March 2024 Wrap Up

Hello!

This blog post is all about what I was reading in March!

I read 8 books this month from some 5* stunners to some that were just OK.

The first book I read was The Horror Zine's Book of Monster Stories which is a short story collection of horror stories. I was on the book tour for this with Black Tide Book Tours and you can read my review here.

#TsundokuSquad Book of the Month - March - The Islanders by S.V Leonard

Book Title: The Islanders

Author: S.V Leonard

My Rating: 3*

Publisher: Canelo Crime

Publication Date: 11/03/21

Genre(s): Thriller, Murder Mystery

Pages: 246

Format Read: E-book

Goodreads: Her dream escape is about to become a nightmare…

Kimberley King has spent the last five years trying to outrun the reason she left the police force. Her life is a mess and she’s desperate for change. So when she is randomly selected for the new series of the hit show LoveWrecked, she can’t pass up the chance to win the £50,000 prize. All Kimberley needs to do is couple up with one of her fellow contestants, win the infamous LoveWrecked challenges, and she will have enough cash for a fresh start.

But the island isn’t the paradise she was promised and within hours, one of the contestants is dead. Then the announcement comes: one of the islanders is a murderer and Kimberley must find out who, live on television. For every hour it takes her, one more person will die.

The game is rigged, everyone is hiding secrets, and time is running out…

The Rumour by Lesley Kara Book Review

Book Title: The Rumour

Author: Lesley Kara

My Rating: 4*

Publisher: Corgi

Publication Date: 25/07/19

Genre(s): Thriller, Mystery

Pages: 416

Format Read: Paperback

Goodreads: When single mum Joanna shares a rumour at the school gates – desperate to ingratiate herself with the clique of mothers at her son’s new school – there is no going back...

Rumour has it that a notorious child killer is living under a new identity, in their sleepy little town of Flinstead-on-Sea.

Sally McGowan was just ten when she stabbed little Robbie Harris to death over 47 years ago – no photos of her exist since her release as a young woman.

So who is the supposedly reformed killer who now lives amongst them? How dangerous can one rumour become? And how far will Jane go to protect her loved ones from harm, when she realizes what it is she’s unleashed?

Joanna is going to rue the day she ever said a word...

January 2020 Wrap Up!

Hello!

I know this post is super late but better late than never right? January was a good reading month for me, I managed to read 6 books which is a tenth of my reading goal completed already! I also had THREE 5* reads to start off my year. Here's what I read:

All the Rage by Cara Hunter Book Review

Book Title: All the Rage

Author: Cara Hunter

My Rating: 3.5*

Publisher: Penguin

Publication Date: 23/01/20

Genre(s): Mystery, Crime, Thriller

Pages: 416

Format Read: Ebook

Goodreads: A teenage girl is found wandering the outskirts of Oxford, dazed and distressed. The story she tells is terrifying. Grabbed off the street, a plastic bag pulled over her face, then driven to an isolated location where she was subjected to what sounds like an assault. Yet she refuses to press charges.

DI Fawley investigates, but there's little he can do without the girl's co-operation. Is she hiding something, and if so, what? And why does Fawley keep getting the feeling he's seen a case like this before?

And then another girl disappears, and Adam no longer has a choice: he has to face up to his past. Because unless he does, this victim may not be coming back...

The Memory Wood by Sam Lloyd Review

Book Title: The Memory Wood

Author: Sam Lloyd

My Rating: 5*

Publisher: Random House UK, Transworld Publishers

Publication Date: 20/02/20

Genre(s): Thriller, Mystery

Pages: 384

Format Read: E-book

Goodreads: Elijah has lived in the Memory Wood for as long as he can remember. It’s the only home he’s ever known.
Elissa has only just arrived. And she’ll do everything she can to escape.
When Elijah stumbles across thirteen-year-old Elissa, in the woods where her abductor is hiding her, he refuses to alert the police. Because in his twelve years, Elijah has never had a proper friend. And he doesn’t want Elissa to leave.
Not only that, Elijah knows how this can end. After all, Elissa isn’t the first girl he’s found inside the Memory Wood.
As her abductor’s behaviour grows more erratic, Elissa realises that outwitting strange, lonely Elijah is her only hope of survival. Their cat-and-mouse game of deception and betrayal will determine both their fates, and whether either of them will ever leave the Memory Wood...

How to Play Dead by Jacqueline Ward Book Review

Book Title: How to Play Dead

Author: Jacqueline Ward

My Rating: 4*

Publisher: Corvus

Publication Date: 07/11/19

Genre(s): Thriller

Pages: 352

Format Read: Ebook

Goodreads: She's watching over them. And he's watching her...

Ria Taylor is everything to everyone. Wife and mother, the centre of her family, and the manager of a refuge for women whose partners have driven them out of their own homes.

But one night, with her husband away, Ria receives a terrifyingly sinister message. Someone is watching her. Someone who seems to know everything about her. She knows what she should do - seek help, just like she tells her clients to. But Ria is the help. As events escalate, and terror takes hold, Ria must decide whether to run or hide...