Category: thriller
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Book Review: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
The Ministry of Time was a novel that caught my eye when I started seeing it on “Best Of” lists in 2024. The premise—a civil servant assigned to work with a historical figure who has time-travelled to the present against his will—sounded exceedingly fun. It was this, but it also was so much more. It…
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Book Review: The One by John Marrs
I’ll admit it: typically I wouldn’t say I like thrillers. It’s 100% a personal preference thing because for me, feeling super anxious and stressed while I’m reading is not my idea of a good time. I sometimes still feel this way when reading fantasy or sci-fi, but usually, the worlds are different enough from our…
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Book Review: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Yellowface was a fever dream of a book. It was a wild ride that for the entire time I was reading I couldn’t look away from. R.F. Kuang is a well-known master of fantasy, but I had no idea what to expect from her in her first foray into contemporary fiction. I’m now wholly convinced…
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Book Review: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
When I read the synopsis for Killers of a Certain Age, it immediately pulled me in. A group of retired 60-something female assassins who are on the run from their former employer? I mean, how interesting does that sound? While I expected this book to be entertaining, what I didn’t expect was for it to…
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