A cliffside mansion, a typewriter with too much personality, and twists that roundhouse-kicked my brain. Riley Sager really said “trust no one” and he meant it. I devoured this on Thanksgiving Day and am still recovering.
A bomb, a mob, a courtroom, and one exhausted lawyer just trying to save his kid — The Defense proves that sometimes “thriller” means slow-burn chaos with closing arguments.
At this point, Gwen Proctor can’t even breathe wrong without someone turning it into a national headline. She agrees to go on The Howie Hamlin Show to discuss the online threats she’s been getting, but, because life loves Gwen, she…
If Stillhouse Lake was “suburban mom discovers her husband’s a serial killer,” Killman Creek is “same mom goes full Liam Neeson.” We pick up right where the chaos left off: Melvin Royal has escaped prison (because of course he has)…
There’s “my husband’s kind of a jerk,” and then there’s “a drunk driver just crashed into our garage and revealed my husband’s secret murder lab.” Gina Royal, bless her heart, was living the Pinterest mom dream — two kids, a…
I owe TikTok an apology. I’ve spent months saying “never again” after too many over-hyped recs, and then along comes When She Escaped — the book that made me forgive the algorithm (temporarily). I started it on a random afternoon…
There’s something oddly comforting about realizing the author who made you love thrillers can still rattle you — just not the same way she used to. The Intruder reminded me of that. Once upon a time, I devoured every Freida…
ARC Review | Thriller | Release Date: November 18, 2025Thank you to Caleb Stephens and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Okay,…
Let me just start by saying: I loved this book. Not “oh, that was fine” loved — I mean “I stayed up too late and ignored my responsibilities” loved. The Second Honeymoon isn’t your typical one-big-twist thriller. Instead, it’s a…
Say hello to your next 4-star thriller! Meet Amelia — yoga instructor, ex-pharmacist, and queen of “everything looks perfect until you actually look.” She’s got the dream life: a nice home, a husband, a daughter, and an entire collection of emotional…
