by Helen | Jun 11, 2023 | Book reviews
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...
by Helen | May 29, 2023 | Book reviews
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...
by Helen | Apr 2, 2023 | Book reviews
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...
by Helen | Mar 26, 2023 | Book reviews
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...
by Helen | Mar 20, 2023 | Book reviews
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...
by Helen | Mar 11, 2023 | Book reviews
I thoroughly enjoyed this dystopian debut from Lavanya Lakshminarayan. Set in Apex City, formerly Bangalore, some time in the future, this is a world convinced it is running successfully as a meritocracy. Ninety percent of people are Virtuals, living in a world with...
