Book Reviews & Recommendations
Kiersten White’s Hide takes a childhood game and turns it into a deadly nightmare. Equal parts psychological thriller, survival horror, and mythological allegory, this novel invites readers into a weeklong contest where the stakes are much higher than anyone imagines. It’s dark, […]
Samantha Crewson’s Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter is not an easy book to read, but it is a powerful one. Her debut novel plunges deep into the wounds of family, abuse, and generational pain, delivering a haunting and visceral story about a […]
Andrea Bartz returns with a moody island thriller that trades neon cocktails for rip currents. The Last Ferry Out strands grief stricken Abby on Isla Colel, a once buzzy paradise hollowed out by a hurricane and a vanishing ferry schedule. She has […]
Elle Gonzalez Rose steps boldly into the world of dark academia with The Girl You Know, a haunting and emotionally charged YA thriller that explores grief, identity, and the corruption hidden behind privilege. It’s a sharp departure from her romantic comedies, but […]
Saratoga Schaefer’s Serial Killer Support Group takes a wild, darkly humorous idea and turns it into a biting feminist thriller about vengeance, morality, and the thin line between justice and obsession. Part The Final Girl Support Group, part My Sister, the Serial […]
Ryan La Sala’s The Dead of Summer is a chilling, atmospheric, and surprisingly heartfelt young adult horror novel that blends supernatural suspense with coming-of-age themes. Imagine We Were Liars meeting The Fog, with a touch of Holly Jackson’s narrative sharpness and a […]
Adam Kay, best known for his witty and heartfelt memoir This Is Going to Hurt, ventures into fiction with A Particularly Nasty Case, a darkly comic medical thriller that examines the fine line between sanity, suspicion, and satire. It’s a murder mystery […]
Shari Lapena, often dubbed the “queen of the one-sit read,” returns with What Have You Done?, a small-town murder mystery that perfectly captures the tension, paranoia, and secrets simmering beneath quiet suburban life. Set in Fairhill, Vermont, this novel explores what happens […]
Kelsey Cox’s debut blends a glossy Texas Hill Country backdrop with a claustrophobic one-night mystery, inviting readers to a black-tie Sweet Sixteen that spirals into tragedy when a body plummets from a balcony. Marketed as a twisty locked-room whodunnit, Party of Liars […]
J.T. Ellison has long been a master of psychological suspense, and her latest thriller Last Seen is no exception. Twisty, unsettling, and emotionally charged, this novel digs deep into the fragile bonds of family and the blurred lines between memory and truth. […]