Book review
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Ad/PR. In June I read cozy mysteries, thrillers, horror, fantasy, historical mysteries and romance. I read about magical worlds, the collapse of society, ghosts and curses, reluctant necromancy, gnomes and pixies, deadly reunions, forbidden loves, and amateur sleuths at work and on holidays. And I added an emoji guide to my reads this time to…
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Each one of you has something to hide. Come now, am I right? If you know Hercule Poirot, you know that he is right indeed. In The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, you’ll find a group of suspects who all have something to hide, who all have a motive for murder, and who all had the…
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The wish I made that day ruled the rest of my life. I wished that God would give me the strength and courage to deliver justice to those who harm women or children. Or dogs. Ad/PR. Many thanks to Susanna Bonaretti for this ebook. A hard-hitting debut novel filled with feminine rage. Cut on the…
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Book 1 in the An Orchid Isle Mystery series. So you come to Hawai’i, a place you’ve never even been before and know nothing about, and now you’re going to single-handedly solve the great mystery of some supposed body in the lava. Valerie and Kristen had planned a vacation to Hawaii to celebrate Valerie’s sixtieth…
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She could not help but notice things in the world sometimes – patterns and abnormalities. They multiplied and repeated in all directions, like random coordinates on a map, begging somebody – begging her – to make sense of them. Book 1 in the Bangalore Detectives Club series. A deeply atmospheric mystery set in Bangalore in…
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to Cleo Frost for this ebook. This debut novel in the Wardwell Witch Cozy Mystery series is absolutely adorable. Fun, delightful and the perfect literary getaway to a wonderful, cozy and magical world full of charm, humour and a town with a long history of witchcraft of the most endearing kind. Marigold,…
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“My dear Alec, reading Sherlock Holmes does not count as a study of criminology.” Book 1 in the A Meredith and Alec Thatch Mystery series. In private they are wife and wife, but to the world they are Mr and Mrs Thatch. Meredith “Merry” Thatch, formerly Miss Lancaster, scandalised the town of Fenwood-On-Sea when she…
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‘Books teach us how to care about others.’ His voice wasn’t loud, but it still resonated. Translated by Louise Heal Kawai. Book 1 in the The Cat Who… series. Rintaro Natsuki is a hikikomori, a quiet, shut-in, high school student and book lover who keeps to himself. When his grandfather passes away, Rintaro finds himself…
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“A recipe for girls who feel voiceless: Add one dash of revenge to an ounce of spite. Agitate until it turns into hope.” Ad/PR. Many thanks to paste creative for this ebook. In 1794, the moniker Tom the Tinker was used by opponents of the newly instituted whiskey tax that led to the Whiskey Rebellion.…
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Prime Intelligence. PI. A mind above all others, indifferent to human needs and unburdened by our weaknesses. Its only concern is optimisation. Ad/PR. Many thanks to J.R. Mann for this ebook. What happens when AI decides humanity is the biggest threat to its continued existence? London 2039. More and more people have been replaced by…
