I've read a lot of books in the last 2 months but been really naughty about reviewing them. A Good Enough Mother was something I picked up in April, and it was a good read. I've been sitting on my thoughts about this book a while now, time to release! Short take: This book is … Continue reading A Good Enough Mother by Bev Thomas
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I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney
Bleep Bleep! Sassy thriller lover alert! I am so picky when it comes to liking thrillers, I know- but this time it's a huge me likey from me. Short take: I love my thrillers when I don't need to spend any effort to "get into" the story, it just picks me up to a roller … Continue reading I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney
Little Darlings by Melanie Golding
Short take: This is a tense page-turner with supernatural elements, does a wonderful portrayal of a new mum and the struggles of looking after a newborn. Little Darlings was engaging read from the start, if you're a follower of this blog or my Instagram page, you know I'm a big Thriller reader and this one … Continue reading Little Darlings by Melanie Golding
Call Me Evie by J.P. Pomare
A short take: For fans of Before I Go to Sleep, Call Me Evie is a story that develops slowly and offers a good reading experience to any thriller lover. Evie doesn't remember why she ended up in a remote part of New Zealand away from crowds with a man she chooses to address as … Continue reading Call Me Evie by J.P. Pomare
Disturbance by Marianne Kavanagh
Short take: Here is a well-written book for domestic thriller lovers, set in a small circle of people, showing the power of gossip and the tension of living in a small village where people are seemingly friendly but you wouldn't know who really to trust! Don't hesitate to pick this up if you loved Desperate … Continue reading Disturbance by Marianne Kavanagh
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Reading Liane Moriarty's new book was a bit like meeting with an old friend, realising how much you missed them! The wit, the humour, the quirky characters, the wonderful flow of the story is again playing part in this novel as in all Moriarty books, but I didn't love this book as much as I … Continue reading Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Erin Kelly’s Poison Tree : An Ode to Poisoned Dignity
I have the strength of a woman who has everything to loose. says Karen, the protagonist of the The Poison Tree. Her story is like being poisoned, starting with drops of un-wellness swirling into a deep, painful hopefulness: you know the end is coming and it's not going to be good. Ah, the times … Continue reading Erin Kelly’s Poison Tree : An Ode to Poisoned Dignity
The search for a missing daughter in never ending light: The Silver Road
‘There’s something about death that gets under your skin and destroys you from the inside. Nobody warns you about it before you go. Nobody explains what happens to you once you’ve seen death first hand, when you’ve stared it in the face. The way it kind of gets its claws into you. Becomes part of … Continue reading The search for a missing daughter in never ending light: The Silver Road
Before She Knew Him: (a.k.a. me before meeting Mr Swanson)
Before I knew Mr Swanson, I had no idea how enjoyable the cat-and-mouse games were to read. I still remember picking up The Kind Worth Killing lazily in an airport, expecting very little of it as I've never heard of Mr Swanson back then. I started reading the book on the plane and I was … Continue reading Before She Knew Him: (a.k.a. me before meeting Mr Swanson)
Where the Crawdads Sing, begins the loneliness
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Yay or nay: Yay a million times. 4.5 🌟 Let me tell you something funny. I really hated this book because it made me cry so much. Not exaggerating, from start to finish I was in tears. There is such a beauty in the sadness of this novel, … Continue reading Where the Crawdads Sing, begins the loneliness
Seven Husbands, Hundred Troubles: Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One cannot argue that Taylor Jenkins Reid's Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is a page turner. But does it go beyond that? Evelyn Hugo: a home wrecker, bomb shell, an extra ordinary woman. Coming from a slum in Cuba, from nowhere, with no one supporting her, still managed to get on top of the mountain of … Continue reading Seven Husbands, Hundred Troubles: Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Officer, There is a Stranger in my diary! Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
It's my stop today on the fabulous Stranger Diaries Blog tour. If you're a regular visitor of my blog you know I am always up for a good crime thriller, so I couldn't be happier to be on tour for this fab book! Elly Griffiths is famous for Ruth Galloway mysteries, and she is treating … Continue reading Officer, There is a Stranger in my diary! Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
