The Lodge by Miranda Rijks

By Emma Fitzgerald -
Thank you @ZooloosBT and @MirandaRijks for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. The Lodge is a psychological thriller that is gripping from the start. There were times I was on the edge of my seat to do with the wild animals and when things turn bad for Anna and her partner Joel. The Lodge is an intense and thrilling read that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. The story is about Anna whose Fiance Joel has been given an interview in Africa which is his dream job but things start to take a turn for the worse for both of them. The story has some strong themes running through the book: toxic relationships, abuse and relationships. The story is written in first person with Anna in the past and the future. Miranda Rijks is a great writer and this a fabulous read that I could not put down. The lodge had me guessing and I got a couple of the twists right but there was a couple I got wrong which was good. If you like Psycholocal genres you will love this 5 stars. Book Blurb It’s so quiet at the lodge. But if you listen very hard, you can hear the screams. Anna has rebuilt her life after a toxic relationship with her obsessive, controlling ex, Clayton. She's finally found happiness with her fiancĂ©, Joel, a veterinarian in the running for a dream job on a game reserve in South Africa. When Joel is asked to interview at the luxurious safari lodge, Anna is delighted to be invited too. But her exotic holiday takes a sinister turn when she discovers that toxic ex Clayton is also a guest at the lodge. Clayton seems happy with his new girlfriend, but Anna isn’t buying it. She doesn't believe in coincidences, and her gut tells her that Clayton is here for all the wrong reasons. And she’s right. Because what Clayton has planned is beyond her worst nightmare. She escaped him once before – but this time he’s prepared the perfect trap. Author Bio Miranda Rijks is a writer of psychological thrillers and suspense novels. She has an eclectic background ranging from law to running a garden centre. She’s been writing all of her life and has a Masters in writing. A couple of years ago she decided to ditch the business plans and press releases and now she’s living the dream, writing suspense novels full time. She lives in Sussex, England with her Dutch husband, musician daughter and black Labrador.

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