Diagnosis: Bookaholic

  SYNOPSIS Tess Simpson needs a break! Under appreciated at home, overlooked at work and now her beloved dog Bella has died. Tess has simply had enough! So in a spur of the moment act, Tess books a holiday of a lifetime for her, her two grown up kids and useless husband Dave. Maybe they can use the break to reconnect with each other? But when the kids refuse to go, and Dave breaks his leg, Tess’s dream holiday looks seriously in doubt. And then there’s River Romero, the glamourous LA screen writer who is supposed to be house-sitting for Tess whilst she’s away…. Everything about River sounds so much more exciting than Tess’s boring life in Stratford Upon Avon. From her beautiful LA condo and the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, Tess wonders whether a bit of River’s LA life might be exactly what she needs? So when River suggests a house swap, Tess jumps at the chance! With Dave happily ensconced in the summer house at the bottom of the garden, the kids not needing mum anymore, Tess pa...

  SYNOPSIS The house of killers always had one objective: to train a class of warriors that would elevate the Network from the national to the international – the amateur to the elite. It was the perfect poison… Radicalisation by virtue of not knowing any different. They never expected their most notorious child to claw his way back to the beating heart of MI5. Consumed by hurt and rage, Michael Kensington has his own objective: Neva. But as the body count rises like a tide that will sweep them all into oblivion, Neva will stop at nothing to make him understand that everything is at stake. Because there’s only one way to push back against the tide… Together. Title: Kill a spy Author: Samantha Lee Howe Series: The house of killers #3 Publisher: One More Chapter Publication date: July 23, 2021 REVIEW RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kill a spy is the third and last installment in “The House of Killers” trilogy and OMG, what a finale! Michael and Neva’s story got a perfect closing but also left the door ...

  SYNOPSIS In this family, everyone is keeping secrets—even the dead.   Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there, and Fred and Sheila Merton certainly are rich. But even all their money can't protect them when a killer comes to call. The Mertons are brutally murdered after a fraught Easter dinner with their three adult kids. Who, of course, are devastated.   Or are they? They each stand to inherit millions. They were never a happy family, thanks to their vindictive father and neglectful mother, but perhaps one of the siblings is more disturbed than anyone knew. Did someone snap after that dreadful evening? Or did another person appear later that night with the worst of intentions? That must be what happened. After all, if one of the family were capable of something as gruesome as this, you'd know.   Wouldn't you? Title: Not a happy family Author: Shari Lapena Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books Publication d...

  SYNOPSIS You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. What you don’t know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot’s family was kidnapped. For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die. The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane. Enjoy the flight. Title: Falling Author: T.J. Newman Publisher: Avid Reader Press Publication date: July 6, 2021 REVIEW RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was nerve wracking! Thank God I don’t plan to catch a flight in the next few weeks/months cause after reading Falling (and Hostage last month) I’m not sure I like the idea of flying so much now. Falling was an edge of your seat kind of thriller. The first line alone “When the shoe dropped into her lap the foot was still in it” made me already queasy and from that moment on knew I was in for a very bumpy ride. Captain Bill Hoffman’s family has been kidnapped and he’s faced with an impossible ...

  SYNOPSIS Teddy Crutcher has won Teacher of the Year at the prestigious Belmont Academy, home to the best and brightest.   He says his wife couldn’t be more proud—though no one has seen her in a while.   Teddy really can’t be bothered with a few mysterious deaths on campus that are looking more and more like murder or the student digging a little too deep into Teddy’s personal life. His main focus is pushing these kids to their full academic potential.     All he wants is for his colleagues—and the endlessly meddlesome parents—to stay out of his way. If not, well, they’ll get what they deserve.   It’s really too bad that sometimes excellence can come at such a high cost. Title: For your own good Author: Samantha Downing Publisher: Berkley Publication date: July 20, 2021 REVIEW RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don’t you just love when you’re proven right? From the moment I read the synopsis several months ago I knew this was gonna be a superb read and I was absolutely r...

  SYNOPSIS In horror movies, the final girl is the one who’s left standing when the credits roll. The one who fought back, defeated the killer, and avenged her friends. The one who emerges bloodied but victorious. But after the sirens fade and the audience moves on, what happens to her? Lynnette Tarkington survived a massacre twenty-two years ago, and it has defined every day of her life since. And she's not alone. For more than a decade she’s been meeting with five other final girls and their therapist in a support group for those who survived the unthinkable, putting their lives back together, piece by piece. That is until one of the women misses a meeting and Lynnette's worst fears are realized―someone knows about the group and is determined to take their lives apart again, piece by piece. But the thing about these final girls is that they have each other now, and no matter how bad the odds, how dark the night, how sharp the knife, they will never, ever give up. Title: The f...

  SYNOPSIS It was meant to be the perfect escape… Newly-weds Liam and Laura are spending their honeymoon in paradise: just the two of them on a remote island off the coast of Scotland. But they soon discover that all is not as it seems, and the island has a tragic past. And they can’t shake the feeling of being watched… When one morning, they wake to find a message scratched into the window, their worst fears are confirmed. They aren’t alone on the island. And this stranger wants them dead. …but it became the perfect nightmare. Title: The stalker Author: Sarah Alderson Publisher: Avon Books UK Publication date: July 8, 2021 REVIEW RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 Don’t you just love when a book completely fools you? You think you know what’s gonna happen and then…BAM! Everything you thought you knew turns upside down but at the same time makes so much sense. That was The Stalker for me. Laura and Liam haven’t read many books cause they decide to go to a remote Scottish island for their honeymoon. T...

SYNOPSIS Addison’s about to get married, but she’s not looking forward to the big day. It’s not her fiancé; he’s a wonderful man. It’s because Addison doesn't know who she really is. A few years ago, a kind driver found her bleeding next to a New Jersey highway and rescued her. While her physical wounds healed, Addison’s memory never returned. She doesn’t know her real name. Or how she ended up injured on the side of a road. Or why she can’t shake the notion that she may have done something very, very bad . . . In a posh home in the Boston suburbs, Julian tries to figure out what happened to his loving, caring wife, Cassandra, who disappeared without a trace two years ago. She would never have left him and their seven-year-old daughter Valentina of her own free will—or would she?  Title: The stranger in the mirror Author: Liv Constantine Publisher: Harper  Publication date: July 6, 2021 REVIEW RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Since I read The last Mrs. Parrish a few years back I wait anxiously a...

SYNOPSIS Alone and isolated in a vast Scandinavian forest, a therapist begins to read her client's novel manuscript, only to discover the main character is terrifyingly familiar... You are her therapist. Kristina is a successful therapist in central Oslo. She spends her days helping clients navigate their lives with a cool professionalism that has got her to the top. She is your client. But when her client Leah, a successful novelist, arrives at her office clearly distressed, begging Kristina to come to her remote cabin in the woods, she feels the balance begin to slip. But out here in the woods. When Leah fails to turn up to her next two sessions, Kristina reluctantly heads out into the wilderness to find her. Nothing is as it seems. Alone and isolated, Kristina finds Leah's unfinished manuscript, and as she reads she realises the main character is terrifyingly familiar... Title: Cabin fever Author: Alex Dahl Publisher: Head of Zeus Publication date: July 8, 2021 REVIEW RATING...

SYNOPSIS TWO FRIENDS TEN SUMMER TRIPS THEIR LAST CHANCE TO FALL IN LOVE 12 SUMMERS AGO: Poppy and Alex meet. They hate each other, and are pretty confident they'll never speak again. 11 SUMMERS AGO: They're forced to share a ride home from college and by the end of it a friendship is formed. And a pact: every year, one vacation together. 10 SUMMERS AGO: Alex discovers his fear of flying on the way to Vancouver. Poppy holds his hand the whole way. 7 SUMMERS AGO: They get far too drunk and narrowly avoid getting matching tattoos in New Orleans. 2 SUMMERS AGO: It all goes wrong. THIS SUMMER: Poppy asks Alex to join her on one last trip. A trip that will determine the rest of their lives. Title: You and me on vacation Author: Emily Henry Publisher: Penguin Publication date: July 22, 2021 REVIEW RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Let me start saying I wasn’t the biggest fan of Beach Read so, even though the premise of You and me on vacation sounded really cute and fun, I came into it with some reserves. ...

SYNOPSIS Emily is a top talent agent who rules the land of talk shows and reality TV. Whip-smart and brutally practical, she outmaneuvers all rivals…except in her personal life. Emily willfully ignores her CEO husband Doug’s philandering in exchange for their glamorous one-percenter lifestyle, until a surprise pregnancy changes everything. A TED-Talking business guru with a reckless streak, Doug embarks on an audacious relationship with Chloe, the stunning young receptionist at his market research firm. But Chloe has a secret: a volatile past she’s desperate to forget. Their chaotic entanglement sets off a chain of shocking scandals, plunging Emily into a scheming fight for survival. As they each try to fight their way to the top, there’s only one question: How far will Emily go to protect her child and preserve her carefully curated life? Title: The recepcionist Author: Kate Myles Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication date: August 1, 2021 REVIEW RATING: ⭐⭐ Oh boy, not gonna lie,...

  SYNOPSIS Anna's job as a geologist takes her all over the world, including to the beautiful island of Elba, where she's sent to look for precious metals. And the island isn't the only thing that's gorgeous - she can't believe her luck when she meets windsurfer Marco and sparks fly. But Anna must keep her role on Elba a secret to avoid upsetting the locals, which means lying to Marco even as they grow closer. When her old friend Toby visits, Anna suddenly finds herself torn between the attentions of the two men. However, Anna's not the only one keeping secrets. Is Marco being entirely honest with her? And why did Toby really come to visit? Title: Secrets on the Italian Island Author: T.A. Williams Series: Escape to Tuscany #3 Publisher: Canelo Escape Publication date: July 8, 2021 I’m a man. And a pretty old man as well. I did languages at university a long time ago and then lived and worked in France and Switzerland before going to Italy for seven years as a t...