All Booked | Getting Back into Thrillers

Hello, book lovelies!

I mentioned it briefly several months ago and it’s been evident in my recommendations, but I have been taking a break from reading thrillers. Thriller for a few years was my go-to genre. I loved the twists and turns and the “thrill” of the reading experience. Since having my daughter almost a year ago, I have been keeping my distance from those types of stories, but I’m finally feeling a slight draw back towards them. Since the new year, I’ve picked up a few thriller-ish books that I’ve enjoyed, but what I’m discovering is that I have a love for horror. Now, hear me out. I am not a horror movie person. I get scared and I definitely have nightmares after. However, the horror genre in books tends to be a lot more nuanced and subtle — or at least the books I’ve been picking up are. Of course there are the big slashers, Stephen King, and other “traditional” horror, but there is a whole other side to horror that is eerie and unsettling. Those are the types of horror that I’ve been loving, and I think are having a well-deserved moment in the publishing industry. Below are a couple mystery-thrillers that I’ve read recently and one horror that I read and really loved.

I am a big believer in going into a book knowing as little as possible. I try not to read too much of the synopses or reviews, since most of them over-share. My pitches below are short and sweet just for that reason.