Category: Thriller

I figured out the whodunit part very early on, but for once it didn’t lessen my enjoyment of the story, and I stayed hooked from start to finish. Holly was kidnapped when she was 4-years-old and was unexpectedly returned three months later, physically unharmed but for a scar on her arm. The person who kidnapped … Read More “The Day I Disappeared by Brandi Reeds” »

While this is the fourth installment of the DI Dan Riley series, this can definitely stand on its own – this book focuses a lot more on the victims of the crimes than the investigation itself. Daisey Garrett is left for dead after a brutal attack by the Rose Petal Ripper – so dubbed because … Read More “The Woman Inside by Anna-Lou Weatherley” »

I really struggled to rate this book. While I really liked this author’s writing — it was almost hypnotic in its poetry — I didn’t find myself particularly drawn to many of the stories individually. I even read several more than once to try and get a deeper handle on what she was saying, but … Read More “A House Is a Body by Shruti Swamy” »

This is one of my favorites of the year so far. It reminds me a bit of A Man Called Ove, which I also really enjoyed, but I really liked how this book included a lot more history of the main character. Eudora Honeysett is 85-years-old, lives alone with her crotchety old cat, and outside of … Read More “The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons” »

This timely thriller won’t just have you scared for the characters, but for our society, as well. Sydney Green returns to live with her mother in their historically Black neighborhood in Brooklyn. However, the neighborhood is undergoing rapid gentrification, and several of their life-long friends and neighbors have suddenly disappeared and wealthy white people are … Read More “When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole” »