Book Reviews
The Husband by Daniel Hurst
You can always rely on Daniel Hurst to write entertaining, galloping novels that will have you tearing through the pages. His books are like palate cleansers for me; super easy to read and fun in a twisted kind of way. The Husband is no different. It starts off with Jenny and her daughter watching a crime documentary and realising the death of a...
The Daughter by TM Logan
The Daughter combines elements of psychological thrillers, pure thrillers and organised crime. This is a fast-paced book focusing on Lauren, whose university-aged daughter Evie has gone missing. The more Lauren and her young son Lucas try to discover the truth, the more secrets they uncover, and the greater peril they face. I really enjoyed the...
All My Lies by Nelle Lamarr
When you have a heroine who does something bad, it can be difficult to warm to her. But not with Sloan. She’s a warm, at times hilarious protagonist, who has done one stupid, impulsive thing, resulting in huge, positive life changes. Until that is, everything goes wrong. Nelle Lamarr has outdone herself with this book, which had me racing to...
Wife Mother Liar by Sue Watson
Wife Mother Liar is told in alternating POVs from two former friends and neighbours and focuses on the tragedy that befell Jill’s son, Leo. I thoroughly enjoyed the beginning and the end – which gave me whiplash with all the twists and turns – but struggled a bit in the middle of the book. I didn’t warm to any of the main characters and felt the...
Tiny Daggers by Caroline Corcoran
This is a story of two British Hollys. Holly Jones is living the ideal expat life in Miami when Holly Wild arrives in town and infiltrates Holly Jones' life. We soon come to realise that these two have history. They were at school together, where Holly Jones made The Other Holly’s life a nightmare. The first half of the book is narrated from...
Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister
'Famous Last Words' is an excellent book that starts with a bang. Cam’s husband is the perpetrator in a deadly hostage situation. The novel fast forwards to seven years later, but although Cam has moved on, she’s never been able to reconcile what Luke supposedly did with the man she knew so well. As she uncovers the truth, the book twists and...