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Do Not Become Alarmed
Do Not Become Alarmed
Maile Meloy | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.3 (3 Ratings)
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This story is complicated. It deals with many moral issues. Families, marriage, strength and weakness. This is a great story coming out just in time for you to toss in your tote bag or beach bag. Just do it!
Critic- LoMaurice
Original Score: 4 out of 5

Read Review: https://mauriceonbooks.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/the-children-are-missing/
  
The Marble Collector
The Marble Collector
Cecelia Ahern | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
7
6.5 (4 Ratings)
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Bittersweet drama, a little dry
As interesting as the parallel dialogues were of both father and daughter, the story fell short slightly of its potential. It felt a little repetitive at times and ended rather suddenly with not much conclusion. It was sweet but it didn't quite reach the point of cementing a moral of the story.
  
Hard Candy (2005)
Hard Candy (2005)
2005 | Thriller
10
7.8 (18 Ratings)
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Great movie to make your head spin
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Definitely great revenge horror in the vein of I spit on your grave. Definitely a high point in ellen pages acting. But the level of pure moral ambiguity will definitely make you question if the goodguywe cheer is really doing good but be a necessary evil.
  
Leverage In Death (In Death, #47)
Leverage In Death (In Death, #47)
J.D. Robb | 2018 | Mystery
6
7.3 (4 Ratings)
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I really liked the plot but something about this book was a major let-down.

I like the moral question it raised, the dialing down of Creepy!Roarke, and Eve's friendship with Peabody and that's really it.

I know that this is supposed to be about three years from the first book but this one felt kinda stagnant.
  
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The Fifth Child
The Fifth Child
Doris Lessing | 2001 | Fiction & Poetry, Horror, Young Adult (YA)
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"I’m fascinated by the premise of Lessing’s horror story where the threat to survival is not external but literally inside the body and home of the protagonist. The moral quandary of raising a dangerous child is not one many of us will ever confront, but the painful struggle of this family is impossible to look away from."

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