Mystery
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REVIEW: Outside by Ragnar Jónasson
Outside piqued my interest for its devastating atmosphere. Iceland has always intrigued me, with its brutal and raw landscape and its beautiful but deadly mountainscapes it’s the perfect backdrop for a survival thriller. It’s a place I have longed to visit to photograph the Northern Lights in all their glory, so I enjoy reading about the country and its heart-breaking imagery. Ragnar Jónasson is a new author to me, and I look forward to discovering more of his stories. Four friends head out to the Icelandic Highlands for a weekend’s hunting trip. It’s a reunion of sorts, with the friends not having been together as a foursome for quite some…
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REVIEW: The Long Weekend by Gilly MacMillan
The Long Weekend is a psychological thriller that likes to live in your head rent-free. The story follows three couples who look to escape the city constraints and rent a converted barn in Northumbria for a long weekend. It’s abundantly clear that the couples all have their problems. Ruth and Toby have recently welcomed their baby boy Toby, but it isn’t the picnic the couple imagined, Ruth is struggling with alcoholism and her marriage is plagued with suspicion and paranoia. Jayne and Mark are ex-forces, and they are hoping to bury trauma from their tours in the Middle East. Emily and Paul are newly married and basking in their newfound…
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Sight Unseen by Sandra Ireland | Blog Tour
How much do you trust the past? This is the predominant theme in Sight Unseen. When mother of one, supermarket manager, carer and history enthusiast, Sarah is stuck in a rut. Her dream career and life never came to fruition due to the uncertainty of life. She’s the safe one, never pushing the boundaries of responsibility or willing to take a risk of any kind. Little does she know a wayward employee who keeps pushing her to the limit will awaken something that she didn’t know was missing. Sometimes these encounters are catalysts for change. Sight Unseen was magical. It felt like a siren call. What mother hasn’t got to…
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Tales of Unexplained Mystery by Steph Young
Review that moment when you receive a review request and it turns out to be just what your black soul had needed. This book turned out to be all that more. It just turned out to be the catalyst of great big emotions. This book capitulates everything mystery. The title brings it to life, gives it purpose and will have you questioning every little news report you ever recall seeing or hearing. Is its clear cut? Is something deeper and more sinister at play? The book is a creeping shadow, threatening to jump out of the pages and swallow you whole. Read on for my book review. Each individual story…
