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I really like Karen Rose book but I guess the hint about the real perpetrator was given to way too early. Only the back story was given along the way other than that I really liked it. The characters as usual was so heavy raw and intense.
The victim pool seemed so cliche and over used but at the same time there was so uniqueness. The killings were so scary and there should be a trigger warning about kidnapping, phobias, rape...

I would recommend this book for sure

It was a very emotional read. There's an author's note where it is mentioned that this story is based on real events.
It was so heart breaking to read the stories of each maid working abroad, away from their families just to provide them a living. Though we mainly follow Nisha there are many domestic workers who left their countries to secure a job.
The way authorities ignore such migrants workers problems was so hard to read. It looked like they didn't even consider them as human beings.
The events that happened in Nisha's life is so hard. We see Nisha through her Petra, the lady she worked for and Yiannis, her lover. Once we finish the book Kumari and Aliki will be a sore spot as both of them will be missing motherly love. Nisha was love in all form.
It was really sad book but a great reading experience

Oh my goodness... I was seeing this book all over but somehow it took me sometime to start reading it. Before going into it I knew this is an emotional read. And I was preparing myself for it but still I cried real hard.
The writing is so beautiful... When some people used to say the writing is lyrical I never used to understand what they meant. But once I read this book I'm starting to understand that. It was so poetic. And that's where the beauty of this story is. The friendship and romance between the characters were written so beautifully and I don't really know how and in what words i could describe the beauty of this book...

I'm not going to rate this book, simply because this is not the kind of book i enjoy reading. But other than that it is so good. The concept is so scary that it was giving me creeps. At times I felt like reading for academic purposes. To imagine whatever is mentioned in the book is so crazy. These are the kind of things we joke around about but to be in a situation where that's the reality is just unimaginable

I love a domestic thriller with an unreliable narrator and this one doesn't disappoint as well. Though I watched the Netflix show, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, first so I had an idea where this is going but still it was great.
But I guess if the book is read first it adds to the great suspence and anxiousness...

Again, this is another book that I cannot rate because this is not the genre I usually like. But, having said that this book is different and I can see why there is a lot of talks and discussions around the book. Connecting with the characters was difficult at times. When I feel like I am starting to connect to them something will throw me out. I do believe this kind of storytelling where we slowly progress through the life of characters over a period of time is important and especially when there is so much going on in their life emotionally is important because it somehow helps us to keep a reality check.

I definitely did not work along or vibe with the characters/story but I cannot bring myself to say this is bad. Because sometimes I believe we try to stay away from the things that make us uncomfortable because they may be too real and we are not ready to face the truth. There are suicidal thoughts, suicide, body image, domestic abuse, sexual identity, and a lot going on. I get how the characters end up having the thoughts they have but somewhere at some point I'm unable to connect with that.

Will I recommend this book to anyone? Yeah, I think so but I guess this book will not be appreciated by everyone.

I genuinely have no words for expressing how happy I am with this book. Last year I read Fangirl and I loved Rainbow Rowell's writing and that's what made me buy this book. I had a feeling this was going to be a sad book but I guess the right word is hopeful.
Yes, the book made me sad but so so so much happy as well. Eleanor and Park, are just awesome and there's no other way they can be described. Their story has the right amount of innocence, naughtiness, anxiousness, romance, the way what's going on with Eleanor of written so sensibily.
I really liked the fact that without having any gory details it was well written how hard Eleanor's life is at her stepdad's. The tension and fear of being with an abuser were very well conveyed.
On the cover of the book, there's John Green's review and similarly, this book reminded me of the beauty of starting to be in love with a person and being in love for the first time. It really, made me want to be in love...
And for the last three words I don't think it's I love you though I don't have words I have a feeling it might be a song name or a comic reference. That seems more accurate in their case.
I will have to read the other book by Rainbow Rowell. The two books I read are making me feel things.

The expectations are always high when I pick up an Agatha Christie novel and the expectations are always met. So was the case with this book. Though I wanted a bit more Christmas vibes. There were so many character twists as we close in on the climax. It was a very fast read, that I finished in one night. The story is as engaging as usual and the climax is so satisfying. The whole crime and finding the culprit happens over the course of Christmas

Got no words. Somehow I never felt like picking up this book when all I have ever heard wa s praise. But this was so homely. I loved everything about this book. It felt exactly like a home. Being a single child this book made me want to have siblings. Just chef's kiss..

DNFed.