Crime fiction
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The Black Swan Mystery by Tetsuya Ayukawa
Book review Early one morning, the owner of a local mill is found lying next to the railway tracks just outside of Kuki Station. Suspicion initially falls on the workers’ union, with whom the man had been embroiled in a labour dispute, then on a new religious sect that has been gaining followers recently. Chief Continue reading
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Book Review: Dog Rose Dirt by Jen Williams
Dog Rose Dirt* by Jen Williams Publisher: HarperCollins Publication date: 22 July 2021 Genre: Psychological thriller Page count: 368 pages Rating: 4 out of 5 stars I received a copy of this book* from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. When prodigal daughter Heather Evans returns to her family home after her mother’s Continue reading
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Mini Reviews: Nemesis and The Woman in Black
Sometimes I don’t have a lot to say about a given book, even if it’s one I really love! Enter, the mini review. Take a look at two books I read over Christmas this year and really enjoyed! Continue reading
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Book Review: The Guest List by Lucy Foley
I read and really enjoyed Lucy’s first novel, The Hunting Party, and was really excited to read more thrillers from her. There’s something about her ‘rich, awful people doing awful things and having awful things happen to them’ plots that I absolutely love — they’re so deliciously dark and compulsively readable. Continue reading
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Mini Reviews: The ABC Murders and Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
It’s once again time for some mini reviews! In October I read a ton of crime fiction, and Agatha Christie is naturally part of that list. The ABC Murders and Murder in Mesopotamia are both good books, but not my favourites from her backlist. Check out my thoughts on these two Hercule Poirot books below! Continue reading
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Book Review: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
It has been hard to escape the hype for Truly Devious, a book that has taken the YA book world by storm, and I was totally taken in by it. I try to not let hype dictate my reading choices — I so often end up disappointed — but I was just so curious about… Continue reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up: 18 October 2019
Hello friends, happy Friday! I, for one, cannot believe we are halfway through the spookiest month of the year. I’ve read a ton of books this week (I don’t know what magical thing happened this week but I’m definitely pleased), and today is the start of the Off the Grid readathon so I should get… Continue reading
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Book Review: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is the debut novel by Stuart Turton. I had been seeing fabulous reviews for this book all across social media, and was lucky enough to snag a copy via NetGalley. I had heard it pitched as ‘Groundhogs Day’ meets ‘Gosford Park’ and I was immediately sold. Not knowing much… Continue reading
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December TBR Strategy
It’s time for one of the most pointless yet enjoyable posts for me — my monthly TBR! This was meant to go up on the 1st of December, but due to technical difficulties and laziness…well, it didn’t. Because of this, there are a couple of books on this TBR that I’ve already read. You’ll have… Continue reading
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ARC Review: Blackbird by N. D. Gomes
Blackbird by N. D. Gomes Publisher: HQ Teen Publication date: 16 November 2017 Pages: 287 pages Format: physical proof Rating: 3.75 out of 5 blackbirds I received a proof copy of this book at YALC. This does not influence my opinion. This review is spoiler-free. Blackbird is a proof I picked up at Continue reading
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