Pages: 397Published: 1st February 2022Genre: Young Adult ThrillerContent 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 locker, bake brownies, … Continue reading Book Review – These Deadly Games by Diana Urban
Pages: 271Published: 4th November 2022Genre: 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, she’s on … Continue reading Book Review – They Lie Here by NS Ford
Pages: 429Published: 27th July 2021Genre: Mystery/CrimeContent 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 money can't protect … Continue reading Book Review – Not A Happy Family by Shari Lapena
Pages: 408Published: 15th September 2022Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Suicide, drugs references It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A local news legend is on the hunt for a sensational headline, and soon the gang are hot on the trail of two murders, … Continue reading Book Review – The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
Pages: 281Published: 5th January 2021Genre: Domestic ThrillerContent warnings: Drug references, sexual references, child abduction Emma and Dele’s dreams came true nine years ago when they adopted their daughter, Isla. It felt like fate, like they were meant to find each other, and now they’re living the life they always wanted. But then one day a new family moves into … Continue reading Book Review – Circle Of Doubt by Tracy Buchanan
Pages: 352Published: 30th August 2022Genre: Young Adult MysteryContent warnings: Alcohol dependency, PTSD This was a buddy read with Ellie @ Read To Ramble, the fourth time we have read a Karen M. McManus book together. Cue lots of fun discussions! Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favourite teacher. The case was … Continue reading Book Review – Nothing More To Tell by Karen M. McManus
Pages: 210Published: 1st December 2016Genre: Crime Before I get to the review, I will admit that I have read this series out of order. I began with Changeling, the third book in the series, which I read and reviewed back in 2019. That was followed by Beast and Deity in 2020 and 2021 respectively. As it has become one of my favourite series, … Continue reading Book Review – Six Stories by Matt Wesolowski
Pages: 371Published: 12th May 2022Genre: Paranormal ThrillerContent warnings: Drug references, sexual references, missing baby storyline Late October. After midnight. You’re waiting up for your seventeen-year-old son. He’s late. As you watch from the window, he emerges, and you realize he isn’t alone: he’s walking toward a man, and he’s armed. You can’t believe it when you see him do … Continue reading Book Review – Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
Pages: 416Published: 16th January 2018Genre: Young Adult Mystery Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. “A place,” he said, “where learning is a game.” … Continue reading Book Review – Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
Pages: 304Published: 14th April 2021Genre: HorrorContent warnings: Child abduction, sexual references This was a buddy read with Noly @ The Artsy Reader. We had been planning to read it for ages, but finally we got round it in August! Captivated by books and stories, Rose dreams of a life away from the confines of the Sunnyside Care Home she … Continue reading Book Review – The Cottingley Cuckoo by A.J. Elwood
