Author: Christina McDonald

The Breakdown by B.A. Paris My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow! This book had me on the edge of my seat, literally gripping my kindle with sweaty palms, unable to put it down until I’d finished. Cass Anderson didn’t stop to help the woman in the car, and now she’s dead. After the murder,…

The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney My rating: 5 of 5 stars A fast, gripping read with a brilliant plot line and twists around every corner. The concept of this book was so unique I was immediately interested, and my interest never waned throughout my read. The story follows Emma (in the past) and Jane…

The Girl Before by Rena Olsen My rating: 5 of 5 stars A different kind of suspense novel, The Girl Before follows Clara, who is torn from her husband and daughters when armed men invade her home. While it’s clear up front what’s going on, the story switches between past and present, creating some great…

The Art of Hiding by Amanda Prowse My rating: 5 of 5 stars A beautiful family drama novel about learning to be strong in the face of unimaginable tragedy. Nina’s seemingly perfect life is shattered when her husband, Finn, is killed in a car accident. Suddenly Nina is left bereft, in massive debt, with no…

Guilty by Laura Elliot My rating: 4 of 5 stars An absolutely gripping premise and a well-plotted domestic suspense novel. When 13-year old Constance goes missing, reporter Amanda Bowe vilifies her uncle Karl. Six years later, his life is in ruins while Amanda is thriving. But now Karl wants revenge. A dark read about the…

The Choice by Samantha King My rating: 5 of 5 stars A cleverly plotted, tense, and well-written thriller with a Sophie’s Choice premise playing on every mother’s worst fear. When a killer bursts into Madeleine’s house on her twins’ tenth birthday, he forces her to choose: which child should live, which should die. This is…

Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty My rating: 5 of 5 stars A sophisticated literary thriller. Educated, successful, married – Yvonne Carmichael is suddenly caught up in an affair that leads to a murder. The writing style is sophisticated, which suits the very educated protagonist, and the story pacey and suspenseful. It does start a…

Remember Me This Way by Sabine Durrant My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. Just wow. This is such a beautifully told, spellbinding psychological thriller. Sabine Durrant is a new author to me, and after finishing Remember Me This Way I immediately went and bought her other books. I love finding authors who get that…

A Mother’s Confession by Kelly Rimmer My rating: 5 of 5 stars Absolutely blown away by this book. The story switches POVs between Olivia, whose dealt with abuse from her husband David for years, and Ivy, David’s mother, who thinks everything he does is perfect. But now David is dead, Olivia is in shock, and…

The Primrose Path by Rebecca Griffiths My rating: 4 of 5 stars Told from several points of view, this is a twisty tale with believable characters and a good plot. It follows Sarah, who was abducted and held hostage seventeen years ago. Now the man who abducted her is being released from prison. Fearful of…

In the Waning Light by Loreth Anne White My rating: 5 of 5 stars I absolutely loved this book! A fantastic crime novel with well drawn and developed characters. It follows Meg, a true crime author, whose sister was horrifically murdered when she was a child. Meg witnessed the crime but can’t remember much about…

What She Never Told Me by Kate McQuaile My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a really beautiful, poignant, character-driven novel about Louise, who rushes back to Ireland from London to say goodbye to her dying mother. But even then, she isn’t able to get any information out of her mother about her biological…