by envisionmg | Jul 20, 2023 | Fiction, Fiction/Mystery, Horror, Max Reviews, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Filled with suspense and social commentary, Jackal filled me with dread and outrage throughout the book. This debut novel by Erin E. Adams takes place in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the author’s hometown, which is largely white and racially segregated. Jackal follows 32...
by envisionmg | Jun 26, 2023 | Fiction, Max Reviews, Suspense, Thriller, YA, YA Fiction
Eight hours. Six friends. Five survive. That’s the tagline for Holly Jackson’s Five Survive, a teen thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole read. What starts off as a road trip from Philadelphia to a warm spring break destination turns into a tense...
by envisionmg | Dec 29, 2022 | Alissa Recommends, Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Is Gregg Olsen’s novel The Hive a thriller? A mystery? Do I really know the difference between the two? Some people call it a murder mystery, and others categorize it under “drama;” while I think it’s mostly a psychological thriller. There are two mysteries that...
by envisionmg | Jul 21, 2014 | Patron Review, Thriller
Reviewed by KimWhat would you do if you saw a car drive off the road, tried but failed to save the driver’s life, and found a satchel on the floor containing $500,000? Would you keep it or do the right thing and turn it into the police? This is the question...
