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Higher Love: Everything you need to manifest more love in your life by Jordanna Levin
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
5.0
Love Will Tear Us Apart by C.K. McDonnell
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
The Stranger Times is one of my favourite series ever. It's absurd, hilarious, and so unique!
The third (and hopefully not last) instalment is packed with action! Every character has a role to play in the events orchestrated by the evil Founders. It's really hard to review it without writing any spoilers, but all the little steps and stories leading to the big finale are perfectly plotted. A few unexplained things from the previous books are revealed and everything makes sense!
I loved how the cover and the title suddenly clicked!
I laughed from the first pages! And that's what I need from a book! If you can merge it with a mystery and brilliant, loveable characters then you create something incredible.
Caimh delivers top notch fiction, Partially a crime, partially a fantasy, and the best quality in both worlds.
The third (and hopefully not last) instalment is packed with action! Every character has a role to play in the events orchestrated by the evil Founders. It's really hard to review it without writing any spoilers, but all the little steps and stories leading to the big finale are perfectly plotted. A few unexplained things from the previous books are revealed and everything makes sense!
I loved how the cover and the title suddenly clicked!
I laughed from the first pages! And that's what I need from a book! If you can merge it with a mystery and brilliant, loveable characters then you create something incredible.
Caimh delivers top notch fiction, Partially a crime, partially a fantasy, and the best quality in both worlds.
Bigger Than Us: The power of finding meaning in a messy world by Fearne Cotton
2.0
You’ll like it if you’re religious, spiritual, into astrology and stuff like that.
If you have a scientific mind, this is not a book for you.
2* as some parts at the beginning were interesting.
If you have a scientific mind, this is not a book for you.
2* as some parts at the beginning were interesting.
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues by Jonathan Kennedy
informative
4.0
One of the best researched books I've ever read. I love microbiology and was drawn to Pathogenesis immediately. I loved the petri dishes cover and the title is just great.
I definitely had expected a bit different content although I wasn't disappointed. If only history was taught at school this way, I might have actually liked the subject! As a person who is not a fan of history, going through ages of events with microbes in mind was great.
I especially loved the first chapters which were about the first forms of life and pre-homo sapiens. I couldn't stop reading! The rest of the book was also interesting, but as I'm not a huge fan of history in general, there were moments when I thought that I'd like the author to get to microbes sooner.
All in all, it's written in an easy language, it's a really interesting and an impressive book. I was excited to see the number of references (pages and pages of them!) as I'm definitely going to dive into some of the topics.
Everyone who'd like to get a different perspective on our history should read it.
I definitely had expected a bit different content although I wasn't disappointed. If only history was taught at school this way, I might have actually liked the subject! As a person who is not a fan of history, going through ages of events with microbes in mind was great.
I especially loved the first chapters which were about the first forms of life and pre-homo sapiens. I couldn't stop reading! The rest of the book was also interesting, but as I'm not a huge fan of history in general, there were moments when I thought that I'd like the author to get to microbes sooner.
All in all, it's written in an easy language, it's a really interesting and an impressive book. I was excited to see the number of references (pages and pages of them!) as I'm definitely going to dive into some of the topics.
Everyone who'd like to get a different perspective on our history should read it.
The Last Passenger by Will Dean
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0
I don't know if I can even find the words to describe this book. Such a well-plotted novel. For the third of the book I was wondering what really happened, is it a crime, a sci-fi or any other genre and if there's a logical explanation to the events or not.
It made me keep reading until the late hours and I even forgot to go for my daily evening walk because I was so engrossed in the story!
Caroline goes on a cruise with her new partner. Thousands of people on a huge, luxury ship. The trip looks wonderful, until she wakes up alone and no one's there.
Imagine waking up in the middle of Atlantic with no one else around!
What happens next is unbelievable, inhumane and horrific. Being on the most amazing ship that has everything you need... yet having no access to the essentials!
Man, this book is a proper emotional rollercoaster! And if that's not enough, I've been worried about the dogs on the ship throughout the entire story!
I love Will's books and this one is a killer.
My jaw dropped on the last sentence. It can be a great plot twist or an opening for the second book. It made me feel like when I first watched the Final Destination. If you're into mysteries like Mary Celeste, this book is for you!
It made me keep reading until the late hours and I even forgot to go for my daily evening walk because I was so engrossed in the story!
Caroline goes on a cruise with her new partner. Thousands of people on a huge, luxury ship. The trip looks wonderful, until she wakes up alone and no one's there.
Imagine waking up in the middle of Atlantic with no one else around!
What happens next is unbelievable, inhumane and horrific. Being on the most amazing ship that has everything you need... yet having no access to the essentials!
Man, this book is a proper emotional rollercoaster! And if that's not enough, I've been worried about the dogs on the ship throughout the entire story!
I love Will's books and this one is a killer.
My jaw dropped on the last sentence. It can be a great plot twist or an opening for the second book. It made me feel like when I first watched the Final Destination. If you're into mysteries like Mary Celeste, this book is for you!
The Loch by Fran Dorricott
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
She did it again! What a captivating story!
Best friends Eleanor, Michaela and Clio rent a Loch House for a couple days of holidays. It's all innocent... until it isn't! Looks like Michaela had a secret motive to bring her besties to the Scottish Loch. The events turn badly when the woman disappears and neither Clio nor Eleanor can find any trace of her.
In a small village it's difficult to find any answers, the locals are cautious of the strangers and even the police isn't helpful... it turns out that there's a dark past following the girls. Two timelines of the past and the present makes everything even more compelling.
I truly enjoyed the stories of all the characters, the main mystery and how it all worked out. It's chilly, tense and it was difficult to stop reading! It definitely had the vibes similar to The Lighthouse which was one of my favourite books of the last year.
I can't wait to see what Fran comes up with next!
Best friends Eleanor, Michaela and Clio rent a Loch House for a couple days of holidays. It's all innocent... until it isn't! Looks like Michaela had a secret motive to bring her besties to the Scottish Loch. The events turn badly when the woman disappears and neither Clio nor Eleanor can find any trace of her.
In a small village it's difficult to find any answers, the locals are cautious of the strangers and even the police isn't helpful... it turns out that there's a dark past following the girls. Two timelines of the past and the present makes everything even more compelling.
I truly enjoyed the stories of all the characters, the main mystery and how it all worked out. It's chilly, tense and it was difficult to stop reading! It definitely had the vibes similar to The Lighthouse which was one of my favourite books of the last year.
I can't wait to see what Fran comes up with next!
The Loyal Friend by A.A. Chaudhuri
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0
What a fantastic thriller! Fast-paced, creepy, tense!
A group of women attend the same fitness centre classes. They are friendly to each other and sometimes even meet outside of workouts. Nothing sinister there, right? Wrong! It's kind of crazy how it made me think of the ladies from my classes, and I'm hoping I never did anything to any of them!
The characters are complicated. Nothing is as it seems, and even though I have guessed some of the story, the biggest parts were huge plot twists I would have never expected.
Fascinating how Alex kept so many storylines so engaging, how the mysteries at first unconnected made a whole story and how calculated the movements were!
Intrigue, the plotting, and the writing itself - absolutely brilliant.
It's definitely one of the best books I've read this year and I can't wait to read more by the author.
A group of women attend the same fitness centre classes. They are friendly to each other and sometimes even meet outside of workouts. Nothing sinister there, right? Wrong! It's kind of crazy how it made me think of the ladies from my classes, and I'm hoping I never did anything to any of them!
The characters are complicated. Nothing is as it seems, and even though I have guessed some of the story, the biggest parts were huge plot twists I would have never expected.
Fascinating how Alex kept so many storylines so engaging, how the mysteries at first unconnected made a whole story and how calculated the movements were!
Intrigue, the plotting, and the writing itself - absolutely brilliant.
It's definitely one of the best books I've read this year and I can't wait to read more by the author.
Make Me Clean by Tina Baker
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
The best of Tina's book yet! I've been reading her books since the first one came out and I'll continue to do so with everything that Tina will write in the future as the quality of her work is amazing. Always creepy, entertaining and gripping stories!
Make Me Clean is about Maria who just keeps killing people who are awful to her and people she cares about. She doesn't really do that on purpose, it just happens to her! Maria is also "cleaning" people's lives. Her clients trust her and confide in her. She's doing her best to help, even if this help happens to be deadly sometimes... And she's really good at cleaning the crime scene and hiding the bodies!
I really enjoyed Maria's customers stories, because they were all so different to each other and somehow fit perfectly to what she's been dealing with.
The book has two timelines and we're learning about Maria's past as well as her presence. It's quite a powerful story when you look at what she's been through and how it impacted her personality.
Another brilliant creation, I can't wait to see what Tina writes next!
Make Me Clean is about Maria who just keeps killing people who are awful to her and people she cares about. She doesn't really do that on purpose, it just happens to her! Maria is also "cleaning" people's lives. Her clients trust her and confide in her. She's doing her best to help, even if this help happens to be deadly sometimes... And she's really good at cleaning the crime scene and hiding the bodies!
I really enjoyed Maria's customers stories, because they were all so different to each other and somehow fit perfectly to what she's been dealing with.
The book has two timelines and we're learning about Maria's past as well as her presence. It's quite a powerful story when you look at what she's been through and how it impacted her personality.
Another brilliant creation, I can't wait to see what Tina writes next!