Author: Ruth Ware<\/strong><\/h3>\nReviewed by: Christine Lasa, <\/strong>MBA<\/a><\/p>\nWhat\u2019s not to love about dark secrets, crumbling, old mansions, and mysterious family legacies? The gothic thriller gave me life in the first lockdown and I read the paperback copy alongside listening to the audiobook\u2014a proper way to get fully absorbed in it! This was a compelling read thanks to the different levels of eeriness that Ruth Ware plays around with per chapter.<\/p>\n
The protagonist, Hal, is a tarot reader from Brighton and lives a tough life struggling to pay the bills and survive on such small pay. Hal lost her mother, but she continued to live on in her daily life as the intermittent voice in her head.<\/p>\n
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Things escalate when she receives a letter, telling her that about an inheritance left to her by her grandmother, Hester Westaway. She\u2019s dumbfounded as she knows she has no family left but because of her tough situation, she decides to play along with the end in mind to receive a huge sum of money even though she thinks this is all a fraud. Once she gets to her grandmother\u2019s mansion after the funeral, she meets the rest of the shady family.\u00a0 Some were warm and some were hostile towards Hal. The rest of the novel builds up to reveal a secret that one of the family members has been hiding for so many years. Have a go at reading this and I promise you won\u2019t want to put this down!<\/p>\n
If this is up your alley, then Colleen Hoover\u2019s contemporary thriller and steamy read, \u201cVerity\u201d would be something you might enjoy!<\/p>\n
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Book title: November 9th<\/strong><\/h3>\nAuthor: Colleen Hoover<\/strong><\/h3>\nReviewed by: Maria Susana Castellanos, <\/strong>Bachelor of Business Administration<\/a><\/p>\nWhat is life without a little love? That is what I thought when I encountered this novel. I picked it up and began to read, for what I planned to be an hour or so. But you see, the issue with love or romance for that matter, is that you can’t plan it. It sweeps you up, spins you around and makes you feel a thousand emotions at the same time. This is how I ended in a five-hour binge.<\/p>\n
The novel follows the idea of love at first sight, within two people that don’t believe in love themselves. They make a decision only to see or speak to each other once a year on November 9th, at a specific place; until they fulfil a deadline. The story being full of twists and turns, secrets, and more, wraps you up in more than a simple idea of the perfect romance, and it is far from the perfect cliche love story.<\/p>\n
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I would recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys the occasional romance novel, but is looking beyond the idea of just the perfect moments. Colleen Hoover has extraordinary writing and great character development each year in which the events take place. All that while keeping you at the edge of your seat as you flip the pages.<\/p>\n
If this looks like something you would like to read, I would also recommend “We Were Liars” by E. Lockhart, a novel with more turns than I can begin to explain, but that is worth it in every single way.<\/p>\n
Book title: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle <\/strong>(<\/u><\/strong>\u306d\u3058\u307e\u304d<\/u><\/strong>\u9e1f<\/u><\/strong>\u30af\u30ed\u30cb\u30af\u30eb<\/u><\/strong>)<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\nAuthor: Haruki Murakami<\/strong><\/h3>\n
What\u2019s not to love about dark secrets, crumbling, old mansions, and mysterious family legacies? The gothic thriller gave me life in the first lockdown and I read the paperback copy alongside listening to the audiobook\u2014a proper way to get fully absorbed in it! This was a compelling read thanks to the different levels of eeriness that Ruth Ware plays around with per chapter.<\/p>\n
The protagonist, Hal, is a tarot reader from Brighton and lives a tough life struggling to pay the bills and survive on such small pay. Hal lost her mother, but she continued to live on in her daily life as the intermittent voice in her head.<\/p>\n
Things escalate when she receives a letter, telling her that about an inheritance left to her by her grandmother, Hester Westaway. She\u2019s dumbfounded as she knows she has no family left but because of her tough situation, she decides to play along with the end in mind to receive a huge sum of money even though she thinks this is all a fraud. Once she gets to her grandmother\u2019s mansion after the funeral, she meets the rest of the shady family.\u00a0 Some were warm and some were hostile towards Hal. The rest of the novel builds up to reveal a secret that one of the family members has been hiding for so many years. Have a go at reading this and I promise you won\u2019t want to put this down!<\/p>\n
If this is up your alley, then Colleen Hoover\u2019s contemporary thriller and steamy read, \u201cVerity\u201d would be something you might enjoy!<\/p>\n
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Book title: November 9th<\/strong><\/h3>\nAuthor: Colleen Hoover<\/strong><\/h3>\nReviewed by: Maria Susana Castellanos, <\/strong>Bachelor of Business Administration<\/a><\/p>\nWhat is life without a little love? That is what I thought when I encountered this novel. I picked it up and began to read, for what I planned to be an hour or so. But you see, the issue with love or romance for that matter, is that you can’t plan it. It sweeps you up, spins you around and makes you feel a thousand emotions at the same time. This is how I ended in a five-hour binge.<\/p>\n
The novel follows the idea of love at first sight, within two people that don’t believe in love themselves. They make a decision only to see or speak to each other once a year on November 9th, at a specific place; until they fulfil a deadline. The story being full of twists and turns, secrets, and more, wraps you up in more than a simple idea of the perfect romance, and it is far from the perfect cliche love story.<\/p>\n
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I would recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys the occasional romance novel, but is looking beyond the idea of just the perfect moments. Colleen Hoover has extraordinary writing and great character development each year in which the events take place. All that while keeping you at the edge of your seat as you flip the pages.<\/p>\n
If this looks like something you would like to read, I would also recommend “We Were Liars” by E. Lockhart, a novel with more turns than I can begin to explain, but that is worth it in every single way.<\/p>\n
Book title: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle <\/strong>(<\/u><\/strong>\u306d\u3058\u307e\u304d<\/u><\/strong>\u9e1f<\/u><\/strong>\u30af\u30ed\u30cb\u30af\u30eb<\/u><\/strong>)<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\nAuthor: Haruki Murakami<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Reviewed by: Maria Susana Castellanos, <\/strong>Bachelor of Business Administration<\/a><\/p>\n What is life without a little love? That is what I thought when I encountered this novel. I picked it up and began to read, for what I planned to be an hour or so. But you see, the issue with love or romance for that matter, is that you can’t plan it. It sweeps you up, spins you around and makes you feel a thousand emotions at the same time. This is how I ended in a five-hour binge.<\/p>\n The novel follows the idea of love at first sight, within two people that don’t believe in love themselves. They make a decision only to see or speak to each other once a year on November 9th, at a specific place; until they fulfil a deadline. The story being full of twists and turns, secrets, and more, wraps you up in more than a simple idea of the perfect romance, and it is far from the perfect cliche love story.<\/p>\n I would recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys the occasional romance novel, but is looking beyond the idea of just the perfect moments. Colleen Hoover has extraordinary writing and great character development each year in which the events take place. All that while keeping you at the edge of your seat as you flip the pages.<\/p>\n If this looks like something you would like to read, I would also recommend “We Were Liars” by E. Lockhart, a novel with more turns than I can begin to explain, but that is worth it in every single way.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nBook title: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle <\/strong>(<\/u><\/strong>\u306d\u3058\u307e\u304d<\/u><\/strong>\u9e1f<\/u><\/strong>\u30af\u30ed\u30cb\u30af\u30eb<\/u><\/strong>)<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Author: Haruki Murakami<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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