Book Review – A History Of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw

Pages: 351 Published: 7th December 2021 Genre: Paranormal Mystery Trigger warnings: Missing person storyline, sexual references Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Hired by families as a last resort, he requires only a single object to find the person who has vanished. When he takes on the case of Maggie St. James - a well-known …

Book Review – The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

Pages: 465 Published: 22nd July 2021 Genre: Mystery Trigger warnings: Missing person storyline, strong sexual references, coercive control 2017: 19 year old Tallulah is going out on a date, leaving her baby with her mother, Kim. Kim watches her daughter leave and, as late evening turns into night, which turns into early morning, she waits for her return. …

Book Review – I Know You Did It by Sue Wallman

Pages: 249 Published: 6th May 2021 Genre: Young Adult Thriller Trigger warnings: Bullying, cyber bullying, child death, sexual harassment A secret from her past threatens to detonate her present... On her first day at a new school, Ruby finds a note in her locker saying I Know You Did It. She's terrified that someone has found out she was …

Book Review – Things In Jars by Jess Kidd

Pages: 403 Published: 4th April 2019 Genre: Historical Mystery/Paranormal Trigger warnings: Sexual references, allusions to sexual assault, descriptions of gore Bridie Devine—female detective extraordinaire—is confronted with the most baffling puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwick, secret daughter of Sir Edmund Athelstan Berwick, and a peculiar child whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the unwanted attention of collectors trading …

Book Review – Dangerous Women by Hope Adams

Pages: 327 Published: 16th February 2021 Genre: Historical Fiction Trigger warnings: Strong sexual references, misogyny, allusions to rape London, 1841. The Rajah sails for Australia. On board are 180 women convicted of petty crimes, sentenced to start a new life half way across the world. Daughters, sisters, mothers - they'll never see home or family again. Despised and damned, all …

Blog Tour + Review – We Watch You by NS Ford

Hello everyone, It is the final day of this blog tour and I am delighted to be sharing my thoughts on the debut novel by my book blogging friend NS Ford. Ever since I found out that this book was being published I have been looking forward to reading it, and this tour was the …

The Best Settings I Read in 2021

Hello everyone, Today we are going global, as I am looking back on all the standout settings I read about in 2021. In the books I have picked up throughout the year, they have transported me to several different countries, broadening my horizons even further with portrayals of various cultures and perspectives. I absolutely adore …

Blog Tour + Review – You’ll Be The Death Of Me by Karen M. McManus

Hello everyone, The release of a new young adult thriller from Karen M. McManus always brings great anticipation, so it goes without saying that I was beyond thrilled to find out that the Write Reads were organising a blog tour for You'll Be The Death Of Me. I wasted no time at all in signing up, …

Book Review – The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup

Translated by: Caroline Waight Pages: 501 Published: 6th June 2018 Genre: Crime Thriller Trigger warnings: See below A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen. His calling card is a “chestnut man”—a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts—which he leaves at each bloody crime scene. Examining the dolls, forensics makes a shocking discovery—a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a …

Book Review – Girl In The Walls by A.J. Gnuse

Pages: 359 Published: 18th March 2021 Genre: General Fiction Trigger warnings: Bullying/Ableism, frightening scenes She doesn’t exist. She can’t exist. Elise knows every inch of the house. She knows which boards will creak. She knows where the gaps are in the walls. She knows which parts can take her in, hide her away. It’s home, after all. …