Jack Torrance, the protagonist of “The Shining,” spends the winter of his adult life working as the hotel’s caretaker at Colorado’s massive Overlook Hotel. By temporarily relocating there with his family for the summer, he intends to finish his literary project, overcome his underlying alcoholism, and mend the wounds in his divided family. When they…
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden is one of the chart buster bestselling novels of 2022 according to the Wall Street Journal. Millie is making a clean break from her troubled history. Millie has responded to an ad for a housemaid posted by the Winchesters. Nina Winchester arranges to meet with Millie at her house. She…
‘Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover‘ 2014 is a romance through and through. On her 22nd birthday, Sydney learns that her two-year boyfriend Hunter and her best friend Tori had been cheating on her. She punches both of them, leaves, and takes up an offer from Ridge, a guitar-playing type of stranger across the courtyard whose…
In 11 22 63 Stephen King told the story of Jake Epping, a divorced English teacher at a high school, goes back in time to try to stop President John F. Kennedy from being assassinated. Jake discovers after going back in time that time was a delicate web of interconnected events that, if disturbed, might…
The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand is a captivating tale of love, loss, and ghosts set in the picturesque coastal town of Nantucket. The novel tells the story of a family who owns and runs the historic Hotel Nantucket, and the secrets and tragedies that have haunted them for generations. In this review, we’ll explore…
In this comprehensive ‘It Ends with Us’ review, we delve into the enthralling narrative crafted by Colleen Hoover. Join us as we explore the emotional depth, thought-provoking themes, and the profound impact of this remarkable novel. ‘It Ends with Us’ by Colleen Hoover has taken the literary world by storm with its poignant story and…
In ‘The Good Death’, the year is 1370, and the manor of Somershill in Kent has seen better days. But for its lord, Oswald de Lacy, the past has never been more pressing. Oswald’s mother, a powerful woman, is dying, and she has a letter in her possession that conjures up images of the horrible…
Set amid the rolling countryside of Kent, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, the lavish Coopers Chase Retirement Village is nestled in the center of an idyllic Garden of England. Four friends — Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron — meet on a weekly basis to try to solve unsolved murders in the Jigsaw Room….
Shari Lapena’s latest home thriller, Not a Happy Family, is misleading, and its title is nothing short of an understated description. Following Fred and Sheila Merton’s gruesome murders in their mansion on Easter Sunday, events in the days following the incident took place in a non-inspirational fashion. In order to inherit their parent’s wealth, in…
An impressive, must-read thriller from author Stuart Turton, THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER is the sequel to THE 7½ DEATHS Involving EVELYN HARDCASTLE, and it finds an international investigative team traversing a darkened ocean on a ship in a horrifying mystery of sea monsters, curses, and pirates. Pepper, spices, and silk are being sent…