Say You’ll Remember Me – Book Review

Title:- Say You’ll Remember Me

Author:- Abby Jimenez

Date published:- April 1st 2025

No. of pages:- 416 pages

Genre:- Romance

Rating:-

Plot:- 4/5 Writing:- 4/5

Overall rating:- 4/5

There might be no such a thing as a perfect guy, but Xavier Rush comes disastrously close. A gorgeous veterinarian giving Greek god vibes—all while cuddling a tiny kitten? Immediately yes. That is until Xavier opens his mouth and proves that even sculpted gods can say the absolute wrong thing. Like, really wrong. Of course, there’s nothing Samantha loves more than proving an asshole wrong…

. . . unless, of course, he can admit he made a mistake. But after one incredible and seemingly endless date—possibly the best in living history—Samantha is forced to admit the truth, that her family is in crisis and any kind of relationship would be impossible. Samantha begs Xavier to forget her. To remember their night together as a perfect moment, as crushing as that may be.

Only no amount of distance or time is nearly enough to forget that something between them. And the only thing better than one single perfect memory is to make a life—and even a love—worth remembering.

I love reading Abby Jimenez books–though I am not usually a romance genre fan, I just love her books. So I got my hands on her latest books, Say You’ll Remember Me which was published nearly three months ago.

Say You’ll Remember me follows the love story between the gorgeous veterinarian Xavier and online freelancer Samantha. The two initially started on wrong foot–but then they started dating after Xavier donated a huge sum to Samantha’s rescue kitten’s operation. But then there’s a problem–Samantha was moving back to California for good to take care of her mother who is suffering from dementia.

Xavier wanted their relationship to work and so he begins flying to California to spend time with Samantha. But Xavier is also dealing with financial issues as he has loans he needed to pay and there are no other vets except him to take care of his clinic. Will their long distance relationship work out?

Most of Abby Jimenez’s books deal with sensitive and serious issues. This book deals with parental abuses which Xavier experienced as a kid and handling a patient with dementia in case of Samantha. The story is told in Xavier’s and Samantha’s POV and I really thought I liked their chemistry. There are some funny laughable scenes in the book, particularly the part where the women compare Xavier to the fictional character Rhys is ACOTAR series (you need to read the series to know which character I am talking about). The family issues was the major theme in this book–both Samantha and Xavier faced with their own family issues throughout the story. However, one thing that did not appeal to me was the long distance relationship–I honestly don’t really believe in long distance relationship as I know through experience that it doesn’t work out but then, you get a happy ending in this story as usual.

Overall, this book is worth 4 stars.

The Therapist – ARC Book Review

Title:- The Therapist

Author:- Nicole Trope

Date published:- will be published on 31st July 2025

No. of pages:- 295 pages

Genre:- Psychological thriller

Rating:-

Plot:- 4/5 Writing:- 3/5

Overall rating:- 3.5/5

Everyone thinks they can trust their therapist. We are good listeners. But what if we’re good liars, too?

The I love my job. People tell me their worries, their fears. Then Sandy becomes my patient. Something about her tears as she cries about her husband doesn’t feel right. But I tell her she can trust me. I promise to keep her secrets… for now.

The patient: I never should have married Mike. My head is a mess. All I want is for someone to listen. At least I can trust my therapist – she believes everything I say. And I’m going to show the world exactly what my dear husband is really like.

The We used to be so happy. I just want my smiling, beautiful wife back. I was glad when Sandy signed up for therapy. But one day, Sandy doesn’t come home. I’m frantic. Then her therapist knocks on the door and says we need to talk… what has Sandy told her about our marriage?

Someone is missing. Someone is in danger. Someone is a liar. Who will you believe?

A completely unputdownable psychological thriller that will leave you not knowing who to trust, from million-copy bestseller Nicole Trope. Anyone who loves Shari Lapena or Lisa Jewell will be totally addicted!

Lana is a therapist. She is a successful therapist. When one of her co-workers, a therapist named Ben asks her if she can take in a patient, Lana reluctantly agrees. The patient is Sandy who doesn’t seem to be happy with her marriage. Sandy tells her therapist that she is abused by her husband Mike and that she was scared of him. Lana offers to help her but Sandy agrees to meet her. But the next day, Sandy fails to show up in her appointment and Lana knew that something terrible happened to Sandy.

The story is told in the POVs of Lana, Mike and Sandy. I liked reading Nicole Trope’s stories but this book in my opinion wasn’t really her best. Though the pacing was great and there are some twists and turns, I feel I am not really into the whole story line. It was very predictable in my opinion and even the ending was kind of predictable as well. Trope’s novels usually gives WTH moments in most of her thriller books but here I feel like it was all predictable and sightly boring in my opinion. This book could have been better in my opinion. However, the writing was great and intriguing.

Overall, I give this book 3.5 stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

The Red Letter – ARC Book Review

Title:- The Red Letter

Author:- Daniel G Miller

Date published:- will be published on 22nd July 2025

No. of pages:- 352 pages

Genre:- Thriller

Rating:-

Plot:- 5/5 Writing:- 5/5

Overall rating:-5/5

A spine-tingling new suspense-thriller from bestselling author Daniel G. Miller that will keep your heart racing to the last page.

A DEAD BODY. A MYSTERIOUS RED LETTER.

Hazel has everything she wants.

Business is booming at her boutique private investigation firm. She’s dating the man of her dreams. Even her perpetually skeptical mother seems impressed. Then the NYPD finds a beloved neighborhood priest dead along with a mysterious red letter.

Hazel investigates the murder as a favor to an old friend and discovers that the priest wasn’t the only recent murder victim to receive a red letter…and one victim has ties to a psychopath from a past life that Hazel thought she had buried. One by one, the red letters continue to appear, and with every letter, another killing, each more mysterious than the last.

As Hazel closes in on the killer, the killer closes in on her, and Hazel begins to question everything she thought she knew about herself and the people around her. Even worse, Hazel discovers that the only way to find the truth is to open one more…

This is the second book of the PI Hazel Cho series.

Hazel Cho is now running a successful PI firm. She was approached by her friend and lawyer, Shavali who hires Hazel for help. Shavali is defending a boy named Sampson who was being accused of killing Father Kleeney through poisoning. Before the poisoning, Father Kleeney receives a Red Letter with Bible verses written on them. Initially, Hazel was reluctant to accept the offer but soon she realizes that there might be a serial killer involved when another person also dies in the similar circumstances as Father Kleeney

I enjoyed reading the first book of Hazel Cho series and so I was super excited when I got the ARC for this book. What I liked about this book is the diversity in the book. You have the main character who is Korean American and then you have the mixture of other races as characters as well. I liked the pacing of the book–it was fast paced, the plot was too engaging and intriguing. There were so many twists and turns and overall and also quiet unputdownable. You have some viable suspects but you are wondering which of these suspects are responsible for the deaths. You also have a mysterious person who is stalking Hazel. The ending was quiet unexpected and was a great twist.

Overall, I enjoyed this one, better than the first book in the series. Worth five stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

The Couple Before Us – ARC Book Review

Title:- The Couple Before Us

Author:- Daniel Hurst

Date published:- will be published on 17th July 2025

No. of pages:- 314 pages

Genre:- Psychological thriller

Rating:-

Plot:- 4/5 Writing:- 3/5

Overall rating:- 3.5/5

‘Something terrible happened to the couple who lived here before…’ My hands shake as I read the warning note I’ve just found hidden in a forgotten corner of my brand new house. My husband told me we’d be the first people to live here. Did he lie?

Moving to this gorgeous house was meant to be a new start for our family. My hand rests on my growing baby bump as I walk through our home, the smell of fresh paint in the air, but my heart no longer feels full of hope for the future.

My husband Christian wraps his strong arms around me and tells me to forget the note; he wants this to be the perfect home for us. But as I look into his blue-grey eyes, I wonder if there’s something he’s keeping from me or if I’m just being paranoid.

Was there a couple who lived here before? And what happened to them?

I try to forget my worries like Christian asked, but then I see something in our next-door neighbour’s garden that I can’t ignore. I know I need to find out the truth if I’m ever going to feel safe again.

Except when I overhear Christian revealing a secret on the phone, I start to do I even know the man I married?

As I get closer to the truth of what happened to the couple before us, I realise one I should have run when I had the chance…

Number 1 bestselling author Daniel Hurst is the king of utterly addictive and unputdownable psychological thrillers. The Couple Before Us is a completely gripping, pulse-pounding, keep-you-up-until-3am read perfect for fans of T.M. Logan, Freida McFadden and Lisa Jewell.

Dionne and Christian moves into a brand new house as their family is now getting bigger. However, as soon as Dionne moves in, Dionne finds a note. The note simply says that a couple had lived in the same house before and that something terrible happened to the couple. When Dionne confronted Christian about the note, Christian believed that it was just a prank and that no one has lived in the house before. As Dionne begins to start new life in a brand new house, she couldn’t help notice Haley, who lives next door. Haley tells her about the couple once again but as soon as she talked to Dionne, Haley also vanished. Now Dionne must try to find the truth about the house before it is too late.

The story started out great actually. There was a sense of mystery surrounding the new house and the fact that Dionne cannot trust any new neighbors also added the mystery and thrill of reading the book. However, the ending was what made me give this book a slightly lower rating. Everything went great with some twists and turns but the ending was something that I didn’t expect and the one I actually didn’t really like, which in my opinion kind of spoiled the overall story.

Overall I give this story a 3.5 star rating.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

The Wrong Sister- Book Review

Title:- The Wrong Sister

Author:- Claire Douglas

Date published:- March 14th 2024

No. of pages:- 400 pages

Genre:- Thrille

Rating:-

Plot:- 4/5 Writing:- 4/5

Overall rating:- 4/5

In this sensational thriller from the number-one internationally bestselling author, two sisters discover that the secrets they keep from each other prove to be deadly.

You’ve known her all your life. Or have you?

Tasha and her older sister Alice may look alike, but they couldn’t be more different. Tasha’s married with two children and still lives in their hometown near Bristol. Alice is a high-flying scientist who travels the world with her equally successful husband.

Yet each sister would trust the other with her life.

When Tasha and her husband Aaron need a break and Alice offers to stay in their home with the kids, Tasha knows her family is in safe hands.

She couldn’t be more wrong.

The call from home is devastating. Alice and her husband Kyle have been attacked, leaving Alice in intensive care and Kyle dead. Rushing to the hospital, Tasha finds the police trying to piece events together. She can’t think why anyone would attack her sister.

Then the note arrives, addressed to Tasha:

It was supposed to be you . . .

Every family has secrets. Some more deadly than others.

Natasha “Tasha” and her husband Aaron gets a chance to spend the holiday they very much needed. Alice and her husband Kyle offered to babysit their children while Tasha and Aaron would spend a week in Venice in their apartment. Tasha and Aaron were excited even though it was the first time they were separated from the children. But then few days later, they get a frantic call, saying that their house is being burgled–Alice is hospitalized with injuries while Kyle is dead. Tasha and Aaron had to cut their vacation short and return back to England. During the investigation, the police claim that a familial DNA was found at the crime scene. This led Tasha to believe that the DNA might belong to her missing sister–Holly who was abducted more than twenty five years ago. Has Holly returned back to the small town? Has she come to seek revenge?

This was an interesting story. The story is told in Tasha’s, Alice and their mother Jeanette’s POV and another woman named Bonnie. There were too many suspects and that the present crime might be connected to Holly is also interesting. The writing was really great. There weren’t much twists and turns and I kind of predicted what the ending might be, and that was how the book ended. This wasn’t bad but this wasn’t as good as the Couple At No. 9, the first book I have read from this author. Nevertheless, I am determined to read all her books.

Overall this is worth four stars.

Not His Wife- ARC Book Review

Title:- Not His Wiife

Author:- L.G Davis

Date published:- will be published on 15th July 2025

No. of pages:- 302 pages

Genre:- Psychological Thriller

Rating:-

Plot:- 5/5 Writing:- 4/5

Overall rating:- 4.5/5

I wake up in a dark bedroom, gazing into a stranger’s amber eyes. He runs a hand down my cheek and whispers something that makes my heart “Welcome home darling. I’m your husband.”

My whole life until this moment is gone. I have amnesia after a terrible accident, and now I just have to trust what my husband, Evan, says. But everything feels wrong, from the name he gives me, ‘Cora,’ to the home he says I loved.

As I explore our sprawling old farmhouse, I find another woman’s belongings, and Evan says they belong to the woman who lived here before us. I begin to get to know her, piecing together her life although I can’t remember mine. Why would she leave precious items behind, like her photos and her locket?

Then I hear something in the basement that sends a shiver down my spine. Evan’s elderly aunt, who lives with us, hears it too. She hisses to me, her eyes darting fearfully, ‘Get out. You’renot his wife.’

But I’m not going anywhere. Because the answers to who I am, and what happened to the woman who lived here first, are in this house.

I think Evan is lying and my life is in danger. I’m going to get the key to that basement to find out the truth.

But when my memories come flooding back, I’ll realize Evan isn’t the only one with secrets he’ll kill to protect…

A woman wakes up in a bedroom, with no recollection of who she actually is and why she ended up in the bedroom. A man sitting beside her, tells her that her name is Cora and that he is her husband Evan. Evan tells her that she had an accident and is suffering from amnesia which explained why she doesn’t remember anything. As Cora is getting used to the surroundings, she couldn’t help feel that something is wrong in the house. A woman claiming to be Evan’s great-aunt tells Cora that she is not actually Evan’s wife. And something is going down in the basement.

This was an interesting and fast paced thriller that you couldn’t put the book down. You have Cora and then you have another character named Gabrielle who is struggling financially. We have another woman who seemingly disappeared mysteriously. And then we have a family, who claimed that the farmhouse belong to someone else. This was intriguing as well and the whole book was filled with twists and turns.

The ending was the biggest twist and the most unexpected one as a matter of fact. I didn’t really expect that type of ending at all.

Overall this book is worth 4.5 stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Author L.G. Davis (Liz) creates fast-paced, unpredictable, twisty-turny, psychological thrillers set in small towns. She strives to create characters that feel so real that her readers would want to meet them in real life. She loves to set her thrillers in small towns that, at first sight, look picturesque, but upon closer inspection, dark secrets and dangerous minds threaten the residents.

In addition to being an author, Liz is a self-taught digital artist who enjoys transforming a blank canvas into anything she can imagine.

Her greatest joys in life consist of spending time with her family, reading a good book, watching a great movie, or daydreaming about the next story she wants to bring to life in the future.

Liz Grace Davis was born in a refugee camp in Angola, where she spent the first eight years of her life. She grew up in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, and Germany. She now lives with her husband and their two children in Vienna, Austria.

Liz loves connecting with her readers on social media.

A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping – ARC Book Review

Title:- A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping

Author:- Sangu Mandanna

Date published:- will be published on 17th July 2025

Genre:- Romance/Fantasy

No. of pages:- 336 pages

Rating:-

Plot:- 5/5 Writing:- 4/5

Overall rating:- 4.5/5

A whimsical and heartwarming novel about a witch who has a second chance to get her magical powers—and her life—back on track, from the national bestselling author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.

Sera Swan used to be one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the (very recently) dead, lost most of her magic, befriended a semi-villainous talking fox, and was exiled from her Guild. Now she (slightly reluctantly and just a bit grumpily) helps her aunt run an enchanted inn in Lancashire, where she deals with her quirky guests’ shenanigans, tries to keep said talking fox in check, and longs for the future that seems lost to her. But then she finds out about an old spell that could hold the key to restoring her power…

Enter Luke Larsen, handsome and icy magical historian, who arrives on a dark winter evening and might just know how to unlock the spell’s secrets. Luke has absolutely no interest in getting involved in the madcap goings-on of the inn and is definitely not about to let a certain bewitching innkeeper past his walls, so no one is more surprised than he is when he agrees to help Sera with her spell. Worse, he might actually be thawing.

Running an inn, reclaiming lost magic, and staying one step ahead of the watchful Guild is a lot for anyone, but Sera Swan is about to discover that she doesn’t have to do it alone…and that the weird, wonderful family she’s made might be the best magic of all.

Have you read Sangu Mandanna’s The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches? Well I enjoyed the book and vowed to read more books from this author. So when I got my hands on this book as an ARC, I was super excited to get my hands on this book!

Sera Swain is once one of the most powerful witches in Britain. But to revive her great-aunt Jasmine, she lost a great deal of magic. The Guild found her guilty and was exiled. Sera then runs a magical inn for fifteen years–this magical inn is very special and only certain people can see the inn and if they stay at the inn, they never want to seem to leave the inn. Enter Luke, the magic historian and his younger sister Posy who stays at the inn. Luke might be a key to help Sera regain her magical abilities once again and with Luke’s help, Sera will once again be able to become a powerful witch again.

This was actually a heartwarming story which I actually enjoyed reading very much. I like how the chemistry between Sera and Luke brewed slowly in the book. All the characters in the book are all likable–Clemmie, who by accident has turned into a fox and needed some magic to turn back to human, Nicholas, Matilda, Jasmine. Theo…I really love the connection between all the characters. The writing was actually great and the story was really engaging and enjoyable to read as a whole. And reading this whole book made me think of myself in the magical world as well.

Towards the end wasn’t really great but then of course it ended up with a happy ending. Like last time, I actually enjoyed reading this book much. Worth 4.5 stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Hodder for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Sangu Mandanna was four years old when an elephant chased her down a forest road and she decided to write her first story about it. Seventeen years and many, many manuscripts later, she signed her first book deal. Sangu now lives in Norwich, a city in the east of England, with her husband and kids.

The Village Cafe in the Loire – ARC Book Review

Title:- The Village Cafe in the Loire

Author:- Gillian Harvey

Date published:- will be published on 12th July

No. of pages:- 299 pages

Genre:- Romance

Rating:-

Plot:- 4/5 Writing:- 4/5

Overall rating:- 4/5

High-flyer Becky Thorne cannot believe what she’s being told. She doesn’t need to be signed off for burnout! Life has been a bit chaotic lately, that’s all. As if dealing with her enviable job and permanent meddling from her mother aren’t enough, she’s also inherited a café in the Loire from an estranged great-aunt, complete with sitting tenant who refuses to budge.

But nobody stands in Becky’s way! Ignoring her best friend Amber’s advice, she decides to storm over to France and sort the tenant out. Then she can finally get the café sold and jump back on the career ladder.

What she doesn’t count on is the tenant being Pascale, who is six feet of tall, dark, handsome and extremely grumpy about her plans for change. Not to mention the village and the secrets it holds about her past.

Becky’s path to success is all planned out. But the Loire has a magic she might not be able to resist…

Escape to France this summer with the most deliciously romantic novel you’ll read all year 🇫🇷🌼

Becky Thorne is asked to take a leave from work when she had a burn out session. Not to mention she has an overbearing mother and that also, she inherited a cafe in France from an estranged aunt. Becky moves to France as she is forced to take leave from work and she wants to make changes in the cafe even though her best friend Amber warns her against it. But she meets Pascal, a brooding handsome Frenchman who is a tenant and working in the cafe and who refuses for the change. Becky normally gets done the work her way but it seems that she might not be able to get her way with this Pascal.

This was a cute read. Reading this book made me feel like I was in France. I found Becky character slightly annoying at first although I managed to like her towards the middle to the end as she becomes a better friend to Amber and then she actually grows herself. I also like how she got reunited with her aunt and is able to stand on her own, making her own decisions. This was a cozy read for me and I give this four stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

How To Survive a Horror Story – ARC Book Review

Title:- How To Survive a Horror Story

Author:- Mallory Arnold

Date published:- will be published on 8th July 2025

No. of pages:- 368 pages

Genre:- Horror

Rating:-

Plot:- 3/5 Writing:- 4/5

Overall rating:- 3.5/5

Seven authors enter the manor

Can they survive the story within?

When legendary horror author Mortimer Queen passes, a group of writers find themselves invited to his last will and testament reading expecting a piece of his massive fortune. Each have their own unique connection to the literary icon, some known, some soon to be discovered, and they’ve been waiting for their chance to step into the author’s shoes for some time.

Instead, they arrive at his grand manor and are invited to play a game. The rules are simple, solve the riddle and progress to the next room. If they don’t, the manor will take one of them for itself.

You see, the Queen estate was built on the bones of Mortimer’s family, and like any true horror story, the house is still very, very hungry.

With the clever, locked-room thrills of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone with the ghostly horror of The Fall of the House of Usher, How to Survive a Horror Story is a bright, biting, thrill-ride that begs us to contemplate how the best horror stories come to be.

Melanie Brown arrives at Mortimer Manor. Mortimer Queen died and has invited seven authors, including Melanie herself to read the will at the manor. Melanie was not a successful author, although all the others were successful and well published authors. However, what seemed to be a relaxing vacation turned out to be a nightmare, when the seven people were given a task. Each one must solve the riddle before one of them dies and only one of them will inherit the manor.

This was little weird to read but it was interesting and intriguing to read as well. Each of the characters except for Melanie has wronged Mortimer Queen in some way. The deaths of the people were kind of gruesome to read and is very unusual as well (the house does all the killing). As I said, it was interesting and intriguing with an interesting concept but then the story is weird creepy and pretty much, not very logical and unrealistic. I know this is the debut book of the author but since I found the story interesting and kind of funny, I am willing to give this book a 3.5 stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Sophie was Here – ARC Book Review

Title:- Sophie Was Here

Author:- Kathryn Croft

Date published:- will be published on 3rd July 2025

No. of pages:- 360 pages

Genre:- Psychological Thriller

Rating:-

Plot:- 5/5 Writing:- 4/5

Overall rating:- 4.5/5

The perfect family. The perfect new home. Until I found out about the missing girl…

When I get the keys to Forest Farm, my boyfriend Charlie’s family home, I know I am the luckiest girl alive. This gorgeous five-bed farmhouse with its sweeping gravel drive has been given to us no questions asked. And with Charlie’s parents living so close, I feel like the door has been shut on the secrets of my past and I’ve been welcomed into a brand-new family.

But soon my perfect new life seems more like a nightmare. I hear whispers about Charlie and me when I go to the village shop, and when we stroll to the local pub for drinks, the bar falls silent. At first, I can’t understand why, but then I learn about Sophie, Charlie’s girlfriend who disappeared when she was seventeen.

Charlie was on holiday when she vanished. But when I ask him about it, the coldness in his eyes chills me to the bone. How well do I know the man I’m living with?

And then one lonely evening, I make my way down to the basement. And under the light of the single bulb, scratched into the ugly grey walls, I see the

Sophie was here.

I have to find out what really happened. But in an isolated house, surrounded by a family I no longer trust, will I be in danger if I do?

Sophie Was Here is another Kathryn Croft’s latest psychological thriller which will be released on 3rd July.

Emmie is dating Charlie Hollinger who comes from a prestigious family from Peaslake. Charlie inherits his family’s farmhouse which is located in the Peaslake. As Emmie and Charlie move in to start new life, Emmie comes across some wordings in the basement. She realizes that whoever locked up in the basement, her name was Sophie asking for help. When Emmie confronts Charlie about this, Charlie brushes her off, but the next day, those wordings have disappeared. Emmie then sets off to find more answers, only to find that Sophie was a girl who disappeared in 2009 and that she and Charlie used to date. And Emmie is wondering if her life is also in danger.

This was a fast paced thriller and with some twists and turns. It was a page turning thriller that will keep you hooked into the story until the end. I really enjoy reading Kathryn Croft’s works and this book was no exception to one of her best. The story divides into Emmie’s POV which is present day to the past in Sophie’s third person POV in 2009, describing about what led her to the ultimate disappearance. Although I kind or predicted what the ending was going out to be, it was an interesting ending. The book was enjoyable to read and I couldn’t put the book down.

Overall this book is worth 4.5 stars.