I can't believe that's another month come and gone! This difficult and unusual summer is going by so quickly. Lockdown is starting to become more relaxed here in Scotland and whilst I understand many are happy about this, I have to confess I'm pretty stressed about it. I'm an anxious person at the best of … Continue reading June Wrap-Up!
Category: Crime/Thriller/Mystery
The Other Passenger by Louise Candlish – Book Review
Title: The Other Passenger Author: Louise Candlish Genre: Thriller/Mystery Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Publication Date: 25th June 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: It all happens so quickly. One day you're living the dream, commuting to work by riverbus with your charismatic neighbour Kit in the seat beside you. The next, Kit hasn't turned up … Continue reading The Other Passenger by Louise Candlish – Book Review
Safe by S.K. Barnett – Blog Tour Review
Title: Safe Author: S.K. Barnett Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Century, Arrow Publication Date: 11th June 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: YOUR CHILD IS MISSING.She was only six years old when she disappeared. Posters went up, the police investigated. But no one could find her. Now, twelve years later, she’s home. And knocking at your door. … Continue reading Safe by S.K. Barnett – Blog Tour Review
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’ve Added To My TBR And Forgotten Why
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Hello everyone! It has been a difficult week for most people I … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’ve Added To My TBR And Forgotten Why
Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke – Book Review
Title: Heaven, My Home Author: Attica Locke Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Serpent's Tail/Profile Books Publication Date: 1st June 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Nine-year-old Levi King knew he should have left for home sooner; instead he found himself all alone, adrift on the vastness of Caddo Lake. A sudden noise - and all goes dark. Ranger … Continue reading Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke – Book Review
May Wrap-Up
Hello lovely people! So we are now, incredibly, into June already. I cannot believe how fast this summer is disappearing, it's actually quite frightening. Recently the news and my thoughts are very much dominated by the events in America and whilst I will keep this post about mainly books, I do just want to say … Continue reading May Wrap-Up
The House on the Lake by Nuala Ellwood – Book Review
Title: The House on the Lake Author: Nuala Ellwood Genre: Psychological Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: February 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Lisa needs to disappear. And her friend's rambling old home in the wilds of Yorkshire seems like the perfect place. It's miles away from the closest town, and no one there knows her … Continue reading The House on the Lake by Nuala Ellwood – Book Review
The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel – Book Review
Title: The Familiar Dark Author: Amy Engel Genre: Thriller/Mystery Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Publication Date: 31st March 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: 'In other places, the murder of two little girls would have blanketed the entire town in horror. Here, it was just another bad day.' Eve Taggert's life has been spent steadily climbing away … Continue reading The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel – Book Review
The New Girl by Harriet Walker – Book Review
Title: The New Girl Author: Harriet Walker Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton UK Publication Date: Ebook - 19th May 2020 / Print - July 2020 US Publication Date: 19th May 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Glamorous Margot Jones is the fashion editor at glossy women's magazine Haute, and pregnant with her first child. Margot's … Continue reading The New Girl by Harriet Walker – Book Review
Dear Child by Romy Hausmann – Book Review
Title: Dear Child Author: Romy Hausmann Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Quercus Publication Date: 14th May 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: A windowless shack in the woods. Lena's life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captor, the father: meals, bathroom visits, study time are strictly scheduled and meticulously observed. He protects … Continue reading Dear Child by Romy Hausmann – Book Review
