keith and that - it would be hard not being Imogen's actual adoptive parents and now having her leave them after looking after her for so long. I don't understand why they kept all those secrets though. There is really no excuse for not telling someone that their grandfather was dying, their cousin died in a freak accident and now that her grandfather is dead, she's a duchess! (hide spoiler)]

Rachel wrote: "@Diamond I'm actually quite enjoying it. I mean it is nothign fantastic but its actually the opposite of slow - I am in a bit of a reading slump at the moment but I'm finding this book really easy ..."

I thought it was a pretty fast read too.

There isn't too much going on, but it has an addictive pacing to it. If you are looking for something easy to fly through @Diamond, I'd definitely recommend it for that. I'm only putting it down because it's a 11pm and I should really start thinking of going to bed since I have school tomorrow...

Sarah wrote: "Pre-Reading Questions -

Anybody got any thoughts on this one before we start?

Has anyone read anything similar to this before?

Anybody read anything else by this author previously?"

I am late but I would start this in the evening and I never read something from this author, but the book seems intersting and thrilling!

Tati wrote: "This is a fast read! I'm at 72% already, much better than Ashes on the Waves.

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(view spoiler)[I thought that was a bit extreme as well! And well.. it didn't even work in the end! (hide spoiler)]

Tati wrote: "I'm done!

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(view spoiler)[Gah! I didn't see that coming at all. I loved that twist but the actual ending was a little rushed and I don't lile Sebastian - wait, was that even his name? (hide spoiler)]

Jamie wrote: "Ch 1 [spoilers removed]"

I totally agree!

Prologue-chapter 2 (view spoiler)[ I have just started but I love the writing! It's really compelling, and Rockford Manor seems a dreamy place. And, also, I really love the name Imogen. (hide spoiler)]

Imogen is such a pretty, pretty name. I kept thinking that everytime I read it! :)

Rachel wrote: "Imogen is such a pretty, pretty name. I kept thinking that everytime I read it! :)"

:)

29% For now it's really intriguing and it's not a slow reading, yay!

37% (view spoiler)[The chapters are a little bit too long and it doesn't happen too much but it's really compelling and I love the bits about Rockford Manor's history. (hide spoiler)]

43% (view spoiler)[I like all the description of Rockford Manor! (hide spoiler)]

60% (view spoiler)[Maisie and her mother are really, really creepy! (hide spoiler)]

Sibil wrote: "60% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[They definitely are! But I'd be pretty upset if I was a maid too. (hide spoiler)]

Rachel wrote: "Sibil wrote: "60% [spoilers removed]"

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(view spoiler)[Yes, that's also true, but they really are creepy! (hide spoiler)]