Adult Fiction book review

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

Do you believe in ghosts? The latest thriller release by Riley Sager, Home Before Dark, which is due to publish on June 30th, is sure to make you think about this very question. Sager's previous books are all pulse-pounding must reads as well: Final Girls, The Last Time I Lied, and Lock Every Door. Home… Continue reading Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

Adult Fiction book review

The Lost Boys of London by Mary Lawrence

The Lost Boys of London will be published April 28, 2020 from Red Puddle Print. About the Book In the twilight years of Henry VIII's reign, alchemist's daughter Bianca Goddard uses her skills to aid the living, and help seek justice for the dead... While her husband fights the Scots on behalf of King Henry… Continue reading The Lost Boys of London by Mary Lawrence

Adult Fiction book review

The Boy From the Woods by Harlan Coben

Every time I read a Harlan Coben novel, it surpasses the previous one and becomes my new favorite. The Boy From the Woods was no different. Harlan is amazing at hooking the reader very early and then delivering nonstop thrills until the final pages turn. And then the whiplash of surprise at the very end… Continue reading The Boy From the Woods by Harlan Coben

Adult Fiction book review

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James Publishing February 18, 2020 This is one of the best mystery books I have read in a long time! I normally don't read books with supernatural elements, but this one was done so well that I would read it again and again! Fans of Stranger Things would… Continue reading The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

YA book review · Young Adult

There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

Stephanie Perkins' YA horror/thriller novel, There's Someone Inside Your House, will have adults and teens alike reeling until the very last page. Think Scream, but much more original and clever! Try to go right to sleep after finishing this book and let me know how that works out for you. It certainly didn't work for… Continue reading There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

Adult Fiction book review

The River at Night by Erica Ferencik

The River at Night is one of the best suspenseful, action-packed thrillers that I've read in quite some time. It's a debut novel from author Erica Ferencik, and what a brilliant first novel it is! The story pacing rolls and twists erratically, much like the dangerous river Wini, Pia, Rachel, and Sandra are rafting through the… Continue reading The River at Night by Erica Ferencik

Adult Fiction book review

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

I enjoyed the first psychological thriller from Ruth Ware, In a Dark, Dark Wood, but this novel was oh so much better - with a luxury cruise liner as the setting and an abundance of possibilities among the guests as to who could be the killer(s). Laura (Lo) Blacklock, a travel journalist from London, has just… Continue reading The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

YA book review · Young Adult

The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas

The Darkest Corners offers fast-paced thrills and suspense. The main character, Tessa, is sort of an unreliable narrator, causing readers to wonder whether she can truly be trusted, or if she is in on some secret herself. As more of Tessa's family history and past is revealed, readers may start to feel sorry for her, rooting for… Continue reading The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas

Adult Fiction book review

Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf

Married for many years and with twins in their first year of college, Sarah and Jack Quinlan live a pretty normal life. Sarah feels like she knows her husband pretty well. However, when Jack's aunt Julia is in a tragic accident, Jack and Sarah make their first trip back to Jack's hometown of Penny Gate to… Continue reading Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf

Adult Fiction book review

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

Fool Me Once will be released on March 22, 2016. This is a stand alone suspense novel from Harlan Coben, best known for writing the fast-paced, popular Myron Bolitar series. Coben is a master at writing hard-to-put-down novels, and his latest is no different. Maya Stern, a former special operations pilot, has just buried her… Continue reading Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben