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Review Archive
Here you can find all of our past book reviews.


Review of The Stranger at the Wedding by A. E. Gauntlett
If you’re looking for a deliciously dark, hanging-of-the-edge, unreliable narrative thriller then we HIGHLY recommend that you pick up a copy of The Stranger at the Wedding because it is EVERYTHING and more that our dark little thriller-loving hearts need!
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Review of A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan
A suspenseful and all-consuming summer thriller full of secrets and family drama!
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Review of The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs
The Retirement Plan is filled with twists, marriage bliss and unbliss and of course, humour which will have you falling in love with all of the characters.
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Review of The Tradwife’s Secret by Liane Child
We meet Madison March, a tradwife influencer with a huge following, a lovely family and the perfect life... or so it seems...
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Review of Cat Fight by Kit Conway
A domestic thriller for fans of Desperate Housewives...
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Review of The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson-Wheeler
Agatha Christie meets F. Scott Fitzgerald in this utterly captivating tale, where not everything that sparkles is gold.
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Review of Bad Blood by Sarah Hornsley
Imagine being given your first murder case, only to realise that the suspect of a double homicide is your childhood sweetheart...
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Review of Baby Teeth by Celia Silvani
TW: Miscariage and infant death. Claire begins to feel alone in her journey to motherhood, turning to the internet and the freebirthing...
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Review of This Immaculate Body by Emma van Straaten
If you were obsessed with Baby Reindeer, then you’ll be obsessed with This Immaculate Body!
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Review of The Day of the Roaring by Nina Bhadreshwar
a brilliant first slice of crime procedural thriller with some hard-hitting and thought-provoking themes
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Review of I Did Something Bad by Pyae Moe Thet War
This is a fast-paced, flashy debut novel which impressively combines the rom-com and thriller genres.
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Review of Jackal by Erin. E Adams
An insidious psychological thriller set in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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Review of Last Night of Freedom by Dan Howarth
Drawn into a deadly game of one-upmanship and forced to prove their masculinity, only one of them can survive...
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Review of Then Things Went Dark by Bea Fitzgerald
This is the scintillating thriller adult debut from Bea Fitzgerald, telling the story of six washed up celebrities...
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Review of The Summer Dare by Joanna Dodd
The Summer Dare is a domestic thriller which will cast it’s psychological spell on you from page one!
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Review of Things Don’t Break on Their Own by Sarah Easter
this storyline keeps you on your toes from beginning to end, a perfect summer page-turner...
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Review of The Grief Doctor by Jack Anderson
a gripping, tension-filled thriller that is clever, claustrophobic and suspicion-filled, giving me all the best Shutter Island vibes
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Review of Fifty Minutes by Carla Jenkins
Twenty-year-old Dani is ready to get her life on track. Her Dad’s died, her eating disorder is controlling her life and all she wants is...
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Review of The Deadly Spark by Roxie Key
Roxie Key takes us to Brighton, where multiple cases of deadly fires are starting to occur and our protagonist DC Eve Starling is on high...
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Review of Dark Island by Daniel Aubrey
One of my favourite things is when a debut author absolutely knocks it out of the park with their first novel AND that novel is the first...
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