Author: Christina McDonald

Don’t Close Your Eyes by Holly Seddon My rating: 5 of 5 stars Holly Seddon is great at writing believable, relatable characters. I found Don’t Close Your Eyes completely different from her first book. It’s more a domestic suspense with themes on betrayal, guilt and mental health than a psychological thriller, but that being said,…

Silent Child by Sarah A. Denzil My rating: 5 of 5 stars Emma has finally found some semblance of happiness after her son was washed away during a flood. Then, ten years later, her son is found. The problem? He’s too traumatized to speak. I absolutely loved this book and couldn’t put it down. I…

Ten Birthdays by Kerry Wilkinson On Poppy’s birthday, the year after her mother died, she’s given ten letters, each of her birthdays over ten years. The letters are from her mother – all the things she wasn’t able to say to her daughter before she died. The premise was intriguing and I loved the idea…

The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda My rating: 5 of 5 stars Failed journalist Leah Stevens abruptly leaves Boston after a restraining order and the threat of a lawsuit after writing a dubious story. She moves to rural Pennsylvania with an old friend, Emmy Grey, but their new start is threatened when a woman who…

I See You by Clare Mackintosh My rating: 5 of 5 stars Every second book inevitably gets compared to the first, and I See You is no exception. I Let You Go was one of my favorite books ever, so of course this book isn’t quite on that same level to me – but that…

Where The Truth Lies by Julie Corbin My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a great book from Julie Corbin about Claire, who’s found out her husband has been keeping a secret that could harm their four-year old daughter. With their daughter’s life at stake, and no longer trusting her husband, Claire decides to…

The Stranger by Saskia Sarginson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book opens with Ellie unexpectedly witnessing the death of her husband in a car accident. Reeling from this and coming to terms with evidence he was cheating on her, Ellie must face the fact she doesn’t know him as well as she thought…

A Dark Lure by Loreth Anne White My rating: 5 of 5 stars After escaping from the Watt Lake Killer Sarah Baker changes her name and runs away. But little does she know, just as her scars are healing, a cop involved in the case manages to lure the murderer out… I love Loreth Anne…

My Girl by Jack Jordan My rating: 4 of 5 stars This story follows Page, who lost her daughter 10 years previously, and more recently, her husband committed suicide. She’s gone off the rails, drinking herself to death, when she realises strange things are happening in her house. My Girl starts off great, with a…

The Darkest Lies by Barbara Copperthwaite Really great premise about a mother desperate for the truth after her daughter goes missing and is discovered beaten almost to death. Consumed with grief, Melanie decides she must find out what happened to her daughter, who did it, and why. But nobody in the village is talking. Wonderfully…

Don’t Wake Up by Liz Lawler Alex Taylor has been attacked, tied to an operating table and forced to make a choice. The only problem is nobody believes her. Eventually, Alex begins to think she’s losing her mind. Until she meets the next victim. A chilling psychological thriller about revenge, hatred and murder. View all…

A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena My rating: 5 of 5 stars A twisty thriller with an unexpected ending and an intricately planned plot, A Stranger in the House is my first by this author, and I really enjoyed it. Tom Krupp arrives home from work to find his wife, Karen, has left…