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The Hulk Fights The Illuminati

World War Hulk: A Fast-Paced, Action-Packed Smashing Adventure

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This book, World War Hulk, published in the year 2007, follows a few major events covered in prior comics in the Hulk/Marvel universe. The secret group of Avengers called the Illuminati, which includes Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Mr. Fantastic, and Black Bolt had shot The Hulk into space against his will and he had ended up on planet Sakaar. There, he began a new life, but that was also destroyed. Now, the Hulk comes back to Earth seeking revenge, to destroy those who shot him into space. This graphic novel written by Greg Pak and illustrated by John Romita Jr., the first in a series, is fast-paced and action-packed. They defeated Hulk once; will they be able to defeat him again?

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Fake It ‘Til You Make It by Laura Carter – Hilarious, Pleasant, and Sweet!

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Abbey Mitchell and Ted Thomas end up as neighbours, and they both put up a brave face each, trying to hide their own heartbreak and career problems. As they get to know each other better, they truly empathize and show support – Abbey needs a fake date for her parents’ vow renewal ceremony and Ted agrees to be her fake new boyfriend. Fake It ‘Til You Make It is a pleasant and funny rom-com novel that begins with a fast-paced first part, then has a slow-burn middle, but there is a high-stakes climax. For contemporary romance readers, this book would make a good weekend read.

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Slow Burner by Laura Lippman – Forgiving a Gaslighting, Cheating Partner Again?

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Liz Kelsey is a high-school teacher, married to her partner Phil Kelsey, who is a venture capitalist for nearly twenty-five years. Nearly eighteen months before, Liz caught Phil in an emotional affair with a woman much younger than him, as he tried to use his power at work to give her career opportunities. After therapy and working on herself, she is convinced that their marriage is healthy, until she catches him trying to reconnect with that same woman again. Is there anything she can do to end that extramarital affair, especially when she can’t even confront him because she had promised not to check his phone?

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The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious Part-2) by Maureen Johnson – Is The Mystery Finally Solved?

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In The Vanishing Stair, Stevie Bell reunites with her friends at Ellingham, he boyfriend and she break the awkwardness and their romance grows further, but she is still as anxious as she was earlier, still having to take medicines for anxiety when she needs. With the dark reality of one classmate who had died and one other classmate who went missing still looming in the air, she is still thinking about crime, like a determined detective would. Who is responsible for the Ellingham murders and who killed her classmate?

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Evidence of The Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid – A Short Story About Love, Betrayal, and Second Chances

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Carrie Allsop, the wife of Ken Allsop, has figured out that Ken has been cheating on her with a woman named Janet Mayer. While still not having confronted Ken about it, she writes to Janet’s husband David Mayer, informing him of the secret affair their partners have been having. David is shocked, but he writes back. Carrie and david realise that neither has the strength to confront their spouses, neither can trust anyone else, so they have only each other to talk or rather write to. While sharing their pain and grieving together, they also develop a beautiful, intimate bond. If their spouses come back, will they take them back? This is a warm, romantic short story with bittersweet thoughts and a beautiful narrative.

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Best of Luck – A Twisted Story of Friendship Gone Sour

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Barry and Will are best friends. Correction: they were best friends for nearly twenty years. They have been with each other all this time, through the ups and downs, drinking together, sharing laughter and happiness over drinks, being beside each other when they found love and got married, and even during sad times. But today, Will is in Barry’s house, threatening to kill Barry because he blames Barry for stealing all his luck, because “Henry” told him so.

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Death Row by Freida McFadden – A Suspenseful Thriller

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Death Row is a short thriller story by Freida McFadden, the author of the highly popular The Housemaid YA thriller series books. This story is about Talia Kemper, a young woman, who is highlys ensitive to being cheated and betrayed because her own mother and she experienced that in their lives. Now, she is in prison, on death row, for the murder of her husband Noel kemper, but it turns out that her husband might be alive?

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The Cheating Husband by James Caine – A Story of Infidelity and Rage

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The Cheating Husband is novella written by James Caine, targeting fans who love fast-paced thrillers. As the title and the blurb say, a married man cheats on his wife, and the women find out. There is a lot of hurt, and there are dark thoughts, but there is also a serial killer in town. The chapters tell us different POVs. Can this book live up to the expectations?

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