PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
After growing up in rural Shropshire, Tess set out to explore the world and find her place in it. She quickly rushed straight back to Shrewsbury when she realised she'd been where she belonged from the start. She now lives in a quiet suburb with a noisy partner and daughter, two extremely noisy cats, and a less noisy tortoise. She spent years mucking out and getting trampled on by horses, before finally deciding she might prefer a less precarious office job. Between analysing insurance risk, she writes teens into terrifying situations inspired by her lived experiences. When she's not allowing her mind to wander to dark and twisty places, she pursues more wholesome activities, like growing mediocre vegetables in her garden, camping with her daughter, and even riding the odd horse.
I held my breath from the first page. Tightly plotted with a main character to root for, this is tense and immersive addition to the YA thriller genre * Cynthia Murphy, author of Last One to Die * A fantastic debut - an edge of the seat thriller that keeps you turning the pages * Patrice Lawrence, author of Eight Pieces of Silva * A genuinely chilling horror and a brilliantly layered tale of toxic friendship, Someone Is Watching You is not only frightening but moving too. Tess James-Mackey's utterly compulsive debut is everything I want in YA right now * Amy Beashel, author of We Are All Constellations * I flew through this in one sitting - pacey and gripping, told over the course of a few hours, it examines toxic friendships in a terrifying setting. Don't plan for a good night's sleep after this * Ravena Guron, author of This Book Kills * Tess storms on to the YA scene with a relentless thriller full of genuine jump-scares and spine-tingling chills. I couldn't put it down! * Kesia Lupo, author of We Are Blood and Thunder * This accomplished debut from Tess James-Mackey is fast-paced and fabulously creepy with a convincing and relatable teen protagonist ... The pacy plot kept me turning pages until the early hours, racing towards a brilliant twist I did not see coming * Sue Cunningham, author and early reader * I tore through this book in a state of breathless excitement. Tess James-Mackey traps you in a tense and twisty tale that won't let you go, even after the final page * Jenny Pearson, author of The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates * An emotive and gripping thriller . . . It had me turning pages fast, broke my heart and made me squirm * K. L. Kettle, author of The Boy I Am * Full of creeping twists and turns, readers will devour this fantastic thriller! * Kat Ellis, author of Harrow Lake * A real roller coaster read. Fresh terrors at every turn . . . * Celia Rees *
