Bubble Blossom
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Bubble Blossom Saga Bubble Shooter Blossom Match 3 Bubble Mania game from makers of Baby Bubble...
Part 2 by Brix & the Extricated
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Brix & The Extricated release their highly anticipated debut album Part 2 on 22nd September...
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Road To IELTS
Education
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Road to IELTS is the official online IELTS preparation app, carefully prepared by the British...
Stickman Base Jumper 2
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Pack your parachute and jump down the highest buildings in the world and experience the amazing...
Anatomy of Evil (Barker & Llewelyn, #7)
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In London of 1888, Private Enquiry Agent Cyrus Barker takes on his biggest case ever—the attempt...
Mystery Thriller
The Last Titan
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On the run from the government and a local gangster, Daniel White thought things could not get any...
Picture this (Birds of a Feather #3)
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Life just keeps slapping Mary in the face. She had it rough growing up, and when it finally looks...
Contemporary Fantasy Romance
Crackdown 3
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Crackdown 3 retains the core gameplay of Crackdown and Crackdown 2, featuring a number of different...
Chips in a Bag: Classy Mr. Murray
Book
A heartwarming love story blended with elements of deception, love lost, suspense and redemption. In...
Contemporary Mystery Romance
Initially I thought this would be a thriller, and whilst it has elements of that, its so much more. Butter looks at how women are regarded in society - how “thin is King (or Queen?)”, particularly in Japan. Kajii sets Rika tasks, one being to learn to cook and actually enjoy her food (that’s two tasks) - less of the “food is fuel” school of thought.
Rika learns that she’s lonely, her life is centred around her work. She wants independence, but she also wants connection. As Rita gains weight she feels happier in herself, but she’s judged by those around her of being slovenly. I mean, the work she puts in to learning to cook and actually cooking would say otherwise, but then that’s society for you.
I will say not to read this whilst you’re hungry. The descriptions of the food, it’s smell, texture, flavours - I’m getting hungry just thinking about it!
I’m glad I read this. It was a really interesting insight into Japanese culture, more so than ‘just’ a thriller. There were more food descriptions than murders, that’s for certain!!