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The Retreat by Mark Edwards The Retreat by Mark Edwards is a fast-paced and gripping thriller that will keep you engrossed. This is a story of urban legends, folklore, superstition that are endemic in isolated rural towns. However, the ending falls short in credibility. Horror writer Lucas Radcliffe returns to his childhood hometown Beddmarr, Wales... Continue Reading →
Absolutely Mind Blowing and pure genius. This book is one of a kind. With “The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” Stuart Turton has created an extraordinarily original premise and a new way of storytelling. What is the plot? Aiden Bishop has a murder to solve. He will be released only if he solves the murder.... Continue Reading →
Broken Girls by Simone St. James 4.5/5 Stars An eerie suspenseful novel that presents a splendid thriller with a tinge of paranormal shade. The story alternates between two timelines. 1954 and 2014. The 1954 story is set in Idlewild hall, a boarding school for troubled girls (Its either for the girls who didn’t have any... Continue Reading →
Bring me back by B.A. Paris 4/5 Stars. I could not put this book down. The way it was written, Wow!! I stayed up to finish this book. Personally, I liked Bring me back better than the author's previous books. Like I quoted in my review of Behind Closed doors: I have read “The Breakdown”... Continue Reading →
Behind Closed Doors by B.A.Paris Okay! This is a kind of book where you have to shut down your logical mind, close your eyes, take a deep breath and acknowledge that it is just a work of fiction. Having said that, this book is a page turner and I went through it really fast. I... Continue Reading →
Only Human (Themis files #3) by Sylvain Neuvel This is the third & final book of Themis files trilogy. Well, I'm going to miss this series but I thought it really ended well !! At the end of Waking Gods Rose, Vincent, Eva and Eugene are transported along with Themis to the alien planet. Nine... Continue Reading →
Waking Gods ( Themis Files #2) by Sylvain Neuvel Okay ! I am absolutely in love with this series. The story pretty much starts from where it was left at sleeping Giants. Personally I felt the first book was written to prep the stage for the second. I hear there is one more book in... Continue Reading →
The Dry ( Aaron Falk #1) by Jane Harper Set in Kiewarra, Australia " The Dry" by Jane Harper presents triple murder and small town Dynamics in the right proportion. Aaron Falk returns to his hometown 20 years later to attend his friends funeral. His friend, Luke Hadler allegedly killed himself after killing his wife... Continue Reading →
Sleeping Giants ( Themis Files 1) by Sylvain Neuvel A Sci Fi novel that I read after a long time. It somehow reminded me of Michael Crichton's " Sphere" though both are completely different. When she was 14, Rose Franklin discovers a giant hand near her hometown in deadwood, South Dakota. Seventeen years later, now... Continue Reading →
A Map of the dark by Karen Ellis Ruby Haverstock, a 17-year-old girl has been abducted at the end of her shift working in a Café on Friday evening. Detective Lex Cole, a new to the department Detective who’s just spent three years undercover with Vice is assigned to the case. It is his first... Continue Reading →
