After the breakup of her marriage, and the death of her mother, Cassie Wilkinson moves to a quiet English village to start anew. Despite its name, Hope Cottage seems hopeless at first sight. Stinking, filthy and falling to pieces, Cassie initially regrets her decision to make a new life with her surprise inheritance. However, with… Continue reading Hope Cottage by Catherine McCarthy
Joe has just killed his best friend, but what could have driven a teenager to commit murder? Told in three parts, the secrets, lies and manipulations that lead to the death of a high school student are laid bare. If you’ve ever watched a true crime show, you’ll probably see a similarity in this novel.… Continue reading Tell Me No Secret by Brandon Ellrich
Welcome to the 1980s and the height of the Cold War. The Cecchina family are a lovely Italian American family living in California, trying to make ends meet by running hunting trips on their two hundred acre property. Their daily worries concern apple prices (their main work is farming apples) and whether the kids get… Continue reading Red Virus by Camille Picott
It’s been one full week since the zombie apocalypse started, and the series continues to go from strength to strength. The book focuses on Dan, who is journeying back to ground zero to see if he can stop the zombies, and Iver, who is trying to survive on an island that is slowly being overrun… Continue reading DeadMeat Day 7 by Nick Clausen
This collection of 22 poems and stories was written between 2004 to 2017 during some of the author’s darkest times with depression. I believe the author is also a song writer, and there is a lovely rhythm to her poetry that would make a lot of her poems great lyrics. There are six short stories… Continue reading Sometime After Midnight by River J Hopkins
