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The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani

January 26, 2018Vee7 Comments

If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I love reading thrillers that are … well, not always pleasant. Death and gruesome imagery has never really bothered me, and I love anything that is depraved. It sounds really creepy, I know, but these novels are the unusual ones, the ones that stand out from…

The Guineveres by Sarah Domet

October 19, 2016Vee

I received this novel as an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I generally do not read realistic fiction. In my teens, this was my go-to genre. But somewhere in university, I reverted back to my life of science fiction and fantasy. However, there had been a lot of hype surrounding…