Pages: 381Published: 22nd June 2021Genre: Thriller The atmosphere on board the inaugural non-stop flight from London to Sydney is electric. Numerous celebrities are rumoured to be among the passengers in business class and journalists will be waiting on the ground to greet the plane. Mina is one of a hand-picked team of flight attendants chosen for the landmark … Continue reading Book Review – Hostage by Clare Mackintosh
Pages: 232Published: 13th April 2021Genre: Young Adult FantasyContent warnings: Violence/injury detail, misognyny I recently took part in the blog tour for this book, but was not able to read it at the time. Now I have, and I am excited to share my review! Thank you very much to Dave @ The Write Reads and Kristin Ward - two … Continue reading Book Review – The Girl Of Dorcha Wood by Kristin Ward
Pages: 327Published: 16th February 2021Genre: Historical FictionContent 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 they have now … Continue reading Book Review – Dangerous Women by Hope Adams
Pages: 361Published: 4th May 2021Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Racism, attempted rape Valora Luck has two things: a ticket for the biggest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world, and a dream of leaving England behind and making a life for herself as a circus performer in New York. Much to her surprise, though, she's turned away at … Continue reading Book Review – Luck Of The Titanic by Stacey Lee
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 … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – We Watch You by NS Ford
Pages: 304Published: 13th January 2022Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Child death, sexual references I received an advanced review copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, so my thanks go to the author and publisher for providing that. This was a buddy read with the wonderful Pauliina @ The Bookaholic Dreamer, and we had … Continue reading ARC Review – The Key In The Lock by Beth Underdown
Pages: 282Published: 11th May 2021Genre: Contemporary ThrillerContent warnings: Child death, drug references I read this book with my friend Gem - our ninth buddy read in total! We were both looking forward to this one, but sadly it did not deliver in the way we hoped, as you will find out in my review. Jacob Finch Bonner was once … Continue reading Book Review – The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
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, … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – You’ll Be The Death Of Me by Karen M. McManus
Translated by: Caroline WaightPages: 501Published: 6th June 2018Genre: Crime Thriller 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 government minister’s daughter who had been … Continue reading Book Review – The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup
Pages: 359Published: 18th March 2021Genre: General FictionContent 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. The home her … Continue reading Book Review – Girl In The Walls by A.J. Gnuse
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