Pages: 409 Published: 21st July 2022 Genre: Crime Trigger warnings: Injury detail, baby death storyline When a body is found in a farmhouse in a gruesome state, DI Adam Fawley is one of the first on the scene. The murder leads Fawley to a convoluted investigation from the past, and a family torn apart by a devastating crime involving … Continue reading Book Review – Hope To Die by Cara Hunter
Pages: 361 Published: 3rd April 2014 Genre: Psychological Thriller Clarissa is becoming more and more frightened of her colleague, Rafe. He won’t leave her alone, and he refuses to take no for an answer. He is always there. Being selected for jury service is a relief. The courtroom is a safe haven, a place where Rafe can’t … Continue reading Book Review – The Book Of You by Claire Kendal
Hello everyone, The days are brighter again and that immediately makes me happier. To be typing this at almost 7pm UK time and for it still to be light outside is a very good feeling that breathes positivity. At the same time, my TBR gets higher and higher. There are three reasons for this: 1) … Continue reading Five Books On My TBR – April 2023
Pages: 397 Published: 1st February 2022 Genre: Young Adult Thriller Trigger warnings: Child abduction, child death When Crystal Donovan gets a message on a mysterious app with a video of her little sister gagged and bound, she agrees to play the kidnapper’s game. At first, they make her complete bizarre tasks: steal a test and stuff it in a … Continue reading Book Review – These Deadly Games by Diana Urban
Pages: 271 Published: 4th November 2022 Genre: Domestic/Paranormal Thriller This is the second book self-published by my book blogging friend NS Ford. As well as being a creative blogger, she is a very talented author! Kat Green has made a career out of tracking down reclusive former celebrities. When she moves to the quaint English city of Waelminster, … Continue reading Book Review – They Lie Here by NS Ford
Pages: 429 Published: 27th July 2021 Genre: Mystery/Crime Trigger warnings: Injury detail, bullying In this family, everyone is keeping secrets--especially the dead. Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there. And they don't come much richer than Fred and Sheila Merton. But even all their … Continue reading Book Review – Not A Happy Family by Shari Lapena
Hello everyone, I hope you have all had a wonderful holiday season. Today I am sharing my final post of the year and it is time for THE list - the top 10 books I have read in 2022! While I have had fewer five-star reads than in previous years, it feels like I have … Continue reading Top 10 Books I Read In 2022
Hello everyone, One of the absolute gems of reading is that it can transport you to absolutely anywhere in the world - or to a different world entirely, courtesy of its setting. As well as being something fun, exciting, and potentially new, it allows you to really immerse yourself in a different culture or experience … Continue reading The Best Settings I Read In 2022
Hello everyone, As we all know, the ending to a book is vitally important. It goes a long way towards determining our overall thoughts on the book, and depending on whether it is good or bad, can affect the star ratings we award it and just how fondly we think back on it. In this … Continue reading Top Five Memorable Endings I Read In 2022
Hello everyone, Every year I do all of these countdown posts, and this one is quite possibly my favourite. I love a good twist - one that I do not see coming, improves the story, or even changes the entire complexion of the plot. When something like this arrives, it is a unique feeling of … Continue reading Top Five Most Dramatic Twists I Read In 2022
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