Review: Now You See Me - Leah Cupps - 2025 As someone who devours psychological thrillers like they're popcorn at a midnight movie marathon, I approached Leah Cupps' "Now You See Me" with the kind of anticipation usually reserved for finding the last chocolate chip cookie in the jar. Having thoroughly enjoyed her previous works, I settled in expecting another mind-bending ride through the twisted corridors of human psychology. The premise certainly hooks you from page one: young Whitley and her brother witness a brutal murder, only to have their world completely shattered when their parents are killed shortly after. The siblings are thrust into the foster care system and cruelly separated, with Whitley's desperate attempts to maintain contact with her brother meeting dead ends at every turn. It's like he simply evaporated into the ether—a phantom himself. Fast-forward eleven years, and Whitley has painstakingly rebuilt her life. She's found love, inched ...

Review: Her Final Secret - Book #5 Detective Hollie Turner Series - Paul J. Teague - November 2024 You know that feeling when you're mindlessly scrolling through your Kindle library at 11 PM, trying to avoid the mounting TBR pile staring at you accusingly? Yeah, that was me last week. Sometimes the best discoveries happen when you're procrastinating – and that ferris wheel cover practically grabbed me by the eyeballs and demanded attention. Here's the thing about jumping into a series at Book #5: it's either going to work brilliantly or leave you completely lost. Thankfully, Paul J. Teague knows how to write a standalone that doesn't alienate newcomers while still rewarding longtime readers. I had zero background with Detective Hollie Turner, but within chapters I was completely invested in her story. The dual timeline structure absolutely works here. We bounce between 1999 and the present day, watching nineteen-year-old Hollie experience the trauma that shapes he...

Review: The Sleepwalker - Ian Blackwood - May 2025 Lately, I’ve been riding a thrilling wave of psychological suspense, and thanks to Zooloo’s Book Tours—who specialize in gripping thriller reads—I’ve discovered some absolute gems. One standout is The Sleepwalker by Ian Blackwood, an ARC I couldn’t put down. This intense psychological thriller reminded me of Anna O by Matthew Blake with hints of Megan Goldin’s Stay Awake —a chilling mix of sleep disorders, unreliable perception, and dangerous secrets. Dr. Ellie Thompson is the kind of protagonist who pulls you in immediately. A successful doctor, Ellie has always battled vivid nightmares. But now, those nightmares are seeping into her waking life. She finds blood on her hands, shards of glass in her bed, and knives under her pillow—without any memory of how they got there. As her grip on reality loosens, Ellie becomes desperate for answers, yet fearful of seeking help. After all, speaking to a therapist could mean suspension from h...

Review: A Killing Cold - Kate Alice Marshall - February 2025 In A Killing Cold , Kate Alice Marshall delivers a chilling, snow-laced thriller that blends romance, family secrets, and the unsettling power of memory into an unputdownable read. This is the second book I’ve read by Kate Alice Marshall, and once again, she proves her talent for weaving atmospheric suspense with emotionally complex characters. We meet Thea, a young woman who was never meant to survive. After a traumatic childhood that led her into the foster system, she’s finally found happiness with Connor Dalton. Their whirlwind romance quickly leads to an engagement, and Connor whisks her away to his family's luxurious winter retreat nestled in the snow-covered mountains. But what should be a fairytale getaway soon descends into a nightmare. Thea is gripped by a sense of déjà vu, and a shocking discovery—a childhood photo of herself in the Dalton family home—unlocks long-buried memories. As she begins to piece toge...

Review: The Good Samaritan - Toni Halleen - March 2025 The Good Samaritan by Toni Halleen is a chilling psychological thriller that delves into the complexities of redemption, moral choices, and the consequences of helping others—even when it might be the wrong thing to do. Matthew Larkin, a sociology professor whose life has unraveled in the wake of his toddler son’s death, is barely holding it together. After a messy divorce, the estrangement of his daughter, and the loss of his job, Matthew is clinging to the last thread of stability with a new tenure-track position at a small college. But life has a way of testing you when you're already at your breaking point, and that test comes on a desolate stretch of road one stormy evening. Caught in a hailstorm, Matthew’s attention is drawn to a small child huddled under a tarpaulin. The boy is unconscious, soaked, and potentially hypothermic. In a split-second decision, Matthew makes the choice to rescue him, even though it means putt...

Review: The Serial Killer's Sister - Book #3 The Serial Killer's Family - Alice Hunter - May 2023 As children Anna and her brother Henry ended up in a group home and Henry was always very protective and needed Anna. Sometimes he would create games that would cause bad consequences if she didn't play. Seventeen years ago, one of those games ended up with someone dead and a dark secret kept. Now that dark secret is about to come and bite her on the bottom as someone is killing and the police believe that it is Henry and that Anna will be his next victim. How has Anna's brother turned into a serial killer and how is it connected to their past? As I had read the previous two books in this series, I was excited to read this one. I was a little disappointed with the direction it went but as it went along, unlike the other two books - this one chucked everything you thought you knew out the window, and when the killer/ secrets were revealed, it was like OMFG. Those who have ...

Review: Inspiring You - Book #4 Unraveling You Series -Jessica Sorensen - July 2015 When nothing seems to work and click with you in the world of books, I find having a few authors sitting on your Kindle as these are the ones that you know you will have no problem getting into as everything they write is right up your alley and you are bound to enjoy them. For me, one of those authors is Jessica Sorensen. Inspiring You is Book #4 in the Unravelling Series and is the continuation of Ayden and Lyric's story. They are preparing with their band to go on tour, but of course, it's not all sunshine and roses as Ayden's sister Sadie is still missing and the cult is still sending their threats this time hitting closer to home by threatening Lyric. Ayden is the key to finding Sadie and the cult, but only if he can remember which leads him to take a risky therapy treatment - but will it cause more damage than helpfulness? We read the return of Sadie, but will she be open to coming ...