VBT# Don't Look Back - J.J Burgess - March 2026 There’s something about a psychological thriller that creeps under your skin and lingers long after you’ve turned the final page and Don’t Look Back by J.J. Burgess does exactly that. From the very first chapter, I felt my heart racing alongside Lucy. As a new mother, already running on empty and pure instinct, her panic is palpable. When she accidentally hits her elderly neighbour while rushing her sick baby to hospital, that split-second decision to flee feels terrifyingly real. It’s one of those moments where you think, what would I do? And that’s what makes this story so gripping is that it feels so achingly possible. Lucy’s situation quickly spirals, and what begins as a desperate attempt to protect her child turns into something far darker. Her boyfriend Ian initially steps in as her saviour, helping her cover up the accident. But oh, how quickly that dynamic shifts. JJ Burgess does an incredible job of showing how control can c...

Review: The Dare - Natasha Preston - May 2024 One of my favorite YA thriller authors is Natasha Preston and The Dare, this was another twisted YA read and I have to say I did not see this ending coming exactly, it was WOW- such a twisted and complex ending that in the end made this book worth reading. It's senior year and at Marley's high school, that means it's prank time which is given by the most popular boys in the school which this year is Rhett's turn. Rhett and Marley when they were younger were good friends but drifted apart. Marley hates this part as the pranks tend to ruin good people's lives and unlike Rhett's family who can buy themselves out of trouble, not everyone can. Marley's group of friends are dared to drive their car in the pitch black and with no lights on, they do this of course, and hit someone - very much the plot of I Know What You Did Last Summer starts to happen from this point on, where Marley feels guilty and her friends are lik...