This year has been, as I'm sure you are well aware, pretty horrendous. I can't believe how much life has changed from normal and it has been extremely difficult for everyone. I suffer from chronic pelvic pain and several other chronic illnesses and unfortunately stress and anxiety (which is something of a second nature to … Continue reading My Favourite Books of 2020!
Category: Suspense
The Split by Sharon Bolton – Book Review
Title: The Split Author: Sharon Bolton Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Trapeze Publication Date: 22nd October 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: SHE'LL NEVER STOP RUNNING.BUT HE'LL NEVER STOP LOOKING. A year ago Felicity Lloyd fled England to South Georgia, one of the most remote islands in the world, escaping her past and the man she once loved. … Continue reading The Split by Sharon Bolton – Book Review
The Searcher by Tana French – Book Review
Title: The Searcher Author: Tana French Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Viking, Penguin Publication Date: 5th November 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force, and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life … Continue reading The Searcher by Tana French – Book Review
Play The Red Queen by Juris Jurjevics – Blog Tour Review
Title: Play The Red Queen Author: Juris Jurjevics (published posthumously) Genre: Suspense/Crime/Historical Fiction Publisher: No Exit Press Publication Date: 12th November 2020 (paperback) Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Vietnam, 1963. A female Viet Cong assassin is trawling the boulevards of Saigon, catching US Army officers off-guard with a single pistol shot, then riding off on the … Continue reading Play The Red Queen by Juris Jurjevics – Blog Tour Review
Three-Fifths by John Vercher – Book Review
Title: Three-Fifths Author: John Vercher Genre: Fiction/Thriller Publisher: Pushkin Press Publication Date: 1st October 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Pittsburgh, 1995. Twenty-two year old Bobby Saraceno is a biracial man, passing for white. Bobby has hidden his identity from everyone, even his best friend and fellow comic-book geek, Aaron, who has just returned from prison … Continue reading Three-Fifths by John Vercher – Book Review
Dangerous to Know by Chloé Esposito – Blog Tour Review
Title: Dangerous to Know Author: Chloé Esposito Genre: Thriller/Comedy Publisher: Penguin UK Publication Date: 15th October 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Once, serial killer Alvie Knightly was living the dream. Unlimited cash.An Italian getaway.A hot new boyfriend . . . How the mighty fall. One year - and one very unfortunate incident - later, Alvie … Continue reading Dangerous to Know by Chloé Esposito – Blog Tour Review
Monstrous Souls by Rebecca Kelly – Book Review
Title: Monstrous Souls Author: Rebecca Kelly Genre: Thriller/Mystery Publisher: Agora Books Publication Date: 23rd July 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: What if you knew the truth but couldn’t remember? Over a decade ago, Heidi was the victim of a brutal attack that left her hospitalised, her younger sister missing, and her best friend dead. But … Continue reading Monstrous Souls by Rebecca Kelly – Book Review
Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis – Book Review
Title: Harrow Lake Author: Kat Ellis Genre: YA Horror Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: 9th July 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Lola Nox is the daughter of a celebrated horror filmmaker - she thinks nothing can scare her. But when her father is brutally attacked in their New York apartment, she's swiftly packed off to live … Continue reading Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis – 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
Wild Dog by Serge Joncour – Book Review
Title: Wild Dog Author: Serge Joncour Translator: Jane Aitken & Polly Mackintosh Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Gallic Books Publication Date: 2nd April 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Franck and Lise, a French couple in the film industry, rent a cottage in the quiet hills of the French Lot to get away from the stresses of … Continue reading Wild Dog by Serge Joncour – Book Review