Book Review: I’m a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter (Dr. Harper Therapy, #1) by Dr. Harper

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Title: I’m a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter (Dr. Harper Therapy, #1) 

Author: Dr. Harper

Format: E-book

Publication Date: January 27, 2019

Number of Pages: 120

Publisher: 

Genre: Thriller, Horror, Crime

Synopsis:

I’m a therapist, and I work with the most dangerous patients.

I’ve seen it all… A boy who planned to be the next school shooter. A patient with OCD whose loved ones really did suffer every time he missed a ritual. A choir boy who claimed he was being molested — not by a priest — but by God Himself. A patient with PTSD who gave me nightmares. A husband and wife who accused each other of abuse, and only one of them was telling the truth.

And how could I ever forget, Patient #220.

The problem is, my patients have a habit of dying. Sometimes I wonder if I’m the common denominator. Or maybe that’s just the cost of taking on exceptionally broken clients.

Either way, I’ll never stop trying to help.
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Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately #29

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BOOKS READ:

  • No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark
  • We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • The Christmas Killer (DI James Walker, #1) by Alex Pine
  • The Gift by Freida McFadden
  • I’m a Therapist and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter by Dr. Harper

ONGOING:

  • Christmas at Mistletoe Cottage by Lucy Daniels

BOOKS BOUGHT:

  • The Martian by Andy Weir
  • Artemis by Andy Weir
  • Sail by James Patterson
  • The Inn by James Patterson
  • The Perfect Couple by Jackie Kabler
  • He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly
  • Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
  • The Fire Child by S.L. Tremayne
  • The Feed by Nick Clark Windo
  • Ragdoll by Daniel Cole
  • The Secretary by Renee Knight
  • Rise by Mira Grant
  • The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
  • Kill the Father by Sandrone Dezieri
  • The Mayfly by James Hazel
  • White Crocodile y K.T. Medina
  • Sacrifice by Hannah Winter
  • Ecstasy by Irvine Welsh
  • The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs by Irvine Welsh
  • Filth by Irvine Welsh
  • Don’t Let Go by Michel Bussi

BOOKS RECEIVED:

  • Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

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My 10 Favorite Reads in 2022

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It’s that time of the year again where we showcase our top 10 favorite reads! With that, I back tracked and checked my Goodreads 2022 shelf to collate my favorites. I have to admit that I haven’t had a lot of 5-star reads, so it wasn’t that hard for me to make this list. For those of you who have been following my blog for quite some time now, you might have read in my previous posts that I started off this reading year a bit slow given that the first quarter of 2022 was quite busy for me with the wedding and all that, but as soon as I settled in my new home, I was able to constantly read again. It was one heck of a year with all the adjustments, meeting new virtual friends, finding my people, and finally falling into the rabbit hole of the thriller and horror genre — this isn’t a surprise as I’ve anticipated it happening in the past couple of years and finding the right book club helped me understand and discover new and old authors from this genre.

Anyway, so without further ado, here are the top 10 books that I really enjoyed reading this year:

*Throughout this post, I’ll be including my affiliate links for each of the books in the list. Note that I earn a small commission whenever you use my affiliate links to purchase these books.
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Author Feature: 8 Authors I Discovered in 2022

Hi, everyone! It’s been a while since I last updated this corner of the blog. I’ve been meaning to talk about another one of my favorite authors of all time, but I always end up with a blank page simply because I’m afraid that I might not give him justice with the things that I’m going to say about him and his works.

But today, since it’s almost the end of the year, I’m featuring 8 authors that I’ve discovered in 2022 and loved. Take note that these authors have yet to make it to my favorite authors list, but I am featuring them in this section of my blog because I deeply enjoyed reading one or two of their books this year. So without further ado, let’s jump right in: Continue reading

Book Review: The Christmas Killer (DI James Walker, #1) by Alex Pine

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Title: The Christmas Killer (DI James Walker, #1)

Author: Alex Pine

Format: Paperback

Publication Date: October 29, 2020

Number of Pages: 398

Publisher: Avon

Genre: Suspense, Thriller, Crime

Synopsis:

As the snow begins to fall, the body count begins to climb…

DI James Walker is ready for a quiet family Christmas in the sleepy village of Kirkby Abbey.

But when he opens an early Christmas present left on his doorstep, he soon realises it is no gift. Inside is a gruesome surprise, and a promise – twelve days, twelve murders. Not long after, the first body is found, half frozen in the snow.

As the blizzards descend, panic spreads through the remote Cumbrian village – there’s a killer amongst them, and with eleven more victims to go, anyone could be next…

Can James stop the killer before they strike again?

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Book Review: No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark

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Title: No Place Like Home

Author: Mary Higgins Clark

Format: Paperback

Publication Date: April 5, 2005

Number of Pages: 368

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Genre: Suspense, Thriller, Crime

Synopsis:

Ten-year-old Liza Barton shoots her mother while trying to protect her from her violent husband–Liza’s stepfather. While the death is ruled accidental, the tabloids still compare Liza to the child murderess Lizzie Borden.

Liza’s adoptive parents change her name to Celia and try to erase all traces of her past. Widowed after a brief marriage in which she had a son, Jack, she remarries a young lawyer. Celia is happy until, on her birthday, he presents her with a gift–the house where she killed her mother. On moving in, they find the words LITTLE LIZZIE’S PLACE–BEWARE painted in red letters on the lawn. When the real estate agent who sold the house to her husband is murdered, she becomes a suspect. As she struggles to prove her innocence, Celia and her little son are being stalked by the killer.

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Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately #28

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BOOKS READ:

  • The Burning Maze (Trials of Apollo, #3) by Rick Riordan
  • A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena

ONGOING:

  • No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark

BOOKS BOUGHT:

  • The Wives by Tarryn Fisher
  • Sweet Heart by Peter James
  • The Weekend Escape by Rakie Bennett
  • Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama
  • Loot by Jude Watson
  • A Child Called It y Dave Pelzer
  • Baby Doll by Hollie Overton
  • Triptych (Will Trent, #1) by Karin Slaughter
  • Criminal (Will Trent, #6) by Karin Slaughter
  • Broken (Will Trent, #4) by Karin Slaughter
  • Christmas at Mistletoe Cottage by Lucy Daniels
  • Creed by James Herbert
  • Witch Hunt by Syd Moore
  • The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
  • The People Next Door by Christopher Ransom
  • The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom
  • Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
  • Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
  • The Survivor Club by Lisa Gardner

BOOKS RECEIVED:

  • The Runaway by Martina Cole
  • Moss Hysteria by Kate Collins
  • Fractured (Will Trent, #2) by Karin Slaughter
  • No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark
  • Stay Close by Harlan Coben
  • The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner

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Book Review: Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

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Title: Sweet Bean Paste

Author: Durian Sukegawa

Format: Paperback

Publication Date: February 6, 2013

Number of Pages: 213

Publisher: Oneworld Publications

Genre: Contemporary, Japanese Literature

Synopsis:

Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste.

But everything is about to change.

Into his life comes Tokue, an elderly woman with disfigured hands and a troubled past. Tokue makes the best sweet bean paste Sentaro has ever tasted. She begins to teach him her craft, but as their friendship flourishes, social pressures become impossible to escape and Tokue’s dark secret is revealed, with devastating consequences.

Sweet Bean Paste is a moving novel about the burden of the past and the redemptive power of friendship. Translated into English for the first time, Durian Sukegawa’s beautiful prose is capturing hearts all over the world.

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Book Review: The Troop by Nick Cutter

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Title: The Troop

Author: Nick Cutter

Format: Paperback

Publication Date: February 25. 2014

Number of Pages: 355

Publisher: Gallery Books

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Synopsis:

Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip—a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. But when an unexpected intruder stumbles upon their campsite—shockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungry—Tim and the boys are exposed to something far more frightening than any tale of terror. The human carrier of a bioengineered nightmare. A horror that spreads faster than fear. A harrowing struggle for survival with no escape from the elements, the infected…or one another.

Part Lord of the Flies, part 28 Days Later—and all-consuming—this tightly written, edge-of-your-seat thriller takes you deep into the heart of darkness, where fear feeds on sanity…and terror hungers for more.

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Stuff I’ve Been Reading Lately #27

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BOOKS READ:

  • Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
  • The Troop by Nick Cutter

ONGOING:

  • The Burning Maze (Trials of Apollo, #3) by Rick Riordan

BOOKS BOUGHT:

  • The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry
  • Kill Creek by Scott Thomas
  • Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare
  • My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
  • Look Closer by David Ellis
  • The Holiday by T.M. Logan
  • Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner
  • You Were Gone by Tim Weaver
  • My Darling by Amanda Robson
  • Do Not Disturb by Claire Douglas
  • The Nanny by Gilly Macmillan
  • Caught by Harlan Coben

BOOKS RECEIVED:

  • Midwinter Sacrifice by Mons Kallentoft
  • The New Girl by Ingrid Alexandra
  • Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
  • The Marriage Pact by Michelle Rachmond
  • Our House by Louise Candlish
  • Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
  • His & Hers by Alice Feeney

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