Tag: Thriller
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Book Review: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
If there’s one book you just couldn’t ignore a few years ago, it’s Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé. This young adult novel had all the ingredients to become popular: set at a prestigious school with rich kids, mystery and really important social themes. However, I was quite ignorant towards new YA releases as I…
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Book Review: If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
When I was relatively new in the (international) blogosphere, If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio was a book that was tremendously hyped. However, you either loved it or hated it. I was curious nevertheless, but I didn’t trust my language skills enough to read it in English with al the Shakespeare quotes et cetera.…
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Book Review: Everything We Never Said by Sloan Harlow
Earlier this year, I saw Everything We Never Said by Sloan Harlow somehwhere in a publisher’s cathalogue with soon-to-be-published books. The blurb sounded interesting to me, it has something mysterious. It therefore went straight to the TBR, even though I barely read YA anymore. Because that’s what I thought it was, YA with a bit…
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Book Review: Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
Last year, I saw Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton literally everywhere. It was all over my social media and bookish friends of mine had read the book and liked it. Even though it’s dark and somewhat disturbing. Naturally, this sparked my curiosity and I bought myself a copy. However, it wasn’t until recently that I…
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Book Review: Night Shadows by Eva Bjorg Agisdottir
In the past few years, I’ve read a thriller occassionally. Before I discovered YA, romance etc, this was the genre I’ve read the most. However, I noticed myself drifting away from thrillers a lot because of a genre bore-out. I still read thrillers every now and then, for example the books in the “Forbidden Iceland”…