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The Partner by John Grisham

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No matter where I go or how  many books I read, I always come home to John Grisham. I'm a sucker for quick-witted criminals with good intentions and John Grisham always portrays his main characters as such. Patrick Lannigan (or whatever his name is right now) is no exception.  Four and a half years ago, a law firm lost a partner in a tragic car fire and a few weeks later, $90 million from their best deal to date was stolen immediately after it was wired into its offshore account. Suspicion and circumstantial evidence led to the belief the two events coincided too well, which began the hunt for Patrick. The FBI, an insurance company, unscrupulous lawyers and their firms suffered major losses and would stop at nothing to recover them. After leaving behind his gold-digging wife, a 2 year old daughter, a job he despised and a life he had no interest in, Patrick lived a sheltered life in a small town hiding from his past. He assumed multiple identities and homes while on the ...

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

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Hi There! Trying to balance my final year of university, my other extra curricular activities as well as my reading career has been a mission and a half, but I've managed to read and finish 13 books during the course of this year - which I think is a great given the circumstances. My latest guilt-read (I miss guilt-free reading so much) is 'Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine' by Gail Honeyman. Eleanor has been alone and lonely all her life - and not just in the romantic sense. She has had no companionship or friendship for the vast majority of her adult life. This makes her socially awkward as she finds 'there is no Eleanor-shaped social-hole'. The book explores the themes of companionship, loneliness, childhood traumas and their effects on one's adult life. Gail Honeyman's writing style had me crying, resonating with Eleanor and laughing in the span of one read. I did, however, feel like Gayle exaggerated the level of Eleanor's 'socia...

It's Always the Husband by Michele Campbell

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Title: It’s Always the Husband Author: Michele Campbell Genre: Suspense/Psychological Thriller Three college roommates: Jenny   who  has always been a critical and logical thinker.  She  lives with her husband Tom in the small town of Carlisle where they grew up, went to college and where she is now the Mayor. Aubrey , who was always more of a follower than a leader, is a married mother and successful yoga instructor in the same town. Kate Eastman , who has never worked a day in her life, is a New Yorker who only moved to Carlisle for college. Kate has always been suicidal. A homicide investigation in Carlisle, almost 20 years after the tragic accident that led to their  demise, threatens to bring up ancient town secrets that ought to have been  buried two decades ago. How far are the roommates willing to go to keep their secrets hidden? Is anything ever an accident in Carlisle? The book switches between the present time and...

Brief Intro

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Hi there , My name is Lizzy! I’m on a 3 month holiday and any bookworm knows that means instead of staying up late studying, you’re up late reading “one last chapter”. I will be posting reviews of each of the books I read during this holiday and I hope you guys find some great recommendations and support the authorsđź’• xxx Princess Lizzy