Category: Book review
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Review on Three Act Tragedy
“A person who had killed three times wouldn’t hesitate to kill again…. They were in danger,” Three Act Tragedy, Agatha Christie Novel: Three Act Tragedy Published in: 1934 Genre: Mystery, Fiction Author: Agatha Christie Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Co. Blurb: The story starts in Cornwall (The home of Sir Charles Cartwright) who is a famous…
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Review on I Let You Fall
How delicately our lives hang in the balance, ready to be snatched from us at any moment I let you fall, Sarah Downing Novel: I let you fall Published in: 2022 Genre: Fiction, Fantasy Author: Sarah Downing Publisher: TCK Publishing Synopsis: A young teacher named Eve Chapman finds her body lying on the hospital bed…
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Review on Mindset
Mindset change is not about picking up a few pointers here and there. It’s about seeing things in a new way Mindset, Dr Carol S. Dweck Novel: Mindset Published in: 2006 Genre: Self Help, Non fiction Author: Dr Carol S Dweck Blurb behind the cover: After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S.…
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Review on The Long Walk
We were striding into the burning wastes of the Gobi waterless and with little food. None of us then knew the hell we were to meet. The Long Walk, Slavomir Rawicz Novel: The Long Walk Published in: 1956 Genre: Biography/Autobiography/Non Fiction Author: Slavomir Rawicz Blurb behind the cover: Slavomir Rawicz was a young Polish cavalry…
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Review on Compassion
Compassion isn’t just about treating people well. It’s also about how we interact with other forms of life and nature as a whole. Compassion, Dani DiPirro Novel: Compassion Published in: 2018 Genre: Self Help Blurb behind the cover: Packed with insightful quotes, thought-provoking reflections nd empowering affirmations designs to make you think about compassion in…
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Review on A Noble Masquerade
“Honour was all well and good, but good sense was valuable as well.” A Noble Masquerade, Kristi Ann Hunter Novel: A Noble Masquerade Published in: 2015 Genre: Regency, Classic, Fiction Author: Kristi Ann Hunter Synopsis: Miranda Hawthorne, the young lady of Hawthorne house is the daughter and sister of a Duke. From a very young…
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Review on Frankenstein
Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful Frankenstein, Mary Shelley Novel: Frankenstein Published in: 1818 Genre: Gothic, Science Fiction Author: Mary Shelley Ambitious, knowledge-hungry student Victor Frankenstein lights upon the secret of breathing life into inanimate objects. After gathering a collection of body parts, he embarks on a macabre construction exercise, endowing the fruits…
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Review On Death Comes As The End
“Although everyone knows death comes in the end, you have this stupid mind which keeps on saying, ‘But I won’t die today .. ‘ right up to the moment of death!” Death comes as the end, Agatha Christie Novel: Death comes as the end Published in: 1944 Genre: Mystery, Non fiction Author: Agatha Christie Blurb…
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5 Authors To Know If You Are A Fan Of Jane Austen and Jane Eyre
Jane Austen and Jane Eyre are two names that rule the world of novels. The noteworthy points in the novels are their literature, the culture and the protocol of the era, the balls in it and their dressing. Every little detail of the era is clearly and visibly written in Jane Eyre and the books…
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Review On The Power Of Habit
“Habits aren’t destiny. Habits can be ignored, changed or replaced.” The Power Of Habit, Charles Duhigg Novel: The Power Of Habit Published in: 2012 Genre: Non-fiction, Self Help Author: Charles Duhigg Blurb behind the cover: In the Power Of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us into the thrilling and surprising…
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