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 »
Tag: dark
Book Review : Cam Girl by Leah Raeder
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 »
Book Review: The Mistake I Made by Paula Daly
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 »
Book Review : Resonance by Celine Kiernan
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 »
Book Review : Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra & Dhionielle Clayton:
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 »
Book Review : You by Caroline Kepnes
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 »
Book Review : Nocte by Courtney Cole
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 »
Book Review : Forever Yours by Daniel Glattauer
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 »
Book Review : Dark Place by Gillian Flynn
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 »