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Blake Hustic (38 KP) rated Raw in Apps

Jan 23, 2024  
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3.0 (1 Ratings)
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Unedited photos using a two-sided camera
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Can't see bios until after you swipe.
Great concept, horrible execution
You can't actually see people's bios until after you are already matched with them. In order to access premium, three of your friends have to sign up using your link. It's not possible to just pay for premium. I appreciate the lack of paywalls but that alternative is just tedious. And it kept showing me 18- and 30-year-olds even though I set my age preference to 19-25 (I'm 21). It's ultimately a bad execution of good ideas.
  
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Zuky the BookBum (15 KP) rated The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
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The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception
Emmanuel Carrere | 2002
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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I’m obsessed with true crime novels. There, I said it. I just find them so fascinating, especially when you find a book about a crime / criminal you’ve never heard of before… Introducing Jean-Claude Romand. A narcissistic liar and cheater who swindled his family out of all their money, lied to them about who he really was for 18 years and then murdered them. This sounds like something out of a fictional novel, but ladies & gents, this is all 100% real.

Maybe my 5 star rating is a little bias because I love true crime so much, but this book ticked all the boxes for me. Firstly, it was about such a bizarre and extraordinary crime, I was enthralled by every part of it, and secondly Carrère writes in such a simple and beautiful way that you forget you’re reading fact.

What astounds me so much about this novel is its subject. Jean-Claude Romand lived 18 years of his life (that’s only 2 years younger than I am right now) living a lie. How does a person get away with lying about everything for 18 years without getting caught? I can’t go into much detail in this review, otherwise I’m just going to spoil the whole thing, and once I get talking about it, I’ll never stop. But I mean really, how his friends & family trusted this man so much as to believe everything he said… amazes me. However, it’s also made me very aware that you don’t question the people you trust, I’m sure people could get away with so much before anyone noticed!

This book is incredible, shocking and mind-boggling. It reads like poetry but it packs a very real punch. I loved it! If you’re a true crime fan, like myself, pick this one up quick!

<i>Thank you to Penguin Random House UK & Vintage for sending me an arc copy for review.</i>
  
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