Review: The Elizas by Sara Shepard

So, I clearly got approved for a lot of thrillers/mysteries on Netgalley lately, judging from my reviews this week. This one was very decent and engaging to read, and I finished it within 2 days of starting it. It's written by the same author who wrote the Pretty Little Liars series (which I've never read nor …

Review: The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjahlian

This thriller by an author I adore was definitely engaging and intriguing. It follows Cassandra Bowden, a flight attendant with some personal problems and an addiction. She drinks too much and sleeps around, but lives her life on her terms. One morning, about to board a flight to Dubai, she wakes up in a hotel …

Review: The Guide for Murdered Children by Sarah Sparrow

This book was definitely outside of my usual fare. In fact, it was down right bizarre, and rather violent for my tastes. I by no means hated it, but I never really reached a point where I fell in love with it either. The plot jumps around various POVs but essentially, it surmises what would …

Release Day Review: This Is Not a Love Letter by Kim Purcell

This Is Not a Love Letter is an interesting YA novel. It follows Jessie, a girl about to graduate high school whose boyfriend just went missing. When Chris went missing, he and Jessie were on a break, a week-long break she requested to get some perspective about their futures. Chris went missing while he was …

Review: Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan

TW: rape/sexual assault Anatomy of a Scandal follows several characters embroiled in a political scandal. Sophie's husband James works closely with the prime minister, but he's been accused of a crime. Kate, the lawyer assigned to prosecute him, is certain he is guilty. All of this also somehow links back to Holly, a young student …

Review: The Other Girl by Erica Spindler

In the past few years, I haven't really read many thrillers/suspense/mystery novels, but lately I've been drawn to them after reading a spate of good ones, like Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinbrough, Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, and He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly. That renewed interest led me to request The Other Girl from Netgalley, and I'm …

Release Day Review: The Driver by Hart Hanson

The Driver by Hart Hanson is about Michael Skellig, the owner of a limousine company. He's also a military veteran, and employs an interesting crew of other veterans, each with their own defined personalities, injuries, and traumas. While on a job, Skellig is waiting in the alley and hears voices of those he's killed on the …

Review: Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan

Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore was a nifty mystery, set against the backdrop of a quirky bookstore, and I quite enjoyed it. The story follows Lydia, a bookseller with a dark and secretive past. She works at the titular Bright Ideas Bookstore, where she enjoys interacting with the shop's regulars, whom she has deemed …

Review: He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly

He Said/She Said is a slow-burn thriller, and it was pretty fantastic. The book follows Laura and Kit, a married couple living lives altered by a pivotal event 15 years before. After the two witness a total eclipse, Laura finds a purse and winds up witnessing an attack. The aftermath of the attack leads to …

Review: Himself by Jess Kidd

Himself is the story of Mahony, a unique young man in 1970s Ireland. Mahony has recently traveled to Mulderrig, a small town, to find out the truth about what happened to his biological mother before he was surrendered to an orphanage in Dublin. He has reason to believe that there was foul play involved and …