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When friends become enemies, and brothers are at war – can there really be a happy ending?

This book is absolutely incredible. I am completely blown away by the fact that it is a debut. It is a great page turner and thrilller.

The plot and characters were complex and intriguing, but the style and narrative was easy to follow. I loved the use of the two timelines, and the way they were seamlessly brought together at the end.

I am really struggling to find the words to sum up how amazing this book is. It is creepy, clever and captivating. It is up there with T M Logan’s “The Holiday” as one of my favourite thriller reads of 2020. I cannot WAIT to read more by this author.

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I finished this late last night and stayed up way past by bedtime as once I got up to about 60% I couldn’t put it down.

It is a beautiful romance story. with gorgeous settings. The characters, however, were far from perfect and all had their own individual quirks and concerns.

I loved Kat and was really championing her to find happiness after everything she had been through. Jay was a true gentleman despite his shady past. But could they put all this behind them and start afresh under the bright lights of Las Vegas? Guess you’ll have to read it to find out.

I felt so connected to the characters and the plot was well developed without being overly complicated. Definitely a 5 star read. *Goes to add more Victoria Cooke books to the ever growing TBR).

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i have devoured and adored this gorgeous book. I won it in a #giveaway on Twitter and it is truly delightful.

It is the story of Izzie – a dependable, hard working, lovely girl who is struggling to come to terms with some personal tragedy. Izzy escapes to the beautiful hills of Tuscany, and I wish I could too right now! Whilst she is there, Izzie learns to face her demons and seize new opportunities.

It is an uplifting and heart-warming read and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for Izzie next – as book 2 is currently on a fab Kindle offer.

Thanks Daisy! 🥰

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Libby Jones knows very little about where she comes from, and goes on a journey to uncover her family’s deepest, darkest secrets.

First, I want o say that I love Lisa Jewell and I love these thriller, page turner type books. For some reason, I found this a difficult one to sum up.

It was a great read in many ways. The tale is totally twisted and has so many unexpected twists and turns, plus a satisfying ending, but for me it just didn’t carry the pace of my first read by Lisa Jewell – Then She Was Gone.

I’m not sure if it was the different time frames that did it for me, or the fact that I struggled to connect with a lot of the characters. I also think the ‘cult’ thing has been overdone a bit, though this was definitely an original spin on it.

Overall, a tense and satisfying read worthy of 4 shiny stars.

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This is a shocking and harrowing TRUE story of a little girl who is torn from the relative comfort of her big, poor family and sent to the most horrific convent.

Whilst there, she suffers the most horrendous physical, mental and sexual abuse. There were some scenes that I had to skip because the imagery was so explicit I found it difficult to deal with.

The book made me feel a whole range of emotions – sadness, desperation, anger but then towards the end a sort of lightness and relief.

This is a difficult read but it’s an important one – opening your eyes to a part of society that some of us don’t want to think about, but is very much there if you look for it.

I would have liked to the author to hold off on writing it though, as the police case was still ongoing and I think this would have made a better conclusion to the book.

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This book tells the story of a number of house guests – Adam and Ruth, who are house guests and house sitting for their friends Jack and Mona, Eden who is a mesmerising and mysterious character who turns up announced and the numerous house guests of the very powerful and twisted cult leader, Gabriel.

This book is an incredible read, that raised so many questions about who is lying, who is to blame, who is innocent and so on! The main question I had though was: why does it have to end already?!

I flew through the book in a couple of days which is testament to Mark Edward’s skill and careful structuring of this book. My favourite aspect was definitely the cliffhanger endings to chapters.

A gripping, chilling and thrilling read undoubtedly worthy of 5 stars!

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This book is the story of the anxious Clarrie and the perfect, patient Simon.  Will they sort out their own issues, risk their friendship and get it together?

During this book, I laughed, I cried and I was shocked at times too!

I was  so invested in all the characters. I could identify well with some of Clarrie’s hang ups and I was just wishing for a happy ending.

A beautiful read definitely worthy of 5 stars. I would love a sequel!

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Poppy falls in love with an estranged ex lover named Matthew. But will she live to regret it?

I really enjoyed this fine piece of domestic thriller fiction. The story was like a big jigsaw puzzle that was difficult to solve. I love the original structure, with a mixture of letters and narrative which was written in the past and present tense. The characters were probably my favourite aspect, with each of them feeling believable and me sympathetic to them all except one psychopathic character (no spoilers here!)

I however did find it a little slow in the middle and lost interest for a little while so it took me a little longer than usual to finish. The ending was worth it though!

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Although a little far fetched, I loved the plot points for this one. Olive and Ami are twin sisters and after a food poisoning incident at Ami’s wedding, Olive and Ethan go on their honeymoon in the Ami and her husbands’ places. Olive and Ethan are not together; in fact, at first, they find it quite difficult to tolerate each other. Will 2 weeks of living in each other’s pockets change that?

I really loved the character of Olive. I identified with her as an insecure and pessimistic girl when it comes to romance and I was glad to see her get a happy ending. The continuing drama between Ami and her husband also added another dimension which I loved.

There was a few format issues which I didn’t like with the advanced copy which made it difficult to follow at times so I’ll give this one four stars.

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