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Merissa (11958 KP) created a post

Nov 23, 2022  
“My name is Ineluki. I come from past the mountains and ice. It took me many days to reach here. All I know are dead. Will you take me in?”

NBTM & #Giveaway: Glossolalia by e rathke - @Archaeolibrary, @GoddessFish, #Fantasy,

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2171 KP) rated Iced in Paradise in Books

Apr 15, 2020  
Iced in Paradise
Iced in Paradise
Naomi Hirahara | 2019 | Mystery
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Tracking an Ice-Cold Killer
Leilani Santiago has returned from Seattle to the island of Kauai to help run her family’s shave ice shack. Unfortunately, that means dealing with family dynamics, including her estranged father. He’s returned now with Luke, his newest surfing protégé, for a local competition. The morning of the competition, Leilani finds Luke dead on the floor of the shave ice shack. With her father as the prime suspect, Leilani begins to investigate. Can she find the truth?

This book is written in first person present tense, which took a couple of chapters to get used to, but once I did, I had no trouble getting lost in the story. The mystery with strong with plenty of suspects, yet things make sense when Leilani finds the truth. Like other books Naomi Hirahara has written, family dynamics are also a strong storyline, and they weave in and out without taking over from the mystery. This helps us get to know the characters, and I grew to love them as I read. I did struggle with the Pigeon English the characters speak; at times it really slowed me down as I worked to translate what they were saying. But that was my only complaint. The book left me feeling like I’d visited Kauai but craving shave ice.
  
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Bill Hader recommended Down by Law (1986) in Movies (curated)

 
Down by Law (1986)
Down by Law (1986)
1986 | International, Comedy, Drama
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Movie Favorite

"When I was seventeen, I dressed like John Lurie and Tom Waits in Down by Law. They were the apex of cool in my book. This is my favorite Jim Jarmusch movie. The “I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream” scene is classic."

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