Category: How’s This Book?
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Jade City: Honor, Family, and Drugs
It’s been a fair minute since I really got sucked into a new book series. Since I truly had all of my expectations subverted and was sucked along on a journey where I genuinely had no clue whatsoever what would happen next. Since I’ve found a book that I struggled to put down. Jade City…
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Poirot Mysteries: The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
Well… at least it was almost exciting! While on a cruise ship, a massive cash bond was stolen. Now it’s up to Hercule Poirot to figure out who’s behind it. But first, he must find out how. Can even he manage that with a seemingly impossible puzzle before him? This short presents us with a…
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Poirot Mysteries: The Kidnapped Prime Minister
One of the main reasons I love Poirot’s short stories is that you never quite know what you’re going to get. It could be a short but gripping tale of robbery or murder. Or it could be drawn-out, dull, uneventful, and unsatisfying. Guess which one today’s is. With the war winding down, a peace conference…
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Horror in Literature: Capturing Fear with Only Words
Emotion is at the core of any good piece of literature. Be it a sense of awe, adventure, joy, sorrow, or rage, a truly good story will invoke feelings within the reader. If it doesn’t make you feel anything, then what exactly is the point? Some feelings, however, are more difficult to capture than others.…
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Poirot Mysteries: The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
The last Poirot short left a bitter taste in my mouth. Seeing the lovely little Belgian act like such a dickhead was rather upsetting and unsatisfying. Poor Hastings deserved better. Luckily, in this story, Poirot redeems himself. Now, instead of being an asshole, he acts like a psychotic maniac! Shortly after taking out a new…
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