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Here To Stay by Mark Edwards

9th Dec 2019 by Norrie

Oh, well… Here To Stay by Mark Edwards Genres: Suspense, Thriller Published: 1st September, 2019 Series: N/A Rating: 3 Gemma Robinson comes into Elliot’s life like a whirlwind, and they marry and settle into his home. When she asks him if her parents can come to stay for a couple of weeks, he is keen to oblige – he just doesn’t quite know what he’s signing up for. The Robinsons arrive with Gemma’s sister, Chloe, a mysterious young woman who […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: book review, british thriller, mark edwards, Review, Suspense, Thriller

A Wedding, A Honeymoon & A Marriage From Hell – What I Thought #6

15th Aug 2019 by Norrie

Three stories, three marriages. What’s the common denominator? Neither of them ends particularly well! What I Thought is a feature where I discuss books that never inspired me to do a full review, but yet fascinated me enough for some reason to want to share them with you. The Honeymoon by Tina Seskis Genres: Mystery, Psychological Thriller Published: 1st June, 2017 Series: N/A Rating: 5 Honeymoons are supposed to be a blissful time in a newlywed couple’s life. But imagine […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review, What I Thought • Tags: bad romance, chick-lit, e.g. scott, elin hilderbrand, honeymoon, maid of honor, maldives, marriage, murder, murder mystery, Mystery, nantucket, romance, Suspense, the perfect couple, the woman inside, Thriller, tina seskis, wedding

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

12th Aug 2019 by Norrie

What the fuck did I just read? Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney Genres: Thriller, Suspense Published: 23rd March, 2017 Series: N/A Rating: 2 My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I’m in a coma. 2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: alice feeney, coma, confusing, hospital, Mystery, plot hole, Psychological Thriller, Review, sometimes i lie, Suspense, Thriller

Glued to the Pages – 5 Unputdownable Books

21st May 2019 by Norrie

It’s always nice to find a book that sucks you in from the first page. Entertaining, immersive, exciting, you just want to know what happens next. Unputdownable, we can say. The only drawback of such books is that often life gets in the way. I can’t help but get annoyed when I’m at a particularly juicy part in the story, and I have to stop, ‘cuz you know, someone’s gotta work. (Yeah, that someone’s usually me in these cases.) Now, […]

Categories: Books, Fluff, List • Tags: fast paced, List, Mystery, page turner, reading list, Suspense, Thriller, top 5 tuesday, unputdownable

The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond

18th Mar 2019 by Norrie

Hello, Friend! Have you ever encountered a book you felt you shouldn’t like because there are just too many weird shit going on and they don’t make much sense, but then thought, fuck it, it’s still awesome? Well, The Marriage Pact was one of those for me. The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond Genres: Thriller, Suspense Published: 25th July, 2017 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 4 Newlyweds Alice and Jake are a picture-perfect couple. Alice, once a singer in a well-known […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: cult, marriage, michelle richmond, pact, Suspense, the marriage pact, Thriller

Sleep by C.L. Taylor

9th Mar 2019 by Norrie

Seven strangers cut off from the rest of world. What could possibly go wrong? Sleep by C.L. Taylor Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense Published: 4th April, 2019 (expected) Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 5 All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn’t feel so guilty… To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: c.l. taylor, insomnia, island of rum, locked in, scotland, stalker, Suspense, Thriller

The Guilty Party by Mel McGrath

18th Feb 2019 by Norrie

Do you enjoy hating on the characters you are reading about, secretly hoping they will fail? Well, look no further, because this book was written for you! The Guilty Party by Mel McGrath Genres: Mystery, Thriller Published: 7th March, 2019 (expected) Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 4 On a night out, four friends witness a stranger in trouble. They decide to do nothing to help. Later, a body washes up on the banks of the Thames – and the group realizes […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: frenemies, mel mcgrath, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts

7th Feb 2019 by Norrie

A harrowing story about crime, grief and punishment, The Flower Girls is a fast paced and twisty read that is bound to make you uncomfortable. The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts Genres: Mystery, Psychological ThrillerPublished: 24th January, 2019GoodreadsSeries: N/ARating: 4 YOU’LL NEVER FORGET THE FLOWER GIRLS The Flower Girls. Laurel and Primrose. One convicted of murder, the other given a new identity. Now, nineteen years later, another child has gone missing. And The Flower Girls are about to hit the […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: child killer, murder, Mystery, mystery thriller, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

4th Feb 2019 by Norrie

An elegantly written mystery involving a woman as interesting as plain oatmeal, Bitter Orange is one of those stories that slowly creeps up on you. Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Historical Fiction Published: 19th July, 2018 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 3.5 From the attic of a dilapidated English country house, she sees them – Cara first: dark and beautiful, clinging to a marble fountain of Cupid, and Peter, an Apollo. It is 1969 and they are spending […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: 1969, bitter orange, claire fuller, countryside, England, Fiction, historical, historical fiction, historical thriller, Mystery, novel, Suspense, Thriller

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