When we're talking about good ol' book reading, we readers all have our preferences for genre, style, and troupes. Those same plot devices or plot points that keep scratching a secret itch in our minds such as: locked room mysteries, witch cozy mysteries, or gritty FBI guy saves the day. These are all examples of … Continue reading My Top Thriller Troupes
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Engrossing Book Club Books of 2021
The Lost Apothecary The Last Thing He Told Me The Push The Wife Upstairs The Good Sister The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein The Guest List The Silent Patient The Husbands The Disappearing Act Dream Girl Not a Happy Family The Therapist Keep Reading Book Fam, IBCK
Favorite Thriller Books Growing Up
These books utterly defined my reading as an adult and grew my giant obsession with all things thriller, mystery, horror, and true crime. A lot of these authors impacted how I write and what tropes I love and adore in adult fiction. Plus, I'm always looking for YA books that recapture my early love for … Continue reading Favorite Thriller Books Growing Up
Thriller Books for Young Adults
I've recently gotten back into YA after avoiding it for half a decade because of all of the Hunger Games remakes and the Dystopian craze. Dystopian isn't really my thing. And vampires weren't back in favor yet. Considering my favorite YA troupes include paranormal and boarding school drama, I was out of luck for a … Continue reading Thriller Books for Young Adults
My Top Ten Can’t Put Down Thriller Books
All of these books are ones that I've read in 2021 for the first time and now I'll absolutely re-read every single one of them. Behold, my new favorite thrillers. There you go. That's the intro. The Silent Patient Misery The Sanitarium You The Wife Upstairs The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives The Thirteenth Tale … Continue reading My Top Ten Can’t Put Down Thriller Books
8 Domestic Thrillers
I'm not going to lie, domestic thrillers are where I first gravitated when I was picking thrillers back up again. Probably because there are an abundance of them. Not all of them are great, but there's a creepy, eerie magic in peering into suburban secrets. Where we see normal people do horrible things. Or see … Continue reading 8 Domestic Thrillers
What are psychological thriller books?
If there's one secret in this world that I can't keep worth a damn, it's that I absolutely, unequivocally, am an absolute slut for a good psychological thriller book. They are better to me than a nap and a mug of tea. Both the analytical nature and the rollercoaster of emotions as the plot pulls … Continue reading What are psychological thriller books?
Thriller Book Series
I love a standalone, there's no question about it. But there's something eternally special about a series of thrillers that maintains that magic mix of terror, heart pounding what the fuck is going to happen now , and connection with the characters. Also, let's be real, the fun pressure of knowing you get to pick … Continue reading Thriller Book Series
Review: Nanny Needed Georgina Cross
A book that isn't what you think it is, in a good way. Lately, I've been super into domestic thrillers with a twist. Books that straddle the line of "typical" domestic thrillers or thrillers with rich people problems, but jump off the path of reader expectations. While reading Nanny Needed, this book totally fit the … Continue reading Review: Nanny Needed Georgina Cross
The Top 17 Thriller Books for Book Club
Pretty Things: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Who’s really following you on social media? The scam of a lifetime brings together two wildly different women in this page-turning thriller about greed, legacy, and betrayal from the New York Times bestselling author of Watch Me Disappear. Nina once bought into the idea that her fancy liberal arts degree would lead to a fulfilling career. When that dream crashed, … Continue reading The Top 17 Thriller Books for Book Club
If Books Could Kill 