Category: Book reviews

Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf My rating: 5 of 5 stars Such an intriguing idea to have the protagonist be deaf, and by an author who is a complete master! Amelia Winn has suffered a traumatic accident that made her go deaf, causing her to become an alcoholic and lose her husband and step-daughter.…

Odd Child Out by Gilly Macmillan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Back from Gilly Macmillan’s incredibly gripping debut, ‘What She Knew’, is Inspector Jim Clemo, freshly released from his requisite counselling and assigned a low priority case that quickly becomes high priority. Jim Clemo investigates when an unfortunate accident leaves Noah, a British boy…

The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love books set in the Pacific Northwest, so I downloaded this book just because of that. I wasn’t disappointed. The story follows Naomi, a private investigator who has a knack for locating lost and missing children. Naomi has been asked to find…

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch My rating: 5 of 5 stars You know when a book is so good you can’t stop reading, then when you finish it you can’t pick up another because it feels a little bit like cheating on the first book? That’s this book. Like Jason Bourne meets science, this sci-fi…

Anything You Do Say by Gillian McAllister My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book totally blew me away. While it wasn’t an easy read (there are some stark themes and extreme emotions here), it was clever, intense and incredibly gripping. So much that I couldn’t stop thinking about it long after I put the…

The Missing One by Lucy Atkins My rating: 5 of 5 stars An atmospherically stunning novel set amidst the dramatic backdrop of British Columbia, The Missing One is about Kali, who’s emotionally distant mother has just died. She suspects her husband is cheating on her, and as she has a son to look after, her…

The Good Mother by Kim Lock Fairlie is devastated when her best friend, Jenna, is found dead. And then she receives a letter posted by Jenna before she dies… A slow burner, with a solid ending that took me by surprise. View all my reviews

The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin An interesting and thought-provoking story exploring the themes of reincarnation and what happens after death, while unravelling the story of what happened to a child who disappeared years ago. Although the pacing is slow, the story is well structured and the characters believable. A solid debut and an interesting…

The Bones of You by Debbie Howells My rating: 5 of 5 stars A really great novel I read in one sitting. Kate and the small community she lives in are stunned when they learn that Rosie, a quiet, sweet teenager, has been found fatally beaten and stabbed. As Kate becomes closer to Jo, Rosie’s…

The Death Of Her by Debbie Howells My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was my first book by Debbie Howell and I really enjoyed it. Evie was beaten and left for dead in a cornfield in Cornwall. When she wakes up in hospital she can’t remember anything except her name and that she has…

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult My rating: 5 of 5 stars Jodi Picoult is one of my favorite authors, and I found this book so incredibly brave and absolutely beautifully told. While it made for uncomfortable reading at times, Ruth’s story is sensitively told and also incredibly appealing. Of course you have to suspend…

The Secret Mother by Shalini Boland My rating: 5 of 5 stars I totally devoured this book. Tessa comes home to find a young boy in her kitchen. “Are you my mummy?” he asks. But Tessa doesn’t have any children. After calling the police, she immediately comes under suspicion of snatching the child, especially given…