en-US Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:40:02 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9369438834 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:40:02 -0700 /review/show/7530610216 Liz is currently reading No One Would Do What The Lamberts Have Done by Sophie Hannah
]]> Review7496723238 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:34:55 -0700 /review/show/7496723238 Liz gave 5 stars to The Killer Question by Janice Hallett
This was amazing

Granted I'm a huge fan of Janice Hallett's particular way of telling a story but I'd say this is the best so far

First of all her trademark peculiarities of the human condition characters are in abundance here, plus it's twistier than a box full of snakes then there's the cleverly placed SURPRISE moments and a well landed ending.

A joy to read first page to last. ]]> ReadStatus9358334405 Sun, 27 Apr 2025 08:41:54 -0700 /review/show/7522981906 Liz is currently reading The Cut Throat Trial by S. J. Fleet
]]> Review7514553628 Sun, 27 Apr 2025 08:24:20 -0700 /review/show/7514553628 Liz gave 2 stars to Incidents Around the House (Kindle Edition) by Josh Malerman
The concept for this novel is intriguing, unfortunately the execution of it...well let's just say not so much.

Told by Bela who is 8 this suffers from the fact that anyone who's ever had an 8 year old child will not be able to relate at all. I can't speak to the authors experience but I could guess. Also Bela's parents are, well, prone to pontificating rather than advancing the story. The entire thing was uber repetitive and honestly I only finished it to see if there was anything unpredictable at the end. Spoiler: there isn't.

As for being scary, no. Well OK the parents are scary but that's an entirely different thing. I remain disappointed because it promised so much. Apologies to the author but this wasn't for me at all ]]> ReadStatus9355825527 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 15:27:26 -0700 /review/show/7521245827 Liz is currently reading Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins
]]> Review7501468459 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 15:21:22 -0700 /review/show/7501468459 Liz gave 5 stars to Prey (Sam Shephard Book 6) by Vanda Symon
A proper page turner which I've come to expect from Vanda Symon, read it all in one go.

Sam tackles a cold case and the working mum juggling act and it's all compelling, intriguing and clever.

Such a great read, I'm never disappointed with these. ]]> ReadStatus9346246102 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:24:40 -0700 /review/show/7514553628 Liz is currently reading Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
]]> Review7496433988 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:02:59 -0700 /review/show/7496433988 Liz gave 3 stars to Our Last Resort (Hardcover) by Clémence Michallon
Our Last Resort has the benefit of being a page turner whilst not really offering up anything that makes it stand out amongst the plethora of cult stories and psychological thrillers.

That's not necessarily a bad thing, depends on your current wishful reading. I thoroughly enjoyed this, it is well written, twisty enough with engaging characters.

Overall not quite living up to the promise of this authors debut but great none the less. Recommended. ]]> ReadStatus9342866729 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:31:23 -0700 /review/show/7512173342 Liz is currently reading No One Saw a Thing by Andrea Mara
]]> Review7498062016 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:22:44 -0700 /review/show/7498062016 Liz gave 3 stars to Graveyard Shift (Paperback) by M.L. Rio
I bought this because I was a huge fan of Villains, this was short but a decent read.

I enjoyed it, possibly more the idea of it because it's like a snapshot, a novella that doesn't quite tell the whole story. Like maybe the first quarter that then leaves you wishing it kept going to a more natural conclusion.

I loved the concept and the characters. The writing is great. I hope M L Rio writes a full length book soon. I'll be there for it. ]]>