Alina's Updates en-US Sat, 08 Mar 2025 01:21:12 -0800 60 Alina's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9160714728 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 01:21:12 -0800 <![CDATA[Alina wants to read 'Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness']]> /review/show/7385348626 Local by Alastair Humphreys Alina wants to read Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness by Alastair Humphreys
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ReadStatus9156963975 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:27:00 -0800 <![CDATA[Alina wants to read 'Passing Through a Prairie Country']]> /review/show/7382749772 Passing Through a Prairie Country by Dennis E. Staples Alina wants to read Passing Through a Prairie Country by Dennis E. Staples
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ReadStatus9148713934 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:35:36 -0800 <![CDATA[Alina wants to read 'Backhanded Compliments']]> /review/show/7376971437 Backhanded Compliments by Katie  Chandler Alina wants to read Backhanded Compliments by Katie Chandler
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Nestlings by Nat Cassidy
"I absolutely LOVE the title and cover of this book. The moment I saw both, I knew I wanted to read it even before looking at the book description. I listened to it on audio via Libby and the narrator was good. She did well with the different voices and excelled at the various accents.

But what is great about this book? Well, pretty much everything! I mean, I’m giving it a five-star rating and that’s not something I hand out willy nilly to my reads. I can honestly say this is one of the best horror novels I’ve read in a long time, apart from those by my favourite horror author of all time, Stephen King (with Nick Cutter being a close second).

This chilling tale has it all. Mystery, nightmarish creatures, suspense, horrifying discoveries, and an awesomely twisted plot. But it also has very lifelike characters, a badass main character with a disability � which the author handled with sensitivity and compassion � realistic dialogue, and a married couple whose troubles evokes much sympathy from the reader. I also appreciated that the “villains� weren’t one-sided, typically evil characters, but ones who in a strange way makes the reader feel something for them. The ending was also perfect. I couldn’t see this story ending another way.

So, if you’re a hardcore horror fanatic like me and you haven’t read a good spine-tingling macabre book in a while, this one should be added and rapidly moved to the top of your TBR. "
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Elisa is on page 120 of 336 of The Silent Patient: Whyy kathy( poor theoo😭😭)
At first I liked Kathy for her energy but I really don t like her after what she did to theo
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ReadStatus9123932454 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:04:49 -0800 <![CDATA[Alina wants to read 'Temple of Swoon']]> /review/show/6679828149 Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura Alina wants to read Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura
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