Book Shelf - Book Reviews - By Genre

To help you find reviews for specific books, I've listed them all by genre below (some technically would fit into more than one genre but I've given it my best shot! If I am well off the mark with something though and you think there's a better fit, let me know). Give the link a press and you'll be transported pronto to the relevant blog post. I've also got you covered if there's a particular author you're interested in, all reviews are listed by author's surname here :) Happy Reading!

THRILLER

The Optician's Wife - Betsy Reavley- Psychological - Crime - Dual Timelines

Nowhere to Hide - Max Luther - Crime - Action - Bodyguard

The Serial Killer's Wife - Alice Hunter - Crime - Twists - Dual Timelines/Perspectives

Notes on a Murder - B.P. Walter - Tense - Crime - Mystery - LGBTQA+

My Sister's Grave - Robert Dugoni - Thriller - Courtroom - Crime

The Alone Time - Elle Marr - Dual Timeline - Multiple POV - Thriller/Mystery

Murder in the Family - Cara Hunter - Crime - Unique Documentary Style - Twists

The Botanist - L.K Hill - Crime - Serial Killer - Mystery

You Are Fatally Invited - Ande Pliego - Locked Room - Lots of Tropes - Pre-Release Review

Alone - Barbara De Smedt - Psychological - Stalker - Kidnapping - Gritty

The Last Days of John Lennon - James Paterson - Part Beatles Biography - Small Part Thriller

HISTORICAL FICTION 

The Interpreter from Java - Alfred Birney - Emotional - Faction - Colonialism

Shuggie Bain - Douglas Stuart - Emotional - LGBTQA+ - addiction

The Other Mrs Walker - Mary Paulson-Ellis - Family Drama - Dual Timeline - Multiple POV

MYSTERY

The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Young Adult - Puzzles - Series Starter

The Alone Time - Elle Marr - Dual Timeline - Multiple POV - Thriller/Mystery

The Violin Conspiracy - Brendan Slocumb - Crime - Racial Inequality - Classical Music

You Shouldn't Be Here - Lauren Thoman - Crime - Paranormal - Romance - Dual Timelines

MEMOIR

Staunch - Eleanor Wood - Memoir - Heartwarming - Mental Health - Family

Playing for Freedom - Zarifa Adiba - Memoir - Inspirational - Women's Rights

FANTASY

Legends and Lattes - Travis Baldree - Cosy - Friendship - Found Family

Bookshops and Bonedust - Travis Baldree - Cosy - Fantasy - Friendship

The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkien - High Fantasy - Adventure - Dragons - Treasure

One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig - Romantasy - Magic - Fake Dating - Brain Demon

Two Twisted Crowns - Rachel Gillig - Romantasy - Part 2 Duology - More Brain Demon - Magic

The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R Tolkien - High Fantasy - Adventure - First in Trilogy

Still the Sun - Charlie N. Holmberg - Sci-Fi Fantasy - Mystical Technology - Secret Romance

COMEDY 

Sex, Lies and Chocolate Cake - Steven Morris - Diary Entries - Novella - Funny - First in Series

SCI-FI

In Any Lifetime - Marc Guggenheim - Parallel Universe - Romance - Bond Villian

Woman on the Edge of Time - Marge Piercy - Time Travel, Utopian Society, Feminism, Mental Health

ln Our Likeness - Bryan VanDyke - Artificial Intelligence, Altered Reality

The Martian - Andy Weir - Space - Astronauts - Rescue Mission

LITERARY FICTION

Lean Fall Stand - Jon McGregor - Ingenious Writing Style - Coping With Change - Life Altering Event

The Fox Was Ever The Hunter - Herta Muller - Communist Romania - Poetic - Nobel Prize

SHORT STORIES

Natural Selection - Elin Hilderbrand - Self-Discovery - New Friends - Predictable But Cute

You Like It Darker - Stephen King - Creepy Tales - Horror/Sci-Fi - Twists - Compilation

ROMANCE

The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffeneger - Time Travel - Poignant - Emotional

TRUE CRIME

Bluebeard - Jim Clemente & Peter McDonnell - Dramatisation - Dual Timeline - Down a Rabbit Hole

CHILDREN

Goodnight Mister Tom - Michelle Magorian - Classic - WW2 - Found Family - Emotional

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S Lewis - Classic - Portal Fantasy - Family - Coming of Age

DARK ROMANCE

Satan's Affair - H.D Carlton - Trigger Warnings - Gore - Horror - Serial Unaliving  

Haunting Adeline - H.D Carlton - Trigger Warnings - Kinks - Thriller - Stalker Romance - Cliffhanger

Hunting Adeline - H.D Carlton - Trigger Warnings - Stalker Turned Lover - Thriller - Finale

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