"On an otherwise ordinary street in Chicago, there is a house. An abandoned house where, once upon a time, terrible things happened. The children who live on this block are told by their parents to stay away from that house. But of course, children don’t listen. Children think it’s fun to be scared, to dare … Continue reading #BookReview: The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry @titanbooks.bsky.social #ThePlaceWhereTheyBuriedYourHeart #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
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#BlogTour | #BookReview: Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt @bantambooksuk.bsky.social @annerandomthings.bsky.social @RandomTTours #DarkerDays #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"In Lock Haven, a quiet little town in Washington State, there is a very special street. Bird Street. The residents of Bird Street are all successful, wealthy, healthy and happy. And their children are all well-mannered and smart and high achievers. At least they are for eleven months of the year. In November, however, the … Continue reading #BlogTour | #BookReview: Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt @bantambooksuk.bsky.social @annerandomthings.bsky.social @RandomTTours #DarkerDays #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North @MichaelJBooks #TheManMadeofSmoke #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
"You never forget the day you meet a serial killer. Dan was just a teenager when he had a chance encounter with the elusive killer known only as “the man made of smoke”. Nobody could blame him for being too scared to intervene, for being too scared to save the latest victim, for letting the … Continue reading #BookReview: The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North @MichaelJBooks #TheManMadeofSmoke #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Short Straw by Holly Seddon @orionbooks #TheShortStraw #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles
"One sister went out into the dark for help. Will she come back? Returning from a difficult visit to their father, three sisters find themselves lost in a storm. Together, they seek safety in an abandoned manor house, a place where they spent a troubled childhood clinging to each other for support, before one day … Continue reading #BookReview: The Short Straw by Holly Seddon @orionbooks #TheShortStraw #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson @FaberBooks #TheChristmasGuest #BookTwitter #booktwt #damppebbles
"'TIS THE SEASON TO BE WARY When Ashley Smith - a bright-eyed but lonely American studying in London - is invited to spend Christmas with her classmate's family at their Cotswolds manor house, it seems like a perfect country idyll. And for Ashley - who records it all in her diary - there's the added … Continue reading #BookReview: The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson @FaberBooks #TheChristmasGuest #BookTwitter #booktwt #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Contest by Karen Hamilton @Wildfirebks #TheContest #20booksofsummer23 #BookTwitter #booktwt #damppebbles
"We call it the Great Escape. The annual trip where my boss asks us expert travel guides to escort a group of privileged, uber-wealthy clientele on some far-flung expedition, a cut-throat contest for riches and glory. The stakes have never been higher, nor the challenge harder: I must summit Mount Kilimanjaro before my rival guide to … Continue reading #BookReview: The Contest by Karen Hamilton @Wildfirebks #TheContest #20booksofsummer23 #BookTwitter #booktwt #damppebbles
#BookReview: What July Knew by Emily Koch @HarvillSecker #WhatJulyKnew #damppebbles
"JULY KNOWS 18 THINGS ABOUT HER MOTHER. BUT HER DEATH REMAINS A MYSTERY. Like number thirteen: she loved dancing on the kitchen table. And number eight: she was covered in freckles. And then there's number two: she died after being hit by a car when July was small. She keeps this list hidden in a … Continue reading #BookReview: What July Knew by Emily Koch @HarvillSecker #WhatJulyKnew #damppebbles
#BookReview: Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough @HarperCollinsUK #Insomnia #damppebbles
"In the dead of night, madness lies… Emma can’t sleep. CHECK THE WINDOWS It’s been like this since her big 4-0 started getting closer. LOCK THE DOORS Her mother stopped sleeping just before her 40th birthday too. She went mad and did the unthinkable because of it. LOOK IN ON THE CHILDREN Is that what’s … Continue reading #BookReview: Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough @HarperCollinsUK #Insomnia #damppebbles
#BookReview: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson @MichaelJBooks #EveryoneInMyFamilyHasKilledSomeone #damppebbles
"Everyone in my family is a killer. Everyone in my family is a suspect. But which of them is a murderer? _________ I was dreading the Cunningham family reunion even before the first murder. You see, us Cunnighams don't really get along. We've only got one thing in common: we've all killed someone. So when … Continue reading #BookReview: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson @MichaelJBooks #EveryoneInMyFamilyHasKilledSomeone #damppebbles
#BookReview: The Collective by Alison Gaylin @orionbooks #TheCollective #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
"How far would a mother go to right a wrong? Camille Gardener is a grieving and angry mother who, fives years after her daughter's death, is obsessed with the man she believes to be responsible. Because Camille wants revenge. Enter: the Collective. A group of women who desire justice above all else. A group of … Continue reading #BookReview: The Collective by Alison Gaylin @orionbooks #TheCollective #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22
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