Asya's bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:41:46 -0800 60 Asya's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)]]> 17231 288 Jeff Lindsay Asya 0 currently-reading 3.91 2004 Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, #1)
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]]> Elevation 38355410
Scott also has new neighbors who have opened a "fine dining experience" in town, although it's an experience being shunned by the locals: Deirdre McComb and her wife Missy Donaldson don't exactly conform to a lifestyle the community approves of. And now Scott seems trapped in a feud with the couple over their dogs dropping their business on his lawn. Missy may be warm and friendly, but Deirdre is as cold as ice.

As the town prepares for its annual Thanksgiving 12K run, Scott begins to understand the prejudices the women face, and tries to help. Unlikely alliances form, and the mystery of Scott's affliction brings out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others.

From the master storyteller Stephen King comes this compelling tale about finding common ground despite differences, a magical story with deep resonance for our time.]]> 146 Stephen King 1982102314 Asya 0 to-read 3.59 2018 Elevation
author: Stephen King
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]]> فهم الأمراض النفسية منطقيًا 85173866
في كتاب فهم الأمراض النفسية، عالم الأعصاب ومؤلف الكتب الأكثر مبيعًا دين بِرنيت يجاوب هذه الأسئلة وأكثر، ويكشف لنا عما يحدث بالفعل داخل أمخاخِنا عندما نعاني مشكلات الصحة النفسية والعقلية مثل القلق والاكتئاب والإدمان.

جَمعًا بين ما يخبرنا به البحث العلمي المُنير والخبرة الأصيلة المستقاة مباشرة من الأشخاص الذين يتعاملون مع مشكلات الصحة النفسية والعقلية بشكل يومي، يُعد هذا سردًا صادقًا وممتعًا ومطمئنًا لكيفية حدوث هذه المشكلات، وسبب حدوثها، وكيف يمكن لنا أن نفهمها حقًّا.]]> 352 Dean Burnett 9776902634 Asya 0 to-read 3.72 2021 فهم الأمراض النفسية منطقيًا
author: Dean Burnett
name: Asya
average rating: 3.72
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]]> لاشين: حكايات الشمندورة 61265999 تتسائل أكنت أعرف أن كل هذا سيحدث لها؟ أجل كنت أعرف، وكانت هي تعرف ومُستعدة له، لكنها لم تتصور أنني لن أنقذها في آخر لحظة.
مرة أخرى، اذكركم أننا لسنا في قصة ولا فيلم، هذه هي الحياة.."]]> 305 شيرين هنائي 977861105X Asya 0 to-read 3.96 2022 لاشين: حكايات الشمندورة
author: شيرين هنائي
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average rating: 3.96
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]]> I'm Glad My Mom Died 59364173
Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,� eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?� She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.

In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly , she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!�), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants.

Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.]]> 320 Jennette McCurdy Asya 0 to-read 4.45 2022 I'm Glad My Mom Died
author: Jennette McCurdy
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]]> صيد فيل مجنح 205971469 أنا من سيُخضع العالم لقوة القتل والألم، قوة الغريزة المقدسة المنكرة..
قوة الجريمة الكاملة.
لكني بعد أحلم بما هو أكثر؛ بالجريمة المثالية!!]]> 175 شيرين هنائي Asya 0 to-read 3.79 2024 صيد فيل مجنح
author: شيرين هنائي
name: Asya
average rating: 3.79
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]]> Quicksilver 58107989
Quinn Quicksilver was born a mystery―abandoned at three days old on a desert highway in Arizona. Raised in an orphanage, never knowing his parents, Quinn had a happy if unexceptional life. Until the day of “strange magnetism.� It compelled him to drive out to the middle of nowhere. It helped him find a coin worth a lot of money. And it practically saved his life when two government agents showed up in the diner in pursuit of him. Now Quinn is on the run from those agents and who knows what else, fleeing for his life.

During a shoot-out at a forlorn dude ranch, he finally meets his destined companions: Bridget Rainking, a beauty as gifted in foresight as she is with firearms, and her grandpa Sparky, a romance novelist with an unusual past. Bridget knows what it’s like to be Quinn. She’s hunted, too. The only way to stay alive is to keep moving.

Barreling through the Sonoran Desert, the formidable trio is impelled by that same inexplicable magnetism toward the inevitable. With every deeply disturbing mile, something sinister is in the rearview―an enemy that is more than a match for Quinn. Even as he discovers within himself resources that are every bit as scary.]]> 365 Dean Koontz Asya 3 3.91 2022 Quicksilver
author: Dean Koontz
name: Asya
average rating: 3.91
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rating: 3
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]]> How to Sell a Haunted House 59414094 Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past—and your family—can haunt you like nothing else.

When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world.

Most of all, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother, Mark, who never left their hometown, gets fired from one job after another, and resents her success. Unfortunately, she’ll need his help to get the house ready for sale because it’ll take more than some new paint on the walls and clearing out a lifetime of memories to get this place on the market.

But some houses don’t want to be sold, and their home has other plans for both of them…]]> 419 Grady Hendrix 0593201264 Asya 0 currently-reading 3.65 2023 How to Sell a Haunted House
author: Grady Hendrix
name: Asya
average rating: 3.65
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]]> <![CDATA[A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)]]> 32542 This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780385338608

Before The Firm and The Pelican Brief made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and justice. In this searing courtroom drama, best-selling author John Grisham probes the savage depths of racial violence, as he delivers a compelling tale of uncertain justice in a small southern town, Clanton, Mississippi.

The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. That is, until her black father acquires an assault rifle and takes matters into his hands.

For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life, and then his own.]]> 738 John Grisham Asya 0 currently-reading 4.11 1989 A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
author: John Grisham
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> You Like It Darker 201242757 From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER.

“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,� writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel “the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind,� and in You Like It Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again.

“Two Talented Bastids� explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In “Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream,� a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny’s most catastrophically. In “Rattlesnakes,� a sequel to Cujo, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance—with major strings attached. In “The Dreamers,� a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. “The Answer Man� asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful.

King’s ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys, and mysteries; each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it.]]> 512 Stephen King 1668037718 Asya 0 to-read 4.16 2024 You Like It Darker
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]]> The Haunting of Hill House 89717 182 Shirley Jackson 0143039989 Asya 2 I came here for something great and found the most boring story with very stupid characters.]]> 3.85 1959 The Haunting of Hill House
author: Shirley Jackson
name: Asya
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1959
rating: 2
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After reading this, I seriously do not understand the obsession with it, and don't know how Mike Flanagan could make an amazing show based on this shallow book..
I came here for something great and found the most boring story with very stupid characters.
]]> <![CDATA[The Strain: The Night Eternal #1]]> 28497806 27 David Lapham Asya 4 4.33 2014 The Strain: The Night Eternal #1
author: David Lapham
name: Asya
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Burning Room (Harry Bosch, #17; Harry Bosch Universe, #27)]]> 20881071 Now Bosch and his new partner, rookie Detective Lucia Soto, are tasked with solving what turns out to be a highly charged, politically sensitive case. Starting with the bullet that's been lodged for years in the victim's spine, they must pull new leads from years-old information, which soon reveals that this shooting may have been anything but random.

]]> 388 Michael Connelly 0316225932 Asya 0 to-read 4.03 2014 The Burning Room (Harry Bosch, #17; Harry Bosch Universe, #27)
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average rating: 4.03
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]]> <![CDATA[The Brass Verdict (The Lincoln Lawyer, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #19)]]> 2761626
Enter Harry Bosch. Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is not opposed to using Haller as bait. But as danger mounts and the stakes rise, these two loners realize their only choice is to work together.

Bringing together Michael Connelly's two most popular characters, "The Brass Verdict" is a thriller which reaches for, and then surpasses, the highest level!]]> 422 Michael Connelly 0316166294 Asya 0 to-read 4.15 2008 The Brass Verdict (The Lincoln Lawyer, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #19)
author: Michael Connelly
name: Asya
average rating: 4.15
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]]> <![CDATA[The Whispering Room (Jane Hawk, #2)]]> 34962255
"No time to delay. Do what you were born to do. Fame will be yours when you do this."

These are the words that ring in the mind of mild-mannered, beloved schoolteacher Cora Gundersun - just before she takes her own life, and many others', in a shocking act of carnage. When the disturbing contents of her secret journal are discovered, it seems certain that she must have been insane. But Jane Hawk knows better.

In the wake of her husband's inexplicable suicide - and the equally mysterious deaths of scores of other exemplary individuals - Jane picks up the trail of a secret cabal of powerful players who think themselves above the law and beyond punishment. But the ruthless people bent on hijacking America's future for their own monstrous ends never banked on a highly trained FBI agent willing to go rogue - and become the nation's most wanted fugitive - in order to derail their insidious plans to gain absolute power with a terrifying technological breakthrough.

Driven by love for her lost husband and by fear for the five-year-old son she has sent into hiding, Jane Hawk has become an unstoppable predator. Those she is hunting will have nowhere to run when her shadow falls across them.]]> 517 Dean Koontz 0345546806 Asya 3 4.07 2017 The Whispering Room (Jane Hawk, #2)
author: Dean Koontz
name: Asya
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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]]> The Troop 17571466 358 Nick Cutter 1476717710 Asya 0 currently-reading 3.83 2014 The Troop
author: Nick Cutter
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average rating: 3.83
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]]> أسطورة سليبي هولو 8893697
� الصفقة المريبة التى عقدها الشطبان مع ( توم وكر ) .

� ( ريب فان ونكل ) الذى أفاق بعدما نام عشرين عامًا ..

� الزوجة التى يخفى عنها زوجها خبر إفلاسه ..

� هذه بعض لمحات من عالم ( واشنجتون إيرفنج ) الذى يعرفه الغربيون جيدًا ..

� هل تعرف معى أن يكون المرء ( تيكربوكر ) ؟

� إذن لماذا لا تقرأ الكتاب بدلاً من إذاعة وقتك الثمين هنا ؟]]> 126 Washington Irving Asya 4 3.23 1820 أسطورة سليبي هولو
author: Washington Irving
name: Asya
average rating: 3.23
book published: 1820
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Silent Corner (Jane Hawk, #1)]]> 32148091 Meet Jane Hawk—a remarkable new heroine certain to become an icon of suspense, propelled by the singular narrative genius of #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz.

“I very much need to be dead.�

These are the chilling words left behind by a man who had everything to live for—but took his own life. In the aftermath, his widow, Jane Hawk, does what all her grief, fear, and fury demand: find the truth, no matter what.

People of talent and accomplishment, people admired and happy and sound of mind, have been committing suicide in surprising numbers. When Jane seeks to learn why, she becomes the most-wanted fugitive in America. Her powerful enemies are protecting a secret so important—so terrifying—that they will exterminate anyone in their way.

But all their power and viciousness may not be enough to stop a woman as clever as they are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless—and who is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.]]> 434 Dean Koontz 0345545990 Asya 4 3.79 2017 The Silent Corner (Jane Hawk, #1)
author: Dean Koontz
name: Asya
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[أكرهك لا تتركني: فهم اضطراب الشخصية الحدية]]> 216674380 443 Jerold J. Kreisman 9778242143 Asya 0 to-read 3.86 1989 أكرهك لا تتركني: فهم اضطراب الشخصية الحدية
author: Jerold J. Kreisman
name: Asya
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1989
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]]> Sweetpea (Sweetpea, #1) 33229410 'The last person who called me ‘Sweetpea� ended up dead�

'I haven’t killed anyone for three years and I thought that when it happened again I’d feel bad. Like an alcoholic taking a sip of whisky. But no. Nothing. I had a blissful night’s sleep. Didn’t wake up at all. And for once, no bad dream either. This morning I feel balanced. Almost sane, for once.

Rhiannon is your average girl next door, settled with her boyfriend and little dog� but she’s got a killer secret.

Although her childhood was haunted by a famous crime, Rhiannon's life is normal now that her celebrity has dwindled. By day her job as an editorial assistant is demeaning and unsatisfying. By evening she dutifully listens to her friend’s plans for marriage and babies whilst secretly making a list.

A kill list.

From the man on the Lidl checkout who always mishandles her apples, to the driver who cuts her off on her way to work, to the people who have got it coming, Rhiannon’s ready to get her revenge.

Because the girl everyone overlooks might be able to get away with murder…]]> 480 C.J. Skuse 0008216673 Asya 0 to-read 3.81 2017 Sweetpea (Sweetpea, #1)
author: C.J. Skuse
name: Asya
average rating: 3.81
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]]> موعد مع الجريمة 11549533 أمامك ست ساعات لتقرر. الخيار خيارك)).

هذه الورقة المطبوعة على آلة الكتابة والموضوعة تحت حاجب الريح في سيارته تبدو وكأنها نكتة سمجة.
لكن في خلال أقل من أربع وعشرين ساعة
وجد بيلي وايلز وهو رجل عادي يعمل بكد، أن حياته قد تحولت بسرعة الى كابوس، لأن مدرسة شقراء قد قتلت بالفعل وها هو الآن يتلقى رسالة أخرى، وأمامة موعد نهائي آخر.


هذه المرة يعرف أن المسألة ليست مزحة، إنه يتسابق مع قاتل أسرع من الشر نفسه،
ويوجب على بيلي قبول تحدي المروع:... ((الخيار خيارك)).]]> 422 Dean Koontz 6140100690 Asya 5 3.63 2005 موعد مع الجريمة
author: Dean Koontz
name: Asya
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> Ashley Bell (Ashley Bell, #1) 25241477
Unprecedented in scope, infinite in heart, Ashley Bell is a magnificent achievement that will capture lovers of dark psychological suspense, literary thrillers, and modern classics of mystery and adventure. Beautifully written, at once lyrical and as fast as a bullet, here is the most irresistible novel of the decade.]]> 560 Dean Koontz 0345545966 Asya 0 to-read 3.51 2015 Ashley Bell (Ashley Bell, #1)
author: Dean Koontz
name: Asya
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2015
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]]> المريضة الصامتة 52164329 آ. ج. فين
"رواية لا يمكن التوقف عن قراءتها، تقشعر لها الأبدان، قوية، مع تطورٍ للأحداث من شأنه أن يجعل حتى القارئ الأكثر تجربة في روايات التشويق يتصبّب عرقاً بارداً".
مجلة بوكليست
"سأقرأ جزءاً إضافياً، جزءاً واحداً فقط، ثم سأتوقف. عندما تبدأ بقراءة "المريضة الصامتة"، هذا ما ستقوله لنفسك، قبل أن تستسلم وتقرأ كلّ الرواية حتى تصل إلى النهاية الصادمة والذكية جداً - مهما كنت محقِّقاً بارعاً، فإنك لن تتوقع نهاية كهذه".
إيميلي كوش
"أبدع ميكايليديس رواية سيكولوجية ساحرة، مُبتكرة وفريدة لدرجة أنها تؤسس لنوعٍ خاص بها. قرأتها في ليلتين واستمتعت بكلّ كلمة جميلة، بكل مواجهة شرسة، وبكل تحوّل مفاجئ. ستحترق الصفحات بفعل احتكاك أصابعك التي تقلبّها إلى النهاية".
ديفيد بالدتشي إيميلي كو

"كتب ألكس ميكايليديس إحدى أفضل الروايات السيكولوجية التي قرأت. "المريضة الصامتة" هي رواية يمكن اعتبار نهايتها إحدى أكثر النهايات صدمة وإثارة في الذاكرة الحديثة".
بليك كراوتش]]> 400 Alex Michaelides Asya 5 4.28 2019 المريضة الصامتة
author: Alex Michaelides
name: Asya
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2019
rating: 5
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A shout out to the Arabic version translatior, the book still had a soul. As for the story, it was tense and exactly what I needed to read right now. I enjoyed it as I would a movie. The twist was a bit much but still entertaining.
]]> Holly 65916344 Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town.

“Sometimes the universe throws you a rope.� � BILL HODGES

Stephen King’s Holly marks the triumphant return of beloved King character Holly Gibney. Readers have witnessed Holly’s gradual transformation from a shy (but also brave and ethical) recluse in Mr. Mercedes to Bill Hodges’s partner in Finders Keepers to a full-fledged, smart, and occasionally tough private detective in The Outsider. In King’s new novel, Holly is on her own, and up against a pair of unimaginably depraved and brilliantly disguised adversaries.

When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just died. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny Dahl’s desperate voice makes it impossible for Holly to turn her down.

Mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. They are the picture of bourgeois respectability: married octogenarians, devoted to each other, and semi-retired lifelong academics. But they are harboring an unholy secret in the basement of their well-kept, book-lined home, one that may be related to Bonnie’s disappearance. And it will prove nearly impossible to discover what they are up to: they are savvy, they are patient, and they are ruthless.

Holly must summon all her formidable talents to outthink and outmaneuver the shockingly twisted professors in this chilling new masterwork from Stephen King.]]> 449 Stephen King 1668016133 Asya 5 4.01 2023 Holly
author: Stephen King
name: Asya
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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]]> Billy Summers 56852407
How about everything...]]> 517 Stephen King 1982173610 Asya 3 4.11 2021 Billy Summers
author: Stephen King
name: Asya
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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]]> لاشين: أبناء ديهيا 58477760 لأول مرة أسعد برؤيته، لعله ينهي عذابي. لكنه ظل واقفًا عند قبر أبي ينظر تجاهي، ثم وكأنما كان ينتظر أن أراه، ضرب أرض القبر بجناحه، ففاضت بالتراب كأنها عين ماء متفجرة. ثم راح يضرب برمحه ويطعن يمنة ويسرة وأسمع صرخات الشياطين الحارسة مجددًا دون أن أراها.
هل يقتلهم؟ هل تقتل الحربة الشياطين؟ لكن وسط ضرباته كان يحدق فيّ، وظلّ على هذا الحال دقائق، لا أجرؤ على الاقتراب منه ولا أفهم ماذا يريد، انحنى على الأرض وزحف على مرفقيه بطريقة الخفافيش تلك، وشعرت بشياطيني تدفع جسدي المستلقي على الأرض إلى الخلف.
توقف على بعد مترين مني وحدق إلى وجهي، لمعت -فيما أظنه وجهه- نقطتان بلون أزرق تشبهان حدقتي إنسان، ثم ذاب في الظلام]]> 128 شيرين هنائي Asya 3 3.66 2021 لاشين: أبناء ديهيا
author: شيرين هنائي
name: Asya
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2023/08/04
date added: 2024/09/24
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]]> Pines (Wayward Pines, #1) 15096164
WHY CAN'T HE MAKE CONTACT WITH HIS FAMILY IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD? WHY DOESN'T ANYONE BELIEVE HE IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS? AND WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE ELECTRIFIED FENCES ENCIRCLING THE TOWN? ARE THEY KEEPING THE RESIDENTS IN? OR SOMETHING ELSE OUT?

Each step toward the truth takes Ethan further from the world he knows, until he must face a horrifying fact—he may never get out of Wayward Pines alive.....]]> 307 Blake Crouch 1612183956 Asya 0 to-read 3.94 2012 Pines (Wayward Pines, #1)
author: Blake Crouch
name: Asya
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> Cujo 940451 A big, friendly dog chases a rabbit into a hidden underground cave - and stirs a sleeping evil crueler than death itself. A terrified four year-old boy sees his bedroom closet door swing open untouched by human hands, and screams at the unholy red eyes gleaming in the darkness. The little Maine town of Castle Rock is about to be invaded by the most hideous menace ever to savage the flesh and devour the mind...
--back cover]]> 304 Stephen King 0451117298 Asya 4 3.70 1981 Cujo
author: Stephen King
name: Asya
average rating: 3.70
book published: 1981
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/16
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]]> Desperation 10584
There's a place along Interstate 50 that some call the loneliest place on Earth. It's known as Desperation, Nevada.
It's not a very nice place to live. It's an even worse place to die.
Let the battle against evil begin.
Welcome to ... Desperation]]> 547 Stephen King Asya 0 to-read 3.86 1996 Desperation
author: Stephen King
name: Asya
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1996
rating: 0
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]]> جثة لذيذة 205316587
تقرر الحكومـات إبـادة الحيوانات لمـواجهة الأزمة، لكن تكمُن المشكلة الأكبر في أن البشر يحتاجون إلى البروتين الحيواني لسد نهمهم. هكذا، تبدأ بمرور الوقت محاولات فردية من قبل بعض أفراد المجتمع لأكـل أضعف أفراده من الفقراء والمُهمشين، فتلجأ الحكومـات في هذه المرة إلى تشريع تربية «رؤوس بشرية» مُعـدَّلة جينيًّا لسد الفراغ الذي خلفه غياب الحيوانات ولتوفير الاحتياج البروتيني، وبث الروح مرة أخرى في صناعة اللحوم التي تقدر بالملايين.

هل تتبقى في البشر حقًّا ذرةٌ واحدةٌ من الإنسـانية؟ هل ثمة وجود للإنسـانية أصلًا وهم يحـرقون مـوتاهم لتفادي تعرُّض قبـورهم للنبش والتهام جـثثهم؟ في هذه الديستـوبيا القـاسية، تقدم لنا أجوستينا باثتيرّيكا تحفةً أدبيةً معاصرةً عن الكيفية التي يـأكل بها البشر بعضهم حـرفيًّا ومجازيًّا عبر عمل سيصـدم القارئ في كل واحدة من صفحاته.]]> 224 Agustina Bazterrica 9779923004 Asya 5 3.46 2017 جثة لذيذة
author: Agustina Bazterrica
name: Asya
average rating: 3.46
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/21
date added: 2024/08/21
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It has been a while since a book actually shook me that much that I couldn't leave it until I am done.. It was so cruel, but honestly, after this year we had and seeing how the world literally igonres a genocide happening, this book seems like the natural order of things. Even the ending (I will not spoil) I saw it coming, it was expected throughout the whole story, or maybe I'm just that pessimistic about people
]]> Lock Every Door 41837243
As she gets to know the residents and staff of the Bartholomew, Jules finds herself drawn to fellow apartment sitter Ingrid, who comfortingly, disturbingly reminds her of the sister she lost eight years ago. When Ingrid confides that the Bartholomew is not what it seems and the dark history hidden beneath its gleaming facade is starting to frighten her, Jules brushes it off as a harmless ghost story—until the next day, when Ingrid disappears.

Searching for the truth about Ingrid's disappearance, Jules digs deeper into the Bartholomew's dark past and into the secrets kept within its walls. Her discovery that Ingrid is not the first apartment sitter to go missing at the Bartholomew pits Jules against the clock as she races to unmask a killer, expose the building's hidden past, and escape the Bartholomew before her temporary status becomes permanent.]]> 381 Riley Sager 1524745154 Asya 2 3.88 2019 Lock Every Door
author: Riley Sager
name: Asya
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2019
rating: 2
read at: 2024/08/18
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]]> Everything's Eventual 10579
Nothing is quite as it seems. Expect the unexpected in this veritable treasure trove of enthralling, witty, dark tales that could only come from the imagination of the greatest storyteller of our time.]]> 605 Stephen King 1416524355 Asya 0 to-read 3.99 2002 Everything's Eventual
author: Stephen King
name: Asya
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2002
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]]> Fairy Tale 60177373 Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes deep into the well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher—for their world or ours.

Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was ten, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself—and his dad. Then, when Charlie is seventeen, he meets Howard Bowditch, a recluse with a big dog in a big house at the top of a big hill. In the backyard is a locked shed from which strange sounds emerge, as if some creature is trying to escape. When Mr. Bowditch dies, he leaves Charlie the house, a massive amount of gold, a cassette tape telling a story that is impossible to believe, and a responsibility far too massive for a boy to shoulder.

Because within the shed is a portal to another world—one whose denizens are in peril and whose monstrous leaders may destroy their own world, and ours. In this parallel universe, where two moons race across the sky, and the grand towers of a sprawling palace pierce the clouds, there are exiled princesses and princes who suffer horrific punishments; there are dungeons; there are games in which men and women must fight each other to the death for the amusement of the “Fair One.� And there is a magic sundial that can turn back time.

A story as old as myth, and as startling and iconic as the rest of King’s work, Fairy Tale is about an ordinary guy forced into the hero’s role by circumstance, and it is both spectacularly suspenseful and satisfying.]]> 607 Stephen King 1668002175 Asya 3 4.05 2022 Fairy Tale
author: Stephen King
name: Asya
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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]]> الصحة النفسية والعلاج النفسي 8527600 587 حامد عبد السلام زهران 977232105X Asya 0 to-read 3.74 1988 الصحة النفسية والعلاج النفسي
author: حامد عبد السلام زهران
name: Asya
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1988
rating: 0
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]]> العقل فوق العاطفة 7749357 يحتوي الكتاب على عدد من التمارين والأفكار الشيقة]]> 223 Dennis Greenberger Asya 0 to-read 4.11 1995 العقل فوق العاطفة
author: Dennis Greenberger
name: Asya
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1995
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires]]> 44074800 Fried Green Tomatoes and Steel Magnolias meet Dracula in this Southern-flavored supernatural thriller set in the '90s about a women's book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger who turns out to be a blood-sucking fiend.

Patricia Campbell had always planned for a big life, but after giving up her career as a nurse to marry an ambitious doctor and become a mother, Patricia's life has never felt smaller. The days are long, her kids are ungrateful, her husband is distant, and her to-do list is never really done. The one thing she has to look forward to is her book club, a group of Charleston mothers united only by their love for true-crime and suspenseful fiction. In these meetings, they're more likely to discuss the FBI's recent siege of Waco as much as the ups and downs of marriage and motherhood.

But when an artistic and sensitive stranger moves into the neighborhood, the book club's meetings turn into speculation about the newcomer. Patricia is initially attracted to him, but when some local children go missing, she starts to suspect the newcomer is involved. She begins her own investigation, assuming that he's a Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy. What she uncovers is far more terrifying, and soon she--and her book club--are the only people standing between the monster they've invited into their homes and their unsuspecting community.]]> 410 Grady Hendrix Asya 3 3.78 2020 The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
author: Grady Hendrix
name: Asya
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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]]> The Firm 116580
For a young lawyer on the make, it was an offer Mitch McDeere couldn’t a position at a law firm where the bucks, billable hours, and benefits are over the top. It’s a dream job for an up-and-comer—if he can overlook the uneasy feeling he gets at the office. Then an FBI investigation into the firm’s connections to the Mafia plunges the straight and narrow attorney into a nightmare of terror and intrigue.With no choice but to pit his wits, ethics, and legal skills against the firm’s deadly secrets—if he hopes to stay alive…]]> 501 John Grisham 0099826704 Asya 4 3.94 1991 The Firm
author: John Grisham
name: Asya
average rating: 3.94
book published: 1991
rating: 4
read at: 2021/04/27
date added: 2024/04/25
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]]> ‫أب� الهول� 199338006
بدأت الأحداث خلال فترة حبس «سليمان أفندي» في سجن ليمان «الديميرخانة»، أشغال شاقة مؤيدة «فئة م»، تحت وطأة ظروف قاسية مُهلكة، انعكست آثارها على حالته النفسية، وأدَّت إلى تفاقُم اضطرابه الذي صنَّفه أطباءُ الأمراض العقلية كفِصام بارانويدي شديد، أعراضه تجمع بين أوهام الاضطهاد، وجُنون عظمة مصحُوب بضَلالات شديدة، تضاعف تأثيرُها بسبب توقُّف «سُليمان» المُفاجئ والاضطراري عن تعاطي «أعشاب يُوحنا» المُهدَّئة للأعراض، ورغم ذلك؛ فقد استطاع «السيوفي» أن يُؤرَّخ لمُغامرة مُثيرة حفَّتها المخاطرُ من كُل جانِب.]]> 308 أحمد مراد 9770938572 Asya 1 2.11 2023 ‫أبو الهول‬
author: أحمد مراد
name: Asya
average rating: 2.11
book published: 2023
rating: 1
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I tried, but no, worst book of the year. I gave up halfway through, and that was fater many tries to give it a chance..
]]> Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) 13453029
The first Wool story was released as a standalone short in July of 2011. Due to reviewer demand, the rest of the story was released over the next six months.

This is the story of mankind clawing for survival, of mankind on the edge. The world outside has grown unkind, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden. But there are always those who hope, who dream. These are the dangerous people, the residents who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple. They are given the very thing they profess to want: They are allowed outside.

Alternate cover for B0071XO8RA]]> 509 Hugh Howey Asya 0 to-read 4.22 2012 Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1)
author: Hugh Howey
name: Asya
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2012
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]]> The House in the Pines 61251242 Armed with only hazy memories, a woman who long ago witnessed her friend's sudden, mysterious death, and has since spent her life trying to forget, sets out to track down answers. What she uncovers, deep in the woods, is hardly to be believed....

Maya was a high school senior when her best friend, Aubrey, mysteriously dropped dead in front of the enigmatic man named Frank whom they'd been spending time with all summer.

Seven years later, Maya lives in Boston with a loving boyfriend and is kicking the secret addiction that has allowed her to cope with what happened years ago, the gaps in her memories, and the lost time that she can't account for. But her past comes rushing back when she comes across a recent YouTube video in which a young woman suddenly keels over and dies in a diner while sitting across from none other than Frank. Plunged into the trauma that has defined her life, Maya heads to her Berkshires hometown to relive that fateful summer--the influence Frank once had on her and the obsessive jealousy that nearly destroyed her friendship with Aubrey.

At her mother's house, she excavates fragments of her past and notices hidden messages in her deceased Guatemalan father's book that didn't stand out to her earlier. To save herself, she must understand a story written before she was born, but time keeps running out, and soon, all roads are leading back to Frank's cabin....

Utterly unique and captivating, The House in the Pines keeps you guessing about whether we can ever fully confront the past and return home.]]> 321 Ana Reyes 0593186710 Asya 0 to-read 3.05 2023 The House in the Pines
author: Ana Reyes
name: Asya
average rating: 3.05
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne, #1)]]> 60581370
The lost Heir of Jasad, Sylvia never wants to be found. She can’t think about how Nizahl’s armies laid waste to her kingdom and continue to hunt its people—not if she wants to stay alive. But when Arin, the Nizahl Heir, tracks a group of Jasadi rebels to her village, staying one step ahead of death gets trickier.

In a moment of anger Sylvia’s magic is exposed, capturing Arin’s attention. Now, to save her life, Sylvia will have to make a deal with her greatest enemy. If she helps him lure the rebels, she’ll escape persecution.

A deadly game begins. Sylvia can’t let Arin discover her identity even as hatred shifts into something more. Soon, Sylvia will have to choose between the life she wants and the one she left behind. The scorched kingdom is rising, and it needs a queen.

In this Egyptian-inspired debut fantasy, a fugitive queen strikes a deadly bargain with her greatest enemy and finds herself embroiled in a complex game that could resurrect her scorched kingdom or leave it in ashes forever. ]]> 523 Sara Hashem 0316477869 Asya 0 to-read 3.95 2023 The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne, #1)
author: Sara Hashem
name: Asya
average rating: 3.95
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]]> Vampires of El Norte 63892214 Vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural western from the author of The Hacienda.

As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters—her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead.

Something that once attacked Nena nine years ago.

Believing Nena dead, Néstor has been on the run from his grief ever since, moving from ranch to ranch working as a vaquero. But no amount of drink can dispel the night terrors of sharp teeth; no woman can erase his childhood sweetheart from his mind.

When the United States attacks Mexico in 1846, the two are brought abruptly together on the road to war: Nena as a curandera, a healer striving to prove her worth to her father so that he does not marry her off to a stranger, and Néstor as a member of the auxiliary cavalry of ranchers and vaqueros. But the shock of their reunion—and Nena’s rage at Néstor for seemingly abandoning her long ago—is quickly overshadowed by the appearance of a nightmare made flesh.

And unless Nena and Néstor work through their past and face the future together, neither will survive to see the dawn.]]> 371 Isabel Cañas 0593436725 Asya 0 to-read 3.87 2023 Vampires of El Norte
author: Isabel Cañas
name: Asya
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> غريب في أرض غريبة - ج2 8998903
( روبرت هاينلاين ( وأعلى القصص مبيعًا فى تاريخ أدب الخيال العلمى كله ..]]> 126 Robert A. Heinlein 9773780937 Asya 3 3.46 1961 غريب في أرض غريبة - ج2
author: Robert A. Heinlein
name: Asya
average rating: 3.46
book published: 1961
rating: 3
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]]> غريب في أرض غريبة - ج1 8892656
( روبرت هاينلاين ( وأعلى القصص مبيعًا فى تاريخ أدب الخيال العلمى كله ..]]> 127 Robert A. Heinlein Asya 3 3.48 1961 غريب في أرض غريبة - ج1
author: Robert A. Heinlein
name: Asya
average rating: 3.48
book published: 1961
rating: 3
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]]> The Whisper Man 41940236 In this dark, suspenseful thriller, Alex North weaves a multi-generational tale of a father and son caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a small town.

After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new beginning, a new house, a new town: Featherbank.

But Featherbank has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed "The Whisper Man," for he would lure his victims out by whispering at their windows at night.

Just as Tom and Jake settle into their new home, a young boy vanishes. His disappearance bears an unnerving resemblance to Frank Carter's crimes, reigniting old rumors that he preyed with an accomplice. Now, detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis must find the boy before it is too late, even if that means Pete has to revisit his great foe in prison: The Whisper Man. And then Jake begins acting strangely. He hears a whispering at his window.]]> 355 Alex North 1250317991 Asya 5 4.02 2019 The Whisper Man
author: Alex North
name: Asya
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2019
rating: 5
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date added: 2023/08/23
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Over a year later, this is one the best books I read last year, I wish I would read it for the 1st time again.. Recommended to everyone I know who likes to read.
]]> السيرك الليلي 58416473 لم يسبقه إعلان أو توزع له منشورات، أو تعلق لافتات في منافذ البلدة، أو روج له في الصحف المحلية، ببساطة كان مقامًا هناك حيث لم يكن أمس.]]> 598 Erin Morgenstern Asya 0 to-read 3.71 2011 السيرك الليلي
author: Erin Morgenstern
name: Asya
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> امرأة في حقيبة 51096735 يريد "تيو" أن يثبت لها بأنه يحبها، وأن لا أحد غيره سيهتم بها مثله وسيقدرها مثله. لكن، مع مرور الوقت، يغرق "تيو" أكثر وأكثر في الحفرة التي ألقى بنفسه فيها، ويكتشف في نفسه بأنه لن يسمح لشيء بالوقوف في طريق حبه ورغباته.
رواية نفسية تغوص في أعماق النفس البشرية وتسأل سؤالًا: إلى أي مدى قد تسيطر رغبات الإنسان وهوسه عليه؟

عن المؤلف:
رافاييل مونتيز
وُلد الكاتب والمحامي الشاب "رافاييل مونتيز" عام 1990 في ريو دي جانيرو.
نُشرت له العديد من مجموعات القصص القصيرة وقصص الغموض والجريمة.
وعندما كان في العشرين من عمره، أبهر النقاد وعامة القرَّاء بروايته "روليت"، وهي رواية جريمة. ترشَّح بعدها عام 2010 لجائزة بينفيرا الأدبية، وحصل على جائزة "ماتشادو ب أسيس" التي تمنحها مكتبة البرازيل الوطنية عامم 2012، وجائزة ساو باولو الأدبية عام 2013.
وهو في الرابعة والعشرين، نشر روايته الثانية هذه تحت عنوان "أيام رائعة"، وتلقت على الفورة شهرة واسعة واستقبال نقدي مشجع. بيعت حقوق ترجمتها لأكثر من 13 دولة، وظلت في قوائم الأكثر مبيعًا لعدة أشهر.]]> 360 Raphael Montes 977319440X Asya 0 to-read 3.33 2014 امرأة في حقيبة
author: Raphael Montes
name: Asya
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> امرأة في الظلام 60414363 الآن هي شابة وحيدة وخجولة تعاني من كوابيس متكررة وصعوبات في التواصل مع الآخرين والشعور بأي عواطف إنسانية، ملاذها الوحيد هو البقاء في المنزل ومراقبة حياة الآخرين من خلال نوافذ شقتها في "ريو دي جانيرو". المقربون منها هم طبيبها النفسي، وصديق على الإنترنت، وحبيب محتمل وهم الوحيدون الذين يعرفون قصتها. حتى يعود "الواصم" ليطرق بابها من جديد، ويثير لديها مخاوفها المتراكمة ويفاجئها بالعديد من الإجابات عن الأسئلة التي طالما أرقتها.
لنرى هل يمكنها مواجهة "الواصم" ومعرفة من يحاول تدمير حياتها ، وما سر عائلتها الذي تجهله؟.]]> 320 Raphael Montes 9773197174 Asya 0 to-read 4.07 2019 امرأة في الظلام
author: Raphael Montes
name: Asya
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> لاشين: خلف قسم اللبان 60146167 يشكو محمود وسكان العقارات المجاورة من رائحة بخور قوية ودقات دفوف، وأصوات رجال ونساء وضحكات خليعة تصدر من العقارات؛ 5 شارع ماكوريس، 38 شارع علي بك الكبير، 6 حارة النجاة، 8 حارة النجاة.

وكانت هذه الرسالة هي ما احتاجت سهير كي تركل أغطية خوفها، وتبدأ حياتها الجديدة.]]> 144 شيرين هنائي 9778609977 Asya 5 3.83 2022 لاشين: خلف قسم اللبان
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name: Asya
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2022
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lincoln Lawyer (The Lincoln Lawyer, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #16)]]> 40612032
Haller is the Lincoln Lawyer, a criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car. He travels between the far-flung courthouses of Los Angeles to defend clients of every kind. Bikers, con artists, drunk drivers, drug dealers � they’re all on Mickey Haller’s client list. For him, the law is rarely about guilt or innocence � it’s about negotiation and manipulation. Sometimes it’s even about justice.

A Beverly Hills playboy arrested for attacking a woman he picked up in a bar chooses Haller to defend him, and Mickey has his first high-paying client in years. It is a defense attorney’s dream, what they call a franchise case. And, as the evidence stacks up, Haller comes to believe this may be the easiest case of his career.

Then someone close to him is murdered and Haller discovers that his search for innocence has brought him face-to-face with evil as pure as a flame. To escape without being burned, he must deploy every tactic, feint, and instinct in his arsenal � this time to save his own life.]]> 405 Michael Connelly Asya 0 to-read 4.38 2005 The Lincoln Lawyer (The Lincoln Lawyer, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #16)
author: Michael Connelly
name: Asya
average rating: 4.38
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]]> لاشين: كاهنة الأوراس 59654452 لأول مرة أسعد برؤيته، لعله ينهي عذابي. لكنه ظل واقفًا عند قبر أبي ينظر تجاهي، ثم وكأنما كان ينتظر أن أراه، ضرب أرض القبر بجناحه، ففاضت بالتراب كأنها عين ماء متفجرة. ثم راح يضرب برمحه ويطعن يمنة ويسرة وأسمع صرخات الشياطين الحارسة مجددًا دون أن أراها.
هل يقتلهم؟ هل تقتل الحربة الشياطين؟ لكن وسط ضرباته كان يحدق فيّ، وظلّ على هذا الحال دقائق، لا أجرؤ على الاقتراب منه ولا أفهم ماذا يريد، انحنى على الأرض وزحف على مرفقيه بطريقة الخفافيش تلك، وشعرت بشياطيني تدفع جسدي المستلقي على الأرض إلى الخلف.
توقف على بعد مترين مني وحدق إلى وجهي، لمعت - فيما أظنه وجهه - نقطتان بلون أزرق تشبهان حدقتي إنسان، ثم ذاب في الظلام]]> 170 شيرين هنائي 9776692915 Asya 5 3.73 2021 لاشين: كاهنة الأوراس
author: شيرين هنائي
name: Asya
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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]]> The Shadow Friend 50637405 If it had happened to you, you would have run away too.

Twenty-five years ago, Paul's friend Charlie Crabtree brutally killed their classmate - and then vanished without a trace.

Paul's never forgiven himself for his part in what happened. He's never gone back home.

Until his elderly mother has a fall. It's finally time to stop running.

It's not long before things start to go wrong. His mother claims there's someone in the house. Paul realises someone is following him. And, in a town many miles away, a copycat killer has struck.

Which makes him wonder - what really happened to Charlie the day of the murder?

And can anyone stop it happening again?

]]> 368 Alex North 1405939281 Asya 0 to-read 3.75 2020 The Shadow Friend
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name: Asya
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]]> لاشين: عهد الدجالين 60408675 85 شيرين هنائي Asya 4 3.70 2021 لاشين: عهد الدجالين
author: شيرين هنائي
name: Asya
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2021
rating: 4
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]]> 1919 42104087 446 أحمد مراد 9776386849 Asya 5 3.67 2014 1919
author: أحمد مراد
name: Asya
average rating: 3.67
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rating: 5
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]]> The Deep 21412284
A strange plague called the ’Gets is decimating humanity on a global scale. It causes people to forget—small things at first, like where they left their keys, then the not-so-small things, like how to drive or the letters of the alphabet. Their bodies forget how to function involuntarily. There is no cure.

But now, far below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, deep in the Mariana Trench, a heretofore-unknown substance hailed as “ambrosia”—a universal healer, from initial reports—has been discovered. It may just be the key to eradicating the ’Gets.

In order to study this phenomenon, a special research lab, the Trieste, has been built eight miles under the sea’s surface. But when the station goes incommunicado, a brave few descend through the lightless fathoms in hopes of unraveling the mysteries lurking at those crushing depths . . . and perhaps to encounter an evil blacker than anything one could possibly imagine.]]> 394 Nick Cutter 1476717737 Asya 4 3.41 2015 The Deep
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name: Asya
average rating: 3.41
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> What Lies in the Woods 60784373
For decades afterward, the friends have kept a secret worth killing for. But now Olivia wants to tell, and Naomi sets out to find out what really happened in the woods―no matter how dangerous the truth turns out to be.]]> 336 Kate Alice Marshall 1250859883 Asya 0 to-read 3.93 2023 What Lies in the Woods
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]]> Her Little Flowers 63259070
When Francine’s estranged sister, Madeleine, returns to the manor after years away, she brings with her a story that threatens everything Francine has always believed. It is a tale of cruelty and desperation, of terror and unbearable heartache. And as Francine learns more about the darkness in her family’s past—and the role she may have played in it—she realizes that confronting the truth may mean losing what she holds most dear.]]> 368 Shannon Morgan 1496743881 Asya 0 to-read 3.74 2023 Her Little Flowers
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> The Burning Girls 53387949 An unconventional vicar moves to a remote corner of the English countryside, only to discover a community haunted by death and disappearances both past and present--and intent on keeping its dark secrets--in this explosive, unsettling thriller from acclaimed author C. J. Tudor.

Welcome to Chapel Croft. Five hundred years ago, eight protestant martyrs were burned at the stake here. Thirty years ago, two teenage girls disappeared without a trace. And two months ago, the vicar of the local parish killed himself.

Reverend Jack Brooks, a single parent with a fourteen-year-old daughter and a heavy conscience, arrives in the village hoping to make a fresh start and find some peace. Instead, Jack finds a town mired in secrecy and a strange welcome package: an old exorcism kit and a note quoting scripture. "But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed and hidden that will not be known."

The more Jack and her daughter Flo get acquainted with the town and its strange denizens, the deeper they are drawn into their rifts, mysteries, and suspicions. And when Flo is troubled by strange sightings in the old chapel, it becomes apparent that there are ghosts here that refuse to be laid to rest.

But uncovering the truth can be deadly in a village where everyone has something to protect, everyone has links with the village's bloody past, and no one trusts an outsider.]]> 333 C.J. Tudor 198482502X Asya 0 to-read 3.97 2021 The Burning Girls
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]]> Nothing But Blackened Teeth 53195923 Cassandra Khaw's Nothing But Blackened Teeth is a gorgeously creepy haunted house tale, steeped in Japanese folklore and full of devastating twists.

A Heian-era mansion stands abandoned, its foundations resting on the bones of a bride and its walls packed with the remains of the girls sacrificed to keep her company.

It’s the perfect wedding venue for a group of thrill-seeking friends.

But a night of food, drinks, and games quickly spirals into a nightmare. For lurking in the shadows is the ghost bride with a black smile and a hungry heart.

And she gets lonely down there in the dirt.

Effortlessly turning the classic haunted house story on its head, Nothing but Blackened Teeth is a sharp and devastating exploration of grief, the parasitic nature of relationships, and the consequences of our actions.]]> 125 Cassandra Khaw 1250759412 Asya 0 to-read 2.64 2021 Nothing But Blackened Teeth
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]]> إن كان ينزف 56241794 If it Bleeds is a collection of four new novellas �Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat, and the title story If It Bleeds� each pulling readers into intriguing and frightening places.

A collection of four uniquely wonderful long stories, including a stand-alone sequel to The Outsider.

News people have a saying: 'If it bleeds, it leads'. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin.

Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is working on the case of a missing dog - and on her own need to be more assertive - when she sees the footage on TV. But when she tunes in again, to the late-night report, she realizes there is something not quite right about the correspondent who was first on the scene. So begins 'If It Bleeds' , a stand-alone sequel to The Outsider featuring the incomparable Holly on her first solo case.

Dancing alongside are three more long stories - 'Mr Harrigan's Phone', 'The Life of Chuck' and 'Rat' .

The novella is a form King has returned to over and over again in the course of his amazing career, and many have been made into iconic films, If It Bleeds is a uniquely satisfying collection of longer short fiction by an incomparably gifted writer.]]> 452 Stephen King 614013191X Asya 4 3.86 2020 إن كان ينزف
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rating: 4
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]]> Home Before Dark 50833559 What was it like? Living in that house.

Maggie Holt is used to such questions. Twenty-five years ago, she and her parents, Ewan and Jess, moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. They spent three weeks there before fleeing in the dead of night, an ordeal Ewan later recounted in a nonfiction book called House of Horrors. His tale of ghostly happenings and encounters with malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity—and skepticism.

Today, Maggie is a restorer of old homes and too young to remember any of the events mentioned in her father’s book. But she also doesn’t believe a word of it. Ghosts, after all, don’t exist. When Maggie inherits Baneberry Hall after her father’s death, she returns to renovate the place to prepare it for sale. But her homecoming is anything but warm. People from the past, chronicled in House of Horrors, lurk in the shadows. And locals aren’t thrilled that their small town has been made infamous thanks to Maggie’s father. Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself—a place filled with relics from another era that hint at a history of dark deeds. As Maggie experiences strange occurrences straight out of her father’s book, she starts to believe that what he wrote was more fact than fiction.

In the latest thriller from New York Times bestseller Riley Sager, a woman returns to the house made famous by her father’s bestselling horror memoir. Is the place really haunted by evil forces, as her father claimed? Or are there more earthbound—and dangerous—secrets hidden within its walls?]]> 389 Riley Sager 1524745170 Asya 4 4.05 2020 Home Before Dark
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average rating: 4.05
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)]]> 10664113 Alternate cover edition of ASIN B004XISI4A

In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance—beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. As they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind.

Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way to Daenerys. But his newest allies in this quest are not the rag-tag band they seem, and at their heart lies one who could undo Daenerys’s claim to Westeros forever.

Meanwhile, to the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone—a structure only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, will face his greatest challenge. For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice.

From all corners, bitter conflicts reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness. But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all.]]> 1125 George R.R. Martin Asya 5 4.33 2011 A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
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name: Asya
average rating: 4.33
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]]> <![CDATA[A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)]]> 13497 Crows will fight over a dead man's flesh, and kill each other for his eyes.

Bloodthirsty, treacherous and cunning, the Lannisters are in power on the Iron Throne in the name of the boy-king Tommen. The war in the Seven Kingdoms has burned itself out, but in its bitter aftermath new conflicts spark to life.

The Martells of Dorne and the Starks of Winterfell seek vengeance for their dead. Euron Crow's Eye, as black a pirate as ever raised a sail, returns from the smoking ruins of Valyria to claim the Iron Isles. From the icy north, where Others threaten the Wall, apprentice Maester Samwell Tarly brings a mysterious babe in arms to the Citadel.

Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory will go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel and the coldest hearts.]]> 1060 George R.R. Martin 055358202X Asya 5 4.16 2005 A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> حياة جديدة 7160600
الاختيار لك وحدك ..

أوقف شيخوختك ..

واستمتع مرة أخرى بحرية الشباب ..

وبالسعادة الأبدية ..!]]> محمد سليمان عبد المالك Asya 3 3.56 2008 حياة جديدة
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name: Asya
average rating: 3.56
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rating: 3
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]]> فرانكشتاين في بغداد 22028638 352 Ahmed Saadawi 9933350013 Asya 0 to-read 3.50 2013 فرانكشتاين في بغداد
author: Ahmed Saadawi
name: Asya
average rating: 3.50
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]]> <![CDATA[Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing]]> 59641216
So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who traveled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-about pilot then called Friends Like Us. . . and so much more.

In an extraordinary story that only he could tell—and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it—Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left him to his own devices), the desire for recognition that drove him to fame, and the void inside him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the peace he’s found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of Friends, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humor, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all.

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening—as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for.]]> 250 Matthew Perry 1250866448 Asya 0 to-read 3.89 2022 Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
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]]> NOS4A2 15729539 NOS4A2 is a spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense from master of horror Joe Hill, the New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns.

Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. On her Raleigh Tuff Burner bike, she makes her way to a rickety covered bridge that, within moments, takes her wherever she needs to go, whether it’s across Massachusetts or across the country.

Charles Talent Manx has a way with children. He likes to take them for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the NOS4A2 vanity plate. With his old car, he can slip right out of the everyday world, and onto the hidden roads that transport them to an astonishing � and terrifying � playground of amusements he calls “Christmasland.�

Then, one day, Vic goes looking for trouble—and finds Manx. That was a lifetime ago. Now Vic, the only kid to ever escape Manx’s unmitigated evil, is all grown up and desperate to forget. But Charlie Manx never stopped thinking about Victoria McQueen. He’s on the road again and he’s picked up a new passenger: Vic’s own son.]]> 692 Joe Hill 0062200577 Asya 0 to-read 4.06 2013 NOS4A2
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]]> <![CDATA[A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)]]> 62291 An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

Here is the third volume in George R.R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. Together, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.

Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the sorceress who holds him in her thrall. Young Robb still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. And as opposing forces manoeuver for the final showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost limits of civilization, accompanied by a horde of mythical Others—a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords...]]> 1177 George R.R. Martin 055357342X Asya 5 4.54 2000 A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
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average rating: 4.54
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]]> Penpal 14578407 Penpal began as a series of short and interconnected stories posted on an online horror forum. Before long, it was adapted into illustrations, audio recordings, and short films; and that was before it was revised and expanded into a novel!

How much do you remember about your childhood?

In Penpal, a man investigates the seemingly unrelated bizarre, tragic, and horrific occurrences of his childhood in an attempt to finally understand them. Beginning with only fragments of his earliest years, you'll follow the narrator as he discovers that these strange and horrible events are actually part of a single terrifying story that has shaped the entirety of his life and the lives of those around him. If you've ever stayed in the woods just a little too long after dark, if you've ever had the feeling that someone or something was trying to hurt you, if you remember the first friend you ever made and how strong that bond was, then Penpal is a story that you won't soon forget, despite how you might try.]]> 243 Dathan Auerbach 098554550X Asya 0 to-read 3.84 2012 Penpal
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name: Asya
average rating: 3.84
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cabin at the End of the World]]> 36381091
One afternoon, as Wen catches grasshoppers in the front yard, a stranger unexpectedly appears in the driveway. Leonard is the largest man Wen has ever seen but he is young, friendly, and he wins her over almost instantly. Leonard and Wen talk and play until Leonard abruptly apologizes and tells Wen, "None of what’s going to happen is your fault". Three more strangers then arrive at the cabin carrying unidentifiable, menacing objects. As Wen sprints inside to warn her parents, Leonard calls out: "Your dads won’t want to let us in, Wen. But they have to. We need your help to save the world."]]> 272 Paul Tremblay 0062679104 Asya 0 to-read 3.31 2018 The Cabin at the End of the World
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average rating: 3.31
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]]> The Only Good Indians 52180399 The creeping horror of Paul Tremblay meets Tommy Orange’s There There in a dark novel of revenge, cultural identity, and the cost of breaking from tradition in this latest novel from the Jordan Peele of horror literature, Stephen Graham Jones.

Seamlessly blending classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary, The Only Good Indians follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. Tracked by an entity bent on revenge, these childhood friends are helpless as the culture and traditions they left behind catch up to them in a violent, vengeful way.]]> 305 Stephen Graham Jones 1982136456 Asya 0 to-read 3.69 2020 The Only Good Indians
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]]> <![CDATA[Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1)]]> 34523174
Now, a new crew has been assembled. But this time they’re not out to entertain. Some seek to validate their life’s work. Some seek the greatest hunt of all. Some seek the truth. But for the ambitious young scientist Victoria Stewart this is a voyage to uncover the fate of the sister she lost.

Whatever the truth may be, it will only be found below the waves. But the secrets of the deep come with a price.]]> 448 Mira Grant 0316379409 Asya 0 to-read 3.94 2017 Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1)
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]]> ǰǰö 13129925
To unravel the mystery, three employees volunteer to work a nine-hour dusk-till-dawn shift. In the dead of the night, they’ll patrol the empty showroom floor, investigate strange sights and sounds, and encounter horrors that defy the imagination.

A traditional haunted house story in a thoroughly contemporary setting, ǰǰö is designed to retain its luster and natural appearance for a lifetime of use. Pleasingly proportioned with generous French flaps and a softcover binding, ǰǰö delivers the psychological terror you need in the elegant package you deserve.

Designed by Andie Reid, cover photography by Christine Ferrara.]]> 248 Grady Hendrix 1594745269 Asya 0 to-read 3.64 2014 ǰǰö
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]]> A Head Full of Ghosts 23019294
To her parents' despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie's descent into madness. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism; he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts' plight. With John, Marjorie's father, out of work for more than a year and the medical bills looming, the family agrees to be filmed, and soon find themselves the unwitting stars of The Possession, a hit reality television show. When events in the Barrett household explode in tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend.

Fifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie's younger sister, Merry. As she recalls those long ago events that took place when she was just eight years old, long-buried secrets and painful memories that clash with what was broadcast on television begin to surface--and a mind-bending tale of psychological horror is unleashed, raising vexing questions about memory and reality, science and religion, and the very nature of evil.]]> 287 Paul Tremblay 0062363239 Asya 0 to-read 3.78 2015 A Head Full of Ghosts
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name: Asya
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]]> House of Hunger 60052118 WANTED - Bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for life's finer pleasures. Girls of weak will need not apply.

A young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power, in this dark and enthralling gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching.

Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation is all she knows. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a peculiar listing in the newspaper, seeking a bloodmaid.

Though she knows little about the far north--where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service--Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself the newest bloodmaid at the notorious House of Hunger. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery--and at the center of it all is her.

Countess Lisavet, who presides over this hedonistic court, is loved and feared in equal measure. She takes a special interest in Marion. Lisavet is magnetic, and Marion is eager to please her new mistress. But when her fellow bloodmaids begin to go missing in the night, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse. She'll need to learn the rules of her new home--and fast--or its halls will soon become her grave.]]> 304 Alexis Henderson 0593438469 Asya 0 to-read 3.64 2022 House of Hunger
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]]> <![CDATA[The Year of the Witching (Bethel, #1)]]> 49789629 A young woman living in a rigid, puritanical society discovers dark powers within herself in this stunning, feminist fantasy debut.

In the lands of Bethel, where the Prophet’s word is law, Immanuelle Moore’s very existence is blasphemy. Her mother’s union with an outsider of a different race cast her once-proud family into disgrace, so Immanuelle does her best to worship the Father, follow Holy Protocol, and lead a life of submission, devotion, and absolute conformity, like all the other women in the settlement.

But a mishap lures her into the forbidden Darkwood surrounding Bethel, where the first prophet once chased and killed four powerful witches. Their spirits are still lurking there, and they bestow a gift on Immanuelle: the journal of her dead mother, who Immanuelle is shocked to learn once sought sanctuary in the wood.

Fascinated by the secrets in the diary, Immanuelle finds herself struggling to understand how her mother could have consorted with the witches. But when she begins to learn grim truths about the Church and its history, she realizes the true threat to Bethel is its own darkness. And she starts to understand that if Bethel is to change, it must begin with her.]]> 368 Alexis Henderson 0593099605 Asya 0 to-read 3.79 2020 The Year of the Witching (Bethel, #1)
author: Alexis Henderson
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]]> Thinner 10605 320 Richard Bachman 0451190750 Asya 3 3.78 1984 Thinner
author: Richard Bachman
name: Asya
average rating: 3.78
book published: 1984
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)]]> 10572
It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel...and the coldest hearts. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles.

Here is the second volume in George R.R. Martin magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Storm of Swords. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R.R. Martin stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.]]> 1009 George R.R. Martin 0553381695 Asya 5 4.42 1998 A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
author: George R.R. Martin
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average rating: 4.42
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]]> <![CDATA[Books of Blood: Volume One (Books of Blood, #1)]]> 761023
Never one to shy away from the unimaginable or the unspeakable, Clive Barker breathes life into our deepest, darkest nightmares, creating visions that are at once terrifying, tender, and witty.

The Books of Blood confirm what horror fans everywhere have known for a long time: We will be hearing from Clive Barker for many years to come. This first volume contains the short stories : "The Book of Blood," "The Midnight Meat Train," "The Yattering and Jack," "Sex, Death, and Starshine," and "In the Hills, the Cities."]]> 210 Clive Barker 0425083896 Asya 0 to-read 4.06 1984 Books of Blood: Volume One (Books of Blood, #1)
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]]> Hidden Pictures 58724923 A wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller, about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets.

Mallory Quinn is fresh out of rehab when she takes a job as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy.

Mallory immediately loves it. She has her own living space, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body.

Then, Teddy’s artwork becomes increasingly sinister, and his stick figures quickly evolve into lifelike sketches well beyond the ability of any five-year-old. Mallory begins to wonder if these are glimpses of a long-unsolved murder, perhaps relayed by a supernatural force.

Knowing just how crazy it all sounds, Mallory nevertheless sets out to decipher the images and save Teddy before it’s too late.]]> 372 Jason Rekulak 1250819342 Asya 0 to-read 4.12 2022 Hidden Pictures
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]]> Things We Do in the Dark 58724802 Things We Do in the Dark is a brilliant new thriller from Jennifer Hillier, the award-winning author of the breakout novels Little Secrets and Jar of Hearts. Paris Peralta is suspected of killing her celebrity husband, and her long-hidden past now threatens to destroy her future.

When Paris Peralta is arrested in her own bathroom—covered in blood, holding a straight razor, her celebrity husband dead in the bathtub behind her—she knows she'll be charged with murder. But as bad as this looks, it's not what worries her the most. With the unwanted media attention now surrounding her, it's only a matter of time before someone from her long hidden past recognizes her and destroys the new life she's worked so hard to build, along with any chance of a future.

Twenty-five years earlier, Ruby Reyes, known as the Ice Queen, was convicted of a similar murder in a trial that riveted Canada in the early nineties. Reyes knows who Paris really is, and when she's unexpectedly released from prison, she threatens to expose all of Paris's secrets. Left with no other choice, Paris must finally confront the dark past she escaped, once and for all.

Because the only thing worse than a murder charge are two murder charges.]]> 352 Jennifer Hillier 1250763169 Asya 0 to-read 3.93 2022 Things We Do in the Dark
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]]> The Night Shift 57693427
Fifteen years later, in the same town, four teenage employees working late at an ice cream store are attacked, and again only one makes it out alive.

Both surviving victims recall the killer speaking only a few final words... “Goodnight, pretty girl.�

In the aftermath, three lives intersect: the survivor of the Blockbuster massacre who’s forced to relive her tragedy; the brother of the original suspect, who’s convinced the police have it wrong; and the FBI agent, who’s determined to solve both cases. On a collision course toward the truth, all three lives will forever be changed, and not everyone will make it out alive.

Twisty, poignant, and redemptive, The Night Shift is a story about the legacy of trauma and how the broken can come out on the other side, and it solidifies Alex Finlay as one of the new leading voices in the world of thrillers.]]> 312 Alex Finlay 1250268885 Asya 0 to-read 3.87 2022 The Night Shift
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]]> Wrong Place Wrong Time 59947696
It is midnight on the morning of Halloween, and Jen anxiously waits up for her 18-year-old son, Todd, to return home. But worries about his broken curfew transform into something much more dangerous when Todd finally emerges from the darkness. As Jen watches through the window, she sees her funny, seemingly happy teenage son stab a total stranger.

She doesn’t know who the victim is, or why Todd has committed such a devastating act of violence. All she knows is that her life, and Todd’s, have been shattered.

After her son is taken into custody, Jen falls asleep in despair. But when she wakes up� it is yesterday. The murder has not happened yet—and there may be a chance to stop it. Each morning, when Jen wakes, she is further back in the past, first weeks, then years, before the murder. And Jen realizes that somewhere in the past lies the trigger for Todd’s terrible crime…and it is her mission to find it, and prevent it from taking place.]]> 416 Gillian McAllister 0063252341 Asya 0 to-read 3.95 2022 Wrong Place Wrong Time
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average rating: 3.95
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]]> The Hellbound Heart 52635 164 Clive Barker 0061002828 Asya 0 to-read 4.08 1986 The Hellbound Heart
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name: Asya
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]]> Horns 6587879
At first Ig thought the horns were a hallucination, the product of a mind damaged by rage and grief. He had spent the last year in a lonely, private purgatory, following the death of his beloved, Merrin Williams, who was raped and murdered under inexplicable circumstances. A mental breakdown would have been the most natural thing in the world. But there was nothing natural about the horns, which were all too real.

Once the righteous Ig had enjoyed the life of the blessed: born into privilege, the second son of a renowned musician and younger brother of a rising late-night TV star, he had security, wealth, and a place in his community. Ig had it all, and more—he had Merrin and a love founded on shared daydreams, mutual daring, and unlikely midsummer magic.

But Merrin's death damned all that. The only suspect in the crime, Ig was never charged or tried. And he was never cleared. In the court of public opinion in Gideon, New Hampshire, Ig is and always will be guilty because his rich and connected parents pulled strings to make the investigation go away. Nothing Ig can do, nothing he can say, matters. Everyone, it seems, including God, has abandoned him. Everyone, that is, but the devil inside. . . .]]> 370 Joe Hill 0061147958 Asya 0 to-read 3.94 2009 Horns
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]]> Heart-Shaped Box 153025
But what UPS delivers to his door in a black heart-shaped box is no imaginary or metaphorical ghost, it's the real thing. And suddenly the suit's previous owner is everywhere - behind the bedroom door... seated in Jude's restored vintage Mustang... staring out from his widescreen TV - dangling a gleaming razor blade on a chain from one hand...]]> 376 Joe Hill 0061147931 Asya 0 to-read 3.85 2007 Heart-Shaped Box
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]]> Alien 35125 270 Alan Dean Foster 2290011150 Asya 3 4.10 1979 Alien
author: Alan Dean Foster
name: Asya
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1979
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)]]> 39943621
Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen—the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria—took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire and Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.

What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why did it become so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What is the origin of Daenerys’s three dragon eggs? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel and featuring more than eighty all-new black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley. Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire, but now, for the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed.

With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire and Blood is the ultimate game of thrones, giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, and always fascinating history of Westeros.]]> 706 George R.R. Martin 152479628X Asya 0 to-read 4.03 2018 Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)
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]]> Dracula 17245 You can find an alternative cover edition for this ISBN here and here.

When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon afterwards, various bizarre incidents unfold in England: an apparently unmanned ship is wrecked off the coast of Whitby; a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the 'Master' and his imminent arrival.

In Dracula, Bram Stoker created one of the great masterpieces of the horror genre, brilliantly evoking a nightmare world of vampires and vampire hunters and also illuminating the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire.

This Norton Critical Edition includes a rich selection of background and source materials in three areas: Contexts includes probable inspirations for Dracula in the earlier works of James Malcolm Rymer and Emily Gerard. Also included are a discussion of Stoker's working notes for the novel and "Dracula's Guest," the original opening chapter to Dracula. Reviews and Reactions reprints five early reviews of the novel. "Dramatic and Film Variations" focuses on theater and film adaptations of Dracula, two indications of the novel's unwavering appeal. David J. Skal, Gregory A. Waller, and Nina Auerbach offer their varied perspectives. Checklists of both dramatic and film adaptations are included.

Criticism collects seven theoretical interpretations of Dracula by Phyllis A. Roth, Carol A. Senf, Franco Moretti, Christopher Craft, Bram Dijkstra, Stephen D. Arata, and Talia Schaffer.

A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included.]]> 488 Bram Stoker 0393970124 Asya 5 4.02 1897 Dracula
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average rating: 4.02
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]]> Lair of the White Worm 35819
Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula, is one of the most enduring and masterful influences on the literature of terror.]]> 120 Bram Stoker 0646418424 Asya 2 2.81 1911 Lair of the White Worm
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name: Asya
average rating: 2.81
book published: 1911
rating: 2
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]]> Later 54798175
Later is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. With echoes of King's classic novel It, Later is a powerful, haunting, unforgettable exploration of what it takes to stand up to evil in all the faces it wears.]]> 248 Stephen King Asya 3 3.99 2021 Later
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name: Asya
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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]]> الناجي الأخير 23302196 335 Chuck Palahniuk Asya 4 3.62 1999 الناجي الأخير
author: Chuck Palahniuk
name: Asya
average rating: 3.62
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)]]> 17934530 Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach Trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition.

The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.

They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers—but it’s the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.]]> 195 Jeff VanderMeer 0374104093 Asya 0 to-read 3.79 2014 Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
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]]> The Ritual 10239382
Lost, hungry and surrounded by forest untouched for millennia, they stumble across an isolated old house. Inside, they find the macabre remains of old rites and pagan sacrifices; ancient artefacts and unidentifiable bones. This place of dark ritual is home to a bestial predator that is still alive in the ancient forest. And now they’re the prey.

As the four friends struggle for salvation, they discover that death doesn’t come easy among these ancient trees...]]> 418 Adam L.G. Nevill 0230754929 Asya 0 to-read 3.57 2011 The Ritual
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name: Asya
average rating: 3.57
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]]> <![CDATA[جلسات نفسية: حتى تصل إلى السكينة النفسية]]> 58566586 لهذا أقدم لك هذا الكتاب كمرشد لك في الطريق.�
كل فصل من هذا الكتاب يُعينك على التعامل مع نفسك بشكل صحيح حتى تصل إلى ‏السكين� النفسية.�
والتوفيق من الله أولًا وأخيرًا هو خالق النفس وهو يتولَّى صلاحها، فاللَّهم أصلِح نفوسنا وانفعنا ‏بم� علمتنا.‏]]> 232 محمد إبراهيم Asya 0 to-read 3.63 جلسات نفسية: حتى تصل إلى السكينة النفسية
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]]> صلاة تشرنوبل 30307451
إلى كل من سيقرأ هذا الكتاب...

أشعر بسعادة بالغة بصدور الترجمة العربية لكتابي "صلاة تشرنوبل"، ذلك لأن قضية تشرنوبل قضية العالم أجمع. سمعت وقت أن كانت الكارثة لا زالت في أيامها الأولى أن الناس يقولون، في كل أنحاء العالم: أن هذا لا يمكن أن يحدث إلا عندكم أيها الروس المستهترون، في حين ما كان ليخطر على بال أحد أن يطلق مثل هذا الوصف على اليابانيين عندما وقعت كارثة مفاعل فوكوشيما الياباني.
يقف الإنسان عاجزاً أمام التكنولوجيا، التي اخترعها بنفسه، وفي مقدمتها تكنولوجيا الطاقة الذرية.
إن اصرارنا على المضي قدماً في هذا الطريق، فهذا لا يعنى سوى أننا مصرين على الانتحار. ولا يجب أن يقتصر التفكير في هذا الأمر على الدول الأوروبية وحدها، إنما يجب أن ينشغل به العالم أجمع، في أمريكا اللاتينية، جنوب أفريقيا، لا زالوا يؤمنون بالطاقة الذرية، كما فعلنا نحن منذ ثلاثين � أربعين سنة ماضية. لكننا فهمنا أنه لا يمكن الفصل بين الذرة العسكرية والذرة السلمية � لا فرق بينها، كلها شيء واحد. يراودني الأمل أن يفهم الجميع هذا. فأنا أرى أن أكبر تهديد للإنسان هو الإنسان نفسه.
ذهب بالفعل بلا رجعة ذلك الزمن، الذي بني فيه إلإنسان علاقته مع الطبيعة بمنطق القوة، من فوق عرش الإله. جعلنا تشرنوبل نتطلع إلى الخلود... ربما يمكن أن نطلق على ذلك بروفة نهاية العالم. ربما نهلك جميعاً � ليس هذا من قبيل الفانتازيا. ربما يندثر عالمنا الرائع � بكل ما فيه من غابات، أنهار، حيوانات. أصعب ذكرياتي عن تشرنوبل، مشهد خروج الإنسان من القرى الملوثة، بينما تخلى عن الحيوانات � التي أطلق عليها الجنود الرصاص، ثم دفنوها في مقابر بيولوجية. عندما دخل الجنود القرى، تتبعت الحيوانات أصواتهم، خرجت للقائهم، ربما شعرت بسعادة لعودة أصوات البشر... لم يعلموا بعد أن الإنسان قد خانهم.]]> 415 Svetlana Alexievich 9774280903 Asya 0 to-read 4.08 1997 صلاة تشرنوبل
author: Svetlana Alexievich
name: Asya
average rating: 4.08
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]]> سرسي 57666443
«عمل رائع في غرابته من الخيال الأسطوري... في آنٍ واحد رواية ممتازة وإعادة حكي مدهشة».
Daily Telegraph]]> 495 Madeline Miller 9953897093 Asya 0 to-read 4.07 2018 سرسي
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name: Asya
average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[LOST: أول دراسة باللغة العربية]]> 8051528
Published in Egypt by Kayan Pub. at the 2010 Cairo International Book Fair, and being the first of its kind in the Arabic library, the book contains a complete episode guide through the first season of the show. Each chapter focuses on one episode, analyzing the events that took place, along with the mythological questions raised in every episode, and providing related information, such as synopsis of books, movies, TV shows or songs seen, heard or mentioned on the show, and historical facts that tie in to the mythology.

Each chapter consists of six sections, and each section corresponds to one of Hurley's Numbers. Section 4 contains an important quote said by a character in the episode. Section 8, "Everything Happens for a Reason," analyzes the character development through the events taking place on the Island and the parallelism between them and the flashbacks. Section 15, "Mythological Thoughts," focuses on discussing the mythology of the show and answering some of the questions. Section 16, "Things You Need to Notice," deals with the little hints and clues the writers planted in the episode and regular viewers might have missed. Section 23, "Inspiration Sources," presents the cultural references, books, movies, songs and other things, in the episode. Chapter 42, "Trivia," focuses on production notes and other things production-related. The book is introduced by acclaimed horror and suspense Egyptian writer Tamer Ibrahim. It consist of of 286 pages and contains 24 chapters, each corresponding to one episode of the season.]]> 286 هشام فهمي Asya 0 to-read 3.65 LOST: أول دراسة باللغة العربية
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]]> Final Girls 32796253
Now, Quincy is doing well—maybe even great, thanks to her Xanax prescription. She has a caring almost-fiancé, Jeff; a popular baking blog; a beautiful apartment; and a therapeutic presence in Coop, the police officer who saved her life all those years ago. Her memory won’t even allow her to recall the events of that night; the past is in the past.

That is, until Lisa, the first Final Girl, is found dead in her bathtub, wrists slit, and Sam, the second, appears on Quincy's doorstep. Blowing through Quincy's life like a whirlwind, Sam seems intent on making Quincy relive the past, with increasingly dire consequences, all of which makes Quincy question why Sam is really seeking her out. And when new details about Lisa's death come to light, Quincy's life becomes a race against time as she tries to unravel Sam's truths from her lies, evade the police and hungry reporters, and, most crucially, remember what really happened at Pine Cottage, before what was started ten years ago is finished.]]> 352 Riley Sager 1101985364 Asya 4 3.81 2017 Final Girls
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name: Asya
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> The Ruins 21726 336 Scott Smith 1400043875 Asya 0 to-read 3.67 2006 The Ruins
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average rating: 3.67
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