The Dark is the latest offering from Irish author Derek Flynn. I had been meaning to read his books with a while, so when I found the book can be read as a standalone I was happy to throw myself straight in to the middle of this series. Thanks to Derek… Read more »
Holy Twister! I’ve shook after My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing. I know saying there are twists can be a bit of a spoiler. But it’s there on the cover for all to see, so I don’t think I’m ruining anything for anyone. My thoughts For the entire time I… Read more »
I’ll be honest, I wouldn’t have given the book cover of Fight Back by Anna Smith a second glance. It does nothing for me. But the gangland Glasgow setting caught my attention, so I decided to jump straight in to book 2 of this series. Great decision, as WOW I… Read more »
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins is book that dividing my Goodreads friends into 2 camps. Team-loving-it, and Team-abandoning-it-quickly. And I relate to both! Thoughts on Into the Water by Paula Hawkins Yes all the points of view confused and annoyed me, but it’s worth paddling on through the various perspectives…. Read more »
I don’t know where to start with the review for Cam Girl by Lean Raeder! It was raw, powerful and incredibly intense. And I felt so much pain pouring out between the lines that it basically is trauma in the form of a book! First Line of Cam Girl by… Read more »
I love that this book tackles ethics and some big questions straight on! It’s a book just made for discussion and if you are in a book club, then you need to get this one on your reading list. First Line of The Mistake I Made by Paula Daly: “Bodies… Read more »
OK, don’t all look at that 3 star rating and dismiss this as book not worthy of your time! Hear me out, this book is really good but I’m just not the best target audience for it. First Line of Resonance by Celine Kiernan: “For a moment, the Angel looked… Read more »
Yep, another ballet book! What can I say; I just can’t ever resist these. First Line of Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra & Dhionielle Clayton: “It always feels like death.” My thoughts on Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra & Dhionielle Clayton: I picked this book up for the… Read more »
It’s been 16 hours and 1 day since I last read You. And do I miss You? Well…. it’s complicated! First Line of You by Caroline Kepnes: “You walk into the bookstore and you keep your hand on the door to make sure it doesn’t slam.” My Thoughts on You… Read more »
With a tagline of ‘save me and I’ll save you’, I knew this book was one that wouldn’t linger long on my To-Be-Read wasteland. It sounded exciting and any reviews I had seen mentioned dark and twisty so in I dived. I love books with murky, mysterious plots! First Line… Read more »
I was excited when I read the blurb on this book as it sounded electrifying. I mean a dash of Stephen King with a twist of Hitchcock, doesn’t that just sound like it’s going to sizzle. And then I saw it was a translated book and that excited me further… Read more »
When I picked this one up I was expecting dark and twisty and while it delivered on the dark, it was a bit of a fail on the twisty side. First Line of Dark Places: “I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ.”. My Thoughts on Dark Places:… Read more »
