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When She’s Gone by Rea Frey
About the book Quick thoughts Publish date: January 14, 2025 (ARC)Genre: Thriller, MysteryTrigger warnings: violence, murder, mental health issues, body horrorShort description (created with AI): Cora Valentine, a young gymnast, escapes from a kidnapping that becomes a public spectacle, overshadowing her Olympic dreams. Years later, she strives to protect her daughter from the horrors of her past, but on Halloween, her daughter disappears. Cora must confront her trauma and is faced with a desperate choice: to take another child in order to rescue her own. As the haunting memories resurface, Cora realizes the past is not yet finished with her. Frey did a fantastic job of capturing a mother’s desperation and determination.…
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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,…
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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Hey. As you know (I shared my recent story on my Youtube channel in case you missed and as if you’re interested), I am currently on isolation due to COVID-19. I tested positive last week of September and since we have no decent room to isolate myself in at home and I don’t want to expose any member of the fam even further, I immediately requested for an isolation room from our barangay and finally moved out a day after. Well, at least for two weeks.
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Are you looking for good books talking about travels? Well, I was and a couple of articles I read suggested The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. This is my second time reading it so I thought maybe write a review about it. So okay. Title: The Alchemist Author: Paulo Coelho My Review Rating: ★★★★☆ Goodreads Synopsis: Paulo Coelho’s masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different, and far more satisfying, listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life’s path, and, most…
