Title: UpgradeAuthor: Blake Crouch Genre: Science Fiction, ThrillerPublished On: July 12, 2022Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: Logan Ramsay is about to get the brain he always dreamed of. But will he be transformed into something more than human…or something less? The mind-blowing new thriller from the ‘New York Times’ best-selling author of ‘Dark Matter’ and ‘Recursion’. When the SWAT …
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ARC Review | Very Bad People by Kit Frick
Title: Very Bad PeopleAuthor: Kit FrickGenre: YA, Thriller, MysteryPublished On: April 5 2022Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry BooksSource: physical (book subscription box)Pages: 416 Synopsis: In this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and People Like Us, a teen girl’s search for answers about her mother’s mysterious death leads to a powerful secret …
ARC Review | The Husbands by Chandler Baker
Title: The HusbandsAuthor: Chandler BakerGenre: Fiction, ThrillerPublished On: August 3, 2021Publisher: Flatiron BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: “Chandler Baker, queen of the feminist thriller, has delivered once again! The Husbands is a poignant exploration of what it would take for women to have it all. –Sally Hepworth, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Sister Chandler Baker, the New York …
ARC Review | The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Title: The MaidensAuthor: Alex MichaelidesGenre: Fiction, ThrillerPublished On: June 15, 2021Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: physicalPages: 352 Synopsis: Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek Tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike—particularly by the members of a secret society …
ARC Review | The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Title: The Other Black GirlAuthor: Zakiya Dalila HarrisGenre: Fiction, ThrillerPublished On: June 1, 2021Publisher: Atria BooksSource: physicalPages: 368 Synopsis: Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired …
ARC Book Review | Version Zero by David Yoon
Title: Version ZeroAuthor: David Yoon Genre: Sci-Fi, ThrillerPublished On: May 25, 2021Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s SonsSource: digital (Netgalley – Shelf Awareness Winner)Pages: 368 Synopsis: A lightning fast and scorchingly observant novel of the moment, Version Zero is a thrilling, humorous adult debut from the brilliant mind of New York Times bestselling author David Yoon. Reboot the present. Save the future. Max, …
ARC Review | The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Title: The Last Thing He Told MeAuthor: Laura DaveGenre: Mystery ThrillerPublished On: May 4, 2021Publisher: Simon SchusterSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 320 Synopsis: We all have stories we never tell.Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to …
Top Ten Tuesday: Isolation-Themed Books by Genre
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is a genre freebie! I decided to focus on isolation-themed books broken down by their genre. Hello Readers! I hope …
ARC Book Review: Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin
Title: Saint XAuthor: Alexis SchaitkinGenre: Literary Fiction, ThrillerPublished On: February 18, 2020Publisher: Celadon BooksSource: PhysicalPages: 352 Synopsis: Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X. Several days later, Alison’s body is found in …
ARC Review: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Title: The Family Upstairs Author: Lisa JewellGenre: Adult, Mystery, ThrillerPublished On: November 5, 2019Publisher: Atria BooksPages: 352 Synopsis: Be careful who you let in. Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I …