Book Reviews
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Title: The Great Gatsby Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Genre: Classic, Historical Fiction, Romance My Review Rating: ★★★★ Goodreads Description: Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. But one thing will always be out of his reach … Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties. Day and night his Long Island mansion buzzes with bright young things drinking, dancing and debating his mysterious character. For Gatsby – young, handsome, fabulously rich – always seems alone in the crowd, watching and waiting, though no one knows what for. Beneath the shimmering surface of his life he is hiding a a silent longing that can never be fulfilled. And soon this…
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The Great Catsby by B.K. Baxter
Title:The Great Catsby (A NOLA Tail Mystery #1) Author: B.K. Baxter Genre: Cozy Mystery, Thriller My Review Rating: ★★★★ Goodreads Description: Watch what you wish for… Some inheritances are literally death. My life has been turned upside down by my inheritance, but my only complaint is the cat that came along with the new house. I swear he’s judging me as I settle in and try to make new friends in my new small-town Louisiana neighborhood. And just when I start to settle into my new job and get back to reading my classic novels, I’m pulled chapters deep into a mystery. The Beauty Queen in the town has been offed.…
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Coma by Robin Cook
Title: Coma Author: Robin Cook Genre: Medical, Thriller, Horror, Mystery My Review Rating: ★★★ Goodreads Description: They called it “minor surgery,” but Nancy Greenly, Sean Berman and a dozen others–all admitted to Boston Memorial Hospital for routine procedures–were victims of the same inexplicable, hideous tragedy on the operating table. They never woke up. Susan Wheeler is a third-year medical student working as a trainee at Boston Memorial Hospital. Two patients during her residency mysteriously go into comas immediately after their operations due to complications from anesthesia. Susan begins to investigate the causes behind both of these alarming comas and discovers the oxygen line in Operating Room 8 has been tampered with to induce carbon…
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How To Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
Go to Goodreads Title: How to Kill Your Family Author: Bella Mackie Genre: Thriller, Contemporary, Crime My Review Rating: ★★★ Goodreads Description: I have killed several people (some brutally, others calmly) and yet I currently languish in jail for a murder I did not commit. When I think about what I actually did, I feel somewhat sad that nobody will ever know about the complex operation that I undertook. Getting away with it is highly preferable, of course, but perhaps when I’m long gone, someone will open an old safe and find this confession. The public would reel. After all, almost nobody else in the world can possibly understand how someone, by the…
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First visit to the #BigBadWolf2023
Here’s a confession: being a self-proclaimed book worm (or book dragon, whatever) it is my very first time visiting the Big Bad Wolf. Not because I was not aware, but because I did have enough budget for a book haul, cos why would you go to a book fest just to crave for something you cannot have? I used to hate hurting myself lol but hey, welcome to the adult life, self. This year I was able to put some money to “hobby” of collecting books I do not know when I would read. And I plan to visit more than once. I was a bit sad I wasn’t able…
