"Anticipation is always worse than reality. Always." Emma Carpenter lives in isolation with her golden retriever Laika, house-sitting an old beachfront home on the rainy Washington coast. Her only human contact is her enigmatic old neighbor, Deek, and (via text) the house’s owner, Jules. One day, she reads a poorly written, but gruesome, horror novel… Continue reading The Last Word by Taylor Adams
Genre: Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological
When You Disappeared by John Marrs
“You can either learn from your parents’ mistakes, or repeat them and use them as an excuse for your own behavior.” When Catherine wakes up alone one morning, she thinks her husband has gone for a run before work. But Simon never makes it to the office. His running shoes are by the front door.… Continue reading When You Disappeared by John Marrs
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the pert outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his moods. True, she’s not the greatest at keeping Doug’s place… Continue reading Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist. If you're looking for a fast-paced thriller that you can't put down, you need to read this one right… Continue reading First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
The Last Time We Met by Anna E. Wahlgren
Old friends. Old grudges. One evening back together again. The last time they all had dinner, someone wound up dead. What could go wrong? Sophie Lind hasn’t seen her college friends in a decade when a dinner invitation from one of the friends, Ava, arrives on her doorstep. They used to all be inseparable, meeting… Continue reading The Last Time We Met by Anna E. Wahlgren
The Chain by Adrian McKinty
"In the future, it won’t be the state that keeps tabs on everyone by extensive use of surveillance; it will be the people. They’ll do the state’s work for it by constantly uploading their locations, interests, food preferences, restaurant choices, political ideas, and hobbies to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media sites." Rachel Klein… Continue reading The Chain by Adrian McKinty
The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon
The Quiet Tenant gives us a new take on serial killers that will make you think twice of the quiet, nice guy. The premise of this one hooked my right away. This was about a serial killer told from the perspective of his 13 year old daughter, his girlfriend, and the one that got away!… Continue reading The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon
Only If You’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham
This is the third book from Stacy Willingham that I have read and I think this is the one I have liked the least. This is a slow burn where all the action happened in the last 1/8 of the book. This was a drawn out version of Pretty Little Liars meets Heathers. I think… Continue reading Only If You’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham
How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
If your looking for a horror with scary puppets look no further. Something had happened right before her mom and dad had left their house for the last time. Something bad. I'm not a huge fan of horror so I almost DNF'd this one, but I just had to continue on and know what happened.… Continue reading How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
One By One by Ruth Ware
“And for a killer, that’s a kind of superpower.” Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. But what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers…and you can’t… Continue reading One By One by Ruth Ware