Category: Book Reviews
Read my thoughts on a few books out there and share your own!
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Okay, I won’t put any spoilers in this one like my previous Lisa Jewell book review, Then She Was Gone. Synopsis Everybody loves Maya, Adrian Wolfe’s third wife. The family holidays, the kids’ gestures of approval, the weekend-parenting shifts all showed a smooth-sailing ship on the sea of Adrian’s world. A world he once shared…
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‘The contours of virtues are shaped by human adversity’ An Epic of staggering wisdom. This book is written with such poetic and masterly command that I could almost taste Bombay in my mouth. I could almost smell the sweat and spices of the clamorous streets, hear the rich timbre of Marathi and Hindi speakers as…
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Oh to have Poirot’s level of self-confidence. I’d personally design the hats big enough to fit his head. Dr James Sheppard has just come back from confirming the death of Mrs Ferrars. Suicide. Upon this, suspicions are aroused, and Mr Roger Ackroyd is overcome with uneasiness and apprehension. Consulting his long time friend, Dr Sheppard—questions…
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Korede’s sister, Ayoola is irresistible. Men can’t help but fall, weak-kneed at her feet. But Ayoola also has a bit of a habit. Nothing much, just the a little twitch of her hand that ends with a knife in each of her boyfriends’ heart. Korede, who is always the one to scrub any trace of…
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Dr Anna Fox struggles with agoraphobia: fear of open spaces. She hasn’t left her house for 11 months and her days consist of (over)drinking merlot, playing online chess, speaking to people online, watching old thrillers and spying on her neighbours through the window. Then she meets the Russels, the new neighbours across the road. Ethan,…
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I always learn something about the human nature after reading Christie’s books. A person will always betray the truth of their psychology— no matter how much they try and hide it. Also look for the patterns…always look for the patterns. Someone has made three attempts at Miss Nick Buckley’s life. The fourth attempt is done,…