Book Review – Hydra by Matt Wesolowski

Pages: 320 Published: 24th December 2017 Genre: Crime/Thriller One cold November night in 2014, in a small town in the northwest of England, 21-year-old Arla Macleod bludgeoned her mother, stepfather and younger sister to death with a hammer, in an unprovoked attack known as the Macleod Massacre. Now incarcerated at a medium-security mental-health institution, Arla will speak to …

Monthly Wrap-Up – November 2022

Hello everyone, All of a sudden, we are in the final month of the year. The Christmas decorations are just about to go up and the end of 2022 is imminent. For me, that also means lots and lots of blog posts! This will be the first of up to 20 posts throughout December, ranging …

Book Review – Nothing More To Tell by Karen M. McManus

Pages: 352 Published: 30th August 2022 Genre: Young Adult Mystery Trigger warnings: Alcohol dependency, PTSD This was a buddy read with Ellie @ Read To Ramble, the fourth time we have read a Karen M. McManus book together. Cue lots of fun discussions! Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favourite teacher. …

Book Review – The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Pages: 401 Published: 13th September 2011 Genre: Fantasy Trigger warnings: Suicide The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But …

Books I’ve Read With Birds On The Cover

Hello everyone, I recently decided that I should think of more ways to be creative with my blog posts, and the best way of doing that is lists! Every book blogger loves a list, right?! When I really started to think about it, there are endless possibilities. Hence this post. I took a quick glance …

Book Review – Six Stories by Matt Wesolowski

Pages: 210 Published: 1st December 2016 Genre: Crime Before I get to the review, I will admit that I have read this series out of order. I began with Changeling, the third book in the series, which I read and reviewed back in 2019. That was followed by Beast and Deity in 2020 and 2021 respectively. As it has become one of my …

Book Spotlight – They Lie Here by NS Ford

Hello everyone, Today I have a spotlight to share with you all, as my friend and fellow book blogger NS Ford has recently released her second psychological thriller novel! The very first book I read this year was her debut, We Watch You, a twisty and unpredictable thriller which I enjoyed. It is quite a page-turner …

Book Review – The Dictionary Of Lost Words by Pip Williams

Pages: 416 Published: 31st March 2020 Genre: Historical Fiction Trigger warnings: Misogyny, sexual content Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood at her father's feet as he and his team gather words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. One day, she sees a slip of paper containing a forgotten word flutter to the …

Monthly Wrap-Up – October 2022

Hello everyone, The clocks have just gone back here in the UK and darkness is descending as we move into the penultimate month of 2022. The leaves have largely changed colour and many have already fluttered to the floor, but the temperatures have not dropped significantly yet. While all that has been happening, life has …

Book Review – Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

Pages: 371 Published: 12th May 2022 Genre: Paranormal Thriller Trigger warnings: Drug references, sexual references, missing baby storyline Late October. After midnight. You’re waiting up for your seventeen-year-old son. He’s late. As you watch from the window, he emerges, and you realize he isn’t alone: he’s walking toward a man, and he’s armed. You can’t believe it when you …