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ARC Book Review: 6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk
Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the advanced reader copy! Am I back with another ARC review? Yes. Yes, I am. Without further ado, let's jump right in! 6:40 to Montreal is a locked-room mystery thriller told from the perspective of writer Agatha as she boards the train to Montreal on a first-class ticket. It’s a gift from her husband to help combat her writer’s block, but Agatha has other plans which quickly get derailed when the train breaks down in the mi

C Y Wang
Aug 26, 20252 min read


Book Club July Review: Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
After attending Lisa Jewell's book launch event hosted by Waterstones, I was so excited to read this book. Especially as CY talked so highly of Lisa Jewell's other books, in particular The Family Upstairs . Don't Let Him In follows a series of women, most notably Ash, Nina and Martha, who unwittingly become entangled in the unravelling of a dark and twisted tale. It also follows the handsome and charming Nick, who enters Nina and Ash's lives suddenly and seems to be the perfe

Kayleigh A
Aug 19, 20253 min read


Book Club June Review: The Wedding People by Alison Espach
For the month of June, I was torn between two books that both incidentally had blue covers. I'm not sure if it's because summer reminds...

C Y Wang
Jul 21, 20254 min read


Inside Waterstones Book Launch Event: Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
This week CY and I attended the book launch event for Lisa Jewell's latest thriller, Don't Let Him In . I have to admit this one ticked a...

Kayleigh A
Jul 6, 20254 min read


ARC Book Review: How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold
Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the advanced reader copy! After picking up yet another horror novel, I have finally come to a realisation as to why I've been gravitating towards this genre recently. My brother traumatised me as a child by forcing me to watch horror movies with him (we're talking about Jeepers Creepers and A Nightmare on Elm Street ), and whilst I don't think I could ever go back to watching horror again (unless I close my eyes for half the

C Y Wang
Jun 24, 20252 min read


Book Club May Review: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu and Ken Liu
I was recommended this book several times, and after the Netflix show came out it jumped up my list so that I could read it before...

Kayleigh A
Jun 11, 20253 min read


Book Club April Review: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
For my birthday month, I was eager to try something different, a book whose themes would grip me so hard that I would still feel their...

C Y Wang
May 26, 20253 min read


Book Club March Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
I think Leigh Bardugo is a great writer and her Ninth House series is a favourite for both myself and CY, therefore I have been looking...

Kayleigh A
Apr 21, 20253 min read


Book Club February Review: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Anyone keeping up with BookTok or Bookstagram should have expected to see Onyx Storm , the third instalment of The Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros, as our February book club pick. Both Kay and I read Fourth Wing and Iron Flame last year for The Shame Shelf, and it has now become a tradition to choose this series whenever the next book is released. I mean, who wouldn't choose fawning over Xaden and diving into the world of dragons and signet powers if given the option? I wo

C Y Wang
Mar 19, 20254 min read
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