Category Archives: Suspense

Creep: A Love Story by Lygia Day Peñaflor

Posted on November 11, 2022 by susanh579

Creep: A Love Story by Lygia Day Peñaflor. Clarion Books, 2022. 9780358692928 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Suspense/realistic fiction What did you like about the book?  In this profoundly unsettling novel, … Continue reading →

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Dark Room Etiquette by Robin Roe

Posted on October 16, 2022 by kyurenka

Dark Room Etiquette by Robin Roe, Harper Teen, 2022. 978-0063051737 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction/ Thriller What did you like about the book? At 16, Sayers Wayte has pretty … Continue reading →

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They’re Watching You by Chelsea Ichaso

Posted on August 12, 2022 by susanh579

They’re Watching You by Chelsea Ichaso. Sourcebooks Fire, 2022. 9781728251066 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: ARC (publication date 1/3/23) Genre: Suspense/mystery What did you like about the book?  Maren and Polly have been … Continue reading →

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Never Coming Home by Kate Williams

Posted on July 11, 2022 by kyurenka

Never Coming Home by Kate Williams, Delacorte Press, 2022. 9780593304860 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Thriller What did you like about the book? Unknown Island has been hyped as the ultimate … Continue reading →

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Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf. Salaam Reads, 2022. 9781534494558 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? I knew I had to read this … Continue reading →

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The Longest Night of Charlie Noon – Christopher Edge

Posted on March 13, 2021 by kyurenka

         The Longest Night of Charlie Noon – Christopher Edge, Delacorte, (9780593173084), c2019, 2020  Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Survival What did you like about the book? Charlie’s new … Continue reading →

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The Obsession by Jesse Q Sutanto

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

The Obsession by Jesse Q Sutanto. Sourcebooks Fire, 2021. 9781728215167 Format: ARC (2/21 pub date) Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Delilah has to walk on … Continue reading →

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Girl, Unframed by Deb Caletti

Posted on January 18, 2021 by kyurenka

  Girl, Unframed by Deb Caletti, Simon Pulse, 9781534426979, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Suspense What did you like about the book?  I enjoyed this twisty cocktail of family dysfunction, teen … Continue reading →

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The Hand on the Wall – Maureen Johnson

Posted on February 10, 2020 by kyurenka

 The Hand on the Wall – Maureen Johnson, Katherine Tegen Books / HarperCollins, (9780062338112), 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+  Genre:  Mystery  What did you like about the book? We finally learn … Continue reading →

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The Ruinous Sweep by Tim Wynne-Jones

Posted on October 7, 2019 by kyurenka

     The Ruinous Sweep by Tim Wynne-Jones, Candlewick Press, 9781536208795, c2018, 2019 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 2 Format: Trade paperback Genre: Suspense What did you like about the book?  Wynne-Jones is a sophisticated writer … Continue reading →

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