Author: Christina McDonald

Mother Dear by Nova Lee Maier An interesting read about how far one couple will go to protect their family. After Helen kills a man who’s robbing her husband, they must work out what to do with the body. Most of the book focuses on this aspect, which made the plot plod along a little…

The Shadow Writer by Eliza Maxwell An intriguing premise with characters and a plot that centered around obsession. There were long, dry spells in between intriguing, heart-pounding scenes, so it was a bit of a mixed bag. However, the characters were well done with some surprising plot twists near the end. View all my reviews

Favourite Daughter by Kaira Rouda My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you love yourself a crazy, unhinged protagonist, you need this book in your life. This chick (Jane) is seriously unhinged! The story follows Jane, who is grieving the death of her oldest daughter. After a year of grieving behind a haze of antidepressants,…

The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda My rating: 5 of 5 stars A suspenseful summer thriller set in a picturesque coastal town in Maine that thrives between Memorial Day and Labor Day, The Last House Guest is about friendships and secrets, the haves and the have-nots, the locals and the out-of-towners. This riveting tale…

The Nanny by Gilly Macmillan My rating: 5 of 5 stars A devilishly devious Mary Poppins, The Nanny captivates and surprises with twists and turns around every corner. After losing her husband in a car accident in America, Jo returns with her young daughter to England, to the mother she despises, and their house full…

The Whisper Man by Alex North My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you leave a door half open, soon you’ll hear the whispers spoken. I cannot even begin to express how jaw-droppingly good this book was. A beautifully told, tense, haunting story of a father and son who get caught in the crosshairs of…

Then She Vanishes by Claire Douglas My rating: 5 of 5 stars Riveting and wonderfully tense, I adored Claire Douglas’s new psychological suspense novel. I was particularly impressed as the story is more a why-dunnit than a who-dunnit, and these can be tricky to pull off. But Douglas manages to set up a double murder,…

No Exit by Taylor Adams Ok, this book was not what I was expecting! First of all, it gets pretty gory, which I normally have no problem with, but for some reason this just felt more…intense. This is actually a credit to the author, because the use of sensory words and descriptors was so impeccably…