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Questions, questions, questions

Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill

February 11, 2021 by TheShitWizard Leave a Comment

The Manson Family murders loom large in the annals of crime history, with prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi’s book Helter Skelter laying out the official story that’s long been accepted as fact by the general public. This book basically kicks Helter Skelter into a fire, but while the cover of mine says it reveals the truth behind the murders, what it actually does is raise lots and lots of questions. Chaos isn’t really even about the murders. Instead, it’s the story of Tom O’Neill’s decades long obsession […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: conspiracy, non fiction, obsession, Tom O'Neill, true crime

TheShitWizard's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: conspiracy, non fiction, obsession, Tom O'Neill, true crime ·
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Reading isn’t always a good idea while wearing eyeliner

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

February 1, 2020 by TheShitWizard Leave a Comment

When she was 15, Laurel Mack’s beautiful daughter (and favourite child) Ellie left the house to go to the library and never returned. Written off as a runaway by the police, in the years since Laurel has lost what was left of her family – divorcing her husband as she couldn’t stand how he was able to get on with things, and withdrawing emotionally from her surviving son and daughter due to her inability to deal with her own grief. Getting through her days by […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: family, Fiction, grief, Lisa Jewell, mystery, obsession, thriller

TheShitWizard's CBR12 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: family, Fiction, grief, Lisa Jewell, mystery, obsession, thriller ·
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Creepy People Gonna Creep…and a Girl is Gonna Disappear

I am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll

February 26, 2019 by Melina Leave a Comment

Sarah and Anna are best friends, excited to be done school, ready to blow off some steam in the city before they take their A Levels later that summer.  Full of verve and vivacity, they catch the eye of Ella Longfield, a middle aged mom headed off to attend a florist’s convention.  They also catch the eye of two handsome young men that seem very taken by the ladies, buying them beer, flirting and to the horror of Ella, sharing honestly that they had both […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: cbr11, I am watching you, Melina, mystery, obsession, secrets, Suspense, Teresa Driscoll

Melina's CBR11 Review No:6 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: cbr11, I am watching you, Melina, mystery, obsession, secrets, Suspense, Teresa Driscoll ·
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Toxic

Almost Love by Louise O'Neill

April 8, 2018 by Mrs Dillemma Leave a Comment

Louise O’Neill is an accomplished Young Adult writer with two award winning novels under her belt, Almost Love is her first foray in Adult fiction. ( Her third YA book; a feminist re-telling of the little mermaid – The Surface Breaks is due out in May 2018 ) Almost Love follows Sarah Fitzpatrick in both her past and present. Then: In a toxic and manipulative relationship with Matthew and now: In the present day, Sarah can be found mistreating her current boyfriend Oisín and longing […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #AlmostLove, #CannonballRead10, #CannonballReadX, #CBR10, #CBRX, #feministfiction, #LouiseONeill, #Toxic, feminist, obsession

Mrs Dillemma's CBR10 Review No:7 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #AlmostLove, #CannonballRead10, #CannonballReadX, #CBR10, #CBRX, #feministfiction, #LouiseONeill, #Toxic, feminist, obsession ·
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He did NOT know he was NOT right, and it still didn’t matter

He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope

February 6, 2018 by getoffmylawnn 4 Comments

This is my first review, I’m still unsure how much to leave off, and how to structure it, but I hope to learn this very quickly! This book revolves around the marital discord between Louis Trevelyan and his wife Emily, what set it off, how they react to this, and how their life begins to rapidly unravel as they find themselves caught in a web of obstinacy and distrust. The book also has two other key subplots, including a very unlikable clergyman, about two sets […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Anthony Trollope, human character, obsession

getoffmylawnn's CBR10 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Anthony Trollope, human character, obsession ·
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An archaeological dig into suburban life, teenage angst, and death

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

June 9, 2015 by Valyruh 3 Comments

A startling, depressing, funny, painful glimpse into teenaged angst, The Virgin Suicides is Eugenides’ first novel and well-written but not a comfortable read. If you expect deep psychological insights into the phenomenon of suicide, you’ll be disappointed. Instead, the author reflects on adolescence, loss, regret, and the all too swift passage of time. One learns right from the beginning that the five teenaged daughters of the Lisbon family have all killed themselves, and with that horrifying fact now out in the open, the author proceeds […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: obsession, repression, sex, suburbia, suicide, teenage angst

Valyruh's CBR7 Review No:39 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: obsession, repression, sex, suburbia, suicide, teenage angst ·
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