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The 3rd short story I‘ve read from the faraway collection. Two detectives investigate the murder of 5 girls nicknamed “the princesses” at a high school.
I found the style of writing difficult to read and nearly bailed a few times.#fairytales #faraway #shortstories #amazonoriginals

This is another book in the Faraway Collection and in this story, a man named Gui inherits his fathers cleaners. They dont clean clothes but instead memories from objects. A woman named Clara comes in wanting her entire house cleaned, but Gui knows people tend to change their minds. Will she?
#121in2021 #Faraway

It wasnt quite as good as The Prince and the Troll but I might be biased for anything by Rainbow Rowell. I woshed I had more of a warning about the sex trafficking going on though.
#121in2021 #Faraway

Well I didnt know this book was only like 30 pages. I really enjoyed it. There were really only two characters and one setting. I cant wait to finish the other 4 in the series.
#121in2021 #Faraway

This is a fabulous introduction to the Shetland Island series featuring DI Jimmy Perez in the remote archipelago of Scotland, where the community is close, and deep in their culture. What stand out are the fantastic setting, and characterisation, especially of DI Perez. The slow pace may not be for everyone, but it‘s very atmospheric, and I find it compelling.

#Booked2020 #tartannoir
#mandmchallenge2020 #faraway

In this memoir, Eleanor goes on holiday to Goa, with her Nan and two Great Aunts, trying to find herself. The blurb on the front * is rather hyperbolic and, in fact, the book would have done better to concentrate on the ladies‘ early years in India, which were far more interesting.
Still, the book was enjoyable, if a little light on substance.

*How three badass old ladies saved my life

#mandmchallenge2020 #faraway
#booked2020 #setinindia

This was a really fun book. I love it when Audible gets a full cast together for one of their Originals. In this one Tinker Bell was exceptionally entertaining when she kept calling Peter a stupid ass and Captain Hook was fantastic. There are some definite changes from the original (which is up next on my tbr) but still a great story 🐊
#MemoirsAndMysteries #Faraway
@BarbaraTheBibliophage

I seem to be in the thick of the mediocre books, written after the death of Christie‘s first husband. Better than The Big Four, but that‘s not saying much.

I will give her credit, I was convinced I knew all the twists, and I was completely wrong on all accounts. 🤣

It was fun to see the Miss Marple‘s village, St Mary Mead, mentioned for the first time.

#mandmchallenge2020 #faraway (France)
#pop20 #setinthe20s

The story of an astronaut who returns from a mission (exploring planet outside of Earth‘s solar systems) without other members and with the large holes in her memory is interesting genre mushup between sci-fi and mystery/thriller. The story does not require an active reader, but with enough suspense and interesting psychological elements, this story was for me the right book at the right time. Not great, but simply readable.

This memoir was about so much more than just a disadvantaged Malawian boy creating a windmill for electricity. At its core is a tale of ingenuity in the face of adversity, coupled with the power of friends, family, and strangers who believe in you and your potential. 4⭐️s! Other topics tackled included: scarcity, famine, effects of hunger on the brain, predatory price-gouging during famine, school fees and the cycle of poverty,👇🏽