Kaleidoscope of Secrets – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ “Some family secrets are worth killing for…” If you like a crime book with plenty of secrets, then this is one you might want to try – although I didn’t find it to be groundbreaking, Kaleidoscope of Secrets is a decent debut that still managed to surprise me! I’d be curious to see…

Be Mine – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “You can run, but they’re never far behind…” 🤯 This book was WILD! Wow, I’ve never read Lizzy’s books before now and I really am kicking myself. She is a fantastic writer, and her latest book was everything I love. Completely captivating, drenched in tension and beautifully written characters to love and to…

Bat Eater – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Soon, she will learn . . . you can’t just ignore hungry ghosts.” I was not expecting quite so much gore in this book (when they said it was gory, they meant gory) but WOW. This book is now burned into my brain for so many reasons! Such a powerful read set during…

The Cliffhanger – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “You think you know how this ends. Think again.” Emily is one of my absolute favourite authors, so I jumped at the chance to take part in the tour and readalong with Insta Book Tours for her latest thriller, The Cliffhanger! I honestly think this one is my favourite yet (and I adored…

A Secret Escape – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Sometimes the bravest thing is starting over…” Sarah Morgan has nailed it yet again with such a brilliant, feel-good beach read for 2025! I read the majority of this sat next to our hotel pool in Tenerife (not quite the beach, ha!) and it brought me so much joy. I love Sarah’s books;…

Murder on Line One – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “There’s a killer on the airwaves … and they’re calling for you.” I was SO ready for a good murder mystery, and this one seemed like the perfect book to pick up. It’s the first book in a brand new series of murder mysteries from the one and only Jeremy Vine, BBC journalist…

Sweet Fury – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Revenge has never tasted better.” As well as a fabulous revenge thriller, this book is well and truly a love letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald and I loved it! I’ve never read Fitzgerald but I’m so curious to read Gatsby as well as Tender Is The Night after reading this! I appreciated what…

Into The Fire – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “He runs into the flames a hero. He emerges from the ashes a suspect.” I. CANNOT. COPE. WITH. THIS. BOOK. My head, my heart, my eyes. Gaz has done it again and written another gut-wrenching, absorbing, completely addictive second novel to rival his debut of 2024. Into The Fire is everything I wanted…

Fever of Unknown Origin – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I trusted no one. I questioned everything.” There was something about the author’s honesty that had me reading and reading and reading this book. Judith Ford has enough life experience for at least three people, and the story she shares with readers in the form of Fever of Unknown Origin is something incredibly…

The Spy Coast – Book Review

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 “It’s the perfect place to retire… until they find you.” I started reading The Spy Coast a few days before I joined the author, Tess Gerritsen, her publicist, Alison, and the Yorkshire Reads group for lunch! I had such a wonderful time with so many book friends that I was so desperate to…