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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

The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood by Susan Elliot Wright

10th Jan 2019 by Norrie

A dark and tragic tale of grief and loss. The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood by Susan Elliot Wright Genres: Fiction, Suspense Published: 21st February, 2019 (expected) Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 4 Cornelia Blackwood is about to do something very wrong, for reason she believes to be right. She has a loving marriage but she has no friends. Everyone knows Cornelia’s name but no one will speak to her now. Cornelia has unraveled once before. What could possibly happen to her […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: contemporary, Fiction, mental health, mental illness, Review, Suspense, Thriller

In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

4th Jan 2019 by Norrie

A skillful mix of an unreliable narrator, heart pounding suspense and a cast of dodgy characters. In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense Published: 30th July, 2015 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 4 Nora hasn’t seen Clare for ten years. Not since the day Nora walked out of her old life and never looked back. Until, out of the blue, an invitation to Clare’s hen party arrives. A weekend in a remote cottage – the perfect […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: amnesia, Mystery, ruth ware, secrets, Suspense, Thriller, unreliable narrator, woods

I Can’t Even… The 10 Best Books I Read In 2018

28th Dec 2018 by Norrie

I’ve never in my life managed to read as many books as I did this year. 106 until now, and we still have three days left. The plot thickens! I’m still wondering how I actually pulled this off, because I’m still watching TV series and true crime documentaries like my life depended on it, I went on holidays and hung out with my friends like before. Must be the insomnia or something. If I’m honest, I’d rather be sleeping. #1 […]

Categories: Books, Fluff, List, Read • Tags: best of 2018, Books, contemporary, fave books, favourite reads, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, top 10

The Winters by Lisa Gabriele

14th Dec 2018 by Norrie

“Last night Rebekah tried to murder me again.” Creepy ass opening line is creepy! The Winters by Lisa Gabriele Genre: Mystery, Thriller Published: 16th October, 2018 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 3 After a whirlwind romance, a young woman returns to the opulent, secluded Long Island mansion of her new fiancé Max Winter—a wealthy politician and recent widower—and a life of luxury she’s never known. But all is not as it appears at the Asherley estate. The house is steeped in […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: asherly, Books, contemporary, Fiction, Mystery, rebecca, Review, Suspense, the winters, Thriller

In Her Shadow by Mark Edwards

18th Oct 2018 by Norrie

A heart pounding suspense. Literally. Thanks to my new obsession with my Fitbit, I can tell you, my heartbeat was constantly around a 100 while I was reading In Her Shadow. (My resting heart rate is 63. Just sayin’…) In Her Shadow by Mark Edwards Genres: Psychological Thriller, Mystery Published: 4th October, 2018 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 5 For four years Jessica has never doubted that her sister Isabel’s death was an accident. But when Jessica’s young daughter seems to […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: ghost, haunting, in her shadow, mark edwards, Mystery, possession, Suspense, Thriller

The Retreat by Mark Edwards

10th Oct 2018 by Norrie

Eerie as hell! The Retreat by Mark Edwards Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense Published: 10th May, 2018 Goodreads Series: N/A Rating: 5 A missing child. A desperate mother. And a house full of secrets. Two years ago, Julia lost her family in a tragic accident. Her husband drowned trying to save their daughter, Lily, in the river near their rural home. But the little girl’s body was never found—and Julia believes Lily is somehow still alive. Alone and broke, Julia opens […]

Categories: Books, Read, Review • Tags: haunted house, mark edwards, Mystery, retreat, spooky, Suspense, Thriller, wales

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