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The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict
4.0
The riddles were so smart and intricate- containing anagrams on words that are seemingly out of place, and also a false path to lead the players in the wrong. Lily was so strong at them, honestly I couldn’t figure them out myself
I was not ready for the reveal, proving itself to be so much more intertwined and complicated than I would’ve first thought; going even further than the game itself.
Similarly to Lily, guess I am not a good judge of character either.. though it’s a bit different “knowing” a character through reading than you would a real person, I got yet again fooled.
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
It’s definately atmospheric; it seeps of dark and eerie feeling. I was also struck by how quick we discover Cat’s suicide idealisation & stuggle with mental illnesses.. which starts of really great for an horror novel, I have to say. I found so many phrases worth highlighting!
The writing is so much more “creative” than what my mind is acquainted to: the english being so rich that I feared I couldn’t be able to get through it, when however being surprised that I get through it that quickly! The english being too hard for me definately removed some beauty off the ending, in the end.. I just- not sure I know what I just read
3.0
It’s definately atmospheric; it seeps of dark and eerie feeling. I was also struck by how quick we discover Cat’s suicide idealisation & stuggle with mental illnesses.. which starts of really great for an horror novel, I have to say. I found so many phrases worth highlighting!
The writing is so much more “creative” than what my mind is acquainted to: the english being so rich that I feared I couldn’t be able to get through it, when however being surprised that I get through it that quickly! The english being too hard for me definately removed some beauty off the ending, in the end.. I just- not sure I know what I just read
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
slow-paced
4.0
I’m not a fan of slow starts.. Lynette running around for half of the novel wasn’t too too fun. While being hinted at a few times, we actually don’t know what happened to Lynette at the start; just a few details here and there until around halfway into the book where it gets told to us. As it unfolds, some things we were meant to believe at the start wasn’t actually what happened. I was scared it was gonna be one of those where the MC had imagined all the bad things happened because *insert a mental illness here*, and i’m really glad it wasn’t! A 360 that I didn’t expected the culprit to have been… Overall an enjoying read!
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
A romance thriller writer getting overheard talking about her novel and got taken for a contract killer sounded so hilarious to me, and it’s insane the amount of luck and crazy things that happens to this woman. I Couldn’t believe the amount of twists that the poor lady had going through – though it was a fun read, it wasn’t as “hilarious” as i’ve heard the book was from peer’s reviews.
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
A romance thriller writer getting overheard talking about her novel and got taken for a contract killer sounded so hilarious to me, and it’s insane the amount of luck and crazy things that happens to this woman. I Couldn’t believe the amount of twists that the poor lady had going through – though it was a fun read, it wasn’t as “hilarious” as i’ve heard the book was from peer’s reviews.
Finlay had quite the “luck in her badluck” as we’d say here.. like what was the odd of something of the like happening, and so close to what they had done too?! Incredible.
Among everything, I loved Finn & Vero’s relationship! They started quite unusual, same as how she got to babysit for her, but she ended up so supportive of this single mother
Among everything, I loved Finn & Vero’s relationship! They started quite unusual, same as how she got to babysit for her, but she ended up so supportive of this single mother
The Forgotten Memories of Vera Glass by Anna Priemaza
the MC losing pieces of her memory, things were changing as the book progressed. Things as: people changing names or « disappearing », where suddently they didn’t exist, when they had been in the start of the book.
I found myself flipping to earlier pages a few times to make sure It was what was happening 😅 That made me really invested of wanting to know what the hell was going on, and what the witches were doing.. be it completely unrelated or not.
I found quite lovely how everyone had a little piece of magic in this universe. Simple little aptitudes like being able to unlock things or being able to light things up being normal.. and yet having trouble believing in witchcraft or magic as a whole. I’m quite loving those little fantasy elements while the rest of the story are realistic life as we know it.
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
the MC losing pieces of her memory, things were changing as the book progressed. Things as: people changing names or « disappearing », where suddently they didn’t exist, when they had been in the start of the book.
I found myself flipping to earlier pages a few times to make sure It was what was happening 😅 That made me really invested of wanting to know what the hell was going on, and what the witches were doing.. be it completely unrelated or not.
I found quite lovely how everyone had a little piece of magic in this universe. Simple little aptitudes like being able to unlock things or being able to light things up being normal.. and yet having trouble believing in witchcraft or magic as a whole. I’m quite loving those little fantasy elements while the rest of the story are realistic life as we know it.
L'Éveilleur by Patrick Isabelle
dark
4.0
Je suis encore sur le choc, je ne m’attendait pas a ce secret que Marianne cachait- me mettant dans une impasse.. La suite!! J’ai besoin de savoir 😭
La scène du chat demon avec Ji-soo m’a tellement répulsée.. s’en ait faillit de peu que je laisse tomber le livre entièrement, quoique jai bien aimée la suite quand Ji-soo a expliquée a Marianne le pouvoir des chats & le pkoi elle pensais que le demon les avais en horreur.
La scène du chat demon avec Ji-soo m’a tellement répulsée.. s’en ait faillit de peu que je laisse tomber le livre entièrement, quoique jai bien aimée la suite quand Ji-soo a expliquée a Marianne le pouvoir des chats & le pkoi elle pensais que le demon les avais en horreur.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Celle qui lisait dans mes pensées by Suzanne Roy
4.0
Moins thriller que je voulait, mais je suis tombée amoureuse de la relation Jessie/Will 🥰
La fin ma fait versée quelque larmes.
La fin ma fait versée quelque larmes.
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
medium-paced
5.0
I find it alike to The lying game in setting; A school where the students stays on campus, but this time in Oxford, A real university. For me, the time switch between the Before & the After was working really well within the story, and wasn’t confusing to me – which usually happens. Both timelines remains linear although it alternates between then & now, which was really nice to see the “behind the scene” and how it happened.
I loved the relationship between Hannah & April’s sister, both of them sensing a kind of comfort in feeling closer to her since her passing. Hannah’s pregnancy was also so well detailed and taking into the story – as of which I loved as my bestfriend is nearly having a baby herself – I found it a fascinating part of the story.
I loved the relationship between Hannah & April’s sister, both of them sensing a kind of comfort in feeling closer to her since her passing. Hannah’s pregnancy was also so well detailed and taking into the story – as of which I loved as my bestfriend is nearly having a baby herself – I found it a fascinating part of the story.
Love Songs for Skeptics by Christina Pishiris
quite enjoy reading books starring journalists, and found it particularly interesting to see the beyond the scene of a music magazine publicist! Also quite a nice touch to have the name of the chapters being song titles, creating a playlist in the end!
Simon & Zoë started with an incredible chemistery, and admitedly I really liked Simon.. however It sorta bothered me how he behaved with Jess, sortof shielding her in a way? It’s evident the two of them went through hard times together, but being in the MC shoes, it does send mixed signals. One moment he seemed to be flirting with her, the next he’s overprotecting Jess.. slightly confusing. I also had a hard time deciding if the true love interest in this story was Simon or nick
« But real love- love that inspires you to write songs or stops you from sleeping or makes you risk everything- is either there or is not. »
3.5
quite enjoy reading books starring journalists, and found it particularly interesting to see the beyond the scene of a music magazine publicist! Also quite a nice touch to have the name of the chapters being song titles, creating a playlist in the end!
Simon & Zoë started with an incredible chemistery, and admitedly I really liked Simon.. however It sorta bothered me how he behaved with Jess, sortof shielding her in a way? It’s evident the two of them went through hard times together, but being in the MC shoes, it does send mixed signals. One moment he seemed to be flirting with her, the next he’s overprotecting Jess.. slightly confusing. I also had a hard time deciding if the true love interest in this story was Simon or nick
« But real love- love that inspires you to write songs or stops you from sleeping or makes you risk everything- is either there or is not. »
Célibataire cherche animal de compagnie by Marie-Krystel Gendron
She really had my dream job! Working in a foster aswell as a vetenary hospital, Amélia don’t really have time for romance.. or does she? It was overal a fun read, and the sensual parts were
I love how they treated the subject of panic attacks & burnouts, the very need to take time away for ourselves and not overdoing our work- even if it’s our passions! Loving family, friends & coworkers that means the world
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
She really had my dream job! Working in a foster aswell as a vetenary hospital, Amélia don’t really have time for romance.. or does she? It was overal a fun read, and the sensual parts were
I love how they treated the subject of panic attacks & burnouts, the very need to take time away for ourselves and not overdoing our work- even if it’s our passions! Loving family, friends & coworkers that means the world
Content Warnings
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Grief