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  Millie is looking for a job after being sacked from her previous one and having spent 10 years in jail. A fact she does not want her new potential employer to know. Nina Winchester, married to the wealthy Andrew Winchester, is looking for a nanny/house keeper and seems to love Millie immediately. A week goes by post their interview and Millie gets the job. She is happy on two accounts - one, she doesn't have to live in her car any more and two, she can earn some money to sustain herself. With all of them having secrets and agendas, one thing remains clear - this is not a happy ending for some. This book has been recommended on so many forums that I had to give in and read. It started off well enough and didn't make me want to DNF it. What it did make me feel, was the intense urge to slap every single person in this book. Even the kid. I am an incredibly non violent person, so this was a very strange. Nonetheless, I kept reading and eventually understood that my urge was very

Mr and Mrs Bantry wake up to find the body of a young woman in their library, with no idea of who she is or how she came to be there. Mrs.Bantry immediately calls up her friend, Miss Marple, to help investigate and solve the crime before the village of St. Mary Mead gossips and ruins the Bantrys social standing. There are suspects galore and they all seem to have a connection with The Majestic hotel and the Jefferson family. While the investigation continues, another body is found and now Miss Marple knows just the direction her investigation needs to follow! This is the first Miss Marple book I have read. I was in a slump for a bit and really didn't think of the order. Just picked up the book from my shelf and started reading. I have to say I am very biased to the incredible Monsieur Poirot and was pretty grumpy when I started reading this book. I was proven wrong and how! This is such a warm & cosy read and Miss Marple is such a wonderful lady. She's abreast of the villag

  Agent Nikki Hunt returns to Stillwater, Minnesota after 20 years for a case to find the killer of two fifteen year old girls found frozen in the forest. It's not just this murder that has Nikki racing against time in her old hometown. When her parents were murdered 20 years ago, Nikki's testimony and available proof put Mark Todd behind bars. She believes his crime, but new evidence can prove his innocence. Nikki now has to not only find a killer but also come to terms that the past may need to be revisited and rectified. It took me a long time to finish this novel. For many reasons. Nikki Hunt is supposed to read people like a book. Criminals do not faze her and she gets them to confess even when other agents can't. Despite being that good, she is extremely stubborn and doesn't care to see evidence surrounding her parents death in new light until she's actually led by her attraction to the convict's brother. Her fellow agents are very much like herd following

  Young children are being left on Mercedes Ramirez's doorstep with a teddy bear. They've been told that she will keep them safe. The frequency increases and children are left around town at random. The common aspect - most of these children have been abused and damaged for life. Mercedes knows what that means and has dedicated her life to help children, no matter what. The question looming large is, at which moment does rescuing a child do more harm than good? This book reads from the POV of Mercedes Ramirez. She has a history which is known to Vic and Eddison, the two people she is closest to. When it repeats itself in the form of hundreds of children, there is only so much she can do, but she does it nonetheless. An Angel is killing off abusive parents and forcing children to watch so they know they are safe. She then makes sure they are found by Mercedes. This books is an improvement over the 2nd in the series. I could read it and kept me engaged. Although, I must add, I kn

  Priya Sravasti lost her sister Chavi to a mad man who kills young girls and surrounds them with flowers. But that's not all. He now wants Priya to be his and follows her across continents reminding her of his presence by sending her the exact flowers surrounding the 16 girls he killed. The Quantico three - Victor Hanoverian, Brandon Eddison and Mercedes Ramirez, race to find him, but will they in time? The book reads from the POV of Priya and is focused on Eddison, like the first book was focused on Hanoverian. Inara and Bliss, the butterflies, the Gardener and his son make appearances in this book too. Priya is fierce, but her mother Deshani is a furnace. These women are incredibly sharp and smart and Eddison is their family. The story is familiar. It doesn't read well though. I found the language and the phrasing a bit tedious to get through. It was hard to keep reading because it got a bit boring but I wanted to know who the killer was so I kept reading. The author present

Quincy, Samantha and Lisa are victims of different massacres but have one thing in common - they are final girls. They are the only ones who survived the ordeal. Quincy doesn't remember much of the horrifying night except a few scenes. All three women find ways to deal with the trauma, until one day news of Lisa's death reaches Quincy. Her past and present confuse her. She keeps repeating 'I'm fine' to everyone around her - her lawyer boyfriend, her case office Coop, her mother and a new friend, Samantha. Quincy's memories refuse to surface and she doesn't try to recall them either. When Samantha enters Quincy's life on the pretext of staying in touch after Lisa's death, everyone is suspicious, except Quincy herself. Sam's presence disrupts Quincy's life in ways she never imagined and she is forced to finally recall her trauma. What she remembers though, is shocking and brutal; because nothing and nobody is as they seem. The story reads slowl

  Carter and Sadie Kane find their heritage and connection to the Egyptian Pharaohs and since that moment their lives change drastically. Carter and Sadie live separately. Sadie lives with her grandparents in London and Carter travels around the world with his Dad, Julius Kane, an Egypyologist. This story of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, Ma'at and Chaos will take you on an otherworldly ride. Fasten your seatbelts Rick Riordan books have been a guilty pleasure of mine for years now. If I need a break or want to feel better, I read his books. Like Percy Jackson and Magnus Chase, the Kane Chronicles revolves around the existence of the Egyptian mythology. The Red Pyramid is where it all begins, when the Kanes learn their backstory and have to defend the world against the rising of Evil. Nothing is as it seems and nothing is easy and these siblings grapple with the loss of their parents, being pushed into a world they know nothing about and eventually learning their destiny. The conclud

Eleanor Oliphant believes that her life is normal, as it should be; her schedule is perfect and she is completely fine. She is awkward at social interactions, doesn't understand or care that others find her weird and wants to keep being the way she is. I predominantly read thrillers but decided to pick this one up for a change. It's such a sweet, funny and sad book at the same time. In my younger years, I was an extrovert. Always seen, always heard. Taking up space where I should. Now over the last 7-8 odd years, I have become a complete introvert. I love hanging out with my people, sticking to a routine and protesting against change even if it's good for me. I have lived alone in a house for a some time and while doing so, I realised there is a difference between loneliness and solitude. I enjoyed solitude, my own company. I was never lonely, even when I was alone. Eleanor is lonely, but she doesn't understand it. She's strange to others but she is self aware for t