Tag: Thriller

Blog Tour / Review: Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy

Posted July 8, 2017 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy

Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy Published by Penguin on July 6th 2017 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 304 Format: Arc, E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads When Liv and Nora decide to take their husbands and children on a holiday cruise, everyone is thrilled. The ship’s comforts and possibilities seem infinite. But when they all go ashore in beautiful Central America, a series of minor mishaps lead the families further from the ship’s safety. One minute the children are there, and the next they’re gone. What follows is a heart-racing story told from the perspectives of the adults and the children, as the distraught parents – now turning on one another and blaming themselves – try to recover their children and their shattered lives. In Do Not Become Alarmed this is a situation that I cannot possibly fathom. And a situation I definitely do not ever want to be in. What starts off as the perfect holiday ends up being a nightmare. One minor incident is the start of a terrifying few days as families become […]

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Blog Tour / Review: The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

Posted March 4, 2017 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Review: The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel Published by Hodder & Stoughton on March 9th 2017 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 288 Format: Arc, E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads A gripping, provocative thriller about the twisted secrets families keep, perfect for fans of The Girls. Beautiful. Rich. Mysterious. Everyone wants to be a Roanoke girl. But you won’t when you know the truth. Lane Roanoke is fifteen when she comes to live with her grandparents and fireball cousin at the Roanoke family’s rural estate following the suicide of her mother. Over one long, hot summer, Lane experiences the benefits of being one of the rich and beautiful Roanoke girls. But what she doesn’t know is being a Roanoke girl carries a terrible legacy: either the girls run, or they die. For there is darkness at the heart of Roanoke, and when Lane discovers its insidious pull, she must make […]

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Review: Bodyguard by Jessica Linden

Posted December 15, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Bodyguard by Jessica Linden

Bodyguard by Jessica Linden, James Patterson Published by BookShots on November 1, 2016 Pages: 160 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment.The Most Eligible Bachelor on Capitol Hill has met his match. Abbie Whitmore is good at her job. She knows how to protect people, and she’s always right – until Congressman Jonathan Lassiter comes along. The presidential hopeful refuses to believe that his politics have put him in danger, yet Abbie’s determined to keep him safe. But how can she protect him while she’s guarding her heart?  I really enjoyed Bodyguard, I thought that the action scenes merged nicely with the romance and there were equal amounts of both. I loved that it was Abbie who was in charge of security, she was fierce and took no prisoners. While Johnathon was a well-meaning politician.  Both had amazing chemistry. And passion. With a touch of humour as well, this was the perfect mix. I’m honestly loved that in Bodyguard, there was suspense, action and romance, everything was packed into this short book and it […]

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Review: The McCullagh Inn in Maine by Jen McLaughlin

Posted November 12, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The McCullagh Inn in Maine by Jen McLaughlin

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The McCullagh Inn in Maine by Jen McLaughlin, James Patterson Published by BookShots on August 25, 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Novella, Romance, Thriller Pages: 160 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment. Her second chance at love… Chelsea O’Kane escapes to Maine with fresh bruises. She’s ready to begin anew – until she runs into her old flame, Jeremy Holland. As he helps fix up her inn, her heart heals and they rediscover what they once loved about each other. But as the two play house, it starts to seem too good to last… I loved that The McCullagh Inn in Maine has a little romance had elements of a thriller, with mystery and intrigue so wrapped up it was pretty hard to decide which story line I preferred.  At times I did feel that Chelsea’s secret overshadowed the romance between herself and Jeremy, especially […]

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Review: The Devil’s Feast by M.J. Carter

Posted October 26, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: The Devil’s Feast by M.J. Carter

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Devil’s Feast by M.J. Carter Series: The Blake and Avery Mystery #3 Published by Fig Tree (Penguin Books UK) on October 27, 2016 Genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 368 Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads For lovers of Sherlock, Shardlake and Ripper Street. A hugely enjoyable heart-pounding Victorian thriller- murder, a celebrity chef and a great detective double-act. London, 1842. There has been a mysterious and horrible death at the Reform, London’s newest and grandest gentleman’s club. A death the club is desperate to hush up. Captain William Avery is persuaded to investigate, and soon discovers a web of rivalries and hatreds, both personal and political, simmering behind the club’s handsome façade-and in particular concerning its resident genius, Alexis Soyer, ‘the Napoleon of food’, a chef whose culinary brilliance is matched only by his talent for self-publicity. But Avery is distracted, for where his mentor and partner-in-crime Jeremiah […]

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