⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: Marion Zetland lives with her domineering older brother, John in a decaying Georgian townhouse on the edge of a northern seaside resort. A timid spinster in her fifties who still sleeps with teddy bears, Marion does her best to shut out the shocking secret that John keeps in the cellar. Until, suddenly, John … Continue reading Blog Tour Review: The Visitors by Catherine Burns
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis: A loving husband. The perfect killer? ‘I wonder if Mia thinks I have a dark side. Most likely as far as she knows, I am just her dear loving husband.’ Paul Strom has spent years building his perfect life: glittering career, beautiful wife, two healthy boys and a big house in the suburbs. … Continue reading Review: Best Day Ever by Kaira Rouda
Synopsis: "On the Saturday morning of January 9, 1993, while Jean-Claude Romand was killing his wife and children, I was with mine in a parent-teacher meeting." So Emmanuel Carrere, acclaimed master of psychological suspense, begins this riveting tale of unfathomable deception. Who could have imagined Romand as a murderer? He was, after all, a noted … Continue reading Review: The Adversary by Emmanuel Carrère
Synopsis: Desperate to attract subscribers to his fledgling website, 'Journey to the Dark Side', ex-adrenalin junkie and slacker Simon Newman hires someone to guide him through the notorious Cwm Pot caves, so that he can film the journey and put it on the internet. With a tragic history, Cwm Pot has been off-limits for decades, … Continue reading Review: The White Road by Sarah Lotz
Hello lovelies! Here is my latest Tor.com Short Story review (pssst, I super liked this one this week!) Interested in joining? See below for what to do to be a part of it! HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: On Thursday, I will pick a short story from Tor.com for us to all read… The next Thursday, … Continue reading Tor.com Thursdays: short story review
Synopsis: The Most Dangerous Game features a big-game hunter from New York who becomes shipwrecked on an isolated island in the Caribbean and is hunted by a Russian aristocrat. Mini-review: There is no greater bore than perfection. Sometimes these kinds of weird, old school, random books really hook me, but I can't explain why. This … Continue reading Mini-review: The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
Welcome to my weekly book meme! I picked an interesting story to read last week! HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: On Thursday, I will pick a short story from Tor.com for us to all read… The next Thursday, we will all review the Tor.com story that was picked the previous week… The review can be in … Continue reading Tor.com Thursdays: short story review
