"Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect Victorian governess. She’ll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children. But the longer Winifred spends within the estate’s dreary confines and the more she learns of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds … Continue reading #BookReview: Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito @4thEstateBooks #VictorianPsycho #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
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#BookReview: The Guests by Nikki Smith @VikingBooksUK #TheGuests #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
"WELCOME TO PARADISE! Or so the staff say as they greet the Hamiltons on the pristine shores of the idyllic Maldives resort. And it starts off that way: snorkelling in the serene blue sea, champagne picnics on powder-white sand, and moonlit walks under the stars. But lies lurk beneath the luxury, because each of the … Continue reading #BookReview: The Guests by Nikki Smith @VikingBooksUK #TheGuests #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
#BookReview: Middle of the Night by Riley Sager @HodderBooks #MiddleoftheNight #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
"On July 15, 1994, ten-year-old Ethan and his best friend Billy fell asleep together in their quiet New Jersey cul de sac. In the morning, Ethan woke up alone. The tent was sliced open, and Billy was gone, taken. He was never seen again. Thirty years later, Ethan has returned to Hemlock Circle, still desperate … Continue reading #BookReview: Middle of the Night by Riley Sager @HodderBooks #MiddleoftheNight #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
#BookReview: Skin Deep by Liz Nugent @PenguinUKBooks #SkinDeep #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
"She's not who you think she is . . . 'I could probably have been an actress. It is not difficult to pretend to be somebody else. Isn't that what I've been doing for most of my life?' Cordelia Russell has been living on the French Riviera for twenty-five years, passing herself off as an … Continue reading #BookReview: Skin Deep by Liz Nugent @PenguinUKBooks #SkinDeep #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
#BookReview: How to Kill with Kindness by S.R. Masters @0neMoreChapter_ #HowToKillWithKindness #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
"The village of Nether Appleford calls itself ‘England’s Kindest Village’. Overseen by the Kindness Committee, this close-knit community strives to live their lives with kindness at the heart of everything they do. For Tessa and Andy, this sounds like the perfect escape. An opportunity to settle down and move on from a past that haunts … Continue reading #BookReview: How to Kill with Kindness by S.R. Masters @0neMoreChapter_ #HowToKillWithKindness #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Broken River by Chris Hammer @Wildfirebks @headlinepg #TheBrokenRiver #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
"BURIED GOLD, OLD BONES. WHAT SECRETS LURK IN THE DEPTHS? A body has been discovered on the riverbanks of The Valley, a remote community in the hills of New South Wales. The gold mine at the heart of The Valley was once the lifeblood of this region, but it has been flooded for decades. Over … Continue reading #BookReview: The Broken River by Chris Hammer @Wildfirebks @headlinepg #TheBrokenRiver #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Stranger in Her House by John Marrs @AmazonPub #TheStrangerInHerHouse #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles
"A stranger has infiltrated your family…and now he’s taking over. Paul’s just here to help, or so he claims—sent by a charity for vulnerable people to do odd jobs for elderly widow Gwen. But for Gwen’s daughter Connie, there’s just something about Paul that rings alarm bells from day one. He’s a little too kind, … Continue reading #BookReview: The Stranger in Her House by John Marrs @AmazonPub #TheStrangerInHerHouse #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff @AllenAndUnwinUK #TheBanditQueens #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles
"For Geeta, life as a widow is more peaceful than life as a wife... Until the other women in her village decide they want to be widows, too. Geeta is believed to have killed her vanished husband - a rumour she hasn't bothered trying to correct, because a reputation like that can keep a single … Continue reading #BookReview: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff @AllenAndUnwinUK #TheBanditQueens #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Intruders by Louise Jensen @HQstories #TheIntruders #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles
"The perfect opportunity… A manor house available rent-free to house-sitters is an offer too good to miss for Cass and James, who have been saving for a deposit on their own home for so long. Although it had been abandoned for almost thirty years, after a home invasion left almost all the inhabitants dead, it … Continue reading #BookReview: The Intruders by Louise Jensen @HQstories #TheIntruders #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles
#BookReview: Five Bad Deeds by Caz Frear @simonschusterUK #FiveBadDeeds #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles
"Ellen Walsh has done something very, very bad. If only she knew what it was . . . Teacher, mother, wife, and all-around good citizen Ellen is juggling non-stop commitments, from raising a teen and two toddlers to job-hunting, to finally renovating her dream home, the Meadowhouse. Amidst the chaos, an ominous note arrives in … Continue reading #BookReview: Five Bad Deeds by Caz Frear @simonschusterUK #FiveBadDeeds #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles
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