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Ready For The Beach? These 16 Books Will Put You In Summer Mood

7th June 2018 by Norrie

Even though I like autumn with it’s orange coloured leaves and golden sunsets, pumpkin pies and walks in the crisp mornings, if I could live in eternal summer, I would. There’s just something about warm sand, floaty dresses and the promise of boat trips I can’t get enough of. I grew up in a country where we had proper seasons, and I lived two minutes away from a riverside where we spent almost every day, eating ice cream, swimming, and […]

Categories: Books, List • Tags: beach, beach reads, contemporary, Mystery, reading list, summer, summer mood, summer reading, Thriller, YA

A Book Set At Sea

1st June 2018 by Norrie

I love the sea, and I love spending time at the seaside. That said, I’ve never been on a cruise, or spent significant time on the waters, and I’m not sure how I would cope with it to be honest. The dangers and the vast nothingness out there is somewhat frightening and I don’t think I could put up with spending days on end on a boat or ship without going a bit nuts. The 25th reading prompt for the […]

Categories: Books, List, Reading Challenge • Tags: book list, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Popsugar Reading Challenge, Reading, Reading Challenge, reading list, reading prompt, Sci-Fi, Thriller, young adult

The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll

28th May 2018 by Norrie

Borderline mind-numbing, The Favourite Sister tells the story of five highly annoying, but wildly successful women who get their lives documented on a reality TV show. The Favorite Sister by Jessica Knoll Genres: Mystery, Fiction Published: 17th May, 2018 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 2 When five hyper-successful women agree to appear on a reality series set in New York City called Goal Diggers, the producers never expect the season will end in murder… Brett’s the fan favorite. Tattooed and only […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: jessica knoll, Mystery, reality show, reality TV, the favorite sister

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

25th May 2018 by Norrie

Lyrical and dreamy, We Were Liars tells the story of a summer that change the lives of four teenagers forever. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Genres: YA, Mystery Published: 13th May, 2014 Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 5 A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: contemporary, e lockhart, Fiction, liars, Mystery, private island, Reading, Review, we were liars, YA

The Woman Before Me by Ruth Dugdall

23rd May 2018 by Norrie

Chilling and heartbreaking, The Woman Before Me is a story of loss and grief with a hearty dose of misogyny. The Woman Before Me by Ruth Dugdall Genres: Psychological Thriller Published: 28th August, 2010 Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: Cate Austin #1 Rating: 3.5 ‘They came for me, just like I knew they would. Luke had been dead for just three days.’ Rose Wilks’ life is shattered when her newborn baby Joel is admitted to intensive care. […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: cate austin, Fiction, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Review, ruth dugdall, Suspense, Thriller

Darling by Rachel Edwards

14th May 2018 by Norrie

A quiet, chilling, slowly unfolding mystery, Darling is a disturbing story of a teenage girl and her stepmother. Darling by Rachel Edwards Genres: Mystery, Thriller Published: 17th May, 2018 (expected) Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 3 Lola doesn’t particularly want a new stepmother. Especially not one who has come out of nowhere and only been with her dad for three months. And – she’s not racist or anything – but since when did her dad […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: darling, Fiction, Mystery, rachel edwards, Review, Thriller

My Sweet Friend by H.A. Leuschel – #BlogBlitz

13th May 2018 by Norrie

Who needs enemies with friends like this? My Sweet Friend by H.A. Leuschel Genres: Short Stories, Contemporary Published: 6th December, 2017 Series: N/A A stand-alone novella from the author of Manipulated Lives A perfect friend … or a perfect impostor? Alexa is an energetic and charismatic professional and the new member of a Parisian PR company where she quickly befriends her colleagues Rosie and Jack. She brings a much-needed breath of fresh air into the office and ambitiously throws herself […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: H.A. Leuschel, Mystery, novella, Thriller

The Family at Number 13 by S.D. Monaghan

7th May 2018 by Norrie

There was some great mystery buried in this book, under some unnecessary rabble that made finishing this book quite an ordeal. The Family at Number 13 by S.D. Monaghan Genres: Mystery, Thriller Published: 27th April, 2018 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 2 The most perfect lives can hide the darkest secrets… Mary has everything. Beautiful and rich, she lives on an exclusive street in the heart of the city, in a house with gorgeous views and an immaculately maintained garden. Her […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: abuse, mental illness, Mystery, s d monaghan, TFAN13, the family at number 13, Thriller

An Abundance of YA & Contemporary – Book Haul #5

4th May 2018 by Norrie

Well, well, well… I think I’ve built up quite a reputation in my local charity shop. I’d go as far as to say I’m a regular customer now, and always manage to leave with an armful of books after my weekly visits. These past few weeks I managed to score a bunch of YA and contemporary books I’ve been eyeing for a while (and some I haven’t). Let’s see the loot! After I finished Eleanor & Park, I decided I […]

Categories: Books • Tags: book haul, Books, contemporary, Mystery, Reading, Thriller, YA, young adult

Savage Spring by Mons Kallentoft

27th April 2018 by Norrie

Long buried secrets, questions of motherhood and a deadly explosion await us in Savage Spring, the fourth book in the Malin Fors series. Savage Spring by Mons Kallentoft Genres: Thriller, Crime, Nordic Noir Published: 11th April, 2013 Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: Malin Fors #4 Rating: 4 The Swedish town of Linköping is bathed in Spring sunshine. The trees are blossoming and families are having breakfast at outdoor tables in the main square. Then a deafening explosion […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: Crime, mons kallentoft, Mystery, nordic noir, police procedural, Review, swedish crime, swedish fiction, Thriller

The Other Couple by Sarah J. Naughton

25th April 2018 by Norrie

Combining foggy memories, alternating timelines between the now and the before and something sinister lurking around the edge of remembering, Sarah J. Naughton weaves a dark mystery that might give you second thoughts about your upcoming summer holiday. The Other Couple by Sarah J. Naughton Genres: Mystery, Thriller Published: 22nd March, 2018 Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: N/A Rating: 4 This was meant to be the perfect honeymoon. A five-star beach resort in Vietnam, with white sands, private […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: amnesia, murder mystery, Mystery, psychological, sarah j naughton, Suspense, the other couple, Thriller, vietnam

Autumn Killing by Mons Kallentoft

18th April 2018 by Norrie

The murder of a ruthless lawyer, a chilling mystery and constant rain casts gloomy shadows over the small town of Linkoping. Autumn Killing by Mons Kallentoft Genres: Crime, Thriller, Nordic Noir Published: 27th September, 2012 Goodreads | Book Depository | Amazon UK Series: Malin Fors #3 Rating: 4 It is Autumn in Linköping and the heavens have opened, but not even these biblical rains can wash away the blood of crimes past and present. Then the brutally-stabbed body of self-made […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: autumn killing, linkoping, malin fors, mons kallentoft, Mystery, nordic noir, slow burn, swedish crime, swedish fiction, Thriller