Seventeen-year-old Farrah Turner is one of two Black girls in her country club community, and the only one with Black parents. Her best friend, Cherish Whitman, adopted by a white, wealthy family, is something Farrah likes to call WGS--White Girl Spoiled. With Brianne and Jerry Whitman as parents, Cherish is given the kind of adoration … Continue reading Cherish Farrah, by Bethany C. Morrow
Tag: Adult fiction
The Girl Upstairs, by Georgina Lees
🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 How well do you know your neighbour?Would you trust them with your life? I heard Emily before I saw her. The harsh smack of heels against cheap wooden floorboards. The loud phone calls. The incessant music. I knew Emily before I met her. Discarded receipts in our communal hallway. Sticky leftovers … Continue reading The Girl Upstairs, by Georgina Lees
The Couple on Maple Drive, by Sam Carrington
🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 When Isla is mugged and left unconscious after leaving a party at a colleague's house, her boyfriend, Zach moves in with her to help. When Zach and seemingly everybody around her including her neighbours starts acting suspicious, she approaches the presenters of her favourite podcast, Christie's Crime Addicts to help her … Continue reading The Couple on Maple Drive, by Sam Carrington
The New Wife, by Sue Watson
🎧 Audiobook Review 🎧 Sam is marrying his childhood sweetheart, Lauren. Having been close friends with her new daughter in law's family since the two were in nursery school together, Georgie couldn't be happier for the young couple. Everything feels perfect as her son and his wife begin married life together in their new cottage … Continue reading The New Wife, by Sue Watson
The Killer in the Snow, by Alex Pine
Book #2 🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 A family is found murdered in their old farmhouse at Christmas time. As if that's not sinister enough, the crime undeniably echoes that of a similar scene that took place 20 years earlier in the exact same spot. DI James Walker doesn't see how the two can be connected…or … Continue reading The Killer in the Snow, by Alex Pine
The Second Marriage, by Jess Ryder
🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 They’re lying,’ my little stepson whispers, his blue eyes shining with tears as I tuck him into bed for the first time. ‘They think I’ve forgotten, but I remember everything. I know my mummy is still alive.’ Lily is newly wed to Edward in a whirlwind of a marriage which her … Continue reading The Second Marriage, by Jess Ryder
The Last Time She Died, by Zoë Sharp
Blake and Byron Thrillers book #1 🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 She came back on the day of her father’s funeral, ten years after she vanished. But she can’t be who she says she is… When Blake disappeared as a teenager, on a cold dark night, her father never reported her missing. She is presumed dead. … Continue reading The Last Time She Died, by Zoë Sharp
Find Me in the Dark, by Dea Poirier
Detective Harlow Durant book #1 🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 She’d been running for so long, it felt like her legs were on fire. Her heart was pounding so hard, she was sure it would give out. Around her, the snow was falling, casting an eerie silence over the town. A crack behind her, a foot … Continue reading Find Me in the Dark, by Dea Poirier
The New Mother, by Julia Crouch
🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 You live with her. You trust her. But you don’t know her… Wanted: full-time, live-in help for expectant mother. Must be organised, friendly and willing to do anything. Rachel is determined to be the perfect mother. She has a birth plan, with a playlist and a bag ready by the door. … Continue reading The New Mother, by Julia Crouch
Funeral For an Owl, by Jane Davis
🎧 Audiobook review 🎧 The best way to avoid trouble, thinks Ayisha Emmanuelle, is to avoid confrontation. As an inner-city schoolteacher, she does a whole lot of avoidance. 14-year-old Shamayal Thomas trusts no one. Not the family, not the gang. And at school, trusting people is forbidden. Jim Stevens teaches history. Haunted by his own, … Continue reading Funeral For an Owl, by Jane Davis