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3 star

It does have the essence of [b:The Silent Patient|40097951|The Silent Patient|Alex Michaelides|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668782119l/40097951._SY75_.jpg|59752778] and [b:Gone Girl|19288043|Gone Girl|Gillian Flynn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1554086139l/19288043._SY75_.jpg|13306276] but failed to impress me like those. Even though the writing and plot was good, the execution failed. It was miserably slow till 50% and too complex climax, confusing.

Anna O went into sleep after murdering 2 of her friends at a family retreat. This is called as "Resignation Syndrome" in medical field. The police want her to wake up to be able to get into trial. Anna O is transferred to "Abbey Sleep Clinic", a under Dr. Benedict Prince, who is a sleep expert after 4 years.

We go through different POV's which makes the story interesting with different references to sleepwalking, crimes committed during sleep etc. Very fascinating plot but slow paced and needed more cleverer way to handle this complex plot.

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5 stars

"Margo's Got Money Troubles" by Rufi Thorpe is a witty, candid exploration of a young woman’s struggle with motherhood and financial instability. After becoming pregnant by her college professor, Margo turns to OnlyFans to make ends meet, guided by her eccentric, retired wrestler father. The book navigates complex themes of young motherhood, societal judgment, online platforms, and unconventional paths to success also life.

I need to praise Thorpe’s narrative style, which blends humor with deeper insights, maintaining a light-hearted tone while addressing serious issues like financial struggles and social pressures. This novel depicts the messy, unpredictable nature of modern life with Margo’s journey which is both relatable and engaging. A very good read with 5 stars from me.

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4.5 stars

Liz Moore did not disappoint me.

This literary mystery begins with the disappearance of teenage girl, Barbara Van Laar from a summer camp owned by her own rich family in 1975. Fourteen years ago, her brother then 8 years old, Bear, vanished without a trace under mysterious circumstances.

Judyta Luptack, one of the first female police investigators at the time, fights to pave her way in the male dominated police force, society and seek truth. As the story unfolds, going back and forth between timelines (which I usually do not like but handled beautifully here), perspectives from different characters builds a sense of suspense and intrigue.

Set against the backdrop of beautifully described Adirondack wilderness, we see the issues of human class, family, money and survival which does not fail to engage. A page turner for sure.

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4 stars

Harry Bosch is left with a 20 year old Murder Book by his recently dead mentor. This is about an old murder of drug addict and ex-con John Hilton. While Bosch is wondering on this stolen murder book, Ballard is called out to a fatal tent fire at night that kills a homeless man, Edison Banks Junior. Though it looks like a tragic accident Ballard doesn't seem to think so.

Once again we find ourselves in a tight and intricately plotted crime thriller. The relationship between Bosch and Ballard is seen to be growing, a unspoken trust building slowly. We also met Haller, Bosch's attorney half-brother and get to know their chemistry. And as a surprise we see Ballard dealing with Olivas (who is responsible for Ballard's move to The late show) and I liked it.

Bosch and Ballard work together and see that both their cases and few more on the side and see how some of the threads join together. Loved reading this one.

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4.0 stars

Honestly I did not like half of the previous book [b:A Feast for Crows|13497|A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)|George R.R. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429538615l/13497._SY75_.jpg|1019062]. It was all unnecessary and drag. Though I liked the story line which had all the main characters.

I share the same views in this book too. I know Mr. Martin is trying to bring all those secondary/tertiary characters to help the main plot but its too obvious. That was the another thing which annoyed me. As always I loved the main characters and their part of the story. Everything else just felt unnecessary. In book 4 and 5 the plot advanced at a snails pace. Very annoying. And not a single Dragon danced !

Finally I have finished all the 5 books which I started reading back in 2020.

And now I wait. For the Winter. Which was supposed to come in 2015.

My reading pace + George R R Martin writing Winds Of Winter pace= I will be completing the book with my grand kids :P

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****4.5****

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***2.0***

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****2.0****

RTC

****4.0****

The story starts when August, an anthropologist specialising in death rituals, returns to Brooklyn to look after and bury her father, who dies of Liver Cancer. It's her memories, back and forth, from when she,an 8-year old along with her 4-year old brother and Father relocates to Brooklyn from Tennessee farmhouse. August and her brother faces the problems of sudden relocation and a motherless life. They both console each other that their mother will come

"tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow."

“Somehow, my brother and I grew up motherless yet halfway whole. My brother had the faith my father brought him to, and for a long time, I had Sylvia, Angela, and Gigi, the four of us sharing the weight of growing up Girl in Brooklyn, as though it was a bag of stones we passed among ourselves saying, Here. Help me carry this.”

The grief of this loss is the core of August's life in Brooklyn, where she finds few more girls like her and they bond instantly. Slowly they grow up and start to see the world with the eyes of teenagers and then adults. They start to see the world as it is and what that is doing to their relationships.

August's father who turns to Islam to drench his sorrow on loss, her drug addict neighbours, her fear of teenage pregnancy, abuse, all these awareness of the realness makes this book wonderful. The want of "another brooklyn" in August makes this book beautiful.

“Maybe this is how it happened first for everyone —adults promising us their own failed future.”

Lyrical , dream like narration. I felt like I am travelling through a childhood, may be mine or may be of someone I knew. It's intensely real and hard but yet very beautiful.

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5 star

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