Author: Christina McDonald

Cold Woods by Karen Katchur My rating: 5 of 5 stars A dark, thrilling police procedural with a splash of domestic suspense, Cold Woods is chilling, eerie, and ferociously smart. The second in the Northamptom County series (the first one, last year’s River Bodies, was a bestselling hit), Cold Woods starts with a bang as…

The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger My rating: 5 of 5 stars Tense, atmospheric and addictive, The Stranger Inside is an utterly unforgettable tale of justice, revenge and good vs. evil. And with one of the most compelling antagonists I’ve read in a very long time, this book hits my top five books this summer.…

Woman on the Edge by Samantha M. Bailey My rating: 5 of 5 stars Exhilarating and evocative with a palpable sense of tension throughout, Woman on the Edge had me gripped from the very first page. This is one of those books that effortlessly ticks all the boxes: wonderful word building, realistic characters and a…

Her Daughter’s Mother by Daniela Petrova My rating: 5 of 5 stars A beautifully told, emotional domestic suspense novel, Her Daughter’s Mother was compelling, disturbing and thoroughly enjoyable. It explores themes of motherhood, obsession and the price of betrayal when a beautiful woman unexpectedly disappears after becoming an egg donor to an infertile couple. The…

One Small Sacrifice by Hilary Davidson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love the beginning of a new series – so much promise, so much intrigue and suspense about what the characters will do and where they will go! I really enjoyed this cat-and-mouse story of a cop trying to solve an old murder…

Take It Back by Kia Abdullah My rating: 5 of 5 stars Magnificent, gripping and fiercely intelligent, Take It Back is simply stunning. I literally took a day off work, put away my laptop and turned everything off just so I could finish it. There was never a point where I guessed the truth, and…

The Last Lie by Alex Lake An enjoyable cat-and-mouse story between a husband and a wife, I thought The Last Lie was well written with great characters. While there weren’t many guesses or twists (probably a testament to how many psych thrillers I read!), it didn’t detract in any way from my enjoyment of the…

One More Lie by Amy Lloyd My rating: 4 of 5 stars A pacy mystery with a catchy hook and an intriguing premise. The characters didn’t develop much, but if you like flat character development and an interesting plotline, this is an easy read that I finished in one day. View all my reviews

The Language of Kindness: A Nurse’s Story by Christie Watson A really lovely medical memoir about being kind in the face of very difficult tasks. Much of the book was quite dry, with a lot of medical jargon that I think might be confusing to people not in the medical industry. This meant it took…