Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney - 5 Stars

 Amber wakes up in the hospital and can't speak or move. She can hear, though, and those around her have no idea. She doesn't know what happened or how she got there. From the conversations she hears, Amber has tons of questions. Is she in the coma due to an accident? Is her sister having an affair with her husband? And who is the stranger that keeps visiting her in the middle of the night.

The story is told in 3 parts: present, past (leading up to the accident), and clips from her childhood diary. 

This was one twisty book and I LOVED it. I read it in about 24 hours, which is super rare for me. I never read that fast. Just when you think you've figured things out, the author throws in another twist and leaves you baffled again. I think I will definitely check out some of her other books. 

The Seven Day Switch by Kelly Harms - 4 Stars

 Celeste is a stay-at-home-mom. She feeds her kids organic foods, has an immaculate home, and still finds time to relax. 

Wendy is the go-getter with her own business as a productivity consultant. She has a minute-to-minute schedule that she follows and spends one waking hour each day with her kids. 

Both moms despise each other and think that the other one has made the wrong choice when it comes to their children. But after too much sangria at the neighborhood potluck, they wake up in each other's bodies and soon find out more than they wanted about the other's life. 

The women are in each other's bodies for a week and have to learn how to run each household as well as making changes they feel will make the other one a better mom. 

This was cute, but I did find the end a little dragging. It was fiction, but was interesting to see how each mom (working and stay-at-home) viewed the other without knowing what they were going through.

Yours Cruelly, Elvira by Cassandra Peterson - 5 Stars

 "Nearing age 30, a struggling actress considered past her prime, she auditioned at local LA channel KHJ as hostess for the late night vintage horror movies. Cassandra improvised, made the role her own, and got the job on the spot. Yours Cruelly, Elvira is an unforgettably wild memoir. Cassandra doesn't shy away from revealing exactly who she is and how she overcame seemingly insurmountable odds. Always original and sometimes outrageous, her story is loaded with twists, travails, revelry, and downright shocking experiences. It is the candid, often funny, and sometimes heart-breaking tale of a Midwest farm girl's long strange trip to become the world's sexiest, sassiest Halloween icon."

I was really excited when this book came out. I'm not normally a fan of Hollywood memoirs, but I love horror movies and remember Elvira from my younger years. The description of the book pulled me in and boy did it deliver. There were a few slow spots half way through the book, but when I did sit down to read, I flew through it and really enjoyed the stories.