Pages: 451Published: 9th July 2020Genre: Domestic ThrillerContent warnings: Online abuse Lauren's daughter Zara witnessed a terrible crime. But speaking up comes with a price, and when Zara's identity is revealed online, it puts a target on her back. The only choice is to disappear. From their family, their friends, even from Lauren's husband. No goodbyes. … Continue reading Book Review – How To Disappear by Gillian McAllister
Hello everyone, It is four months since I wrote a discussion post, which for me is just way too long! I guess that I have just been really busy lately, but I am excited for this one as I feel like I have plenty to say here. Discussion posts can be long, but they are … Continue reading Discussion – The Pros and Cons of Thrillers
Pages: 369Published: 19th June 2014Genre: Young Adult FantasyContent warnings: Suicide, sexual references The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious … Continue reading Book Review – Ruin And Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Hello everyone, Another month has passed by and here in the UK we have just about made it to the hottest days of the year so far. It has mostly been a peaceful time, even though the ongoing situation has prevented me from venturing too far from home, but also a time that I have … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – July 2020
Pages: 378Published: 19th March 2020Genre: Mystery/Thriller On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom a rising television star. The bride a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine in a remote location. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and … Continue reading Book Review – The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Pages: 320Published: 20th December 2019Genre: Crime/Mystery The fourth book in the Six Stories series. In the wake of the 'Beast from the East' cold snap that ravaged the UK in 2018, a grisly discovery was made in a ruin on the Northumbrian coast. Twenty-four-year-old vlogger, Elizabeth Barton, had been barricaded inside what locals refer to … Continue reading Book Review – Beast by Matt Wesolowski
Pages: 430Published: 8th January 2019Genre: Domestic ThrillerContent warnings: Drugs, suicide references Seeking women ages 18 - 32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality. Generous compensation. Anonymity guaranteed. When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her … Continue reading Book Review – An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Pages: 376Published: 5th March 2018Genre: Domestic ThrillerContent warnings: Suicide, child death Beth has always known there was something strange about her daughter, Hannah. The lack of emotion, the disturbing behaviour, the apparent delight in hurting others… sometimes Beth is scared of her, and what she could be capable of. Luke comes from the perfect family, with the perfect parents. … Continue reading Book Review – The Lies We Told by Camilla Way
Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for this thought-provoking book, which has possibly the most clinically arresting cover I have seen. Thank you for Anne Cater for my place on the tour, and to Orenda Books for providing a free electronic copy. Pages: 379Published: 9th July 2020Genre: Dystopia/MysteryContent warnings: Drugs, sexual references, pandemic storyline … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – The Waiting Rooms by Eve Smith
Pages: 384Published: 22nd May 2020Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Homophobia, sexual references 1508. In Rome artists are everywhere, and feted as gods. But the most celebrated amongst them, a man who can paint beauty itself, is Raphael. When he touches brush to canvas, his subjects burst to life; he takes base metal and turns it to glistening gold. When Raphael … Continue reading ARC Book Review – The Woman In The Painting by Kerry Postle
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