I had the pleasure of reading an advanced copy of this book back in February and have been waiting for release day to post my review. When Evil Calls Your Name is book 2 in the series. Book 1 is White is the Coldest Colour. The book description and cover are below and my review follows.
When Evil Calls Your Name by John Nicholl
Are you looking for a dark and gripping psychological thriller? Then you’ll love When Evil Calls Your Name by #1 best-selling author John Nicholl.
Even the darkest secrets can’t stay hidden forever…
When twenty-nine-year-old Cynthia Galbraith struggles to come to terms with her traumatic past and the realities of prison life, a prison counsellor persuades her to write a diary exploring the events that led to a life sentence for murder.
Although unconvinced at first, Cynthia finally decides she has all the time in the world and very little, if anything, to lose. As she begins writing she holds back nothing: sharing the thoughts she hadn’t dare vocalise, the things that keep her awake at night and haunt her waking hours.
Will the truth finally be revealed?
My Review of When Evil Calls Your Name
This is book 2 of the series and it is a diary/memoir style story told from Cynthia’s point of view. We get to hear about her life in prison and how she ended up there. This book answers so many questions I had from book 1 and really brings everything to light. It’s a dark, psychological thriller that draws you in and builds tension. I found myself shivering in places. It is so well written and even though it’s very different from the style of book 1, it’s perfect. We get to absorb everything from Cynthia’s point of view and understand how everything came about.
Cynthia’s thoughts are muddled from time to time and she jumps about a bit, but this is what makes the book feel so real. You feel like you are sitting in her cell with her as she tells you all about her life. There is so much contained in this book and at times it’s hard going but no matter what, don’t give up.
This book is definitely one you need to read if you’ve read book 1. All the questions you might have asked yourself after reading book one about Cynthia, and why she was the way she was, are answered.
I’m so thrilled to have been given an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley and thoroughly enjoyed reading it. If you haven’t read book 1 yet, be sure to get it now before book 2 releases.
It’s available now in ebook and paperback from Amazon and all the usual retailers.
Until next time,
Keep reading and writing,
Amanda
Amanda J Evans is an award-winning Irish author and writing coach. Amanda writes adult romance that often crosses into paranormal and fantasy. Growing up with heroes like Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones, her stories centre on good versus evil with a splice of love and magic thrown in too. Her books have all won awards and her novella, Hear Me Cry, won the Book of the Year Award at the Dublin Writers Conference 2018. Amanda is also the author of Surviving Suicide: A Memoir from Those Death Left Behind, published in 2012.
