Minnie's Fiction Addiction
Because one more chapter is never enough
Category: Book Review
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👀 First impressions:A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell tells the extraordinary true story of Virginia Hall, an American woman who became one of the most effective spies of World War II. Rejected by the US Foreign Service for her disability, she had a prosthetic leg, Hall went on to join Britain’s Special Operations Executive and…
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👀 First impressions:Set between World War II Paris and 1980s Montana, The Paris Library follows Odile, a young librarian at the American Library in Paris, whose life becomes entangled with war, love, and betrayal. Years later, a lonely teenager named Lily becomes her neighbor, and the two form an unlikely friendship. I was drawn in by the promise…
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👀 First impressions:Like Mother, Like Daughter promises a compelling blend of family drama and psychological suspense. The story follows a mother and daughter whose relationship is tested when long-buried secrets begin to surface, blurring the line between truth and perception. Kimberly McCreight, known for her sharp, twisty thrillers, sets up an emotional and mysterious premise that immediately…
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👀 First impressions:Before heading off on holiday, I set myself a few reading goals, and one of them was to finally read an Agatha Christie novel. And Then There Were None felt like the perfect choice. Ten strangers are invited to a remote island under mysterious circumstances, each hiding a dark secret. The setup was instantly intriguing, and…
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👀 First impressions:Claire McGowan’s The Fall introduces readers to Charlotte, a woman whose perfect life unravels overnight when her fiancé is accused of murder. The story alternates between Charlotte and another woman, Keisha, whose life could not be more different, yet the two women’s paths collide in unexpected ways. Set in London’s underbelly of crime and class disparity,…
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👀 First impressions:Shuggie Bain is a raw and deeply moving novel set in 1980s Glasgow, a city scarred by industrial decline and social decay. It follows young Hugh “Shuggie” Bain as he grows up in a working-class family struggling to survive. His mother, Agnes, is beautiful, proud, and addicted to drink. She dreams of a better life,…
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👀 First impressions:Set in the remote Scottish Highlands in 1727, The Last Witch of Scotland tells the story of Aila and her mother Janet as they try to rebuild their lives after a fire kills Aila’s father and leaves her permanently scarred. They move to the parish of Loth in search of a fresh start, but soon discover…
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👀 First impressions:Victorian Psycho is a gothic thriller that fuses the eerie atmosphere of 19th-century London with the twisted psychology of a killer’s mind. Virginia Feito delivers an intoxicating blend of murder, repression, and moral decay, drawing clear inspiration from classics like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Picture of Dorian Gray. The story follows a seemingly respectable gentleman…
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