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This was a great little who-done-it type story based around an office environment.
Switching POV's and timelines, the book jumps from before the murder to after.
Our main character Freya is a computer whizz, she has always had the dream of working for the giant Startup company, Atypical (think Google/Microsoft) so it is the best day of her life when she not only get's the job of her dreams, but she is practically head hunted for it!
She quickly shows how good she is at coding and makes quite the impression, especially from Jay one of the Co-founders of the company.
Soon Freya and Jay are a couple, but keeping it quiet isn't always easy, especially working in an office, anyone that works in one will tell you that there are NEVER secrets in an office, it doesn't matter how careful you are!
Freya is super happy with Jay, there is only one problem, and her name is Nicole!
Nicole is so obviously jealous of the relationship between Freya and Jay that she becomes the office bully, and makes Freya's life a nightmare, so one day her and Jay decide that enough is enough, and play a silly, funny prank on her.
Except no-one is laughing when Nicole ends up murdered!!
Cleverly told in the voices of Freya, and also a journalist called Isla who is covering the murder story, this little twisty book may not have the story you think it will!
Covering topics such as office & cyber bullying and also sexual harassment, it is a great book to get your teeth into.
*Thank you to the author and to Readers First for gifting me a copy of this book.
Switching POV's and timelines, the book jumps from before the murder to after.
Our main character Freya is a computer whizz, she has always had the dream of working for the giant Startup company, Atypical (think Google/Microsoft) so it is the best day of her life when she not only get's the job of her dreams, but she is practically head hunted for it!
She quickly shows how good she is at coding and makes quite the impression, especially from Jay one of the Co-founders of the company.
Soon Freya and Jay are a couple, but keeping it quiet isn't always easy, especially working in an office, anyone that works in one will tell you that there are NEVER secrets in an office, it doesn't matter how careful you are!
Freya is super happy with Jay, there is only one problem, and her name is Nicole!
Nicole is so obviously jealous of the relationship between Freya and Jay that she becomes the office bully, and makes Freya's life a nightmare, so one day her and Jay decide that enough is enough, and play a silly, funny prank on her.
Except no-one is laughing when Nicole ends up murdered!!
Cleverly told in the voices of Freya, and also a journalist called Isla who is covering the murder story, this little twisty book may not have the story you think it will!
Covering topics such as office & cyber bullying and also sexual harassment, it is a great book to get your teeth into.
*Thank you to the author and to Readers First for gifting me a copy of this book.
Oh My, I have finally found a new favourite Stephen King since 11.22.63
This one came with a slow start, I couldn't really see where it was heading, and then a few chapters later, BAM I was invested!
This book follows 12 year old Luke Ellis, who is a normal boy, well except for the fact that he can move things with his mind, but he thinks that is just normal really, it doesn't happen all the time, just when he's mad.
Except, you and I both know that it isn't normal, and so do the people that break into his house one night, kill his parents, kidnap him, and take him to The Institute.
We also meet Tim, an ex Cop, who was on his way to somewhere completely different, until he decides at the last minute to gives up his seat on a packed flight, and then just goes on his merry way. He finds a random old town, and gets a job as a Night Knocker, that he is way overqualified for, but seems to enjoy, and everything in his life seems to be going Hunky-Dory.
Luke has woken up in his bedroom, except is isn't his, it just looks like it, turns out, that The Institute has a lot of kids just like Luke, and they are subjected to some horrific experiments by the adults in charge.
Do Luke and Tim have a connection? Well it wouldn't be a SK if people were randomly shoved in his story for no reason would it?
Am I going to tell you what the connection is? OF COURSE NOT YOU FOOLS!!!
If you loved watching shows like Stranger Things, or reading SK's older books like Firestarter, or even newer books like The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken or Vicious by V E Schwab (personal favourites of mine) then you will LOVE this book!
It reads more like a YA than most of his books, so don't let the STEPHEN KING thing scare you, if you've never read any of his books before, then this would be a great starter for you.
Mr King is not known as The King for nothing, his books are usually huge, and this one is no exception, but if you go in knowing that it is going to be a wild ride, then you are going to have a great time.
Holy Hotness Batman!!
Well Ms. Blakely has certainly taken a step toward the darkside with this one, and i for one LOVED IT!
Narration was *insert Chef's kiss here*
A short book, packed to the rafters with hot steamy smexy times.
I would advise either buying yourself a large fan, or reading this one while in a cold shower, don't say that you haven't been warned, this one will knock your socks off!!
Well Ms. Blakely has certainly taken a step toward the darkside with this one, and i for one LOVED IT!
Narration was *insert Chef's kiss here*
A short book, packed to the rafters with hot steamy smexy times.
I would advise either buying yourself a large fan, or reading this one while in a cold shower, don't say that you haven't been warned, this one will knock your socks off!!
Well Ms Hoover did it again and made my black heart melt
Just as I was finishing the year with Zero tears spilled on a book, 2 of them come along and wipe me out!
This one was just such a good story, with the usual CoHo WTF thrown in, I was shouting at my phone so many times (I listened to the audiobook obvs)
This is a story of a mother (Morgan) and daughter (Clara), and was written so well. Morgan got pregnant and married young, something that Clara absolutely doesn't want to do, she has goals and aspirations, something that her mother put on hold for her.
Clara's father Chris is the glue that holds the family together, and they all live in a perfect family bubble.
Until one day.
An accident brings the family dynamic to a screeching halt.
With Morgan and Clara at loggerheads, Morgan has secrets that she cannot discuss with Clara, and Clara has her own secrets that she needs to hide.
Secrets, Lies and other things I can't discuss because of spoilers, make this a book that you should definitely add to your TBR.
Just as I was finishing the year with Zero tears spilled on a book, 2 of them come along and wipe me out!
This one was just such a good story, with the usual CoHo WTF thrown in, I was shouting at my phone so many times (I listened to the audiobook obvs)
This is a story of a mother (Morgan) and daughter (Clara), and was written so well. Morgan got pregnant and married young, something that Clara absolutely doesn't want to do, she has goals and aspirations, something that her mother put on hold for her.
Clara's father Chris is the glue that holds the family together, and they all live in a perfect family bubble.
Until one day.
An accident brings the family dynamic to a screeching halt.
With Morgan and Clara at loggerheads, Morgan has secrets that she cannot discuss with Clara, and Clara has her own secrets that she needs to hide.
Secrets, Lies and other things I can't discuss because of spoilers, make this a book that you should definitely add to your TBR.
Well knock me down with a feather, 3 books this year have made me have feelings, I said 2 in my previous post but I remembered another one lol.
This book made me have such a range of emotions, and it is going to be really difficult to write about it because you absolutely have to go into this book blind, my suggestion would be don't read ANY reviews (except this one of course) as you don't want to catch an accidental spoiler.
The story is centered around a 40th birthday party that is for Livia, she has been literally planning this party for 20 years, she didn't get to have the big extravagant wedding that she wanted, so this is something that is very close to heart, and she hasn't spared any expense.
Her friends and family all know about her big party obsession and have just left her to revel in the organising for her big day, after all you are not 40 every day.
Livia's husband Adam and her two children Marnie and Josh are well aware how important this day is Livia, and have done their best to fit in and help where they can.
With friends, family, colleagues and a few surprise guests arranged to arrive to the party, what could possibly go wrong?
This story is so cleverly written that you almost don't see the twist coming, I had that puppet face when it did, you know, this one -
B A Paris has written such a clever book, because it is such a difficult choice to make, and without going into any spoilers, I know that is really vague, #SorryNotSorry
Honestly grab this one when you can, you won't regret it.
This book made me have such a range of emotions, and it is going to be really difficult to write about it because you absolutely have to go into this book blind, my suggestion would be don't read ANY reviews (except this one of course) as you don't want to catch an accidental spoiler.
The story is centered around a 40th birthday party that is for Livia, she has been literally planning this party for 20 years, she didn't get to have the big extravagant wedding that she wanted, so this is something that is very close to heart, and she hasn't spared any expense.
Her friends and family all know about her big party obsession and have just left her to revel in the organising for her big day, after all you are not 40 every day.
Livia's husband Adam and her two children Marnie and Josh are well aware how important this day is Livia, and have done their best to fit in and help where they can.
With friends, family, colleagues and a few surprise guests arranged to arrive to the party, what could possibly go wrong?
This story is so cleverly written that you almost don't see the twist coming, I had that puppet face when it did, you know, this one -
B A Paris has written such a clever book, because it is such a difficult choice to make, and without going into any spoilers, I know that is really vague, #SorryNotSorry
Honestly grab this one when you can, you won't regret it.
