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MoMoBookDiary (20 KP) rated Perfect Liars: Perfect for fans of HBO’s hit TV series Big Little Lies in Books

Oct 1, 2018

I enjoyed Rebecca Reid’s compelling debut novel Perfect Liars.

Perfect Liars is a thoroughly satisfying character driven psychological thriller. It’s cleverly plotted and clear from the beginning, despite being paced on the slow side, that it is a compelling tale.

The characters are somewhat unlikeable in that they are typical stereotypical pretentious, entitled, self-centered women. The story is told using a dual timeline, past and present. Whilst they display a close friendship to the world it is deeply flawed.

There are certain parts of the storyline that I felt were a little too unbelievable and that is why this does not get a full five stars from me.

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Danielle Harris (16 KP) rated Sweet Jayne in Books

Oct 17, 2018

This was a very intense read. This was mind blowing. Every book I read from this author never disappoints me.

Nadia was 17 at the time when we learn that she moves to the US with her mother and stepfather Donovan. You will see in the beginning Nadia hates Donovan. When Nadia goes outside to wait for the school bus to her 1st day of a new school a girl named Kasey comes up and they begin there friendship. Something happens to Kasey and Nadia changes. Nadia leaves for 3 years but comes back with a fiance. Does Kasey come back? What does Donovan think of Nadia's fiance?

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Merissa (12069 KP) rated The Witching Pen (The Witching Pen Novellas, #1) in Books

Dec 17, 2018

This is the full length story of Elena and Karl and it starts when Karl is 27. For a long time, Elena and Karl have kept their relationship purely platonic due to circumstances "beyond their control" but things are about to change.

This story is full of action, romance, drama and suspense. You find out little snippets as you read along and the characters are built up. There is no insta-love in this book, just a deep and true friendship that could always have been something more if things had been different.

Absolutely brilliant and an ending which definitely makes you reach for the next book in the series!

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Carrie (18 KP) rated Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine in Books

Jan 22, 2019

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Gail Honeyman | 2017 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry

8.6

(80 Ratings)

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Beautiful, insightful and funny

This was recommended to me by a friend and isn’t something I would usually read, however I am so glad that I did.

Although the back story is dark, the main concept is beautiful, about friendship and love.

It was such an easy read, I struggled to put it down as I just wanted to find out more about he main character, Eleanor.
My interpretation was that it was a fantastic insight into the viewpoint of someone with a behaviour/social issues, a strong message that we shouldn’t judge if someone is different, as we don’t know what they may be dealing with.

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Russ Troutt (291 KP) rated Green Book (2018) in Movies

Jul 2, 2019

Green Book. It breaks my heart that such a book ever had to be printed, as it was a list of safe places for African-Americans to stay and eat at while vacationing. The movie takes us on the true story road trip of Dr. Don Shirley, a world class pianist, who hires a Tony Lip to be his driver and bodyguard while touring in the south in the early 1960's. The movie drives us through the racial tensions of the time which leads to some tense situations, but we also get plenty of laughs watching the making of a life long friendship between Doc and Tony.