Category: Book 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…

Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is my first Randall Silvas book and I really enjoyed it. A murder mystery with beautiful writing and elements of literary fiction. Told from the point of Detective Ryan DeMarco, who is incredibly well drawn and interesting as a character, and Thomas…

Her Last Lie by Amanda Brittany A creepy thriller that will have you double checking what you’ve put on social media! I wouldn’t class this as a psychological thriller, but it is certainly high on drama. The only victim to walk free from a serial killer, Isla has rebuilt her life and is now a…

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…

Layover by David Bell My rating: 5 of 5 stars A suspense-filled, fast-paced book that had me flipping the pages to find out what was going to happen. Layover is entertaining storytelling at its best! The book switches smoothly between Joshua Fields, an All-American guy working in a job he hates, flying on planes he’s…