3.5 stars! Secrets don't stay secret for long. This was definitely slow to start. After getting into my last read almost instantly (All The Ugly and Wonderful Things) this one didn’t seem like it was going to be my cup of tea, but after I got to around the 20% mark things started getting a little more …
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
”Right up until that moment it was sweet and funny. Odd couple that they were, they had a real connection. Then he tugged her boot off and kissed the bottom of her bare foot. I could see him doing that kind of thing to his own kid, but she wasn’t. She was somebody else’s little …
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Seed by Ania Ahlborn
”Let me guess, that’s a risk yer willin’ t’take, right? People always think they’ve got to be riskin’ something to get to the end of the story. But let me tell ya: it’s your story. The end of the story is gonna get ya whether you want it to er not. You think you gotta …
The Pretty Ones by Ania Ahlborn
"Wherever you go, there you'll be." Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa. This was... amazing. I was expecting to like this, but not love it! To begin with I wasn't sure what to think, it felt slow and boring to be honest and I thought Barrett was such an arsehole, but wow. The ending really satisfied me, …
The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison
Synopsis Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden.In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees…and a collection of precious “butterflies”—young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens.When the garden is discovered, …
Dear Amy by Helen Callaghan
Synopsis Margot Lewis is the agony aunt for The Cambridge Examiner. Her advice column, Dear Amy, gets all kinds of letters - but none like the one she's just received:Dear Amy,I don't know where I am. I've been kidnapped and am being held prisoner by a strange man. I'm afraid he'll kill me.Please help me soon,Bethan AveryBethan …
The Lake House by Kate Morton
Synopsis A missing child...June 1933, and the Edevane family's country house, Loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the much-anticipated Midsummer Eve party. Alice Edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially excited. Not only has she worked out the perfect twist for her novel, she's also fallen helplessly in love with someone …
Book Review: Victim Without a Face by Stephen Ahnhem
Synopsis Two gruesome murders have shocked the Swedish town of Helsingborg. The first victim, a thug who liked using his fists, died with his hands sawn off. His sidekick, a fan of steel-capped boots, was crushed feet-first by a JCB. Both men were bullies in the same class at school. Is someone serving justice after …
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