The Fury isn’t the first book I’ve read by Alex Michaelides – and, unfortunately, it wasn’t my favorite.
What’s The Fury about?
This thriller is about a supposedly close-knit group of friends on a lavish vacation together on a private Greek island – and one up them ends up dead. The story is told through the eyes of one of the friends, Elliot Chase, who narrates the The Fury.
And, who is super annoying.
There’s basically two...
How do I even begin to review the confounding and enchanting reading experience that is Gad’s Hall and The Haunting of Gad’s Hall?
First, let me reassure you that despite the book cover promising “two novels of the supernatural,” Gad’s Hall/The Haunting of Gad's Hall is the most benign ghost story I’ve ever read.
Like, if you blink, you miss the scary parts. Which aren’t even that scary to begin with.
Shockingly, I was okay with...
I had mixed feelings as I was reading Aunt Dimity’s Christmas, and I wasn't quite sure I was going to post a book review for this one. By the end of the book, though, I decided that this well-meaning story is one I wanted to share with you all for the holiday season.
Aunt Dimity's Christmas isn't my first book in this Cotswolds crime-solving series, so I knew a little bit of what I was getting myself into with this story: a bit of a...
Ghoster isn't a book I'd normally gravitate toward, but I’m glad I picked it up.
This novel by Jason Arnopp was put on my radar by a fellow Bookstagrammer who rarely steers me wrong when it comes to thriller recommendations. Right away, Arnopp's clever writing sucked me into Ghoster. The premise is intriguing -- a woman is suddenly “ghosted” (translation: abandoned) by her boyfriend Scott right before they're supposed to move in together...
The Lost Village is an excellent example of why I really, really dislike organized religion. Of course, I fully understand and acknowledge that not every religion turns into a cult. But the framework is there, and The Lost Village makes you realize just how easily the tide can turn with the right (or wrong) person to lead it. Despite that, I love a good cult story and an atmospheric creepy thriller, and this debut novel by Camilla Sten delivers...
It took me a long time to read Where the Crawdads Sing. Please don't make the same mistake I did. There has been So. Much. Hype. around this 2018 novel by Delia Owens. It was picked up by both Oprah's Book Club and Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine Book Club. And, the movie adaptation releases next week. Clearly, Where the Crawdads Sing is a BIG DEAL. So, why'd it take me so long to read it? **shrug** I'm suspicious about mega-hyped books....
Honestly, is it even summer without a Mary Kay Andrews book to read? You all know my love for MKA runs deep, and The Newcomer hit every expectation that I had for my summer beach read: -- dreamy Southern vacation spot along the water? Check. -- a sweet and plucky heroine? Check. -- a predictable but enjoyable romance with a hot, too-good-to-be-true guy? Check. -- a spot of murder for a dash of intrigue? Check. When I told my husband the premise...
It took me awhile to shake off everything that happens in When No One Is Watching. This is the type of thriller that stays with you long after you turn the last page. Because even though Alyssa Cole's novel is a work of fiction, it's all too easy to see how fiction is spun out of facts. I picked up When No One Is Watching expecting something akin to a domestic suspense. Nevermind that I read the back cover description and sorta-kinda-shoulda...
Hello, Tartlets! I'm so excited to be part of the blog tour for Hidden Pictures. Because I seriously loved this book. (Whew! What a relief. It would've been totally awkward to be part of a blog tour for a book I hated.) Billed as "The Haunting of Hill House meets The Perfect Nanny," this supernatural thriller by Jason Rekulak surpassed all the expectations I had for it. I ripped through Hidden Pictures in just two days. TWO DAYS! Every spare...
If you're looking for a darn good suspense novel, The Family Upstairs is what you should be reading next, Tartlets. The hauntingly engrossing story unfurls slowly, nudging the events of twenty-five years prior toward what's being revealed in the present day. Suspense builds steadily, as well as a growing sense of horror at what allegedly took place in an upmarket house in affluent Chelsea, London. It plasters on layer upon layer of disturbing...
