Month: November 2019
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Book Review: An Anonymous Girl
“An Anonymous Girl” is the second psychological thriller novel co-authored by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen after their bestseller, “The Wife Between Us”. Through the first half of the novel, I admit to having been drawn, finding myself curious to see how the story unravels. This is the kind of…
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10 Fiction Books I Want to Read before the Year Ends
How does one deal with an ever-expanding TBR pile? I do wonder. And probably there will never be an answer to this perennial struggle of bookworms and bibliophiles alike because writers will never run out of ideas. Consequently, readers will never settle for a “final book purchase”. Stories will keep…
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Book Review: Ask Again, Yes
There are stories told that speak of sad, vengeful events that took place in a person’s life. And there are stories left untold, long cast into oblivion. While some are forgotten, others serve as a reminder of one’s past. Stories can either transform or break, and mend broken things in…
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Book Review: My Lovely Wife
I stumbled upon “My Lovely Wife” by Samantha Downing while searching for recommended fiction thrillers for 2019. I have read quite a few psychological thrillers in my lifetime that while some were presumably predictable, there were still those that surprised me. This fast-paced novel sent shivers down my spine but…
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Book Review: The Chestnut Man
Søren Sveistrup’s “The Chestnut Man” had been one of my most anticipated reads for 2019. My fascination with Nordic noir has increased tremendously since Jo Nesbo’s “The Snowman”. I wouldn’t say I am used to the gruesome imagery abounding in crime novels because I do cringe, pause, breathe for a…
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Book Review: The Turn of the Key
Ruth Ware’s, fifth novel, The Turn of the Key, has been calling the shots early on in the literary fiction game. I have been an avid fan of mystery/thriller novels, and Ruth Ware is no stranger to the genre. I have only read one of her novels, The Girl in…
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Book Review: Jar of Hearts
This book jolted me out of my usual nonchalant attitude towards romance novels because that’s what I initially thought this novel was about. I admit having not read the book blurb when I purchased it, which I normally do to rid myself of expectations. So yes, I heartily thought this…
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Book Review: A Stranger in the House
“A Stranger in the House” is Canadian author, Shari Lapena’s, fourth novel. It tells the story of Karen Krupp, who got into a car accident after, as witnesses have claimed, she fled from home unexpectedly. Her husband, Tom, was confounded upon learning of his wife’s tragedy and started having doubts…
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Book Review: One of Us Is Lying
The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars, One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide. Pay close attention and you might solve this. -Goodreads My…
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