Chevy Stevens Archives

Book review: The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens

November 20, 20252 min read

The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens is the latest novel by the Canadian author, who was one of the first authors I started to follow on social media as I loved her debut release Still Missing. And I think I’ve read all but one of her books. As for this book – OMFG what a ride!!! Literally…

It opens in 1976 and I read so many dual timeline books I was waiting to switch to the present (and the aftermath of whatever happens in 1976) but we stay there in fact… with Alice and Tom, a couple recovering after a tough year, taking a roadtrip in their brand new RV. They come across hitchhikers Jenny and Simon not long after setting off and end up offering them a lift when it’s obvious the young pair are far from prepared for camping.

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Book review: Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens

August 2, 20212 min read

I first came across Canadian author Chevy Stevens via her debut novel, Still Missing, which I adored.

I’ve read most of her subsequent books and she writes consistently complex thrillers, often centring around unhealthy relationships and splintered families, and featuring power imbalances between genders.

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Book review: Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens

March 11, 20173 min read

I had a review copy of this book months before its release date and kept putting off reading it until closer to publication but finally succumbed after seeing a few reviews appearing around the place.

I really loved Chevy Stevens’ Still Missing which I read years ago, have read almost all of her books since and follow the author on social media. In a non-stalkerish way. #Obvs

Unfortunately I had no idea I was going to get so engrossed in this book which I read in one very long bath-sitting. I actually started it after finishing something else, thinking I’d just flick through the first few chapters….

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Book review: Those Girls by Chevy Stevens

July 11, 20152 min read

It’s 1997 and Dani, Courtney and Jess are Those Girls. By their mid-late teens they’ve lost their mother, received beatings at the hands of their alcoholic and often-absent father, all-but-starved and done a stint in foster care. Although Dani’s 18 she knows her younger sisters (particularly 14, almost 15 year old Jess) will be back in foster care if this latest incident involving their father comes to light.

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Book review: That Night

June 9, 20143 min read

I really loved Chevy Stevens’ debut novel Still Missing. I even reviewed it in Goodreads – back when I wasn’t writing reviews. In fact I loved it so much I immediately tracked down her second book (Never Knowing). Somehow in the excitement of my sea (and life) changes last year I missed her third novel – not even knowing it existed until I had the opportunity to read and review her fourth. (And yes, I’ll be tracking down Always Watching.)

I should mention, the most unfortunate thing about her latest novel (That Night) is that I read it directly after another with a similar premise, Dear Daughter – which I’m reviewing on the blog in a month or so – and which I bloody well loved.

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