A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong

"Historical Fiction" genre card with glasses and book photo
"Mystery" Genre card with dark woods and light in the distance

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Time Travel. Serial Killer. Light Moments for Laughter. Kick-Ass Female.

I loved, loved, loved this book! I am always a sucker for time travel. I enjoy imagining how someone from present day adapts to living in a historical period. With this book, I got everything I wanted. It’s going to be a series, and I am already trying to get my hands on book two!

Mallory is a homicide detective in 2019. When she steps into an alley to investigate a scream, she finds herself being strangled. When she wakes up, she’s in 1869 in the body of Catriona, a housemaid for Dr. Gray.

Continue reading “A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong”

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

Book Genre Block - "General Fiction" Person holding book

Rating: 5 out of 5.

This book was amazing! It was NOT what I was expecting, and to be honest, the first time I started it, I put it down. I was expecting a thriller, and that’s not what this story is. I picked it back up when I was in the mood for an emotional, character-driven story of family, and it was wonderful!

Continue reading “These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant”

Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay

Rating: 4 out of 5.
Person peeking through hole titled "Thriller"
Book cover "Every Last Fear" with red string on push pins
"Mystery" Genre card with dark woods and light in the distance

Holy moly! This debut novel by Alex Finlay is a psychological thriller you don’t want to miss! It’s perfect for readers that enjoy lots of surprises in their thrillers!

The story is told through alternating timelines and multiple POVs. It was a great way to tell the story and really allowed the reader to understand what was happening in the investigation and in the lives of the family before the murders. It was a lot of characters, and I was a bit worried as they started to be introduced that I would end up lost, but Finlay writes in a way that keeps everything organized and easy to follow!

Continue reading “Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay”