Reviews

Atmosphere - Taylor Jenkins Reid - Top Book Pick!

Fiction

Rating: 9/10

Full disclosure, I was skeptical about a plot set in the world of the ‘80’s space program. Was I really interested in a book about something so niche? I was all set to give it a pass, but then it was in my hands, and they were powerless to avoid opening up that cover. And thank God they did. If you have read this author, no matter the setting, you know that her books will draw you in and spit you out in the best possible ways. Honestly, we should all be so lucky as to live in a Taylor Jenkins Reid world!

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The Big Fix - Holly James - Top Book Pick!

Thriller

Rating: 9/10

When Penny finds herself on the lam with the hot guy, who everyone thinks is her boyfriend anyway, she never expects to discover that he is a “fixer”. She figured she would end up with a Tweed clad academic, not dodging a ruthless billionaire with unlimited resources and failing spectacularly at not kissing the hot guy. This is the action packed, screwball romantic comedy I didn’t know I needed!

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We Solve Murders - Richard Osman - Top Book Pick!

Mystery

Rating: 9.5/10

The plot in a nutshell; Amy, a bodyguard assigned to protect a Jackie Collins-esque novelist, finds out that her past clients are dropping like flies. And someone seems to be framing her the grisly killings. She reaches out to the only person she trusts, her father-in-law (not her husband, but that’s a question for another day). Osman hits it out of the park with this book, the first in a new series. A savvy departure from the shenanigans of his Thursday Murder Club, sacrificing none of the crisp plotting, razor sharp wit and intimate character portraits that infuse every page of his books.

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Assassins Anonymous - Rob Hart - Top Book Pick!

Thriller

Rating: 9/10

Who knew that the story of a deadly assassin trying to quit killing people would end up being so good! This read is the whole package; perfect pacing, nail biting action, lovable characters (even the killers, maybe especially so), and even a furry friend. A support group for assassin’s trying to get out of the game? Oh to be a fly on that wall!

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When The Wolf Comes Home - Nat Cassidy - Top Book Pick!

Horror

Rating: 9/10

This book brazenly borrows tropes from fairytales. Happily Ever After is not one of them. This book was all kinds of nasty fun, full of unabashed and relentless bloody carnage. The sort of epic horror we got in the ‘80’s that came out swinging and left nothing unscathed. Ah, the good old days. Is it any surprise that Stephen King was an inspiration? Not to this reader!

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Whistle - Linwood Barclay - Top Book Pick!

Horror

Rating: 9/10

Celebrated children’s author Annie has had a dreadful year. Desperate for a fresh start, she moves with her young son Charlie to a charming small town. But small towns always have secrets. Secrets that seep into everything and everyone one. Secrets that might play tricks with your mind and make you act in unusual ways. There is a kind of spectral creepiness to this book. The way in which the author has teased out the tale is pitch perfect. A gem!

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Havoc - Christopher Bollen - Top Book Pick!

Fiction

Rating: 9/10

One morning, Maggie is caught in an act of meddlesome behaviour and a battle of wits ensues. Blackmail notes begin to arrive at her door, someone has clearly been in her room, snooping, searching, and has someone changed out her medication? The sociopathy in the one upmanship these two engage in is mind-blowing. Each more twisted than the other with every move. Have I mentioned that one of them is an eight-year-old? No? My bad.

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Kill For Me Kill For You - Steve Cavanagh - Top Book Pick!

Thriller

Rating: 9/10

A Hitchcock inspired thriller that borrows from the premise of Strangers On A Train. Where two strangers meet and come to an arrangement. I’ll kill yours if you kill mine. You might be thinking, oh god, not another predictable spin on this classic. But that is the last of the similarities. Hitchcock himself could have never predicted where this story was going to take us. A summer must read!

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Our Infinite Fates - Laura Steven- Top Book Pick!

Fantasy

Rating: 9/10

They have loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They have killed each other in every one of them. Lovers. Soulmates. Assassins. Enemies. The story opens with Evelyn and Arden exchanging their wedding vows; I love you. I have loved you. And I will love you again. Minutes later they lie dead after slitting each other’s throats. Talk about romance am I right?

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Five Found Dead - Sulari Gentill - Top Book Pick!

Mystery

Rating: 8.5/10

Joe and his twin sister Meredith are celebrating his remission by taking a trip on the iconic Orient Express. Not remotely prepared for the ways in which life is about to imitate art. As they sit down to their first meal on board the luxurious train, they can’t help but cast their fellow travelers as players in a mystery. A game both wonderfully fitting and spectacularly inappropriate. Ticket for me please!

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Reviews

Fiction

Rating: 9/10

Thriller

Rating: 9/10

Mystery

Rating: 9.5/10

Thriller

Rating: 9/10

Horror

Rating: 9/10

Horror

Rating: 9/10

Fiction

Rating: 9/10

Thriller

Rating: 9/10

Fantasy

Rating: 9/10

Mystery

Rating: 8.5/10

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