It has to be said, Sophie Kinsella is one of my favourite authors of all time when I need a palate Sophie writes characters that you instantly bond with and form a genuine affection for, which is truly a gift to be able to do in every book she writes. I loved the concept of people struggling with burnout going to their favourite childhood happy places to seek solace- a delightful read ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A twisted tale of long buried family secrets with an unknown beneficiary (Harriet) receiving a letter announcing that her grandmother has died and she is inheriting her estate.Harriet's grandparents died years ago.An atmospheric read I felt as if I was reading it in the estate itself,the eerie lake and the attic with bars on the windows.A twisty dark read, richly written characters, twists I didn't anticipate..⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This book 😍 without a doubt one of my best reads of 2024. A serial killer who kills killers currently being pursued and investigated by the FBI. This book held me captive from chapter 1.Told in dual povs we have Leah our serial killer killer whose head I loved being inside of and Liam the FBI officer investigating these killers and the killer of these killers. To say everything about it was perfection for me is an understatement. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

There were times when it wasn't an easy read and I had to take a pause from an overwhelming surge of empathy for the author and just what she has not only survived but what has made her so much more stronger.We are so used to true crime reads being from the perspective of detectives/psychologists/perpetrators but to hear from an actual survivor who not only survived his attack but other things as well made it a captivating and inspiring read.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A fun, gossipy read about John's time in the publishing world whilst working for one of the biggest and most known publishing houses Macmillan. I couldn't get enough of his juicy anecdotes and tea spilling. It was a very interesting read and I loved how it shed some light on just what goes on in the world of publishing world. A must read for anyone who has wondered about it and if what we do hear about it could ever possibly be true.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sarah finds herself facing her most challenging case yet when she vows to defend her husband--a man accused of murdering his mistress.
While Adam is certainly guilty of sleeping with Kelly, the question remains: Is he guilty of killing her too? This synopsis alone, grabbed my attention and pulled me into reading this book. It was an enjoyable domestic thriller read from both of the main characters perspectives.⭐⭐⭐

I loved loved loved this book. Hannah Kemp is dealing with a traumatic accident for which she was responsible. Struggling to come to terms with her guilt, she is ostracized in a community that condemns her. Hannah is crippled by her own guilt until she comes across a mobile library.One of the most unique books I have read in a long time and also one of those books that stays with you in the best of ways after you have finished it.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This book is based on the real life murders of two sorority members by Ted Bundy,offering a different perspective than we have come to expect from books based on true crimes.I loved that we got to see crimes of Ted Bundy through a different lense than usual.We got to see these young women's lives in all of their richness and not just have them reduced down to being on a victim list of a serial killer. A well written and fascinating read.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Imagine being on your honeymoon and finding a book that mirrors your current life's everyday exactly. This was how this book started and I was dying to see how it would unfold, but then,... I hate having to write reviews for books by one of my favourite authors when they have written something which in my opinion missed the mark of his usual writing. it felt like it kind of fizzled was the ending so abrupt because word count had been reached? ⭐⭐

A dark, atmospheric novella from the Hush series via Amazon Prime. It was twisty and I had to read it it one sitting as I knew it would haunt me.Will is an aspiring novelist, suffering from traumatic past. Will starts dating Anisa a girl who resembles his deceased sister. Will doesn't handle their breakup well and after Anisa gets restraining order, he gets more agitated.This novella packed a punch for such a short, compelling read. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Very dark subject matter- the way Lucy wove this story together had me hypnotised.Jude,an A&E nurse,supporting her 74 year old mother through her murder trial trial for historic abuse charges. I was here for all of the twists in this psychological thriller. I enjoyed reading through all of the court proceedings and felt like I was actually present in the courtroom myself. The interweaving of past and present time lines was done perfectly.⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thanks to #netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. Such an eerie read it was hard to put down once I started it. Set within a haunted house harbouring dark secrets within its walls, the sense of foreboding I felt with each page turn was captivating. Grieving twins with an imaginary friend their father would prefer they didn't have.A chilling read that will haunt you long after you have reached the final page.⭐⭐⭐⭐

Another great page turner from Sue Watson, this one is filled with deep, dark secrets that I couldnt get enough of. One of my favourite tropes is an isolated thriller and when a storm hits cutting everyone else off from The Lodge tensions start bubbling away as secrets start unravelling and the storm continues to rage outside. A captivating, atmospheric read that will see you through a blustery stormy weekend in the best of ways.⭐⭐⭐⭐

My first time reading from this author, it was an ok read...I didn't DNF it, the ending felt a bit rushed and anticlimactic for my tastes. We follow a group of friends being killed off one by one by what may be a copy cat killer of a previous murder in the town or was the wrong person initially convicted?! ⭐#natashapreston #thehaunting #tea_sipping_bookworm #goodreads #getlitsy #thestorygraph

This book centres on 3 women, 3 generations of the Trainor family. David's death shocks these women, they were all very close to him. Something about his death doesn‘t sit right with them and want to know more, whilst trying to live their busy lives. They are all hiding something from the rest of their family, things that have far reaching consequences. A funny, relatable read with well rounded characters.⭐⭐⭐

Thanks Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. A thought provoking novella.It follows 2 detectives investigating a boy who has somehow been able to avoid being caught up in a school shooting at his school and also from boarding a train that ended up crashing.As soon as I had read the first few paragraphs, I knew I wasn't going to need to bookmark this one, I was clearly going nowhere until I had finished it.⭐⭐⭐⭐

Such a creepy/atmospheric read, just how Joe managed to create such a palpable, mesmerising read in a novella is a true credit to his writing skills. I devoured this in one sitting as I couldnt put it down, I just had to see where it would end and it did not disappoint as some novellas can when they seem to end abruptly once they have reached a certain word count. Such a well woven story for a compact read. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

An interesting read- this book would be a good book for anyone with an interest in our brain science and neuropsychology.Lynne summarises her many years of studying in these fields and interviews a range of experts and ordinary people about their own lived experiences with depression,consciousness, locked in syndrome and much more. ⭐⭐⭐s

A delightful enemies to lovers read, I enjoyed the characters and the fun story line, the banter and the humour made it all an engaging read for me. Quirky Izzy brings the “sparkle” to every room she enters the polar opposite of her co-worker Lucas who she is now being forced to share shifts with. One of those reads that leaves you with a big smile and just feeling happier.⭐⭐⭐⭐

As a fan of podcasts, I have to start by saying that I really enjoyed the podcast elements of this book, they gave it a very good flow. 4 friends get buried in secrets a podcaster obsessed with solving a cold case. 4 friends hoping their secrets remain secret. This book definitely kept me guessing and I am happy to say shocked in all the best of ways. An atmospheric, murder mystery type of thriller that kept me on my toes.⭐⭐⭐⭐

An insightful and interesting read,it gives an understanding of how some people may have become so difficult,providing ways to protect yourself and your boundaries when dealing with these people. Offering ways to empower yourself to take control of your reactions and feelings towards them.A great read for anyone struggling to deal with people in their lives that they are finding difficult to handle.⭐⭐⭐⭐

This was an enjoyable, entertaining read. We have Iris once happily married with a good job lovely home and a family in her near future until recently when her husband has left her, she is renting out her spare room to help with her finances and her job is becoming mundane. Iris's nemesis is Maddy a successful social media influencer with the perfect marriage. Written in Jane's signature style of humour, cleverness and with a good dose of revenge.

I went into this book blind and was happily enjoying it, loving the writers writing style, the premise and the characters and then all of a sudden bam I was hit with all the feels and crying onto my Kindle.I loved the topics of grief, loss, closure and getting a chance for a do-over of your life. I look forward to a happy life of reading more Jeneva Rose books. This was a delightful hug in a book that I couldn't put down.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

A dark,twisty thriller I was down the rabbit hole of this psychological read Lisa Jewel 's writing hooked me in fast and didn't let go until the very end.The unease and tension crept up on me in the best of ways,there were some warning signs along the way which just added to the tingles I was getting whilst reading this book. A haunting, atmospheric read that was everything I could ever want in a thriller.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

A compelling read and although the chapters seemed a bit choppy and disorganised once Paris explains her journey with her ADHD mind, it became clear that she was writing this book as the thoughts/memories were coming to her and this seemed to be the most organic and rawest way for her to tell her truth. After reading this excellent memoir, I now feel like I know that there is so much more to Paris than anyone ever gave her credit for.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I was drawn to this book by the title I love a book set in a bookstore.Whilst this book was a light,enjoyable read I found myself somewhat losing interest once the second part of the story started focusing on the Uncle's wife and no longer on the bookshop itself.It might make more of a holiday reading book.It wasn't one of my most memorable reads. 🌟🌟

Very inspiring,enjoyable read.Michelle shares herself with us not only the joys but the obstacles-which became life lessons,how to deal with anguish, solve problems and how to love and appreciate yourself and those around you.We get insight and further understanding as to who Michelle is, everything that has moulded her into who she is.Love,marriage,family, friendships,fears,connecting with people,its all relayed in such a conversational way.

⭐⭐⭐⭐It can't be easy to build tension and suspense in such a small book but BA Paris has done it expertly.After his wife leaves him, Michael agrees to a trip to the South of France with his sister Kate and some friends. While there he is irritated by a mosquito in his room,and the very annoying houseguest (Rupert) who will not stop pestering him. A fast and twisted short story that still manages to pack a punch and leave a lasting impression.

⭐⭐This book was about not particularly nice people entangled in awkward relationships.Usually I find these books can be done quite well and keep me engaged throughout with wittiness and banter between the characters, this one just didn't quite hit the mark for me. It gets messy and it stays pretty messy. I found Frances's self centredness to becoming more and more annoying and I just didnt really gel with any of the characters. It was an ok read,

⭐⭐⭐A good, well written thriller, it tells the story of notorious serial killer Ed Finch known as the classified killer who killed seventy six young woman around the bay area of San Francisco during the 1980‘s and 1990‘s. Told from 2 POV's Margot's and Ed's we get to relive the crimes he committed through his eyes and also see how Margot is investigating some current murders whilst managing her feeling about her father and her past.

⭐⭐⭐⭐This book had a lot going on and not in a bad way,it had me looking every which way for clues as to what was really going on.There is a haunted house,creepy townspeople,a missing woman who also stayed where Grace is now staying,animal attacks,a dysfunctional family,crazy exes and also a one night stand.I couldn't trust anyone and that just heightened the tension in it for me, at some stage I had suspected everyone by the end of this book.

⭐⭐⭐⭐Such a delightful read.Recently single,thirty-year-old gay Domenic (Dom) is an anxious mess and stuck between his best friends,the hypermasculine Patrick and his fiancé,the ultrafeminine Kate.I was caught up in Dom's life and found the writing endearing, captivating, and witty.A perfect mix of fun moments along with some wonderful deep conversations between people who really care about each other. It was so much more than “just“ a rom/com.

This book gripped me from the start, your child is kidnapped and the only way you can get them back is if you kidnap another child. It explores the darkest places people will go and how their moral code will be tested and compromised for the love of their child. A dark, thriller read that shows the sinister side of some people which I always o fascinating. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Another lovely read from Jenny Colgan.Morag comes from a family of pilots after a close call with another plane,Morag is shaken and can't bring herself to fly again. Such endearing likeable characters I found myself fondly reading along and hoping for only the best for Morag. Even though I couldn't relate to the pilot side of things, we have all lost our self confidence at some stage in life and tried to get it back.⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sadly I found it kind of just didn't hit the mark for me.I found it dragged on from the friends 20 years later perspective as he reminisces about their childhood days and it seemed to go over a lot of details that just weren't relevant to the main plot and not in a leading your mind one way for a plot twist kind of way but in a what does this even have to do with things annoying kind of way. ⭐⭐

After being assaulted outside her home, Laura becomes Agorahobic.Her partner Jim suddenly goes missing,he was her enabler.This was an interesting read, watching Laura grapple with her Agoraphobia whilst trying to locate Jim.I started to get an inkling of what may be going on but the exact whys and hows as Jim explains them left me not disliking him as much as I had started to. I would describe it as more of a mystery read than a thriller.⭐⭐⭐

One of my favourite reads of this year! Beverly loves reading, she has anxiety and is socially awkward, her joys in life are her books, her parents and her homeless friend Bill. This book was such a delightful read, I was captivated by Beverly and her world, for me she was a very relatable character.Once I had finished it, I felt like I had gained yet another fictional friend and I know pieces of this book will always stay with me.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Another captivating and unputdownable domestic thriller from Shari Lapena,focusing on the disappearance of 9 year old Avery, her father was the last person to see her and when he did see her he slapped her so hard she fell over....In this small neighborhood, secrets abound, and not everyone is willing to share theirs in order to help find Avery One of the Queens of misdirection in all of the best ways, a twisty action filled read.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I have loved every JP Delaney book I have read so far,this one whilst still a good read its wasn't the usual compelling thriller I have come to expect from JP,it was more of a slow burn type and I just don't usually rate slow burn thrillers as highly as I want a thriller to grab me from at least the first 2 chapters and hold me captive and almost holding my breath until the ending.Life is short,I need my thrillers to be compelling and haunt me.

A deliciously tangled web of a book Jennifer has woven together.Marin's son is kidnapped whilst she is taking a phone call,as she mourns the loss of her son she learns her husband is cheating on her..I couldn't put this book down,the writing,pacing,ending,twists and reveals are intriguingly stunning and excitingly gripping.The manipulative mistress and how Marin intends to deal with her now that she knows of her existence had me spellbound.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I loved this tension filled gripping read, relationships past and present,secrets and lies made this an addictive read.A dream wedding that turns out to be the start of your nightmare when your past and all of its secrets start coming back to haunt you when an uninvited guest arrives. Twisty and suspenseful with a conclusion I didn't see coming, Kathryn Croft has wound her web of suspenseful magic again. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A haunting, gripping, page turner delving into people's lives and their dark secrets, just when I thought there couldn't be more, another layer of lies and deception revealed itself,what a deliciously tangled web of a book I couldn't put this book down, the writing, pacing,ending, twists and reveals are intriguingly stunning and excitingly gripping. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I loved loved loved this book, all of the characters all of the heartwarming moments,the book centres on a book loving librarian thats introverted and quirky like so many of us book people are,it was a delightful read. A bookclub is formed and they share a common bond of their loneliness, regrets about their pasts, their need for true love. I fell in love with all of the characters and it was such a delightful and engaging read.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This domestic psychological thriller starts with a domestic violence case that has been going on since 2014.The fear and uneasiness that these ladies are feeling is palpable and definitely kept you hoping that things would turn out well for them all. A very well-paced story alternating between back and two time periods.Though the subject matter is hard to read it was a gripping thriller filled with suspense. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

A debut romance centred around a romance author with writer's block drunk texting her high school nemesis and somehow becoming friends. Such an engaging read I especially loved the messages between Gracie and Colin. Gracie teams up with her one time nemesis Colin to help her with her writing now that she no longer believes in happily ever after, after she has been dumped just before her wedding. A delightful read ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This was a charming, lighthearted read for me. I was drawn to read this book because both main characters are bookish people and well bookish characters are my kind of people. I enjoyed the frenemies to lovers aspect of this book as it wasn't too far fetched, but seemed very natural in its flow. A fun engaging read for me ⭐⭐⭐⭐

An awesome short novella from Lisa Unger that had me reading it without putting it down.It was such an atmospheric read, even more than I was expecting for a short novella.This book definitely packed a punch way above its weight.I was hooked on the seedy, motel on the side of the road. With no other guest but a very obliging hotel owner when you are on the run from the police and a boyfriend, sometimes you seek shelter wherever you can.Creepy⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A compulsive read,Verity is a famous author who's rendered immobile and unresponsive after a car crash.Jeremy,her husband, enlists the help of Lowen, a struggling author,to finish his wife's mega famous book series.Lowen moves into the family home and begins reading through Verity's notes and diaries to help with her own writing process and what she discovers blew me away. A haunting read,as much as I despised Verity I couldn't put it down ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

An enjoyable read,well paced,suspenseful with dark characters,everything I love in a thriller.Elliott is a likeable,kind man,living a quiet life between managing a charity shop and caring for his beloved cat Bill.A trip to the corner shop brings Elliott and Rebecca together as she asks for his help,he comes to her aid unknowingly setting himself and his bestfriend Heidi onto a course of deception.The tension whilst reading this was palpable⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thanks to #Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.Whilst this wasnt a bad book, it just wasn't what I was expecting
I was expecting more anecdotes and advice on embracing aging etc but it was heavily filled with recipes which I wasn't expecting.I should have read more about it instead of rushing into reading it, just based on the title alone and where I am at in life.I felt like it didnt offer anything new.⭐⭐