Top 10 – Books I’ve Read With The Most POVs

Hello everyone, Today I have a list post to share with you all, and it is all about the books that I have read which contain the most character perspectives I have ever come across. Believe it or not, all of these books contain at least FOUR different POVs. It sounds a little bit overwhelming …

Book Review – As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

Pages: 548 Published: 5th August 2021 Genre: Young Adult Crime Trigger warnings: Injury detail/gore, drug use, allusions to rape Pippa Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last investigation ended. Soon she’ll be leaving for Cambridge University but then another case finds her. . . and this time it’s all about Pip. Pip is used to online death threats, …

Book Review – Who Killed Ruby? by Camilla Way

Pages: 309 Published: 27th June 2019 Genre: Domestic Thriller Trigger warnings: Child death, sexual references, homophobia Over thirty years ago Vivienne's pregnant sister Ruby was murdered by her boyfriend Jack. It was an open and shut case, as Vivienne heard him commit the crime and the evidence of other witnesses placed Jack at the scene. Vivienne still has awful …

My Favourite Books With Multimedia Formats

Hello everyone, I hope you are having a nice week so far. I am barely coping with the heat wave we have been experiencing here in the UK - it is hard to remember a time where I have had to actively take shelter from the sun! Today I have one of my list posts …

Book Review – Still Water by Rebecca Pert

Pages: 262 Published: 23rd June 2022 Genre: Psychological Thriller I was handed a proof copy of this book by the author in person, as she just so happens to be a work colleague of mine. It was amazing to read a soon-to-be-published novel by someone who I know in real life, after the initial starry-eyed surprise at finding …

Book Review – Girl A by Abigail Dean

Pages: 326 Published: 2nd February 2021 Genre: General Fiction Trigger warnings: Child abuse/cruelty, sexual content Alexandra Gracie doesn't want to think about her family. She doesn't want to think about growing up in her parents' House of Horrors. And she doesn't want to think about her identity as Girl A: the girl who escaped, the eldest sister who freed …

Spotlight – Still Water by Rebecca Pert

Hello everyone, Today I am sharing a spotlight of a debut psychological thriller, Still Water by Rebecca Pert, which is being released tomorrow. What is so remarkable about this book is that I know the author - she is one of my work colleagues! I had no idea that she was an author in her spare time …

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 …

Five Books On My TBR – April 2022

Hello everyone, I am trying to avoid buying many books at the moment as I prioritise the ones currently sitting on my unread pile, or loan them from the library. However, that still does not stop me from adding books to my Goodreads TBR, as more tantalising titles continue to be released. To reflect that, …