📖 The Crash ✍️ Freida McFadden

 📖 The Crash ✍️ Freida McFadden • Published January 28, 2025 

Format: Paperback #kobo ebook #audiobook 

📝 My Rating 🌟🌟🌟🌟/ 5🌟

Saw the next read from my favourite author of thrills out and I had to get my hands on the title! The story had a promising start and really gets you on the thrill ride for the first half. It slowly decelerated as the expected twist and story flow killed off any remaining anticipation.

I had to say, this is not one my favourite book from Freida this time. But the story goes..

The Crash by Freida McFadden is a super quick thriller read. Honestly, this one didn’t grip me the same way some of her other books did, so I wasn’t sure how to put my thoughts together at first. The story kicks off with Tegan, who’s eight months pregnant, driving on icy, snowy roads when her car crashes. She’s rescued by a seemingly kind couple who bring her back to their cabin and let her stay in their basement until the storm passes. At first, it feels like they’re helping her, but as the days go by, things start to feel off. Tegan grows more suspicious of the couple, especially when she realizes she’s cut off from everyone and the basement feels more like a trap than a safe haven.

From there, the tension builds into a race against time, with Tegan trying to figure out what’s really going on while also worrying about her baby. It definitely has some intense moments that keep the pages turning. The twist at the end, though, was a little predictable and didn’t land as hard as I hoped—it felt like I saw it coming. Still, it’s fast-paced, easy to follow, and a solid pick if you’re in the mood for a quick, suspenseful read, especially if you’re already a fan of Freida’s thrillers.

See also my thoughts on #TheBoyfriend by the same author.

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📖 The New Couple in 5B ✍️ Lisa Unger

 

📖 The New Couple in 5B ✍️ Lisa Unger • Published 5th March 2024 

Format: Paperback #kobo ebook #audiobook 

📝 My Rating 🌟🌟🌟🌟/ 5🌟

After finishing "Christmas Presents," I couldn't wait to continue "The New Couple in 5B"—and ended up devouring it in just 36 hours on both the book and audiobook! 😆

Lisa Unger's latest novel starts strong as a spine-tingling thriller, masterfully blending psychological suspense with supernatural elements. While I had high hopes initially, they gradually faded as the plot twist became predictable halfway through the story.

The story revolves around Rosie and Chad Lowan, a young couple who inherit a luxury apartment in the historic Windermere building in New York City. Initially, the building's old-world charm and eclectic residents seem welcoming. However, as the Lowans settle in, Rosie begins to uncover the dark secrets lurking within the Windermere's walls.

Unger expertly creates a sense of unease and paranoia as Rosie delves into the building's sinister past. The reader is drawn into a web of mystery, with questions about the ever-present doorman, the building's extensive surveillance, and the numerous gruesome deaths that have occurred there over the years.

The New Couple in 5B is a gripping and atmospheric thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the surprised and satisfied ending. 🎀

See also my thoughts on #ChristmasPresents by the same author.

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Verity by Colleen Hoover

   📖 Verity 

✍️by Colleen Hoover (Published 5th October 2021)

📄My rating: 4 of 5 stars on Goodreads

Format: Paperback #kindle ebook 

2022.10.23 ~

So much praises has been rising from this latest bestseller from Colleen Hoover that I immediately picked it up when it was spotted on the shelf in my favourite local library. 😁 I love the cover design and the pages easy to flip. The moment I start, I had to finish! This is how good this book is and no wonder it is standing strong on the New York Times' bestseller glory board. And yes, I finished reading it in another one sitting. 😍

The story is generally gripping and moves on quite smoothly, and the plot twists are quite unexpected. However, there is just one minor detail in the story that I would question but I cannot find the answer ~ getting Lowen to co-author Verity's books was premediated, but why to such extend by the husband? 

For you whom might be curious, here’s a little spoiler :

The story commenced with a very interesting start, one that I would expect from a total thriller but as it moved past the first chapter, it began to reveal itself not so much. Hence I would rather classify it as a romantic thriller (a new genre perhaps?), as the story builds up majority on romantic details between the male lead (Jeremy Crawford) and his wife (Verity Crawford) and then him and the female lead (Lowen Ashleigh).

Lowen was a struggling author facing financial troubles when she was offered the deal of a lifetime, to co-author with her much admired author and gettting paid handsomely for it. She began working on the new series of books by moving into Verity's house and getting to know what is really going with Verity and her current predicament. As she accidentally discovered Verity's manuscript and became obsessed with the "truth" in it and Jeremy, she commit the unspeakable crime with him. Read the book if you can (I totally recommend and encourage it), and let me know if you share the same bothering thought as I do. 😁

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The Toybox by Charly Cox

  📖 The ToyBox (Detective Alyssa Wyatt Series #2) 

✍️by Charly Cox (Published 23rd October 2019)

📄My rating: 4 of 5 stars on Goodreads

Format: Paperback #kindle ebook #audiobook

2022.09.21 ~ 12.05 am :

Following my last read on Charly Cox's Detective Alyssa Wyatts series and curious to move on to her next story in the series, I quickly picked up The ToyBox and finished in a flash! >v<

Charly Cox smart and considerate writing style continues into this second book in the series and I am impressed by how she has told the story with details and yet without explicit dark words to spark your imaginations. 

For you whom might be curious, here’s a little spoiler :

The Toybox unfolded months after All His Pretty Girls and Detective Wyatts and her family were just recovering from their own incident when her daughter's close friend went missing and sparked a new race against time investigation to save innocent girls from evil hands.

The Toybox touched on a sensitive and yet very real on-going crime happening in our modern world and the author has successfully shown readers insights into the dark scenes of actual events. It brought awareness to all who read the terrifying ordeals and sufferings of innocent girls being trafficked into sex rings and crimes. Though details were carefully not coloured, our wild minds can easily imagine the unspeakable. As what the book had wished, I do hope this will bring greater awareness to the public and hope governments and law enforcements all over the world will act to bring such crimes to zero.

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All His Pretty Girls by Charly Cox

 📖 All His Pretty Girls (Detective Alyssa Wyatt Series #1) 

✍️by Charly Cox (Published 23rd October 2019)

📄My rating: 4 of 5 stars on Goodreads

Format: Paperback #kindle ebook #audiobook

2022.08.30 ~ 12.05 am :

Was searching for a serial killer series to read for my September #BOTM when I chanced upon the first book in the Detective Alyssa Wyatt series, All His Pretty Girls, and this debut novel from Charly Cox has not disappoint at all! On contrary, it has hooked me from beginning to end and I almost finished it in a sitting if not for regular duties of life I have to fulfil 😂

For you whom might be curious, here’s a little spoiler : 
Detective Alyssa Wyatt was assigned to investigate a case of a missing woman which eventually turned up dead. She felt that she had failed the husband of the woman so deeply like she had failed her own little brother. Her 4 year old brother, Timothy, has been taken outside of their home while 9 year old Alyssa had ran inside to grab a cool-aide. Investigations into the case slowly dug up deeply buried hurts and regrets, while linking other past cold cases to a killer serial. From this point on, the story enters the confessions and history of this serial killer whom is later revealed as sharing the same sibling DNA as Alyssa. 🤔

I love the story plot, although in the beginning I already have the inkling that the killer was in the same room as the dead woman. I also love the way Charly Cox managed to paint the horrid pictures of what happened to Timothy and how he had become what he was in the end, in the way without explicit gore and yet descriptive.

Now, I am driven to finish the rest of the books in this series and will review as I go. 😍

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All For You by Louise Jensen

 All For You by Louise Jensen (Published January 20th 2022)

📖 All For You
✍️ Louise Jensen

📄My rating: 4 of 5 stars on Goodreads

2022.08.20 ~ 12.05 am :

Finished this month’s second #BOTM「All For You」 on #Kindle, #audiobook and physical paperback! Was procrastinating on what will be the next read when my son stumbled on this physical book in the library that caught our eyes and I quickly found it on Kindle too. 😍

This is the first book I’ve read from the author and gosh, it has been a good ride! The story slowly lures you in with all the secrets and mysteries and it keeps u guessing, engaging you to frantically want to discover it all!
I must say, I really didn’t see the twist coming at the 84% plot point. The author managed to keep the entire mystery and tension building up right till the moment where once revealed, you would want to finished up in a heartbeat to understand it all why. The most heartfelt part of the plot was understanding what Lucy was going through as a mother, who loves and will do anything for her children, and yet has to live through the daily nightmare of her son’s illness. Though truly engaging, I felt that the pace could pick up better.

For you whom might be curious, here’s a little spoiler :
Main characters, Aidan (a vet) and Lucy ( a retired doctor, now a devoted wife and mother) looks like a perfect couple with a perfect family with 2 sons, Conner and Keiron. Fate dealt them a bad hand when Keiron was diagnosed with an terminal illness and desperately needs a donor. Conner has secrets of his own with his best pals, Ryan and Tyler, while his parents owning their fair share of secrets and lies. Everything slowly unraveled when Ryan and Tyler started to disappear one after the other. People starts to dub them as “The Taken” and Conner feels he will be next. As they race against time to solve the mysteries of the disappearances, the plot twists keeps revealing themselves and all will make sense in the end.

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