Ya kinokuniya expensive but there can find a lot of books if compare to other bookstore
sometimes mph, borders got sales, can go cari cari

currently reading Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon.

Reading 'The Floods' series by Colin Thompson, for teenagers, but I did not get these books when I was that age, so making up for lost time

finished reading Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon. totally unputdownable!

currently reading Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game by Tilly Bagshawe. it is a sequel of Master of the Game.

The sequel's by a different writer?

Edit: Currently reading Patrick Gale's Gentleman's Relish and after that, Orhan Pamuk's My Name is Red.

This post has been edited by MysticShadow: Jul 24 2016, 07:26 PM

yes. Tilly Bagshawe is quite famous for writing a few of Sidney Sheldon's novels. not sure whether she was inspired by Sidney Sheldon or continued his works. but i read a few of her Sidney Sheldon series and they were pretty good. although some reviews said that her style was not very similar to Sidney Sheldon. I think the stories were not too bad.

currently reading The Naked Face by Sidney Sheldon.

Just finished A Game Of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, gonna stop for now~

Because going to read Harry Potter And The Cursed Child

Finished Harry Potter And The Cursed Child... I would say it is an ok story...not so good but not bad, personally I kinda disappointed for the story <.< Oh well, at least there is something related with Potter that we can read *cough*

Now, I'm reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. I used to read Chinese version, and I love it. Then, I found a second hand English version, so why not? Hehe

currently reading The Doomsday Conspiracy by Sidney Sheldon.

currently reading Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger.

Just started The Likeness by Tana French. 10 pages in and I already love her writing style.

Finished The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, I always love this book and always full rating it haha

Now reading the second book of Game of Throne series - A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin. Flipped behind, it has almost 1000pages, a very thick book for me, guess it will takes a longer time to finish it XD

finally had the chance to read again!
read: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child

not bad but i couldn't really immerse myself into the story as it was written in script format, so i had to let my imaginations run wild.

next read: The Last Guardian, Jeff Grubb.

Finished The Likeness (Tana French)

Currently reading The Girl Before (Rena Olsen).

Devoured this in 3 days. A promising debut by Rena Olsen that touches on a difficult but necessary subject. It deals with a woman whose life is based on a lie as she gets embroiled in human trafficking and sex industry at a tender age.

Dark, gripping, harrowing and emotional. This is the kind of story that needs to be told and I think Olsen's writing from the protagonists' POV is brilliant (as someone who has been brainwashed by her captors). Towards the end, it has a healing effect and hopeful.

Rating 4/5


Started Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies.

Rating: 4/5
Told from the point of views of several characters, the author weaves intricate webs interconnecting two seemingly unrelated cases as we look into the business of kidnap and ransom. It's a relatively unknown subject for me personally, hence I quite enjoy the insight as it touches on how a company handles kidnap & ransom, making it into a venture. I also like how the author subtly connects readers with one of the protagonists, Detective Leah Mackay's troubled life with her cheating husband and how it affects her judgment in the cases. As for the twist, I figured half of it but the other half, came unexpectedly so that was good. I like to be taken by surprise when it comes to crime novels.




Rating: 4/5
I've read the other 3 books by Gillian Flynn, so this short story is the only one missing from my list. I finished this in one sitting because it's short and easy to read. I've always liked how bold Gillian is with her story telling, she doesn't hold back and she just presents it to readers as it is, raw and surreal. The story is nothing different from what I expected from her but I have to say, the ending is kinda open, left me hanging for a closure. Still, the twists make this short story worth reading. It may not be as mind-blowing as her other works (Gone Girl being her most famous, Sharp Objects remains my favourite from her), I like how uncomfortable and unsettling she always makes me with these dark stories.

Playing with Fire - 5/5

Pretty Girls - 4/5

The Couple Next Door - 3.5/5

The Woman in Cabin 10 - 3.5/5

What Was Mine - 5/5

Some of my reviews can be read at Goodreads.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/59159...iper?shelf=read

Currently reading I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh.

5 stars!!!

Saw everyone recommending this and I wasn't disappointed, at all. It's so good! The beginning may be a tad slow but when that TWIST came out of nowhere in the middle of the book, I was stunned, speechless. I had to go back a few paragraphs and re-read them, just to relive the same shocking sensation again. How did I miss that? It was a really clever twist, I'd say, definitely one the best plot twists I've read so far this year. If anything, this book is worth reading for that twist alone imo.

I love the way the author crafted this story. I also like that she was a former cop so everything just felt more realistic, the way she delved in the intricacies of procedural police investigations. The characters are likable too (the cops mainly) and I don't want to spoil anything further because it'd ruin the experience. It's really best to go into this with the least knowledge. I'll just add that it's not an easy book to swallow because of the graphic details. I had to slow down a bit in few instances because some parts were plain harrowing.

I highly recommend this. Definitely the Top 10 books I've read this year. Great stuff.


Gonna read Dark Matter by Blake Crouch next!

4.5 stars

Anyone up for sci-fi? You can try this if you like alternate dimension/multiverse kind of thing. There will be a movie adaptation soon.