Pines - review

Review:

It was easier to accept what could not be changed than to risk everything and seek out the unknown.
-Chapter 9

Author: Blake Crouch

Pages: 309

Genre: Psychological Thriller

Wayward Pines series - Book 1

My Rating: 5 / 5

Wow. This book. It was like Stephen King, Shirley Jackson and the Twilight Zone all wrapped into one gorgeous package. I saw a couple of reviews on Booklikes and I knew there was a tv series coming, so I figured I had better get moving and read these books. Am I ever glad I did!!

I don't want to give anything away. I'll just say that this is an amazing psychological thriller that you cannot miss. I loved every minute of it. It kept me guessing right up to the end. Read it before you watch. The books are almost always better, in my humble opinion.

I'm already well into Book 2 - Wayward and I'm loving it too.

Recommended to:
Anyone who likes Stephen King or psychological thrillers or...  reading. ;)

--I was able to read this through Kindle Unlimited, but I think I want this book on my shelf.

Original post: jadedog13.booklikes.com/post/1163782/wayward-pines-review

The Wicked Girls

That's it, that's us: not 'the suspects', not 'the children in custody'. We're The Girls Who Killed Chloe. We are the Devil now.
-Prologue

She knows enough about self-esteem to know that people without it invite trouble into their lives without even realizing they're doing so.
-Chapter 24

Let's face it: society doesn't really care who it blames, as long as it blames someone.
-Chapter 46

Author: Alex Marwood

Pages: 378

Genre: Thriller

Stand Alone

My Rating: 4 / 5

At the start of the book, it is 1986 and we meet two young girls who have been convicted of murdering another girl. In Chapter One, we fast forward to 2011, where we meet a stalker, a newspaper reporter and a cleaning woman who works in an amusement park. The cleaning woman has just discovered a dead body. The book continues to move back and forth in time and we gradually piece together the story of what happened the day the little girl died.

This book is deliciously creepy and keeps you on the edge of your seat. The girls are all grown up. Is there a chance for redemption? Or are the mistakes of the past going to follow them forever? And what are they willing to do to keep their secrets?

Recommended to:
I highly recommend this book. If you like thrillers, this is a great one. I'm looking forward to reading her next book (not a sequel) called The Killer Next Door.