Title: A Ruined Girl Author: Kate Simants Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Viper, Serpent's Tail Publication Date: 27th August 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Two boys loved her. But which one killed her? Two years ago, teenagers Rob and Paige broke into the house of Paige's school counsellor and stole only a necklace, but traumatised their victims … Continue reading A Ruined Girl by Kate Simants – Book Review
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True Story by Kate Reed Petty – Book Review
Title: True Story Author: Kate Reed Petty Genre: Fiction Publisher: Quercus Publication Date: 4th August 2020 Rating: Cover: Summary: After a college party, two boys drive a girl home: drunk and passed out in the back seat. Rumours spread about what they did to her, but later they'll tell the police a different version of … Continue reading True Story by Kate Reed Petty – Book 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
Belladonna by Anbara Salam – Book Review
Title: Belladonna Author: Anbara Salam Genre: Fiction Publisher: Fig Tree, Penguin Publication Date: 16th July 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: It is summer, 1956, when fifteen-year-old Bridget first meets Isabella. In their conservative Connecticut town, Isabella is a breath of fresh air. She is worldly, alluring and brazen: an enigma. When they receive an offer … Continue reading Belladonna by Anbara Salam – Book Review
The Shadow Friend by Alex North – Book Review
Title: The Shadow Friend Author: Alex North Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Michael Joseph Publication Date: 9th July 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: The victim was his friend. So was the murderer.Twenty-five years ago, troubled teenager Charlie Crabtree committed a shocking and unprovoked murder.For Paul Adams, it's a day he'll never forget. He's never forgiven himself for … Continue reading The Shadow Friend by Alex North – Book Review
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
The Lightness by Emily Temple – Book Review
Title: The Lightness Author: Emily Temple Genre: Fiction Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: 11th June 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: One year ago, the person Olivia adores most in the world, her father, left home for a meditation retreat in the mountains and never returned. Yearning to make sense of his shocking departure, Olivia runs … Continue reading The Lightness by Emily Temple – Book Review
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
The Magnificent Sons by Justin Myers
Title: The Magnificent Sons Author: Justin Myers Genre: General Fiction Publisher: Little Brown Publication Date: E-Book and Audiobook 28th May 2020 / Hardback 6th August 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Two brothers. Two different journeys. The same hope of a magnificent future. Jake D'Arcy has spent most of his twenty-nine years trying to get his … Continue reading The Magnificent Sons by Justin Myers
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