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#JulyJazz Day 3: #Loyalty

While reading the second chapter, I predicted this would be a 5⭐️ read. Alexa Hagerty recounts her time in uncovering mass graves after a genocide in Guatemala and a military junta in Argentina. She handles her subject matter with care and reverence. This book is HEAVY (my cat was temporarily tasked with employment as my emotional support animal over the last 10 days) but it is well worth reading. Cont in comments...

This was darkety darkety D A R K dark

This is a dystopian novel in which cannibalism is legalized due to a virus making animal meat poisonous to humans. The scary thing is I could see something like this possibly happening. This is a dark story and I‘ll admit the characters aren‘t really likable….but the story was unique enough with effective world-building to the point it kept my attention with a twist or two I wasn‘t expecting at the end!

One of the last books I bought. Used a gift certificate I got for Xmas. Sort of an impulse buy. One of the authors whose name I knew but was never exposed to as an English major.

#weekendreading

February 2025 Book #2 (book 1 in this duology)

I still think my favorite book is Elena Knows but this one was a great story. A thriller involving a triangle relationship. Only 162 pages and it was amazing of how many twists it has. Unlikable characters but so well described. I really like Claudia‘s writing style, how she develops these characters. However, there were some actions in our main character that I found unrealistic or too convenient⬇️

At one point during my reading, I put the text down, turned to my spouse, and said "This is a profoundly f*cked up book." That's about all that needs to be said.

#Bibliophile Day 7: This one can qualify as #PsychThriller as reading it filled me with dread. It is a tightly-wound thriller that builds up, gradually in the beginning, then unspooling mercilessly in the end, until the reader feels a choking sensation in her throat, unable to breathe with anxiety. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-iUU

#ReadTheWorld2025

In March and April I‘ve read 7 books set in or written by author from places around the world: #Italy #Switzerland #Iraq #France #Iran #Denmark #Mexico #Argentina

I have the #InternationalBooker to thank for most of these books!