Book Reviews
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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…
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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Title: The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes #5) Author: Arthur Conan Doyle Genre: Classic, Mystery, Crime, Thriller My Review Rating: ★★★★ Goodreads Description: In this, one of the most famous of Doyle’s mysteries, the tale of an ancient curse and a savage ghostly hound comes frighteningly to life. The gray towers of Baskerville Hall and the wild open country of Dartmoor will haunt the reader as Holmes and Watson seek to unravel the many secrets of the misty English bogs. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World’s Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford’s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus…
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My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
I haven’t shared it here and probably mentioned it few times in my blog, but I didn’t like Lolita. There’s just something in it that I cannot (or do not) accept or understand. My Dark Vanessa is compared to it a lot though. And I loved this book. Title: My Dark Vanessa Author: Kate Elizabeth Russell Genre: Contemporary, Adult, Thriller My Review Rating: ★★★★ Goodreads Description:Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer. Alternating between Vanessa’s present and her past, My Dark Vanessa juxtaposes memory and trauma with the breathless…
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Like most of the books in my TBR (to be read), The Kite Runner has been sitting beside my desk for a long time until I decided to pick it up for my 52 Book Club 2022 challenge as a book with a plot/story set in two different continents. It also happened this is one of the book mentioned in The Reading List by Sarah Nisha Adams – a book I really enjoyed. Plus, it is also one of the books from Rory’s read list – if you know Gilmore Girls. I knew The Kite Runner was an emotional book, I knew it. But I wasn’t ready for the tears,…
