Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes Published: 2020 Genres: Mystery, Romance, Thriller, YA By: Jess Star Rating: 5/5 stars Avery is nothing special. Just a 17-year-old girl from Connecticut who keeps her head down and hopes for a better future. So why did a Texas billionaire leave his entire fortune to a nobody like her? Summoned by the death of Tobias Hawthorne, Avery is thrown into a new life, one … Continue reading Book Review: The Inheritance Games
Author: Agatha Christie Published: 1934 Genres: Classic, Crime, Mystery, Thriller By: Joel Star Rating: 5/5 stars Murder on the Orient Express is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie. Set on the Orient Express train, the book follows Hercule Poirot as he travels back to London. But it soon appears obvious that this is no normal trip, as the train is stranded in a snowbank, and a … Continue reading Book Review: Murder on the Orient Express
Author: Holly Jackson Published: 2024 Genres: Mystery, Thriller, YA By: Maya Star Rating: 4/5 stars “The people who loved you, the ones who really cared, they would always come back. Sometimes, they even came back from the dead.” The Reappearance of Rachel Price is written by Holly Jackson, a renowned author known for her #1 New York Times bestselling series, “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.” … Continue reading Book Review: The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Author: Gregg Hurwitz Published: 2016 Genres: Dystopia, Horror, Science fiction, Thriller. YA By: Charlotte Star Rating: 8.7/10 stars The Rains by Gregg Hurwitz is an exciting and scary story about two brothers, Chance and Patrick Rain, who try to survive after aliens invade their town. The aliens turn adults into zombie-like creatures, and the brothers must find a way to save themselves and others. The book is fast-paced … Continue reading Book Review: The Rains
Author: Clive and Dirk Cussler Published: 2016 Genres: Action, Adventure, Mystery fiction, Thriller, Suspense By: Lexie Star Rating: 4.7/5 stars Dirk Pitt, the director of a National Underwater and Marine Agency, is on the Black Sea, helping to locate a lost Ottoman shipwreck. Events spiral out of control from there on. A freighter is attacked by seemingly nothing. Dirk and his friend spend a lot of time … Continue reading Book Review: Odessa Sea
Author: Holly Jackson Published: 2022 Genres: Mystery, Thriller, YA By: Maya Star Rating: 5/5 stars Five Survive by Holly Jackson is a young adult, suspenseful thriller, incorporating mystery throughout its plot. The plot manages to stir up fear and excitement while continuing to provide a well-written book. Being 400 pages, Five Survive, in my opinion, has a slow start, with chapters of backstory and buildup to the main events, but the pace speeds up, keeping its readers indulged in the story until the final … Continue reading Book Review: Five Survive
Author: Agustina Bazterrica Published: 2017 Genres: Dystopia, Horror, Fiction, Science-fiction, Thriller By: Maya Star Rating: 4/5 stars Tender is the Flesh is a novel that can be summarized in one word. Disturbing. Which is seemingly what author, Agustina Bazterrica, intended. The book is set in a dystopian society where a virus has contaminated animal meat making it fatal for consumption. As a result, corrupt governments institute cannibalism as … Continue reading Book Review: Tender is the Flesh
Author: P.D. James Published: 1992 Genres: Dystopian, Fantasy, Mystery, Post apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Thriller By: Joel Star Rating: 4/5 stars The novel, The Children of Men was a very good read. Based in England 2021 (this was considered the future, when the book was written), it describes a world haunted by infertility. Humans are no longer able to reproduce, and as a result the population is declining and people are becoming more … Continue reading Book Review: The Children of Men
Author: Paula Hawkins Published: 2015 Star Rating: 5/5 stars Genres: Drama, Psychological fiction, Suspense, Thriller By: Nicole You don’t know her.But she knows you.Every morning, Rachel catches the train to work.Her favourite thing to do is to look at the houses the train passes by. Now she even feels like she knows the couple who lives in one of the houses. She calls them ‘Jess and Jason’, the perfect … Continue reading Book Review: Girl On The Train
Author: Stephen King Published: 2019 Genre: Thriller/Suspense, Horror, Mystery By: Katie The Institute revolves around a boy called Luke Ellis who is a child prodigy and has mild telekinetic abilities. One night while his family was sleeping, intruders break into his home and silently murder his parents before kidnapping Luke and forcing him into a black SUV. He eventually wakes up in a room that is just like his own except that there is … Continue reading Book Review: The Institute
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