So I’ve come to the end of Ruth Ware’s backlist. I saved this for last thinking, for some reason, that it was her first book. It was actually her fourth (not counting a young adult fantasy series she’d previously written – I might check those out at some point). Hal ... more >
From the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Pictures and The Last One at the Wedding comes a new supernatural thriller about a young woman pet-sitting a cat with a mysterious secret, featuring more than eighty pages of illustrations. Meet Penny Padgett, a twenty-seven-year-old cartoonist in Philadelphia who agrees ... more >
Dear Ally Carter, Last year’s The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year made my list of best reads of 2025 so I was especially happy to read Carter’s latest. It’s billed as book two in the Kiss, Merry, Kill series but the connection between the two books is very loose ... more >
I got this from Netgalley totally on impulse – I don’t read horror these days (I did as a teenager), but I recognized the author’s name. I don’t think I’ve ever read anything by her but I was under the impression she wrote werewolf romances (it actually looks like she’s ... more >
Someone somewhere knowing of my thriller addiction recommended Mark Edwards’ The Wasp Trap. The blurb intrigued me, and I ended up liking the book enough to read two more books of his in quick succession. The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards In the present day, Will has arrived at a ... more >
A book-loving witch finds magic and mystery in a whimsical short story about the transformative power of friendship and community by the New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop. After a challenging divorce, Ashley joins a witchy book club in search of a new social life. But when members ... more >