Genre: Psychological thriller

A FRIEND INDEED by Elka Ray – Review

A FRIEND INDEED by Elka Ray – Review
Posted May 23, 2024 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 16 Comments

The nitty-gritty: An old friendship is tested after a bad decision is made, in this fun, twisty psychological thriller. I’m always up for a good twisty thriller, and A Friend Indeed was a pleasant surprise! If you enjoy stories filled with unreliable characters and complex friendships, you will probably enjoy this as well. The story […]

THE GLASS WOMAN by Alice McIlroy – Review

THE GLASS WOMAN by Alice McIlroy – Review
Posted March 7, 2024 by Tammy in 3 1/2 stars, Reviews / 24 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A woman is thrust into a disturbing mystery when she loses all her memories, in this solid but sometimes confusing debut. “My name is Iris and I am thirty-five years old. My husband is called Marcus. I was born in Suffolk, England. I work at the London Research Institute. It is Wednesday, the […]

BABY TEETH by Zoje Stage – Review

BABY TEETH by Zoje Stage – Review
Posted February 19, 2024 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews, TBR Jar challenge / 19 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A family slowly loses control of their extremely disturbed daughter in this scary, creepy domestic thriller. “Her happiness and high energy were abnormal. Mommy had turned into a balloon, and she wanted to pop her with a pin and watch her fizzle-fuzzle into nothingness.” I have finally read Zoja Stage’s debut, Baby Teeth, […]

THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE by Carissa Orlando – Review

THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE by Carissa Orlando – Review
Posted September 5, 2023 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 27 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Beware the month of September, when the ghosts come out and the walls bleed, in this outstandingly creepy and heartfelt story about coping with all of life’s challenges. “I put my hand in hers and saw the whole scene from the night she died—the candles and the dining room and the laughing man […]

LOOKING GLASS SOUND by Catriona Ward – Review

LOOKING GLASS SOUND by Catriona Ward – Review
Posted August 14, 2023 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 21 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Truth and fiction blur together in Catriona’s Ward’s latest, a complex tale about death, love and stories. “Friends can break your heart, it seems, just like love.” I never know what to expect from a new Catriona Ward book, other than it’s sure to be complex and different, and Looking Glass Sound is […]

DARK ROOM ETIQUETTE by Robin Roe – Review

DARK ROOM ETIQUETTE by Robin Roe – Review
Posted October 15, 2022 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 19 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A psychological thriller that explores trauma and recovery, Dark Room Etiquette is an edge-of-your-seat read that delivers both thrills and emotion. “The bad things are going to change you no matter what, and they can make you angry and bitter—or they can make you better.” I’m not the biggest fan of YA fiction, […]

SUNDIAL by Catriona Ward – Review

SUNDIAL by Catriona Ward – Review
Posted February 17, 2022 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 28 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Catriona Ward raises the bar on her latest psychological thriller, a dark and frenetic tale full of family secrets, blood and pain. I feel her, the old Rob, when I come to Sundial, hiding in the dawn and at the edges of things; the ghost of who I once was. Could I find […]

SUCH A PRETTY SMILE by Kristi DeMeester – Review

SUCH A PRETTY SMILE by Kristi DeMeester – Review
Posted January 13, 2022 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 24 Comments

The nitty-gritty: An eerie, feminist coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of a series of grisly murders, Such A Pretty Smile is both horrific and empowering.  Her eyes looked different. The pupil larger than the surrounding brown, and she blinked at her refection. It didn’t blink back, and she smiled. There were too many teeth […]