Bright Burning Things by Lisa Harding

 4*

This story was well written and hard hitting, bringing home the importance of seeking help if you gave a problem.

Sonya struggled with her addiction and her actions, whilst sometimes very annoying to me, were understandable in her state of mind.

The character descriptions were good and made me feel for the small family and what they were going through.

I was satisfied with the novel on a whole, loved the title, but wished there was a bit more documenting Sonya’s life towards the end of the book.

The Castaways by Lucy Clarke

 4*

I enjoyed this suspenseful read which reminded me a bit of the tv series Lost but without the confusion.

Switching back and forth between the two main characters, Lori and Erin was a good touch, keeping me interested and intrigued to find out what happened.

The island setting whilst beautiful was tense and isolated, it would’ve been very unsettling for the survivors.

The characters were well written and I enjoyed learning about their back stories.

Erin was steadfast and by far the most interesting character, she never stopped looking for her sister, even against all the odds, she needed to discover what had happened.