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Lovebroken by Finley de Witt
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
First if all I love this book because A) the author is a trauma survivor and B) because they are also a trauma expert ❤️ this fills my heart because I too know quite a bit about trauma. Also if you too are a survivor of trauma (whatever trauma that may be) you may find this book insightful and maybe feel less alone.
Second of all the cover is gorgeous and so abstract and fresh and new it's gorgeous and grabs your attention.
Now my review...
I have a mother a lot like Finley's, so this hit home for me. I felt less alone by hearing it. Trauma, abuse, feeling like you're not really there, being ignored, hurt, manipulated, psychosis, health issues and a whole bunch of other bits that happened in this woman's life.
It was such an easy read too, I love learning about people's lives even if I don't personally know them. It's brilliantly written and I couldn't put it down.
Second of all the cover is gorgeous and so abstract and fresh and new it's gorgeous and grabs your attention.
Now my review...
I have a mother a lot like Finley's, so this hit home for me. I felt less alone by hearing it. Trauma, abuse, feeling like you're not really there, being ignored, hurt, manipulated, psychosis, health issues and a whole bunch of other bits that happened in this woman's life.
It was such an easy read too, I love learning about people's lives even if I don't personally know them. It's brilliantly written and I couldn't put it down.
The Red Trilogy by Paul Kane
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Well I really enjoyed this book, I've never read anything to do with a Werewolf/shifter before so this was new to me.
Anyway I really liked this book, it's fast paced and I was hooked. As the name suggests this is a trilogy of books and if you are a horror fan you will love this, or if you fancy trying something new this new year have a go at this you won't be disappointed.
Think of this as a twisted version of Little Red Riding Hood 👀 but with blood lots and lots of blood!
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
5.0
Absolutely think this a fantastic book and very well written. One of my favourites. Thomas Harris is a fantastic author and can add twists that you did not think were coming. Its a great book with a powerful storyline. Fantastic!!
Misery by Stephen King
5.0
The King of horror (no pun intended) hit the jackpot with this book. Such a fantastic, thrilling, terrifying, gripping and heart palpitating read!
First of all, the thought that has went into this book is phenomenal. He has wrote a book that contains him writing another book. Two books in one. This novel Misery, and in this book it contains another book or "manuscript" as Paul Sheldon like to call it, named "Misery's Return".
I love the added disclaimer about "Novril" at the beginning of the book too!
Annie Wilkes what can I say, other than Bat...S***... Crazy?
I've literally been hooked on this book from start to finish. I kept telling myself just one more chapter. The suspense was crazy, especially the part where he gets out the room for the first time! I couldn't keep up with my reading I was so on edge, it was fantastic!
It is much, much darker than the movie. I mean the rat blood licking? Eww... Not to mention the axe and and the little fire to "rinse" the foot amputation. Amongst other things i.e. lawnmowers!!!
This book was exceptionally written, I wouldn't expect less from Mr King.
Highly Highly Highly Recommend this
I rate this 5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
First of all, the thought that has went into this book is phenomenal. He has wrote a book that contains him writing another book. Two books in one. This novel Misery, and in this book it contains another book or "manuscript" as Paul Sheldon like to call it, named "Misery's Return".
I love the added disclaimer about "Novril" at the beginning of the book too!
Annie Wilkes what can I say, other than Bat...S***... Crazy?
I've literally been hooked on this book from start to finish. I kept telling myself just one more chapter. The suspense was crazy, especially the part where he gets out the room for the first time! I couldn't keep up with my reading I was so on edge, it was fantastic!
It is much, much darker than the movie. I mean the rat blood licking? Eww... Not to mention the axe and and the little fire to "rinse" the foot amputation. Amongst other things i.e. lawnmowers!!!
This book was exceptionally written, I wouldn't expect less from Mr King.
Highly Highly Highly Recommend this
I rate this 5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Roses of May by Dot Hutchison
5.0
FBI agents Eddison and Hanoverian are back with another case. Girls are being murdered in churches with flowers left on and around the victims and in their blood that is spilled on the church floor.
There are different flowers around each girl, the guy leaves no clues, no DNA, no nothing. He sexually assaults some girls, but not all of them.
The agents keep in touch with a girl called Priya. Her sister Chavi was one of the murdered girls. Priya and her mother move around alot to avoid staying in the same place too long, after all Priya's face is often plastered in the newspapers when another girl gets murdered. After a while it is figured out the Priya is the target, well not so much the target, she is the one the assailant wants to love, the one he is interested in. He kills girls who are close to her and one's who are just not like her. He has been leaving flowers at her doorstep for her. The flowers are in order of the ones left by the victims, starting with the first victim and finishing at the last.
Priya is in touch with Inara who survived the Butterfly Garden; Inara was originally called Maya, the name given to her by the Gardener. The girls write to each other, talking about their lives and their situations. The agents are still in touch with the garden girls too as the court case still hadn't been. Inara gives Priya some advice and she takes with literally as Inara meant it. Priya decides to use herself as bait and decides she wants to kill him to end it all as she realises who the culprit is. He is a guy called Joshua who she met at a coffee shop, who also happened to be the first victims older brother.
She heads to a church to take photos of the windows, which she has done this since she was a kid. When she is there she is on the phone to agent Eddison when she hears a voice.. it's Joshua. Joshua tries to kill Priya to keep her sweet and innocent.
There are different flowers around each girl, the guy leaves no clues, no DNA, no nothing. He sexually assaults some girls, but not all of them.
The agents keep in touch with a girl called Priya. Her sister Chavi was one of the murdered girls. Priya and her mother move around alot to avoid staying in the same place too long, after all Priya's face is often plastered in the newspapers when another girl gets murdered. After a while it is figured out the Priya is the target, well not so much the target, she is the one the assailant wants to love, the one he is interested in. He kills girls who are close to her and one's who are just not like her. He has been leaving flowers at her doorstep for her. The flowers are in order of the ones left by the victims, starting with the first victim and finishing at the last.
Priya is in touch with Inara who survived the Butterfly Garden; Inara was originally called Maya, the name given to her by the Gardener. The girls write to each other, talking about their lives and their situations. The agents are still in touch with the garden girls too as the court case still hadn't been. Inara gives Priya some advice and she takes with literally as Inara meant it. Priya decides to use herself as bait and decides she wants to kill him to end it all as she realises who the culprit is. He is a guy called Joshua who she met at a coffee shop, who also happened to be the first victims older brother.
She heads to a church to take photos of the windows, which she has done this since she was a kid. When she is there she is on the phone to agent Eddison when she hears a voice.. it's Joshua. Joshua tries to kill Priya to keep her sweet and innocent.
How to Stop Overthinking: The 7-Step Plan to Control and Eliminate Negative Thoughts, Declutter Your Mind and Start Thinking Positively in 5 Minutes or Less by Scott Sharp, Chase Hill
3.0
This kindle read had some helpful tips and tricks most of them I knew but others I thought were helpful which was nice.
Sometimes it felt as though I wad being told off with some of the remarks, sentences and paragraphs in the book which wasn't nice.
Overall it was okay.
Sometimes it felt as though I wad being told off with some of the remarks, sentences and paragraphs in the book which wasn't nice.
Overall it was okay.
Hannibal by Thomas Harris
5.0
Wonderful book, spectacular ending, fantastic storyline. Highly recommended this.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
5.0
A toddlers parents and older sister get murdered by "The man Jack". He tends to kill the toddler but he nowhere to be seen. The small toddler wanders up the hill to a graveyard and the ghosts and spirits of the graveyard wonder what to do with him. Suddenly the locked gates to the graveyard start to rattle; it's the man Jack. He has come for the toddler. Suddenly the spirit of a woman turns up and begs the ghosts to look after her son and protect him. The ghosts realise who the toddler needs protection from and Mistress Owens' motherly instincts come out and asks Mr Owens if he will be the boy's father. He agrees and they keep the boy safe. That night there was a meeting to keep the boy safe in the graveyard. It was agreed that he will have "Freedom of the Graveyard". The Owens' name him Nobody "Bod" Owens.
Bod has a guardian called Silas; Silas leaves to go and do some research that he cannot do at the graveyard. This upsets Bod very much. Silas organises a teacher called Miss Lupescu to come and teach him things he need to know about the dead. Alongside Miss Lupescu, Bod has many other teachers who teach him normal things like history, reading and writing, but also things for the dead such as fading, dreamwalking and many other ways of the dead.
Later on Bod befriends Liza who is a witch and was drowned and burned to death. Liza helps Bod when he gets in trouble and helps keep him safe and gets help when she cannot protect him.
When Bod is 14 Silas sits him down and shares the story of where Bod came from, how his family were murdered and how the Owenses took him in as his own. He find out about The Man Jack. Shortly after Silas leaves again for a while to do more research. While Silas is gone The Man Jack and his other friends also called Jack track down Bod to end his life. All of the years of learning the ways of the dead help to defeat the Jack's and their order "The Jack of all Trades".
Such a fantastic book, Neil Gaiman hit it out if the park yet again! A fabulous 5 stars from me!
Bod has a guardian called Silas; Silas leaves to go and do some research that he cannot do at the graveyard. This upsets Bod very much. Silas organises a teacher called Miss Lupescu to come and teach him things he need to know about the dead. Alongside Miss Lupescu, Bod has many other teachers who teach him normal things like history, reading and writing, but also things for the dead such as fading, dreamwalking and many other ways of the dead.
Later on Bod befriends Liza who is a witch and was drowned and burned to death. Liza helps Bod when he gets in trouble and helps keep him safe and gets help when she cannot protect him.
When Bod is 14 Silas sits him down and shares the story of where Bod came from, how his family were murdered and how the Owenses took him in as his own. He find out about The Man Jack. Shortly after Silas leaves again for a while to do more research. While Silas is gone The Man Jack and his other friends also called Jack track down Bod to end his life. All of the years of learning the ways of the dead help to defeat the Jack's and their order "The Jack of all Trades".
Such a fantastic book, Neil Gaiman hit it out if the park yet again! A fabulous 5 stars from me!
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
5.0
This picks up nicely from Red Dragon. Again Thomas Harris is an exceptional author. I love this storyline again and I like how he brings in Clarice Starling as she is mentioned in the end of Red Dragon. Fantastic.