Wow this book ! If you love absolutely unhinged reads this is definitely for you!!
The plot follows Rosie, a recent heart transplant recipient who is Wow this book ! If you love absolutely unhinged reads this is definitely for you!!
The plot follows Rosie, a recent heart transplant recipient who is anonymously talking with her donors husband via a medical app.
Rosie is definitely a questionable character, but one you can’t help but love!! She has a bit of a wild dating history and trouble with being in touch with reality at times. But she is also a hopeless romantic, a supportive friend and just an all round delightful human who loves quickly and deeply, it’s not her fault men think she’s “too much” .. right?
I LOVED the format of this book. It is split between Rosie’s present day POV, email exchanges between her and the donors husband, excerpts from a thriller authors book, excerpts of poetry and a journal style emails sent from the author to his friend. The different formats flow so well together weaving an overall picture of the story as it plays out in real time.
There are some big twists which come as a SHOCK but there’s nothing that excites me more than a complete 180 in a book plot where I’m left racing to figure out just exactly what is happening before the author reveals it to you.
Overall I LOVED this book, it’s the kind of book you fight between savouring and taking your time with or racing through all the pages because you’re desperate to see how it ends.
This book takes you on a wild ride and I loved every second!! I love Rosie’s character because she makes you feel like it’s okay to be a little crazy sometimes!
Thank you to Megan Collin’s and Atria books for the EARC!
“The Ravening” follows Jenna, a 30 year old who is struggling with abandonment issues from her childhood trauma. 15 years prior she got into a car acc “The Ravening” follows Jenna, a 30 year old who is struggling with abandonment issues from her childhood trauma. 15 years prior she got into a car accident in the woods, her mother was driving and when she got out to inspect the damage she suddenly vanished leaving no trace, never to be seen again.
Back in the present day Jenna finds herself kidnapped and held hostage in the woods. Everything ties back to the woods and the nature setting is atmospheric and sets a creepy isolated outdoorsy scene for the majority of our plot.
Read if you enjoy: - self exploration, character growth and acceptance - creatures of the woods - ancient evil / occult - strong female lead
Triggers: - body autonomy - abortion themes
Thank you to @angryrobotbooks and Daniel Church for the ARC.
“The wife swap” follows three couples who have been friends since high school who decide to go away on a weekend vacation together and reunite their f“The wife swap” follows three couples who have been friends since high school who decide to go away on a weekend vacation together and reunite their friendships and rekindle lost passions.
When first going into this book I for some reason expected it to be solely focussed on the couples getaway, however I found a large percentage of the book to actually be focussed on the detective and her personal life as she investigates the events of the weekend that left multiple people dead.
There is back and forth in timelines and switch of POV between all the characters, it can be easy to lose track of who’s who and who is married to who but after a while of reading you become familiar with the who’s and the whats and the where’s of it all.
There is definitely a lot of drama and twists so I know some readers will have an absolute blast with this book. Unfortunately I just didn’t find myself connecting with the characters or becoming rooted with the plot itself. I’ll definitely try another book by the author in the future to get an overall feel for their writing.
Thank you to Embla books and Jack Heath for the EARC!
“The specimen” is historical fiction with a touch of paranormal that is loosely based on true events.
The plot follows Isobel and her sickly son who ha“The specimen” is historical fiction with a touch of paranormal that is loosely based on true events.
The plot follows Isobel and her sickly son who has a rare heart condition. The time period is early 1800s when medical discoveries are in their height and things like specimens and autopsies are becoming a popular way for doctors and the public to learn about the human body, health and medicines.
Isabel takes her son to see a new doctor for a second opinion, the news isn’t what she wanted to hear but she is determined to spend the rest of their time enjoying the special things in life while they can. Soon after he son goes missing never to be found again. That is until a year later when she attends an event viewing specimens run by the same doctor.
When she sees a child’s heart with the same rare condition as her sons she knows in her soul this is what happened to her son, she is labelled as hysterical and delusional and with no help from the police she is determined to investigate on her own.
I enjoyed the historical aspects, the dialogue, the location setting in Edinburgh. I loved the police detective who did everything he could to help despite the lack of support from his colleagues. I enjoyed watching a friendship blossom between the two characters.
I found myself relating to Isobel, I wouldn’t fare well in those times because I would be too stubborn and strong minded to let society put me in a corner and I would have fury over peoples disbelief in my truth. I love how she didn’t let any of the negativity deter her for even a moment, she was determined to find justice for her son and let everyone know exactly how evil their adored doctor really was.
I was glad for the ending including the irony of what came to be. A very interesting tale made more interesting by the fact that some aspects are a reference to real events.
Thank you to Jaima Fixsen, Poisened Pen Press and NetGalley for the EARC.
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