Author: Gillian Flynn

Review: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

Posted November 6, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 3 Comments
Review: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Grownup by Gillian Flynn Published by W&N on June 17, 2014 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Short Stories, Thriller Pages: 79 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads A young woman is making a living, faking it as a cut-price psychic working at Spiritual Palms (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage – mostly by telling people what they want to hear. But then she meets Susan Burke. Susan moved to the city one year ago with her husband and 15-year old stepson Miles. They live in a Victorian house called Carterhook Manor, built in 1893. Susan has become convinced that some malevolent spirit is inhabiting their home, and taking possession of the stepson. She has even found trickles of blood on the wall. The young woman doesn’t believe in exorcism or the supernatural, but she does see an opportunity to make a lot of […]

Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Posted March 18, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson on May 24, 2012 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 399 Format: E-Book Source: Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads Marriage can be a real killer. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, New York Times bestseller Gillian Flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. The Chicago Tribune proclaimed that her work “draws you in and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction.” Gone Girl’s toxic mix of sharp-edged wit and deliciously chilling prose creates a nerve-fraying thriller that confounds you at every turn. On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy’s diary […]