When I Kill You - B A Paris

 

Description

Nell Masters is certain someone is following her. The hairs on the back of her neck rise when she travels to and from work, there are silent calls to her office, and a huge bouquet of flowers arrives without a card. And Nell has a reason to be looking over her shoulder, because she has a secret that she’s hiding from everyone in her life, including her new partner, Alex. But Alex also has secrets of his own.

Fourteen years earlier, when Nell went by the name Elle Nugent, she witnessed a student, Bryony Sanders, getting into a stranger’s car. When Bryony was found murdered, Elle became obsessed with finding the person responsible. She was convinced she knew who it was and her fixation with Brett Parker, the man she accused, led her down a dangerous path …

Now, Nell tries to convince herself that this unnerving feeling of being watched is all in her mind. Has someone from her past discovered her new identity? Has the stalker become the stalked? Or is there something even more deadly at play?

Review

Another brilliant read from B A Paris.

Nell Masters used to be called Elle Nugent fourteen years ago. So why did she change her name? and what is she hiding from?

The first part of the book goes between what happened fourteen years ago and the present day. The chapters are clearly labelled so there is no mistaking which timeline you are reading about. In the present day Elle is convinced she has a stalker who is someone from her past. Woven between the chapters are excerpts from a notebook written by we presume the stalker and they all end with the same words "When I Kill You".

Part two of the book is all set in the present day, and my suspicions of who was writing the notebook were all over the place. The writing is so good that every word spoken and action taken could have so many meanings, leading me to change my mind constantly. What could be seen as suspicious actions by people close to Nell mean anyone could be her stalker.

A great read which from the beginning of part two had me not wanting to put the book down unless I really had to. A satisfying read from start to finish.

I'm giving this book 5 out of 5 stars. My thanks to Netgalley for the ARC to review. The books is published on 12 March 2026.

If I Had my Time Again - Linda Green

 

Description

The magical, heartbreaking and life-affirming new novel from Richard & Judy BESTSELLER Linda Green. Perfect for fans of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library, Mike Gayle and Ruth Jones! 🤍✨

'Wonderfully executed, unique, clever and hilarious... Linda Green is absolutely at the top of her game.' Mike Gayle

How would you live your life differently, if you had a second chance?

Emily, Carl and Jules have all ‘gone before their time’. After dying on the same day in Halifax, West Yorkshire, they each wake up in a room in a hotel on the outskirts of town. They’re instructed to meet in the basement headquarters of film production company ‘End Credits’, where no-nonsense producer Suzi tells them their lives have been secretly filmed and they must edit their own biopic before they are able to move on.

There are only three rules: they can’t prevent their own deaths or anyone else’s, they can't kill anyone but they can make a director's cut - one change which will alter everything that comes after.

With the chance to undo their regrets and explore life’s infinite possibilities, what will they choose?

Description

Having read another book by the author and looking at the book cover and the blurb, I thought I was in for a really funny read. So it came as a surprise to me that the author began the book with a trigger warning for suicide and baby loss. I do think the subjects were dealt with well in the book, I just wasn't expecting it.

Three people meet in the "afterlife" and it's not all floating clouds and angels. Instead they are in rooms on the top floor of a hotel. In order to move on they have to watch and then edit their life story, and also do a director's cut of a favourite film. 

There was quite a bit of humour which appealed to me, but you need to be of a certain age for most of it to make sense. I also hadn't watched two of the favourite films that they chose to edit and so I skipped a lot of that part. I also felt that it was slightly too long a book. Once we had gone through the life films going back to see them described again but with the edits was a little tedious to get through, although I did like the edits.  I think this would make an excellent film. The concept of the three people replaying their lives would work better on film. 

Whilst we did get a glimpse into of the lives of each of the three people, I never felt that I really got to know them or what made them tick. Despite the serious subjects covered it felt more like a sitcom.

I'm giving this book 4 out of 5 stars. My thanks to Netgalley for the ARC to review. This book is published on 13 March 2026.