Review: The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Blurb: An imposing, isolated hotel, high up in the Swiss Alps, is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But she's taken time off from her job as a detective, so when she receives an invitation out of the …

Review: The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal

Blurb: London, 1850. On a crowded street, the dollmaker Iris Whittle meets the artist Louis Frost. Louis is a Pre-Raphaelite painter who yearns to have his work displayed in the Royal Academy, and he is desperate for Iris to be his model. Iris agrees, on the condition that he teaches her to paint. Dreaming of freedom, …

Reading Round Up – February 2019

Out of nowhere, we're almost finished with March (where is 2019 going???) and I thought it would be the perfect time to recap what I read last month. As usual, there was a true mix of books, ranging from children's fiction aimed at 9-12 year olds, to really quite a disturbing thriller. I tend to …

Review: Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter

** TRIGGER WARNING ** Blurb: The sleepy town of Heartsdale, Georgia, is jolted into panic when Sara Linton, paediatrician and medical examiner, finds Sibyl Adams dead in the local diner. As well as being viciously raped, Sibyl has been cut: two deep knife wounds form a lethal cross over her stomach. When a second victim …

Blog Tour: The Taking of Annie Thorne by C. J. Tudor

Hey guys! I was lucky enough to be asked to take part in a blog tour for a book that I’ve been patiently waiting for the release of! With not long before the official publication, here are my thoughts on The Taking of Annie Thorne by C. J. Tudor! Here you can find my review of …

Review: The Chalk Man by C. J. Tudor

Blurb: None of us ever agreed on the exact beginning. Was it when we started drawing the chalk figures, or when they started to appear on their own? Ws it the terrible accident? Or when they found the first body? -- Title: The Chalk Man Author: C. J. Tudor Publisher: Penguin Books, owned by Penguin Random House Genre: Fiction, Thriller, …

Review: Woman of the Dead by Bernhard Aichner

Blurb: When she discovered that the men had murdered her husband she was distraught. But then she realised what she had to do. She had to track them down and kill them. One by one. – Title: Woman of the Dead Author: Bernhard Aichner Translator: Anthea Bell Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, an imprint of Orion, …