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Clock City (Realm of Elestra #2)

Rebekah Dodson

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Since Mom died and left me with my abusive, drunkard of a father I don’t have much of a life. My...

YA young adult NA New Adult romance steampunk

The Shadow Network (WW2 Secret Agent #2)

Deborah Swift

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One woman must sacrifice everything to uncover the truth in this enthralling historical novel,...

Historical Fiction Thriller WWII

Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated The Coldest Winter Ever in Books

May 10, 2018

Winter Santiaga is a girl whose whole world gets flipped upside down in a matter of moments. Winter thinks she is living the high life. She dresses in the best clothes, dates whoever she wants and gets whatever she asks for.

Her father, who goes by just Santiaga, is a big deal in the neighborhood. Mostly everyone is on his payroll and nothing goes down without his knowledge. When the Santiaga's move out of Brooklyn and to Long Island, things take a turn for the worse. With both of her parents arrested and her sisters wards of the state, Winter does all she can to survive.

Winter is a bitch!! I hate to use that word, but she really is. All of these people who try to help her, but she can't see the help for the all mighty dollar. She wants to follow in her father's footsteps and make that quick money, but it's not going to work for her the way that she is hoping.

Will Winter be able to survive and make it for herself? Will she be able to save her mother from the thing that used to keep her family together? Will she get the man she has always wanted?

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Jessica Erdas (463 KP) rated Conversations With A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes in TV

Jan 26, 2019

An interesting look into the mind of a killer

This Netflix original details the killing spree enacted by Ted Bundy and his downward spiral. Very interesting for those curious about the actions of serial killers. Some of the details are pretty hard to swallow, as would be expected of any story where murders are committed. I think one of the most interesting parts to the show was being able to see his mannerisms, arrogance, and even his voice as he denied his guilt despite tantamount evidence against him. Ted Bundy was a killer who completely flipped profiling on its head; before him there were common misconceptions that a serial killer was an unattractive, uneducated, and socially inept person but after his atrocities were exposed, it forced members of law enforcement to look deeper into the kinds of people who committed such crimes against humanity. It was also very interesting to see the effect the trials had on his mother and her tearful pleas to avoid the death penalty. I didn't feel that it incited any sympathy for Bundy but it kind of opens your eyes to the destruction of a family, regardless. A testament to a mother's love, even to those we don't feel deserve it.

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The Sinatra Club: My Life Inside the New York Mafia

Salvatore Polisi and Steve Dougherty

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The Mob was the biggest, richest business in America - until it was destroyed from within by drugs,...

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Catalogs and Photo & Video

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Add amazing Soccer textures to your photos fast and easy! Simplicity unlike any other app, quickly...

Nikki Massey (8 KP) rated Beautiful: A Beautiful Girl. An Evil Man. One Inspiring True Story of Courage in Books

Feb 7, 2019

What an inspirational book!

I had actually never read a biography before, so this was a very different genre to what I'm used to.
As I started reading I wasn't sure if this book was really for me.

In the early days, during Katie's goal of reaching the dizzying heights of fame, she came across as a self-absorbed and not very likable person.

As you progress along the journey with Katie and you suddenly reach the day where her life is flipped upside down you wish you could take back all your negative thoughts for her former-self.

From the second the attack happens, you really feel for the poor girl. You follow along with her during her initial moments in the hospital, how her life is in the doctors hands and all the harrowing and life altering procedures she has to endure on this journey to recovery.

The book is traumatising and inspirational in equal measures. Katie shows us how strong and positive an individual can be, even in the darkest of situations that life can throw at you.

After suffering panic attacks earlier this year myself, I decided to buy this book. It definitely put everything into perspective for me and has helped me try and carry on and find an inner strength I previously was unaware of.