This book was originally sent to me by the publisher, Simon and Schuster Canada, for review early last year. I set it on my shelf and promptly forgot about it, as there is no shortage of domestic thrillers to choose from right now. But a few months ago, I was chatting with another woman who […] The post Book Review: The Next Girl by Pip Drysdale appeared first on i've read this ..read more

For someone who enjoys reading thrillers as much as I do, some may be surprised to hear this is my first Lisa Jewell book. She’s a mega author in the UK having written 21 books and selling over 10 million copies worldwide, so I thought this would be the perfect book to bring on a […] The post Book Review: None of This is True by Lisa Jewell appeared first on i've read this ..read more

For those intimately familiar with Canadian Publishing and its history, the name Anna Porter will likely ring a bell. She started a publishing house that was quite successful for awhile, Key Porter Books, which was then bought out by another publishing house, eventually ceasing operations in 2011. Porter has also written quite a few books […] The post Book Review: Gull Island by Anna Porter appeared first on i've read this ..read more

A trigger warning before I launch into this review; for those who have struggled with getting pregnant, give this novel a pass. Magpie by Elizabeth Day is a domestic thriller with a shocking plot twist, but it also offers an incredibly detailed and realistic accounting of infertility, and its affects on a relationship, and the […] The post Book Review: Magpie by Elizabeth Day appeared first on i've read this ..read more

There’s been lots of hype around this latest book by Liz Nugent. I read her first novel a few years ago and found it sufficiently creepy, so I was happy to give Strange Sally Diamond a try when it was sent my way. A few books into their career I find many thriller writers really […] The post Book Review: Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent appeared first on i've read this ..read more

When a colleague of mine mentioned that she had raced through Ashley Audrain’s latest book The Whispers, I asked if I could borrow it to read myself. I rarely read books that aren’t my own, simply because I have a shelf bursting with books I already committed to reviewing from my publishing partners, but I […] The post Book Review: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain appeared first on i've read this ..read more

Toeing the line between horror, action thriller, and dystopian drama, The Drift by C.J. Tudor is a book with a very specific audience in mind. Although it contains elements of many different genres, it mostly includes a significant amount of death and violence. Some readers won’t mind this, but it will certainly prompt others to […] The post Book Review: The Drift by C.J. Tudor appeared first on i've read this ..read more

Her 8th and latest book, Zero Days by Ruth Ware is a slight departure from what she’s known for; thrillers, mysteries, gothic suspense are more typical of her backlist. Instead, this new release is more akin to an action movie, following a very similar plot to the Harrison Ford film The Fugitive. I’ll admit to […] The post Book Review: Zero Days by Ruth Ware appeared first on i've read this ..read more

I’ve read a few Catherine McKenzie novels so far; Please Join Us is her 13th book. She’s known for writing thrillers, none of them gory or violent, but definitely page-turners. I read this latest in approximately 24 hours – I was up at the cottage on vacation, it had a great premise with a protagonist […] The post Book Review: Please Join Us by Catherine McKenzie appeared first on i've read this ..read more

A recent post by my blogging bud Melanie over at GTL about the now-famous thriller novel Gone Girl reminded me of the the far-reaching impact that book had on the publishing industry, which is an affect that is still obvious today. The Nigerwife by Vanessa Walters is an obvious comparison to this book, as it’s […] The post Book Review: The Nigerwife by Vanessa Walters appeared first on i've read this ..read more