Book Review – Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall

Book Review – Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall

What happens when love turns to obsession? Through the eyes of a delusional male lead, Araminta Hall explores a complicated relationship that delves into dark corners. Disturbing and dark, I enjoyed reading this well-written thriller because of Mikey's sometimes terrifying ...

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Audiobook Review – Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land

Audiobook Review – Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land

“…I remember a story that I read. A Native American tale where the Cherokee tells his grandson there’s a battle between two wolves in all of us. One is evil, the other good. The boy asks him, Which wolf wins? The Cherokee tells him, The one you feed.” Wow! GOOD ME BAD ME ...

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Audiobook Review – You Were Here by Gian Sardar

Audiobook Review – You Were Here by Gian Sardar

** This review does contain some slight spoilers. I don't give away the ending or the ultimate resolution in either storyline but I do reveal some things that happen along the way. YOU WERE HERE tells the story of a fifty-year mystery of a love affair gone wrong and the ...

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Audiobook Review – The Weight of Lies by Emily Carpenter

Audiobook Review – The Weight of Lies by Emily Carpenter

The daughter of a famous author uncovers a decades-old murder mystery between the pages of her mother’s international bestseller in this thriller. THE WEIGHT OF LIES is a slow-building page-turner with a great setting, but the slower pace may not please all ...

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Audiobook Review – Gone Without a Trace by Mary Torjussen

Audiobook Review – Gone Without a Trace by Mary Torjussen

A woman comes home to find that her loving boyfriend has vanished, leaving absolutely no evidence of his existence. Hannah begins examining every clue and unraveling her past to find him and what she finds is the cold hard truth. What caused Hannah's boyfriend to leave ...

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Book Review – The Possessions by Sara Flannery Murphy

Book Review – The Possessions by Sara Flannery Murphy

Sara Flannery Murphy's striking debut tells the story of a woman haunted by her own past who escapes into the lives of the dead. Eerie, haunting, and beautifully rich prose had me turning the pages, but some readers may have trouble with the slower pace at times. "What kind ...

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Book Review – I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

Book Review – I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

*** My comments on the audiobook of I'm Thinking of Ending Things are at the end of this review. I reread it in July 2016. Book Review: "There are certain things in life, not very many, that are real, confirmed cures for rainy days, for loneliness. Puzzles are like that. ...

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Audiobook Review – Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes

Audiobook Review – Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes

I was super late to the Joe Goldberg party when I read You (My Review) recently. Our beloved Joe is back in the follow-up and he's just as creepy and charming. Hidden Bodies was entertaining with solid writing, but the book moved rather slowly in several parts. I found ...

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This & That – Two Creepy Psychological Thrillers

This & That – Two Creepy Psychological Thrillers

“This and That” is a feature to showcase books that I think sound similar or have similar themes and would recommend to someone who is a fan of the “this book.”  Often times, I may not have read the “that” book, but I think fans of the “this” book might like it based on the ...

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Giveaway – I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

Giveaway – I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

I'm so excited to be giving away a copy of one of my favorite books of 2016, I LET YOU GO by Clare Mackintosh. It's a psychological thriller and mystery with a huge plot twist that changes everything you thought you knew. Read My Review (spoiler-free) Enter for a ...

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