by Helen | Feb 29, 2024 | Book reviews
This was a hard and challenging read for many plot-related reasons, so I’d only recommend reading Toxxic if you’ve read and enjoyed Moths (the first in the series) first. That aside, I also found it compelling and thought-provoking, so it was a worthwhile...
by Helen | Feb 28, 2024 | Book reviews
The Descent is both a sequel AND prequel to The Forcing, as it plays with two timelines. One that explores what led up to the climate crisis that changed the world forever, and one that takes the story further into the future and the new post-apocalyptic world....
by Helen | Feb 25, 2024 | Book reviews
Some of John Marrs’ best books are clever thought experiments – science fiction-ish ‘what-ifs’ – and this book falls firmly into that category.Here, a new reality show offers would-be parents a chance to look after their virtual child...
by Helen | Feb 13, 2024 | Book reviews
A fascinating dive into the murky world of online romance fraud.I liked how the author was always sympathetic to the victims. It would be easy to say ‘they should’ve known’ but as Holmes shows, many of the victims are at incredibly low points in...
by Helen | Feb 3, 2024 | Book reviews
A nail-biter so tense I often had to look away and catch my breath.We’re now three books into (I’m assuming) four of this apocalyptic adventure where all the adults are dead (bar one or two) and the children are still trying to figure out how to survive...
by Helen | Jan 30, 2024 | Book reviews
From the cover, I initially thought this would be a cosy crime, perhaps populated by older ladies, but no. Instead, it’s a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire Ripper killings.Miv is our main character, who lives in a small Yorkshire...
