Category: Books
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Writer’s Diary: March 2024 Update
Ah, springtime. The time for flowers, fresh grass, and rampant allergy problems. What better time could there be to stay inside, reading and writing and playing copious amounts of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth? Finally, we are done with our Rocky marathon. Now all that remains is to rank them and for my final thoughts on…
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Poirot Adventures: The Wasps’ Nest
Give your little gray cells a rest, friends. We’re removing our detective hats and sitting down for drama this time! Poirot goes to visit an old friend. Only he’s not here for pleasure. There is murder afoot, as per usual. This time, Papa Poirot isn’t here to solve the case, but rather to prevent the…
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Poirot Adventures: Double Sin
Time once again to put our little gray cells to work. While on the road, Poirot and Hastings make the acquaintance of a young girl on business for her aunt. When the goods she was planning to sell come up stolen, she naturally comes to Poirot for assistance. The sole suspect: a man with a…
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Poirot Adventures: The Underdog
Two hours of reading? That’s far and away the longest short in the collection. Interesting… Businessman Sir Reuben has been murdered, and it’s up to Poirot to find the killer. The suspects: the members of his staff and family. But who? It’s far from a straight-forward case. Papa Poirot will have to put all his…
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The Name of the Wind: Beginning of a Legend
This one has been sitting on my reading list for a while now. Did I know anything about it? Beyond the title: not a thing. But it seemed pretty popular, so I decided to give it a go… eventually. And now, one book read later, here we are. Did I find another gem? Or did…
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