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The Liars Daughter
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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‼️ Trigger warning abuse ‼️

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The Liars Daughter
By claire Allan
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Every family has it’s secrets…

Joe McKee – pillar of the Derry community – is dead. As arrangements are made for the traditional Irish wake, friends and family are left reeling at how cancer could have taken this much-loved man so soon.

But grief is the last thing that Joe’s daughter Ciara and step-daughter Heidi feel. For they knew the real Joe – the man who was supposed to protect them and did anything but.

As the mourners gather, the police do too, with doubt being cast over whether Joe’s death was due to natural causes. Because the lies that Joe told won’t be taken to the grave after all – and the truth gives his daughters the best possible motive for killing him…

A gripping suspense novel about deadly secrets and lies. The perfect read for fans of Clare Mackintosh.

I don’t know where to begin I couldn’t put it down. It deals with a very hard sensitive issue and in my opinion was so well done. It hit so many triggers and buttons but not once did I find it too much to handle or insensitive. It gives in a way 3 different accounts of abuse and survival of women who have gone through and still are suffering. So heartbreaking to read and gives a little hope!
  
Who Said Witness Protection Was Boring? (Mobster Mayhem #2)
Who Said Witness Protection Was Boring? (Mobster Mayhem #2)
J.F. Miev, Aria Clark | 2025 | Contemporary, Crime, LGBTQ+, Romance
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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fun and flirty with some danger thrown in!
Independent reviewer for GRR, I was gifted my copy of this book.

This is book 2 in the Mobster Mayhem series, and I have not read book 1. I didn't think I was missing anything, honestly, until Leo and Chai turn up in this book and now I wanna read their story!

While the undertone of this book is dark, people are killed keeping the secrets that Matt and Kieran are discovering, the general tone is light and fluffy and these guys are a lot of fun.

Matt and Kieran find themselves on the run from the CIA and Lord knows who else, cos Matt's aunt and uncle are keeping an asset for the CIA. The CIA! Matt is dumbfounded when he discovers that his auntie and uncle, and indeed, his parents, have been keeping such secrets from him, but when he finds himself wound up in it all, he understands.

I did NOT see the twist with Kieran's parents coming at me, so well played with that one!

And you know what?? I did not realise its first person, present tense AND multi point of view until I was filing it, so SUPER well with that!

From what I can see, this is the first I've read of these authors, so they are firmly in my crosshairs!

4 fun and flirty stars

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The Night Circus
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.1 (106 Ratings)
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I don’t even know how to start my book review for The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. It was too magical, that I feel like everything I write will not do this book justice. To me, it felt like I was a part of one big secret. And in this book, Widget has something to say about secrets:

<b><i>“Secrets have power," Widget begins. "And that power diminishes when they are shared, so they are best kept and kept well. Sharing secrets, real secrets, important ones, with even one other person, will change them. Writing them down is worse, because who can tell how many eyes might see them inscribed on paper, no matter how careful you might be with it. So it’s really best to keep your secrets when you have them, for their own good, as well as yours.”</i></b>

Therefore, I feel like everything I might say will make this magical book a little less magical than it already is. I feel like this is an experience that you need to read for yourself, get acquainted with this Circus, with its characters, and feel like a part of it. 

Two people, brought up in different circumstances, have been getting ready for the challenge all their lives. They can’t avoid it, they are bonded to it. Their task is to be better than the other person, be a better magician, be a better illusionist. Their destiny is magical and dangerous, and the circus is their arena. 

<b><i>“You need to understand your limitations so you can overcome them.”</i></b>

The circus is a beautiful place.It is magical. It is everything you’ve ever wanted as a kid. The lights, the music, the mystery, the performers… Everything that happens in the circus has its own story. Many characters involved and their own adventures mix, get tangled and interfere with the two competitor’s destiny. I loved the descriptions of the different tents, the ice garden, the labyrinth, the cloud maze, the tent with the bottles...

<b><i>“People see what they wish to see. And in most cases, what they are told that they see.”</i></b>

The writing in The Night Circus is beautiful. It is slow-paced and very imaginative. Slowly, it takes you to a place where people perform illusions, read tarot and foresee the destiny, tell stories, build magical clocks. If you’ve ever been to a circus, you will feel like you are there again. If you haven’t experienced that before, this book will give you the best possible introduction. A story of magic, love, destiny and storytelling like you’ve never seen before and you’re unlikely to see soon. It’s no wonder this book receives such hype. 

<b><i>"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."
                                                      - Oscar Wilde, 1888</i></b>

The Night Circus is a favourite. The ultimate favorite. Today, tomorrow, and probably until the rest of my life. For all the characters inside it that mattered. For the happy ever afters. But most importantly, for the storytellers. For my grandma, for Widget and for Erin. And for the other storytellers like them - because without them, we wouldn’t be able to truly find magic.
  
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64
Action/Adventure
Mario in 3D! (3 more)
Detailed and Memorable Worlds
Challenging and Rewarding Gameplay
Secrets Galore!
That Stupid Eel. You Know the One... (0 more)
The Greatest 3D Platformer of All Time
Super Mario 64 was a revelation in its time. I was so blown away as a kid by how massive in scope the game was, how much there was to do and see. Sure, games today have gotten bigger and prettier, but they often lack the magic and charm ofSuper Mario 64. There were plenty of other great platformers in the same era, Banjo-Kazooie, Rayman, and Spyro to name a few. Super Mario 64 reigns supreme though. Nintendo did it first, and they also did it best.
  
Four Dead Queens
Four Dead Queens
Astrid Scholte | 2019 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
8
5.7 (3 Ratings)
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Murder Mystery
I'm not usually interested in murder mystery, but I really enjoyed this book. It was told in the alternating perspectives of the Four Queens of Quadara and a Thief named Keralie. Keralie is the MC of this story, and she is trying to discover who killed the Queens. She meets a boy named Varin who is trying to help her dispite coming from a different background, and knowing that she is untrustworthy. The story has a lot of twists and turns that make it hard to put down. All of the characters are interesting, and each one of them has secrets that they are hiding. The question is what secret is worth killing for?
  
Inception (2010)
Inception (2010)
2010 | Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
CGI (0 more)
A way to change your dreams
A criminal who steals business secrets along with some others thing with the use of using a way to change dreams to get what he wants gets tasked with the challenge of stealing from a big time ceo. He enlists the help of a young student who has the creativeness to help make those changes in dreams to help with this task.

The movie itself was original and good. It kind of got boring becuase it was too long. The acting is fine and some of the action sequences were good but it was the CGI work that gave this movie its saving grace in my oppion.