by Helen | Jun 15, 2026 | Book reviews
The third book in this series begins with a carbon monoxide leak, several dead, and a point of view character who’s just waking up from a related coma.As Cassie O’Donnell awakens, she discovers she can’t remember key details from around that time, or...
by Helen | May 31, 2026 | Book reviews
A humorous murder mystery set in 1973 – and the second in a series, though my first experience (and while there were references to the first, I understood everything well enough without having read it).I enjoyed this as it felt fresh compared to your average...
by Helen | May 31, 2026 | Book reviews
The One Day You Were My Husband is a slow-burn psychological thriller/suspense. It opens with Rosie’s husband Johan being torn away from her just hours after they marry, then quickly reverts to present day, where Rosie has moved on with her life. She is now a...
by Helen | May 10, 2026 | Book reviews
Radiant Star rewards those who persevere. It’s a standalone, technically, set in world of the Imperial Radch, but if this is your first Leckie, you might struggle. It centres around a religious location called Temporal Location of the Radiant Star, just as the...
by Helen | Apr 11, 2026 | Book reviews
I’ve read Brookmyre before, albeit many years ago, so I was looking forward to Quite Ugly One Evening.The book features Jack Parlabane (of Quite Ugly One Morning), an aging journo who’s crossed one too many lines, and ends up ‘persuaded’ into...
