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pessimistic-book-lover · 2 years

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ravi singh appreciation post

#ravi singh #agggtm #a good girls guide to murder #ravi agggtm #pippa fitz amobi #book recommendations #book recs #fav books #murder mystery book #romance books #cuties

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elliepassmore · 3 months

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The Tainted Cup review

5/5 stars Recommended if you like: fantasy, sci-fi, greenpunk, murder mysteries, powers, disability rep

Big thanks to Netgalley, Del Rey, and the author for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

To start, I'll say I'm not sure whether to classify this book as fantasy or sci-fi since I feel it has elements of both. The world the book is set in is 'greenpunk,' with buildings grown from plants and things like AC from mushrooms, and the characters have powers augmented through some kind of medical procedure. At the same time though, there are leviathans that rise from the ocean depths and threaten the empire. The genre isn't really important, but I will say it isn't super clear-cut and think it could fit easily into both sci-fi and fantasy.

The world in the book is super interesting. As mentioned, the buildings are largely grown from plants, with some more plant-like than others. A lot of the buildings have fernpaper walls, which serve well to keep out the humidity and don't mold, while also being sturdy enough to stand and not too heavy in the case of an earthquake. A couple of buildings are made from a different plant that can be grown in any shape, allowing for a more personalized architecture. Plants are pretty central to life in the book, and are used for additional things like AC, vaccination, medical treatments, and human augmentation. I love all the plant stuff and think the focus on 'green' things is a really interesting worldbuilding piece that isn't used nearly often enough. We get a good background on how the greenery works without going too in-depth, though I honestly could read an encyclopedia on this world and be happy.

In terms of the augmentation, there's a breakdown of the different augments people can have, with grafts being temporary and more for things like increased immunity in humans or faster growing in plants, while suffusions are permanent and change a lot more about a person/plant. If someone is employed by the empire and has a suffusion they're called a Sublime, with Sublimes categorized into how their suffusion works (axioms are good w/ numbers, linguas are good w/ languages, spatiasts are good w/ spatial relations, engravers who memorize everything, cracklers who are superhumanly strong, etc.). It was really interesting to read about the suffusions and the different Sublimes, and I really enjoyed the background info we get on the augmentations. I also thought it was pretty cool how the augmentations seem to be everywhere, including to help plants do different things and to help medications and vaccines be produced against the wide range of issues people might come across.

While this is a SFF story, the bulk of it is the murder mystery. It's twisty and deliberate, but at the same time has moments when it's very fun. Ana reminds me at times of Benoit Blanc from Knives Out and I really enjoyed her method to solving mysteries. There's a good mix of humor and seriousness here, and I think Bennett struck a good balance between the two.

Din is a Sublime engraver recently assigned to be Ana's investigative assistant. He's a rule follower and so his and Ana's approaches clash at times, though never majorly. Din is very clearly dyslexic, which gave him trouble in training, and at times he runs up against needing to read things during the investigation, but he's figured out a work around using his engraving skills which I found to be a really smart way of going about it. He's clever and a good observer, and is able to put the pieces of things together quickly even though he's new to investigating. I liked seeing things through his eyes and and way he would meticulously go through a scene to find evidence. It was particularly interesting how he interviewed people because Din seems to have a knack for knowing how to circle a conversation around to what he really wants to know without being too obvious about it, thus putting the interviewee at ease and getting them to open up. It was wonderfully subtle the way he got people to open up.

Ana is the main investigator on the case and is not the sort of investigator you'd expect. She prefers to stay in her house (or later on, in her borrowed rooms) rather than going outside to investigate on her own, and when she does leave the comfort of her accommodations, it's with a blindfold on. I suspected she was autistic throughout the book, and then toward the end she basically comes out and says it (without saying it since...you know...this is a SFF novel not set in our world with our terminology). She's quick to make deductive leaps and is often several steps ahead of everyone else involved. It was fun to read as she snapped through deduction after deduction, using the evidence Din collected, and coming to a conclusion that made sense but you didn't always see coming. Ana is also pretty funny and I enjoyed the humor she brought to the book.

There are a bunch of side characters who come in and out of the story as needed, and I found them to be pretty well fleshed out. It definitely felt like each character had their own lives and concerns and didn't just cease to exist once they left Din's presence. Miljin is the side character who's probably around the most, he's one of the investigators working the case with Ana and Din. At first his demeanor was pretty gruff and unwelcoming, so I didn't think I'd like him much, but over the course of the book his character grew on me and I actually ended up liking him a lot. He's just the kind of person that doesn't immediately warm up to people, but once he does he's got quite the quick brain and lots of humor and advice to go around.

As mentioned, the main point of this book is the mystery. At the beginning, Ana was making all sorts of leaps that I just took her word for, but as the story continued, I began being able to make guesses of my own. Some of the stuff I was able to guess correctly, sometimes in a surprising way, but other times I was still puzzling it out when Ana and the others came to their conclusions. There are so many moving pieces and different elements to the mystery going on in this book, I enjoyed trying to figure out the solution myself as well as seeing what the actual solution was.

Overall I greatly enjoyed this book and I'm definitely looking forward to the next book in the series. This is the kind of book that makes me want more SFF backgrounds for mystery books, it added a really interesting layer to things that I enjoyed.

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gvldrush13 · 11 months

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don’t talk to me

i’m rereading a good girls guide to murder for the seventh time

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casperolivervo · 4 months

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I might need a bookshelf for my mystery / whodunnit books and dvds. I wanna show off my multi-year long collection efforts. I'm so proud of it 😭😭😭

#my posts #Murder Mysteries #sherlock holmes #whodunnit #chicago musical #murder she wrote #agatha christie #knives out #hercule poirot #jessica fletcher #benoit blanc #murder mystery book #mystery fiction #nancy drew

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harpie-raven · 2 years

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Wait so you’re telling me…

Not everyone pictures David Eastman this way…?

….😳😳😳😳???? Cause this has been the only thing going through my head ajsjsjsjsj—

#david eastman #truly devious #truly devious Maureen Johnson #stevie bell #nate fisher #janelle franklin #ellie walker #books #maureen johnson #ya books #dark acadamia aesthetic #murder mystery book #i have nothing against how others may see him but like THIS is David Eastman to me #thank you very much

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jessread-s · 1 year

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✩🫀🔎Review:

Maniscalco’s young adult debut is a gripping murder mystery with a heartwarming romance.

I appreciated reading from the perspective of Audrey Rose, a strong and progressive female lead. Throughout the story, Audrey Rose fights against conforming to traditional gender roles that confine women to the domestic sphere. What makes Audrey Rose’s character so powerful is her determination to pursue her passion regardless of whether or not that passion align with society’s expectations of her. Yet, even Audrey Rose could not have anticipated working on one of the most notorious murder cases of all time—the Jack the Ripper case. Still, she rolls with the punches and proves that women make great detectives.

The plotline of “Stalking Jack the Ripper” itself is very reminiscent of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories about Sherlock Holmes, which I enjoyed as a fan of murder mysteries. The shocking reveal of the killer’s true identity paired with Maniscalco’s subtle clues leading up to the novel’s end made for a thrilling read! I especially loved Audrey Rose and Thomas Cresswell’s relationship dynamic, which mirrored that of Sherlock and Watson’s. Their playful banter made me laugh out loud and their building romantic attraction made my heart race.

Though “Stalking Jack the Ripper” takes place during a real time in history, Maniscalco goes to great lengths to build an immersive world to avoid the drabness associated with textbooks. Much of the novel takes place in London, specifically the Whitechapel district, when Jack the Ripper was an active serial killer. Maniscalco does a fantastic job engaging the reader with her detailed descriptions of the region’s dreary atmosphere and the medical instruments used by scientists in the late 1800s. She also provides real photographs from the time period in relation to the content of some of her chapters and weaves facts of the Jack the Ripper case into her fictional narrative as a means of further exploring the past. While the real Jack the Ripper remains unidentified, I loved unmasking one of Maniscalco’s characters as the culprit and receiving a sense of closure as a result.

➤ 4.25 stars

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oracleofmadness · 1 month

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Wow! I love this author. Every time I read a Holly Jackson mystery, I know that no matter how many theories I come up with that the ending will always be a shocker. And, this is just another perfect example of that.

Bel's mom disappeared, or in Bel's mind, abandoned her 16 years ago. Her father is allowing a team of cameramen, etc. to finally make a documentary about the disappearance when Bel is 18. But, when Rachel Price staggers to her home and reappears, Bel questions everything about her.

This story has a romance, a lot of family drama and more twists and turns than I could count. I loved every part of this and definitely recommend it!

Out April 2, 2024!

Thank you, Netgalley and Publisher, for this Arc!!

#book #bookish #books #bookworm #currently reading #book review #read #bookblogger #reading #mystery and suspense #murder mystery book #mystery books #murder mystery #ya mystery #ya books #ya fiction #the reappearance of rachel price #holly jackson

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vicarious-control · 2 years

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Hi! This is my first post! These are screenshots of my librarian sim’s night on the town. She is a young adult who loves murder mysteries, tea, and knitting!

(The other sim is the thrift shop owner) ^

CC from outfit (links):

1. [RIMINGs] GUCCI Knit Vest & Blouse

https://www.patreon.com/posts/rimings-gucci-37128312

2. Enrique hair ("Summer Lover" bun)

3. Enrique hair clips (from "Cassie" hair set)

4. PralineSims XOEV glasses

#sims 4 cc #sims 4 #sims 4 custom content #ts4 #sims 4 screenshots #sims 4 high school years #ts4 cc links #sims 4 cc links #ts4 cc finds #ts4cc download #sims 4 cc download #boba tea #librarian #glasses #mystery #murder mystery book

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genieinanovel · 7 months

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Ranking Karen McManus's Books

Now that One of Us is Back is released and I’ve read it, I can finally say I’ve read all of Karen McManus’s books to date! And that means, it’s time for a ranking. I did this a few months ago with the Harry Potter series and ranked the series by my top to least favorites, and I really enjoyed it. So I thought it’d be fun to do more series or just ranking books by authors I’ve read. So here we…

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#bibliophile #book blog #book lover #book review blog #genie in a novel #karen mcmanus #murder mystery book #one of us is lying #the cousins #two can keep a secret #ya murder mystery #ya mystery

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clarislam · 1 year

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Heads-up, readers: My book “Winner Takes All” will be part of Smashwords’ Read An Ebook Week 2023 Sale, running from March 5th-11th!

The sale starts TOMORROW, so go check it out when it begins! Thank you so much in advance for your support!

More info on the sale is here: https://smashwords.com/ebookweek

Find my book here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1317785

#writeblr #smashwords #murder mystery #book sale #sale #fiction #murder mystery book #murder mystery fiction #Winner Takes All #claris' fiction #bookblr #ebookweek2023 #ebookweek23 #ebookweek23 sale #signal boost #claris speaks

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booksandreviewa · 1 year

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (series)

A good girl's Guide to Murder

GOOD GIRL, BAD BLOOD

AS Good AS DEAD

Kill Joy By Holly Jackson

#a good girls guide to murder #book review #rants and reviews #book series #murder mystery book #holly jackson

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kaylalikescatsandstuff · 2 years

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Current read

#In the Company of Witches #booklover #books #fantasy books #murder mystery book #cozy witch #reading #booklr #witchy books #Auralee Wallace #black cat #plants

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cosmicwhoresimpingismyliving · 1 year

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Me after finished reading Death & Croissant;

#i just wanna know #tell me #who killed Ava Gardener the chicken?????#murder mystery book #death and croissants #Ian Moore #book memes #booklr #books and libraries #book blog #bookish #bookaholic #bookblog

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somanyfandomsbruh · 2 years

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2022 Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag

Total books read so far - 78

New books read - 74

Old books reread - 4

Best Book You’ve Read So Far in 2022?

Red, White And Royal Blue

The Inheritance Games

Addicted To You

Daisy Jones And The six

From Lukov With Love

They Both Die At The End

Good Girl's Guide To Murder

New Release You Haven’t Read Yet, But Want To?

Carrie Soto Is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reid

Reminders Of Him - Colleen Hoover

Book Lovers - Emily Henry

Most Anticipated Release For Second Half of 2022?

The Final Gambit - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

It Starts With Us - Colleen Hoover

Biggest Disappointment?

The Unhoneymooners - Christina Lauren

Biggest Surprise?

Daisy Jones And The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid

Favorite New Author?

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Casey Mcquiston

Holly Jackson

Newest Fictional Crush?

Loren Hale (Addicted Series)

Ivan Lukov (From Lukov With Love

Jasmine Santos (From Lukov With Love)

Ravi Singh (A good girl's guide to murder series)

Newest Favorite Character?

Lily Calloway

Connor Cobalt

Pip Fitz Amobi

Alex and Henry

Everyone on the crush list

Book That Made You Cry? (i cry at a lot of books so I'm just gonna say the first that comes to mind)

They Both Die At The End

Favorite Book To Movie Adaptation You Saw This Year?

Heartstopper

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Book That Made You Happy?

Heartstopper

Red White And royal Blue

Some Kinds Of Perfect

What Books Do You Need To Read By The End of The Year?

Throne Of Glass Series

The Raven Cycle Series

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cainsjournal · 2 years

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i read about cain's jawbone yesterday and holy fuck i loved the concept so much so of course i had to try it,, yknow just for fun (but also secretly hoping that maybe, just maybe, i might actually be able to solve it lol)

and i need a place to rant about it but i can't rant to my friends because they are also trying to solve it soo,,, tumblr blog specifically for this yeah

#cain's jawbone #my journal #bookblr #murder mystery book #murder mystery #literary puzzle #torquemada #torquemada's puzzle

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jessread-s · 1 year

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✩🏘️🛶Review:

“The House Across the Lake” is a wild ride from start to finish!

Sager is the master of misdirection. Several times throughout the book I thought I had solved the mystery only for the rug to be pulled out right from under me. The breadcrumbs I followed that I thought led to the murderer’s true identity in reality led to nowhere, Sager cleverly throwing me off track.

Additionally, I appreciated Sager’s organization of the novel’s timeline. The reader jumps back and forth between the “before” and the “now,” thrown off guard by the jaw-dropping revelations about Casey’s past and the cliffhangers that deepened the mystery.

Though “The House Across the Lake” is primarily a mystery, its paranormal elements make it unique. At the same time, those elements made it a bit difficult for me to remain immersed in the storyline. In general, I have trouble embracing the absurd, but I appreciate “The House Across the Lake” for pushing me outside my comfort zone. It is for that reason that I look forward to reading more of Sager’s backlist to get my mystery-thriller fix!

➤ 4 stars

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