Tag: Thriller

Review: Fellside by M. R. Carey

Posted April 7, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

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.Fellside by M.R. Carey Published by Orbit on April 5, 2016 Genres: Fiction, Horror, Thriller Pages: 486 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Fellside is a maximum security prison on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors. It’s not the kind of place you’d want to end up. But it’s where Jess Moulson could be spending the rest of her life. It’s a place where even the walls whisper. And one voice belongs to a little boy with a message for Jess. Will she listen? So I picked Fellside up because I adored The Girl With All the Gifts, so to see M. C. Carey’s new book was really exciting. And there was a little bit of jumping up and down. Unfortunately/fortunately (depending how you look at it) this is a completely different book in ever way. This doesn’t mean that it was a bad book, rather my expectations got in the way. This is a mystery book […]

Review: The Father by Anton Svensson

Posted March 30, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

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 Father by Anders Roslund, Stefan Thunberg, Anton Svensson, Elizabeth Clark Wessel Series: Made in Sweden #1 Published by Sphere on April 5, 2016 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 592 Format: Arc Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads How does a child become a criminal? How does a father lose a son? An epic crime novel with the excitement of Jo Nesbo’s Headhunters and the narrative depth of We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Father is inspired by the extraordinary true story of three brothers who committed ten audacious bank robberies in Sweden over the course of just two years. None had committed a crime before. All were under 24 years old. All of them would be changed forever as individuals and as a family. This intoxicating, heartbreaking thriller tells the story of how three boys are transformed over the course of their lives from innocent children to the most wanted […]

Review: 13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough

Posted February 17, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 4 Comments

13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough Published by Gollancz on February 18, 2016 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult Pages: 406 Format: E-Arc, Paperback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Natasha’s sure that her friends love her. But does that mean they didn’t try to kill her? Natasha is the most popular girl in school. So why was she pulled out of a freezing river after being dead for thirteen minutes? She doesn’t remember how she ended up in the icy water that night, but she does know this—it wasn’t an accident, and she wasn’t suicidal. Now Natasha’s two closest friends, who are usually her loyal sidekicks, are acting strangely. Natasha turns to Becca, the best friend she dumped years before, to help her figure out the mystery. At first Becca isn’t sure that she even wants to help Natasha. But as she is drawn back into Natasha’s orbit, Becca starts putting the pieces together. As an outsider, Becca believes she may be the only one who can uncover the truth…which is far more twisted than she ever imagined. Before […]

Review: Day Four by Sarah Lotz

Posted February 2, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

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.Day Four by Sarah Lotz Series: The Three #2 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on May 21, 2015 Genres: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller Pages: 352 Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Four planes. Three survivors. One message. It seemed like the end of the world… but it wasn’t. This, however, just might be. The extraordinary, unforgettable sequel to The Three – perfect for fans of The Shining Girls, The Passage and Lost. Four days into a five day singles cruise on the Gulf of Mexico, the ageing ship Beautiful Dreamer stops dead in the water. With no electricity and no cellular signals, the passengers and crew have no way to call for help. But everyone is certain that rescue teams will come looking for them soon. All they have to do is wait. That is, until the toilets stop working and the food begins to run out. When the […]

Review: Beside Myself by Ann Morgan

Posted January 18, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

Beside Myself by Ann Morgan Published by Bloomsbury Circus on January 14, 2016 Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult Pages: 336 Format: Arc, E-Arc Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Helen and Ellie are identical twins – like two peas in a pod, everyone says. The girls know this isn’t true, though: Helen is the leader and Ellie the follower. Until they decide to swap places: just for fun, and just for one day. But Ellie refuses to swap back… And so begins a nightmare from which Helen cannot wake up. Her toys, her clothes, her friends, her glowing record at school, the favour of her mother and the future she had dreamed of are all gone to a sister who blossoms in the approval that used to belong to Helen. And as the years pass, she loses not only her memory of that day but also herself – until eventually only ‘Smudge’ is left. Twenty-five years later, Smudge receives a call from out of the blue. It threatens to pull her back into her sister’s dangerous orbit, but if […]

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