Book Review – The End Of Her by Shari Lapena

Pages: 338 Published: 23rd July 2020 Genre: Domestic Thriller Trigger warnings: Drug references, strong sexual references, gaslighting It starts with a shocking accusation... Stephanie and Patrick are recently married, with new-born twins. While Stephanie struggles with the disorienting effects of sleep deprivation, there’s one thing she knows for certain – she has everything she ever wanted. Then a woman …

Blog Tour Spotlight – Specter by Katie Jane Gallagher

Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for Specter by Katie Jane Gallagher, a paranormal mystery read that finished a wonderful eighth place in the Book Bloggers' Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) 2020. Many congratulations! BBYNA is an annual competition which celebrates the work of indie authors, with books read and scored …

Book Review – One Of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus

Pages: 372 Published: 7th January 2020 Genre: Young Adult Thriller Trigger warnings: Child death, strong sexual references, cancer sub-plot This was a buddy read with my friend Ellie. We have now read both books in this series together and are about to start Karen M. McManus' standalone novel Two Can Keep A Secret. As always, the buddy read was a lot …

Book Review – All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban

Pages: 390 Published: 17th March 2020 Genre: Young Adult Thriller Trigger warnings: Bullying including cyber-bullying, sexual references, suicide This was my second buddy read with Noly, and we had a wonderful time trying to make sense of the high stakes plot and guessing what was going to happen. Our reaction at the end was one of mutual shock and …

Top Five Most Dramatic Twists I Read In 2020

Hello everyone, It is the start of another week, just four days until Christmas, and time for yet another look back at my 2020 reading highlights! This is one of my favourites. I love discussing all the best twists I have come across, and some of the ones I have read this year are among …

Blog Tour + Review – The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

Hello everyone, This is the most ultimate of Ultimate Blog Tours and I am honoured to be a part of it! When I heard that Write Reads Tours had secured Karen M. McManus' next book I was beyond excited - I recently read One Of Us Is Lying and loved that one, so I could not wait …

Book Review – Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

Pages: 403 Published: 6th August 2020 Genre: Domestic Thriller Trigger warnings: References to rape and sexual assault, drug use, misogyny When Saffyre Maddox was ten, something terrible happened, and she's carried the pain of it ever since. The man who she thought was going to heal her didn't, and now she hides, learning his secrets, invisible in the shadows. Owen Pick …

Book Review – Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh

Pages: 356 Published: 25th January 2018 Genre: Legal Thriller/Crime Trigger warnings: Injury detail/gore, allusions to rape They were Hollywood's hottest power couple. They had the world at their feet. Now one of them is dead and Hollywood star Robert Solomon is charged with the brutal murder of his beautiful wife. This is the celebrity murder trial of the century …

Five Books On My TBR – September 2020

Hello everyone, My Goodreads TBR has risen quite considerably in the last two months. This is mostly because of the number of fantastic new releases we have seen lately, and also a lot of great recommendations from other book bloggers. I would love to be able to read them all at once, but I need …

Blog Tour + Review – The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Hello everyone, I am extremely excited to be part of this rather humongous blog tour for the smart and twisty YA thriller that is The Inheritance Games. Thank you very much to Dave @ The Write Reads for his meticulous organisation, and for the beautiful free physical copy! My anticipation for this book was heightened …