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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier My rating: 5 of 5 stars What more can I add in a review of this book, arguably one of the most famous novels of the previous century, immortalized on celluloid by another legend, Alfred Hitchcock, although the latter features some sharp prudish changes to the original story. The story is a rich exploration of complexities of identity, the sheer weight of a memory, the haunting reminders and intricacies and complications of human interactions and relationships. The story contains masterful prose and the novel has an omniscient foreboding and haunting atmosphere which served to chill me despite reading a condensed version while in school, which invites readers to reflect on the ways in which the past shapes and influences the present. As a pre-eminent and seminal work of Gothic fiction, it explores themes of identity, memory, and the haunting power of the past. This is a quintessential Gothic novel and continues to resonate...

⭐⭐⭐    Stars From the Book Blurb   A druid apprentice with a black thumb; A final test. Will Rex  discover the truth before Spring is lost forever? FIREBRAND the Review I received a free copy of this book and my thanks to the author, Claudia Blood and the team of BookSirens for the copy. All views expressed in this review are my own and based on my reading of this book. Some of the initial comments were made as I progressed in this book and I have not tried editing them as it expresses my contiguous thoughts as I proceeded with the story. I had picked this book of an author whose works I had never read and liked what the blurb mentioned. The book cover has also been designed well and creates an interest for the book.  This is a short story and possibly a part of a larger tale but this review will only talk about the story at hand. The story in totality is something which would be a 4 star reading but for the fact that the starting part of the book which appeared ...

Book Blurb Liddy Bell shot her husband - or did she? In the middle of a party she's giving with her guests just feet away? Liddy's sister Kim, a true crime writer, struggles to prove her sister innocent - and avoid falling for a man who might be dangerous...while trapped with five people in a house at night, without power in a hurricane. Wyatt Bell was a powerful tech CEO; the party was to celebrate the purchase and restoration of his and Liddy's 1920s mansion. No one heard the shots that killed him and wounded Liddy. The band was loud and guests were scattered. When the police declare the crime a failed murder-suicide attempt and Liddy as their suspect, her sister Kim is devastated and insists it's a setup. Wyatt's handsome brother David and Liddy's closest friends try to help Kim investigate...but questions arise. Could Liddy have only pretended to be happy, snapped, and shot her husband? Above all, Kim's worst anguish is wondering if she ever really knew ...

  From the Back Cover Liberty Meadows is an animal sanctuary where the animals run the show! There's Leslie, the hypochondriac bullfrog, Ralph the midget circus bear, Dean the male chauvinist pig (who really is a pig), and the beautiful animal psychologist, Brandy, among others. Liberty Meadows is a bit Bloom County mixed with pop culture satire and sometimes (but never salacious) humor. It's life and love as usual in Liberty Meadows animal sanctuary, where anything and everything can happen. See how it all began in a new widescreen landscape format with completely remastered and uncensored comic strips. About the Creator - Frank Cho   Know more at -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Cho   Frank Cho   is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series Liberty Meadows, as well as for books such as Shanna the She-Devil, Mighty Avengers and Hulk for Marvel Comics, and Jungle Girl for Dynamite Entertainment. Cho is n...