Poppet | 
I think this qualifies as a #toycover?? It‘s creepy as %* for sure, so I wouldn‘t be playing with it if I were a kid. These books are 10/10 creepy. Hate that Mo Hayder passed away - she was a favorite of mine. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #NewYearNewBooks
So sad that many good authors have passed away lately. Rest In Peace, Mo Hayder, had a great time reading your books together with @Andrew65 and @EadieB
Book mail! 🤩 not the prettiest of covers but I‘ve heard good things.
Mo Hayder‘s Poppet has been on my shelf for a while now it wasn‘t until I picked it up that I realised it was book number 5 of the Jack Caffery Thrillers.
I managed to find the first two online which came today so looking forward to starting these soon and eventually getting around to poppet
pickThis series is so freaking creepy and I love it! Just the cover on this book makes she shudder #WinterGames #TeamElectricSex #TBR @LibrarianRyan @StayCurious @Clwojick
pickI really like stories set in mental institutions, and this one spent a lot of time there. It felt like there was a lot of buildup, until we are finally introduced to Isaac, the patient who creates the poppets, the dolls representing the people in his life. There is some comparison to voodoo dolls, but I don't really think that is their purpose here.
The story is a bit of a slow build, but I was never bored. I enjoyed every minute of reading this.
pickI‘m not sure what to make of this book in the Jack Caffery Series. It was very different to other books in the series, and not as good as the last one. However I did enjoy the characters and their interaction during the book. I was going to review it as a so-so but it rescued itself at the very end with how the book ended and the twist involved. However, hopefully the next book in the series will return to the higher quality of the last book.
pickJack Caffery must find a dangerous mental patient on the loose before he can kill again. Set in a high-security mental hospital the patients are afraid of a spirit called The Maude.
Caffery discovers former patient Isaac Handel is beyond anyone's imagining. Slow start but picks up towards the end. Short chapters make for fast-pace. Not my favorite Hayder book but still a good one. Recommend this book for those who enjoy mystery/thrillers. #poppet
So far (halfway through) a bit different from the others in the series. #buddyread @Andrew65 @EadieB
Starting Poppet, Book 6 in the Jack Caffery Series, which I am doing as an audiobook. @EadieB @Tove_Reads
I‘m hoping it keeps up the standard of the last book in the series.
pickThis was the first Jack Caffery book I read back in 2014. I've gone back to read them in order now, and this one is still just as creepy. I didn't like it as much as the previous installments, especially since Gone was so good. I think there was a bit too much focus on the subject of the mystery (AJ) and not quite enough of Jack and Flea. Still a great thriller, though.
TW: self harm, cutting
so-soI like mo hayders writing, the characters in this series and the progression of their story. The plotting and story here was very well done but i struggled with the use of mental illness as a plot device in this book. The ending seemed to conveniently resolve that use but the label of schizophrenia is complicated and its automatic association with violence is ill informed and perpetuates a label . I put the book down feeling really cross.
pickA couple of shelves from my library. These are mainly crime and thrillers 🤓👻☠📚
pick"Fighting is for those who have something to gain."
+I never expect to like or love the author of this book. I never imagine that I'll end up recommending this book to fellow readers who loves mystery or suspense.
+It never crosses my mind that the REAL DEAL BITCH was Melanie. Damn. Isaac is insanely clever. Poor Aj, thank's to Penny. :)
+Like I said, Highly recommended to those who loves mystery, suspense, or crime investigations.
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pickFinished just under the wire! This book was a great mystery, which I did not figure out until the very end. It's also very creepy and scary and definitely the epitome of psychological thriller. There will be fluffy romance in my future as well as comedic sitcoms later tonight.
If it wasn't for the fact that I need to have this read today I would not be reading such a creepy book on such a rainy, dreary day while alone. #thrillsandchills #spookymystery
I tore through a couple of the Jack Caffrey series while I was home with a bug, but I've lost steam in the past week. Less to do with the books, I think, than a general inability to concentrate. But this is nice: post drumline practice, waiting on some friends with a book and blackberry cider.
