Cath 'n' Kindle Book Reviews

Required: a new book by your favourite author; a no-nonsense, kick-ass protagonist; fast-action thrills and spills that send your heart raci...

  Kaufman has delivered excellence once again * . But then, after eight books, I’ve come to expect nothing less. Quite a tall pedestal to be...

I’m on a Coben merry-go-round at the moment, having only recently picked up his books. My fourth so far and I’m not getting off yet. He’s...

  Having read two of Coben’s books, I now know what to expect: the plot is never straightforward. Minor roads of twists and turns feed into ...

  I read my first Harlan Coben about two years ago (I Will Find You) , which was enough to give me a voracious appetite for his books (espec...

I can’t believe I finished this * : finished isn't the right word. I suffered it. Why bother if it’s that bad?, you might ask. Well, I...

  Interesting question, isn’t it? What will people say about you at your funeral? That’s exactly what Ethan wonders. (See About the Book b...

  I have two reading rules: firstly, to wait until the hype around a book has died down before picking it up. Secondly: to never read review...

  I didn’t need much persuasion to pick this * up. Allen is always hugely entertaining on TV, and his sharp observational humour comes thro...

You’re in for a long ride with the Atticus Pünd cases—they’re books within books, puzzles within puzzles, and the skill lies in keeping you ...

  I've read and enjoyed two books by this author so I really didn't have to think hard about picking up a third. What a corker this ...

  I didn’t realise this * was YA when I picked it up (not my usual go-to), but it hooked me straightaway. One minute, Avery’s a normal (tho...

  Oh my days.  Oh . My. Days.   That’s it, that’s my review. Seriously, though, this * has you in its grasp from the very first paragraph...

  My first read  by this author  (India Was One)   was fifteen years ago, and every subsequent book since has delighted me in a different wa...

  I was hooked almost from the get-go. I love picking up a new-to-me author and realising, a few chapters in…actually, in this case, a few p...

  Clichéd? Yes. Predictable. Of course. Implausible? Without doubt. And with an exasperating heroine. Classic chick lit and therefore, utter...

  About eighteen months ago, I read Deadly Choice by Manning, which is an impressively paced, compelling novel, so I plunged into this * w...

  I really liked the sound of this * but, ultimately, felt that some of the impact was lost in the delivery. The present-tense narrative di...

I've read two of Nikki Smith’s books. Glossing quickly over my review of them, I discovered that whilst I rated them pretty highly, my e...

  Oh, I did enjoy this * . And I love that it comes with such a degree of authenticity, as it’s written by an ex-detective who was in the d...

I've read one other book by this author… Now You See Her …which I enjoyed but was disappointed by bad editing. Happily, the editing in ...

Oh my giddy aunt.  I don't have enough wows for this * . I didn't think Daniel could possibly face any more personal tragedies, but ...

  I can't quite make up my mind about this story * about two best-friend podcasters, Benny and (narcoleptic) Joy. Though hugely succes...

  I'm a mighty fan of Kaufman: his books have built-in excellence. There's never a, 'will this be as good as the last one?'...

I balked a bit when I saw how long this * book was, so I hoped it would keep me enthralled to the very distant end. It didn't. It'...