I’ve been saving a few thriller books to reading during October because, to me, that makes sense. Spooky season means witchy books and thrillers. Although this year I really need to get cracking with my festive ARCs as I’m behind where I usually am with them. At this point, I’ve finished two and I’ve usually got through at least three or four by now, so I really need to focus on them.
Thankfully, I have a few shorter thrillers that are around 300 pages or less, so hopefully I’ll have plenty of books to review.
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weave
As per usual I’m late to the party with this one, but in my defence I did buy it when it was first published, but I’ve been saving it for October.
I really don’t know what to expect from this as the trigger warnings are pretty wild but they haven’t put me off so we shall see. I’m actually impressed the author has included a list of warnings, not every book with these types of topics do that and they really should.
Synopsis: Every serial killer needs a friend.
Every game must have a winner.
When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of a like-minded, pitch-black soul. From small town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country. But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love. Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves? Or have they finally met their match?
Someone Is Watching You by Tess James-Mackey
I mentioned this in my autumn to be read and it’s probably one of my most anticipated reads of the month. Firstly, because it’s a debut and secondly because it’s fairly short. I’m probably going to make it one of my first reads of the month to hopefully start the month off on good footing. I’ve really been struggling to read lately.
Synopsis: An abandoned prison. A deadly game. How far would you go for a dare?
Nia would do anything to win the approval of her boyfriend Scott and his friends, especially mean girl Olivia. When Olivia dares Nia to explore an abandoned prison, she sees it as the perfect opportunity to prove herself. Facing dark tunnels, distant noises and creepy mementoes left behind by incarcerated criminals will surely all be worth it.
But it isn’t long before Nia and her little sister, Kayla, find themselves trapped inside. And then Kayla vanishes.
Suddenly, this feels like more than a game gone wrong. Someone is hellbent on making Nia and Kayla the prison’s last inmates …
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