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“The Last Mrs. Parrish” was a great psychological thriller! I loved how the book is set up; the first half tells the story from Amber Patterson’s point of view, then the second half tells the exact same story from Daphne Parrish’s. Usually, authors will go back and forth chapter by chapter, but Liv Constantine does …
“The Invited” is a ghost story by Jennifer McMahon. Honestly, I read this book while waiting for another one of hers (I’ll review that when I get it eventually). It tells the story of Helen, a history teacher who convinces her husband, Nate, to leave the city and build their own house in rural Vermont. …
I have taken to reading several Riley Sager books lately; he writes psychological thrillers and I know this genre is not everyone’s favorite, but if you like it, I highly recommend him. “Survive the Night” is an interesting book. It tells the story of Charlie, a college student looking for a ride home to Ohio. …
“The Invited” is a ghost story by Jennifer McMahon. Honestly, I read this book while waiting for another one of hers (I’ll review that when I get it eventually). It tells the story of Helen, a history teacher who convinces her husband, Nate, to leave the city and build their own house in rural Vermont. …
I admit I haven’t posted lately because I’ve seemed to hit a string of bad books (or more precisely, “books I didn’t enjoy” is the better term). It’s gotten to the point over the past month where I’ve read at least two books I haven’t even finished! I am not going to review those because …
“Daisy Darker” by Alice Feeney is hard to classify: it’s a ghost story wrapped up in a who-dun-it wrapped up in several murder mysteries, so I guess a fantasy/paranormal/mystery/thriller. What I do know is that the mystery part draws strongly from Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None,” and since that is one of my …
“Verity” Take Two Ok, so I’m actually writing two reviews for this one since I read it twice, approximately one year apart. The first review: This was an ….um…. interesting book. I honestly don’t know if I liked it or not for two reasons: 1. Definitely a psychological thriller à la “Gone Girl” (a book …
This was an ….um…. interesting book. I honestly don’t know if I liked it or not, but I do know I will not be recommending it to others for two reasons: 1. Definitely a psychological thriller à la “Gone Girl” (a book which I did not care for). I’ve met a lot of people lately …
I’m so lucky that I’ve been able to read such good books lately! I just finished “The Sanatorium” by Sarah Pearse. This genre of book is one of my favorites: a murder mystery that takes place in a historic building cut off from the rest of the world, usually by a storm…meaning no established characters …
Now, normally I would never, ever critique a genius like Agatha Christie. Her book And Then There Were None is one of my top 3 favorite books of all time (see all my favs here), with Murder on the Orient Express also being close to the top of the list. I thought Kenneth Branagh and …