Tag: adult crime
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Complete Immersion in C.S. Harris’s What Cannot Be Said
It has been months, if not a year, since I last read a C.S. Harris book, but the incredible immersion and atmosphere of the Regency-era London has hooked me in once more with her newest release, What Cannot Be Said. When a sweet summer picnic is ruined by the gruesome deaths of a mother and…
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Somewhere in the Dark by R.J. Jacobs – A Psychological Thriller You Need to Read
At less than 300 pages, Somewhere in the Dark won’t take up a full afternoon to read, but I promise you, you will be thinking about it for the rest of the night. Somewhere in the Dark is my second R.J. Jacobs read in a week, but I admit that it is the one I…
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A Chilling Thriller in R.J. Jacobs’s Always the First to Die
R.J. Jacobs blew me away with This Is How We End Things, so I decided to pick up two more books of his, Alway the First to Die and Somewhere in the Dark. Always the First to Die intrigued me upon reading the blurb and as the story fleshed itself out, I couldn’t help but…
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The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup is a Dark Crime Thriller Must Read
The Chestnut Man is the adult crime fiction thriller to read. It has a series of murders that get more gruesome the deeper into the story we go, at times giving you that visceral reaction from the description of the victims. It has a year-old missing persons case that returns to the spotlight, bringing with…
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Scratch your Dark Academia Itch with This Is How We End Things by R.J. Jacobs
Finally, another review to write up and, more importantly, another book read! This Is How We End Things by R.J. Jacobs hooked me with its teasing and emotionally involved introduction. The rest of the novel revealed itself like an oleander bloom – stunning and deadly. This Dark Academia novel is one you must add to…
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My May 2024 Reading Summary
Overall mood: busy. A lot has kept me away from books this month, but I have a handful of reads under my belt. The range of books is broad, which I like, and the trickle of library books has finally stopped, meaning I can get to rereading books on my physical TBR list. That is…
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Riley Sager’s The Only One Left Left Me Wanting More
The Only One Left has been floating around social media for a while now, popping up on “anticipated reads of the month” posts and all sorts for what seems like months. It’s been on my library requests for almost as long too and with every new post I saw including it I was slowly getting…
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Ariel Lawhon’s The Frozen River – Vivid and Gripping
I am a big fan of Ariel Lawhon’s writing style, having first read Codename Helene in one sitting and then gobbled down I Was Anastasia in a matter of hours. The Frozen River is yet another wondrous piece of art to add to her repertoire in my eyes. I am a stranger to the timeframe and…
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Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect – Yet Another Thrilling, Hilarious Read
I have successfully roped my mum into reading Benjamin Stevenson’s books, however, I did do a bad thing and give her the second book in a series to read first. Forgive me, books gods and Benjamin Stevenson, but she didn’t have anything else to read and I had plenty to share. Everyone On This Train…