Maddy's Book Blog

  The Protest by Rob Rinder Rob Rinder’s background as a former barrister shines through on every page of this brilliant book. This is the third instalment in the Adam Green series I’ve read, and each one surpasses the last. Rinder doesn’t just write Adam—he becomes him—bringing an extraordinary understanding of the hearts and minds of those accused. Two cases. Both dangerous, in very different ways. The first explodes into the public eye when a celebrated artist is assassinated in broad daylight—his face sprayed with blue paint; the pigment laced with cyanide. The spectacle is brutal. Unforgettable. The second case simmers beneath the surface: a soldier stands accused of murdering a young boy in the war-torn terrain of Kandistan. It’s a quiet scandal cloaked in military protocol, but the fallout could reverberate through the highest ranks of power. Adam Green must walk a legal tightrope, where every truth revealed could trigger a new kind of war. Rob Rinder's novels only gro...

Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski   This was ok, but it could have been so much better with some good editing. I got quite bored somewhere in the middle, and the ending seemed rushed, and could have been much better. Emily and Gen grew up together and went to school together, and friendship morphed into love. When they fell out at the time of going off to college they didn’t see each other for years. Emily studied Classics, and them met and married Jack who was rich and put her on a pedestal. 2 children later she has tried to leave him a few times, and he always managed to suck her back in, until she leaves him for good. Gen, meanwhile, has become an Olympian and a gay icon with a string of famous ex’s in her wake. When Gen and Emily meet again they discover the feelings haven’t disappeared but can they make things work with Jack trying to get back with Emily, and the children wanting their family to stay together – and then there’s the pre-nup Jack made Emily sign.... This h...

  It’s Always the Husband by C. L. Taylor   Cally Taylor is certainly one of the mistresses of the psychological thriller. I was so excited to read this ARC as I knew I would be in for mystery, intrigue, and some amazing twists – and I wasn’t disappointed. As well as the thrills, Cally is able to create a very real portrait of the type of people you can meet at the school gates, and the little cliques that exist. When Jude and her daughter moved to town, and her daughter Millie joins the local school, she meets the school mafia, headed by Victoria and her cronies. She also meets the handsome Will whose daughter becomes Millie’s best friend. However, when Jude finds out that Will’s wife died and his girlfriend disappeared the school mother’s start to cause Jude to wonder – after all one death is careless, but 2 missing partners....   What happened to Will’s previous partner? Is she dead or still alive? When Victoria’s PC ex-husband ends up dead, was it suicide or was...