There’s a specific kind of romance that doesn’t ask you to think. It just grabs you by the collar and makes you feel everything at once. Mile High is exactly that kind of book. I didn’t sit here dissecting it, I didn’t pause to admire the “craft.” I just… felt it. And honestly, that’s the…
Keigo Higashino’s The Devotion of Suspect X is, at first glance, a familiar kind of crime novel. A murder takes place. A seemingly perfect alibi emerges. Detectives investigate. Yet very quickly, the novel reveals itself to be something far more intriguing than a conventional mystery driven by suspense or shock. The story opens with Yasuko…
What It’s Like to Be Broken is a soft, emotionally resonant, small-town romance about people who come to love, not whole but honest. Erin Page doesn’t rush healing here, she lets it unfold slowly, through conversations, shared silences, and the quiet kindness of being seen. Plot: Marrying my husband was the worst mistake of my…
If you love thrillers that keep you guessing until the very last line—literally the last sentence—you need to read Alice Feeney. I’ve read three of her books now, and here’s the thing: people tend to be divided. You’ll either love how twisty they are, or you’ll think she goes too far. Personally? I’m a fan…
File this under: books that held me hostage until I finished them in one sitting. The banter?? The humour??Miss Hazelwood, respectfully, how dare you. I picked this book up with zero expectations and somehow ended up grinning like an idiot, giggling into my pillow, and kicking my feet like I was the one falling in…
Thrillers with a supernatural twist are always a gamble. When done right, they create a perfect blend of psychological tension and eerie suspense. But too often, I’ve been disappointed when an author throws in a ghostly element at the last minute, as if saying, Surprise! The ghost did it!—a lazy shortcut that undermines the story’s…
As someone who reads thrillers almost exclusively, I’ve come to rely on romance as my perfect buffer genre. Romance books are my go-to for when I want something light, fun, and refreshing. They’re the best way to reset my reading rhythm when I feel like I’m falling into a slump. Thrillers are great, but reading…
A great “don’t-let-strangers-in” plot I’ve read before was We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer. While that book leaned more toward horror, it absolutely blew my mind. If you’ve read it, you’re going to enjoy Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra just as much—except this one is a pure thriller. From the very first page, Nightwatching…
Psst. A little secret between you and me: I’m writing my next thriller novel, and this book has taught me more than any creative writing course ever could. It’s a gem for anyone who loves reading as a writer—and an unputdownable novel to boot. I’d describe The Blue Hour as a masterful thriller with exquisite…
A Haunting Masterpiece of Beauty and Brutality Dot Hutchison’s The Butterfly Garden is not for the faint of heart. Even if you’re someone who devours dark crime fiction, this book is going to leave a mark—and not always in a comfortable way. It’s an intense, deeply unsettling story about survival, obsession, and the lengths people…