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
Pages: 277Published: 24th October 2007Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Drugs, rape, mental health discrimination In the middle of tending to the everyday business at her vintage clothing shop and sidestepping her married boyfriend’s attempts at commitment, Iris Lockhart receives a stunning phone call: Her great-aunt Esme, whom she never knew existed, is being released from Cauldstone … Continue reading Book Review – The Vanishing Act Of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell
Pages: 423Published: 16th September 2021Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Drugs, sexual references This was a buddy read with my Ellie @ Read To Ramble. We read the first book in this series together and we have had a great time with the characters and it has made us laugh on numerous occasions. I cannot to read to read the next one … Continue reading Book Review – The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
Pages: 216Published: 17th September 2020Genre: Non-fiction/Memoir This book was a total impulse buy. I came across it while browsing in a bookshop and after a few moments of deliberation I decided that I could not leave without it! For as long as she can remember, Cathy Rentzenbrink has lost and found herself in stories. Growing up she was … Continue reading Book Review – Dear Reader by Cathy Rentzenbrink
Pages: 301Published: 30th June 2020Genre: Horror/ParanormalContent warnings: Attempted rape, misogyny, incest, frightening scenes This was a buddy read with my friend Pauliina @ The Bookaholic Dreamer. I really enjoyed discussing this one with her, especially as it helped us both make sense of the many concepts and curiosities of the book. Thank you to Pauliina for making it … Continue reading Book Review – Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Pages: 350Published: 3rd July 2018Genre: Thriller/MysteryContent warnings: Missing person storyline, strong sexual references Fifteen years ago, summer camper Emma Davis watched sleepily as her three cabin mates snuck out of their cabin in the dead of night. The last she--and anyone--saw of them was Vivian closing the cabin door behind her, hushing Emma with a finger pressed to her … Continue reading Book Review – Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
Hello everyone, I have recently read two non-fiction books, and today I am sharing my thoughts on them in the form of miniature reviews. It is the first time I have really done this on my blog, but I felt that in this particular case it was most suitable just to give a quick overview … Continue reading Non-Fiction Mini Reviews – Educated & The Rebel Suffragette
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