Most readers will acknowledge that some words reappear time and time again in titles. Often these words are associated with a particular genre. Case in point: “The girl on the train” and “Gone girl” spawned countless thriller titles with the word ‘girl’ in the title.
I know there are hundreds of books with the word ‘never’ in the title, but I’m featuring a selection of 30 titles that appeal to me personally, as a way of sharing my book love.
I think most of these titles are classified in the thriller genre, but there are a few women’s fiction and historical fiction as well.
Just click on the cover to read the book’s synopsis from Goodreads.
You might just find your next favorite book!
Are you tempted by any of these covers?
So many fabulous ones here. Which cover MOST APPEALS to YOU?
Have you read one of these titles and absolutely LOVED it?
If you’ve added even ONE of these titles to YOUR TBR,
Please let me know in the comments.
Reginald Manley – an accountant before WWII, he attains the rank of officer during the time he spent overseas. He was instrumental in the 
Henry Eastman – the son of a couple who run a confectionery shop in 
Henry’s story was my favourite of all and it is through Ralph’s interview of one of Henry’s childhood acquaintances, coupled with a mysterious old photograph, that acts as a catalyst for the entire book. Reg’s experiences during the war were also very memorable – especially his reminiscences of the British liberation of the Belsen concentration camp in April of 1945. Also during the war years, Reg was acquainted with a fellow soldier, George Tanner, who comes to play a part in Henry Eastman’s life story.
Windfalls – is the wonderful old stone farmhouse where the Sorrell sisters grew up. Situated on the banks of the river Avon amidst an apple orchard, the house fairly reeks of atmosphere. Near the bottom of the orchard there is an old iron gate that opens onto the towpath of the river.
What happened all those years ago to make Margot leave home? Why can’t her mother forgive her? We are drip-fed the details of what happened via periodic flashback chapters.
This review was written voluntarily and my rating was in no way influenced by the fact that I received a complimentary digital copy of this novel from 
I can feel that “It’s almost the end of the year” panic begin to build. I have at least four reading challenges that I haven’t yet finished and there are some stellar sounding books that I want to get read in their publication year. Yikes!
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The Invisible Girl aka Saffyre Maddox – lives with her Uncle Aaron as her other family members are either dead or uninterested. Traumatized when she was only ten years old, Saffyre has dark thoughts and self harms. She once saw a psychologist named Roan Fours for an extensive period of time but now at the age of seventeen she is trying to cope on her own. She was bereft when he discontinued her therapy and now she secretly follows him as he goes about his life. She likes being outside more than inside and sometimes spends her nights sleeping rough.
The Hampstead area has had several sexual assaults recently and Cate is afraid for her teenage daughter who often walks alone after dark.
Now Lane is an adult herself. She is the newly widowed parent of six-year old Henry. Although she doles out advice for a living, showing just how wise she can be… her own life has always seemed to be on the precipice of disaster. This time though, she has Henry, and she comes to realize that for him she must face her past, her own dysfunctional upbringing, and her own flaws and insecurities. Lane is not coping too well at being a single parent, and she doesn’t have much of a support system to help her along. Although she has the best of intentions and is compassionate, others often think she is rude because she keeps to herself.
We follow Lane and Henry from an apartment in New York, to a old house in New Jersey, to a seaside house on Martha’s Vineyard.
Nancy Star is the bestselling author of six novels which have been translated into many languages, optioned for television, and chosen as Literary Guild and Mystery Guild Signature Series selections. In addition to her novels, Star’s essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Family Circle, among other publications. Before turning to writing fiction full-time, Star worked for over a decade as an executive in the movie business. She now lives with her husband in New Jersey. Visit her 
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There has been a brutal murder on 
A single mother of a seventeen year old daughter, Zoë, Alex faces challenges in both her work and her home life. At work, she is constantly battling to do justice to her many cases while the police are serious short-staffed. She still feels as though she is an ‘outsider’, having transferred to Kent after a personal, very awkward relationship in London.
from the author’s Goodreads bio:
Michael – the newest member of the Gordon family is insecure of his place in the family’s dynamic. He has had a very dysfunctional upbringing and has recently nursed his own mother until her death. Now he cannot believe his luck that this wonderful family would want him to be a part of their clan. Also, he feels very attracted to Ann Gordon – and it is not a completely ‘brotherly‘ attraction.
The setting was for me quite idyllic. I have a personal strong affinity for settings near the ocean, so found the Cape Cod setting sublime.
Sky – ten years old, grieving and fearless. She finds it a huge adjustment when Leo moves into her family home to care for her. His husband doesn’t seem to like her, and when he comes to the island on the weekends, Sky runs away and sleeps in her tree-house. Sky has many friends on the island – her best friend Frankie, her neighbours Maggie and Joe being her favourites.
Ichabod Island as described by the author: “Some say it sits in the shadow of the Vineyard like a disobedient child, wild and untamed, fog rolling over the land like a tantrum in wait.”
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Heart-breaking, heart-warming, and compelling literary fiction. This book is a must read!
Next we meet Clare. A resident of a nursing home, Clare is nearing her one hundredth birthday. Astoundingly, her mind is sharp as a tack. Sadly, she is quite alone in the world and never has any visitors. We come to know Clare better as she relates her ‘story’ to Gloria, another nursing home resident, which she tapes. Her long life is fascinating. She was the Catholic daughter of a bookshop owner in Providence. When the Great Depression hit her family suffered many financial setbacks along with the rest of the country. She worked in a weaving mill where she eventually met her husband. Yes, although her adult years were mostly solitary, she was once married, and the mother to a baby son. This all ended during the hurricane which struck Providence, Rhode Island in 1938.
Markus Thomson – handsome, charming, and self-involved, Markus comes across as unlikable. Pompous, sexist, critical, and self-centered, he distances himself from his wife and child by deeming parenting ‘mother’s work‘.
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On a more minor note, I finally got a BINGO in the 
