Book Review – An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Pages: 430 Published: 8th January 2019 Genre: Domestic Thriller Trigger warnings: Drugs, suicide references Seeking women ages 18 - 32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality. Generous compensation. Anonymity guaranteed. When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few …

Book Review – The Lies We Told by Camilla Way

Pages: 376 Published: 5th March 2018 Genre: Domestic Thriller Trigger warnings: Suicide, child death Beth has always known there was something strange about her daughter, Hannah. The lack of emotion, the disturbing behaviour, the apparent delight in hurting others… sometimes Beth is scared of her, and what she could be capable of. Luke comes from the perfect family, with …

Blog Tour + Review – The Waiting Rooms by Eve Smith

Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for this thought-provoking book, which has possibly the most clinically arresting cover I have seen. Thank you for Anne Cater for my place on the tour, and to Orenda Books for providing a free electronic copy. Pages: 379 Published: 9th July 2020 Genre: Dystopia/Mystery Trigger warnings: Drugs, sexual …

Blog Tour + Review – The Truants by Kate Weinberg

Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for this rather intriguing book, which certainly caught my eye once I saw the synopsis. Thank you to Anne Cater for my place on the tour, and also Kate Weinberg and Putnam for a free electronic copy. Pages: 352 Published: 8th August 2019 Genre: General Fiction/Thriller Trigger warnings: Strong …

Book Review – The Family Secret by Tracy Buchanan

Pages: 362 Published: 10th January 2019 Genre: Mystery/Family Drama Trigger warnings: Child death, sexual content Since Amber lost her child ten years ago, her sole focus has been keeping her small business afloat. Her life seems to be on hold, until the morning she finds a girl on the beach outside her gift shop. A girl who has no …

Book Review – In The Absence Of Miracles by Michael J. Malone

Pages: 296 Published: 19th July 2019 Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Mystery Trigger warnings: Sexual abuse storyline, drugs, alcohol dependency John Docherty’s mother has just been taken into a nursing home following a massive stroke and she’s unlikely to be able to live independently again. With no other option than to sell the family home, John sets about packing up everything in …

Blog Tour + Review – The Saracen’s Mark by S.W. Perry

Hello everyone, It is my stop on the blog tour for the The Saracen's Mark by S.W. Perry, the third instalment of the Jackdaw Mysteries. Many thanks to Anne Cater and the publisher Corvus Books for allowing me to take part, and for sending me a free review copy. The cover is rather spectacular, and it made …

Book Review – Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Pages: 368 Published: 14th August 2018 Genre: Historical Fiction/Mystery For years, rumours of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark. But Kya is not what …

Book Review – The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

Pages: 446 Published: 6th August 2019 Genre: Mystery/Thriller Trigger warnings: Drugs, rape/sexual abuse Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am. She soon learns not only the …

Book Review – All The Rage by Cara Hunter

Pages: 440 Published: 23rd January 2020 Genre: Crime A teenage girl is found wandering the outskirts of Oxford, dazed and distressed. The story she tells is terrifying. Grabbed off the street, a plastic bag pulled over her face, then driven to an isolated location where she was subjected to what sounds like an assault. Yet she refuses to …