Category: How’s This Book?
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Writer’s Diary: January 2023 Update
Congratulations everyone! We survived 2022! And we’re still alive a week and a half into 2023! Hooray! The Illumination Marathon continues with the movie review slot. Thankfully, we’re finally done with the ‘Despicable Me’ stuff. Unfortunately, now that means we get to talk about such movies as ‘Sing’ and ‘Secret Life of Pets’, and let’s…
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Poirot Mysteries: The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
Well, this one may not be a gem, but it’s still pretty good! An associate of Hastings has managed to find a flat for a dirt cheap price. But there are multiple curious oddities about the place. More than enough to pique Poirot’s interest. Just what is going on with this cheap flat? This one…
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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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