The Day the Earth Turned by Chantelle Atkins

The Day The Earth Turned is book one in a post-apocalyptic YA series – and it surpassed my expectations. It begins after a pandemic or two or three. All (or almost all) the adults are dead. The focus is on a small town (village?) and its outskirts, and the two...

Coming to Find You by Jane Corry

A compelling domestic suspense novel that also manages to tell a story of families surviving across the ages. After her mum and step-dad are murdered, and step-brother Martin sentenced for their deaths, Nancy realises she has to disappear. She flees to her...

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

None of This is True is a read-in-one-day, expertly put-together psychological thriller, and I thoroughly enjoyed every single page. It begins with Josie and Alix crossing paths at a local pub one day, and realising they are both celebrating the same birthday on the...

Going Zero by Anthony McParten

My second book with ‘Zero’ in the title in a row, and the second review in a row where I’m going to do a TV comparison… In this case, Going Zero reminds me of Channel 4’s The Hunted x BBC 1’s The Capture. In other words, a thrilling...

Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling

If you were forced to sum up Camp Zero with a single comparison, you could say: “Climate change meets The Handmaid’s Tale” – thought that is, of course, an oversimplification. Set in the far north of Canada, on of the few remaining cool spots...

Games for Dead Girls by Jen Williams

In Games for Dead Girls, we explore the mysteries and folklore of a small seaside town called Hithechurch, where horrible things have happened, and where Charlie hopes to find out the truth… In 1988, Charlie was a child when she dreamt up Stitch Face Sue, an...