Genre: Thriller

I Am Margaret Moore by Hannah Capin: A Haunting Tale of Secrets, Sisterhood, and Unraveling Truths

I Am Margaret Moore by Hannah Capin is a paranormal thriller that dives deep into the bonds of sisterhood, the power of secrets, and the dark corners of the human psyche. Set at the Marshall Naval School, the story follows Margaret and her three best friends – Rose, Flor, and Nisreen – during their final…
Unearthing Secrets: A Deep Dive into ‘The Skeleton Key’ by Erin Kelly

Erin Kelly’s The Skeleton Key takes readers on a thrilling journey through the tangled web of family secrets, fame, and the dark side of obsessive fandom. At its heart is Nell, whose life has been overshadowed by her father’s infamous treasure hunt book, “The Golden Bones.” With complex characters and an intricately woven plot, this…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Furies | A 90’s Witch Club Goes Rogue

The FuriesKatie Lowe (Affiliate Links) In 1998, a sixteen-year-old girl is found dead. She’s posed on a swing on her boarding school’s property, dressed all in white, with no known cause of death. Whispers and rumors swirl, with no answers. But there are a few who know what happened; there is one girl who will…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Good Me Bad Me

The book starts of strong as we meet Milly (previously called Annie) as she copes with a guilty conscience from both knowing about her mothers crimes, and turning her in to the police. This has a lot of trigger warnings and is very dark, these include abuse, sexual abuse, murder, child abuse and bullying.
Uptown Oracle Reads… Blood Will Out

Ari Sullivan is alive—for now. She wakes at the bottom of a cistern with only the shadowy recollection of a low-pitched voice and a gloved hand. No one can hear her screams. And the person who put her there is coming back. The killer is planning a gruesome masterpiece, a fairytale tableau of innocence and blood,…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Stalker

A video-clip is sent to the National Criminal Investigation Department. Someone has secretly filmed a woman through her window from the garden. The next day she is found dead after a frenzied knife-attack. The police receive a second film of another unknown woman. There is no way of identifying her before time runs out. As…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Missing

Missing is set in Reeve’s End, a small town where kid’s are leaving as soon as they can. No one really take’s this as strange, that is until Winter finds an injured boy in the woods who say’s her childhood friend is missing. When he disappears as well, Winter, with the help of the mysterious…
Uptown Oracle Reads… All The Places I’ve Ever Lived

I received All The Places I’ve Ever Lived* by David Gaffney as an e-book from the publisher via Netgalley. This is an unbiased and honest review. I found this book… strange. But in a good way. It’s got mass murder, a ghost who isn’t really a ghost? time travel and some teen drama as well. When I…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Those Who Lie

I received Those Who Lie* by Dianne Jeffrey as an e-book from the lovely Jenny! Those Who Lie focuses on Emily Klein, a widow who may or may not have something to do with her husbands tragic death. As she tries to remember what really happened before the car accident, strange things stir up old memories. Emily…