Category: Book reviews

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…

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida My rating: 5 of 5 stars Naoki uses an alphabet grid to construct words, sentences and thoughts that he can’t say out loud. You’ll find answers to questions like: “Why do people with autism talk so loudly and weirdly?”…

Last Seen Alive by Claire Douglas My rating: 5 of 5 stars It starts as a lesson in ‘if it looks to good to be true, it is,’ and builds suspense until a fantastic twist a little after midway through. Loads of surprises along the way, a well-meshed plot, fantastic characters, this was a completely…

Our Little Secret by Darren O’Sullivan A slow burner with an intriguing plot and a few twists in it to keep it moving. It’s an easy read and the author did a great job of making you root for the characters. View all my 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…