"Deciding to end years of loneliness, Amandine takes a leap of faith and enters the dating pool. After seemingly endless disappointments, it seems her luck has changed when she meets Connor, another lonely heart. What starts as a dinner date ends in a night that will change their lives forever. For neither of them knows … Continue reading #BookReview: First Date by Gemma Amor @daturabooks.bsky.social #FirstDate #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"Two women. One dead husband. And only one alibi... Camille Bayliss suspects her husband Ben hides a dark secret. But as he tracks her every move, she cannot prove it. Aubrey Price believes lawyer Ben Bayliss knows the truth about the night that wrecked her life a decade ago. But she needs a way in. … Continue reading #BookReview: Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston @headlinebooks.bsky.social #AnatomyOfAnAlibi #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this compulsively readable, twisty, and layered debut novel. When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their … Continue reading #BookReview: The September House by Carissa Orlando @berkleypub.bsky.social #TheSeptemberHouse #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"A series of drawings made by a young woman before her death. A child's disturbing picture of his home. A desperate sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments. Each contains a chilling warning. Each reveals a terrible secret, hidden in plain sight. Uketsu's eerie mysteries have captivated millions of readers. Can you … Continue reading #BookReview: Strange Pictures by Uketsu @pushkinpress.com #StrangePictures #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"The woman is dark-haired and young, judging by the short red dress. Any other signs of her identity have been erased during her long wait to be found, but it’s clear she was strangled: this was a passionate and personal murder. D.I. Bernadette Noel knows that every second counts if she is to catch this killer, … Continue reading #BookReview: Broken Girls by Joy Kluver @bookouture.bsky.social #BrokenGirls #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"Summer, 1993 – a group of young guerrilla filmmakers spend four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror film. The weird part? Only three of the film's scenes were ever released to the public. Steeped in mystery and tragedy, the film has taken on a mythic renown. Decades later, a big budget reboot … Continue reading #BookReview: Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay @titanbooks.bsky.social #HorrorMovie #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"One is chasing justice. One is chasing the past. Both are being followed. Deep beneath London, urban explorer Connie Darke stumbles across a mutilated body in the city’s decaying sewer system. Moments later, a strange whistling sound follows her through the tunnels—low, eerie, impossible to trace. DI Lew Kirby is assigned the case. The victim … Continue reading #BookReview: The Whistler by S.W. Kane @AmazonPub #TheWhistler #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"MARTIN SCARSDEN IS ON THE RUN. WILL THE DESERT SAVE HIM - OR BURY HIM? A bomb at his book launch. Gunfire in his hometown. Someone wants journalist Martin Scarsden dead. Fleeing for his life into the outback, he learns that nowhere is safe. The killers are closing in, and it's all he can do … Continue reading #BookReview: Legacy by Chris Hammer @Wildfirebks @wildfirebooks.bsky.social #Legacy #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
"Can you be a final girl and survive your own horror movie - twice? Almost a year after the horrors of Harrogate, Charley is slowly regaining some semblance of a normal life in a small village called Briar's Hill, AKA 'The Devil's Punchbowl'. Then she befriends the local misfits and learns of her new home's ties … Continue reading #BookReview: How to Survive a Horror Sequel by Scarlett Dunmore @LittleTigerUK @littletigeruk.bsky.social #HowtoSurviveaHorrorSequel #20BooksofSummer2025 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
"FOLLOW HIM OR DIE. When The Speaker posts, his followers must listen ... no matter the consequences. Exposed as the masked social media influencer The Speaker by shy misfit Crystal, Aaron Fortin embarks on an insidious campaign to erase her - permanently. Having already committed multiple brutal murders to try and feel some form of … Continue reading #BookReview: Influencer by Adam Cesare @HodderBooks #Influencer #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
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