Girl in Snow Who Are You When No One Is Watching? When a beloved high schooler named Lucinda Hayes is found murdered, no one in her sleepy Colorado suburb is untouched—not the boy who loved her too much; not the girl who wanted her perfect life; not the officer assigned to investigate her murder. In … More Untangled? – Book Review for NetGalley – Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka
Dear Diary, It hit me the other day. It really hit me. I am alone. I feel alone. I feel lonely. Well, I have my family. I have my child. But I am alone and lonely. This world is sick and screwed if women like me come to the point when they admit to themselves … More How to measure loneliness…
Вы все еще спрашиваете, почему мой блог называется Снежная Королева? Да, почитайте мою же сказку про нее и поймете. А если не поймете, я вам объясню еще раз, так чтоб вы поняли, а я для себя прояснила… Так вот, Снежная Королева – она уже счастливая. И если не счастлива, то хотя бы спокойна и сдержана, … More Где взять такой замок
A New England Affair (Eliot Quartet #3) The latest, immensely moving novel of lost love and missed moments from Steven Carroll, one of Australia’s greatest writers, multi-award winner of the Miles Franklin Award, the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Prime Minister’s Literary Award Why do some nights feel as though they were always waiting to … More Unreal expectations and broken promises – Book review for NetGalley – A New England Afair by Steven Carroll
I only just started reading this novel (10.08.2017). However, this is my thought for now What do we know about love? How can we even compare our heartache, heartbreak and longing with those of lovers caught between the Wars? Those people who happened to leave in the early 20th century were ‘lucky’ enough to be … More What do we know about love – A New England Affair by Stephen Carroll
Ты знаешь, как разбивается сердце? Сначала в него втыкаются острые иголки. Везде-везде. Маленькие такие, но очень острые. Потом, от этих иголок начинают ползти трещены. А потом… В какой-то совсем не прекрасный момент в ушах загудит. Глаза сами собой сильно-сильно зажмурятся. Во рту пересохнет. Ноги подогнутся от бессилия. И внутри что-то сожментся, сдавит до скрипа зубами … More Как разбивается сердце. Инструкция по…
The Cairo Puzzle The underground hall is lined with pillars. At one end there’s a statue of Isis. At the other, a statue of Osiris. In the middle there is a pool. Around it a dark shadow moves. A scream breaks the silence. The shadow is red from the blood it has gorged on. Who … More Puzzle me out – Book Review for NetGalley – The Cairo Puzzle by Laurence O’Bryan
Sage It Out Police line, do not cross. Rose Devlin is a fun friend with a good heart. Sage Tanton is her BFF with a psychic sense for trouble. Protective of her family and friends, Rose is confident she can handle any situation without Sage’s supernatural intervention. But then the unthinkable happens. Rose’s action triggers … More Trust in Happily Ever After – Book Review for NetGalley – Sage It Out by Shereen Vedam
Dear Diary I am getting old pretty fast these days. I never stopped and looked at the calendar before. I never cared for my age and growing up. I never wanted to grow up. I never wanted to see my loved ones get old and frail and perish into ‘the other side of forever’. I … More A Day when my knee went one way and I went another
I do not usually do this. I do not quit books mid-way because they are boring, confronting or outright bad. Being a Journalist and Writer myself I feel for the author. I want to do my best to give them their due. However, I do quit and quit like a hot potato when an author … More You’ve lost me at ‘fucking Russians’ – Solar Flare by Rodney Romig
