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You have two choices when you are confronted with your every last fear : Give up or fight like hell. I loved this one. Every last fear is about a family who believe that their son is wrongfully convicted of a crime and their quest for justice. Danny pine, is currently serving a life sentence... Continue Reading →
“In the mirror, she’d seen more than her face. She’d seen the girl she’d been before all of this. A dreamer, a believer. Someone who would go places. How had she forgotten all of that?” Set in the darkest period of the great depression, the dust bowl era, The Four Winds tells us the story... Continue Reading →
I love Peter Swanson's work. He has written some amazing psychological thrillers like The Kind Worth Killing and Before She Knew Him. I also enjoyed Eight Perfect Murders, which felt like a homage to the greatest mystery writers. In this book, he writes about Abigail, who is engaged to a wealthy man. On her bachelorette party, she has a... Continue Reading →
Fredrik Backman is obviously one of my favorite writers. His fans like him for his way of writing, but what if there is too much Fredrik Backman-ism in a book ? I think anxious people falls under this category. Its bit of a overkill. If you haven't read this book, let me give you a... Continue Reading →
Rating: 2/5 Stars An imposing isolated getaway spot high up in Swiss Alps, which used to be a sanatorium, an avalanche cutting it off from the outside world, a woman dies and another one goes missing in this atmospheric locked room type thriller. Sounds interesting right? But No. Though the book sets the stage well,... Continue Reading →
“ “Before we were conceived, we existed in part as an egg in our mother’s ovary. All the eggs a woman will ever carry form in her ovaries while she is a four-month-old fetus in the womb of her mother. This means our cellular life as an egg begins in the womb of our grandmother.... Continue Reading →
Rating : 3.5/5 This is my first read of 2021 ! Jane Harper has been one of my favorite authors recently. Her books are deeply atmospheric and character driven. I am not sure how she does it, but he takes you right to the place where the plot happens. On her latest book, she takes... Continue Reading →
The Lost Man is the kind of book that takes it's time in setting the plot. Then it drags you in & consumes you ! Set in outback Queensland, this thriller makes you feel the Australian heat along with a compelling family drama. The thing I like about Jane Harper is that she really takes... Continue Reading →
4.5 Stars. I have read my share of psychological thrillers. I don't typically enjoy them because almost every single time, I get tired of the main character. A lot of times they are stupid and they miss the most obvious things like Cass in " The Breakdown". Second, the repetitions. I find lot of fillers... Continue Reading →
A series that keeps getting better and better. Another feather in the cap for Kim Stone series. 5 Stars !! For those of you who haven't tried these series, please do check it out. Mild spoilers ahead for those who haven't read the previous books. Typically , I would say any book from this series... Continue Reading →
