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Angels and Demons by Dan Brown – A Highlyly Unrealistic, Fast-Paced Thriller

Angels and Demons is a fast-paced thriller novel that blends themes of science-fiction, art, history, religion, and world politics. This is the first novel in a series of standalone thriller books featuring the lead character Robert Langdon. A high-stakes crime has occurred and the clues left by the criminals indicate that an ancient, dangerous cult has resurfaced after a long time of hiding away. This is Langdon’s area of academic expertise, so he is brought to the location, and he learns that there is not much time left before the ticking bomb could cause mass murder or whatever the criminals have planned. Can he help stop the incident?

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A Welcome Reunion by Lucinda Berry

A Welcome Reunion by Lucinda Berry – Is This Novella a Fitting Sequel?

In this sequel to The Perfect Child, Janie, an eighteen-year-old is released from juvenile detention, and this is the talk of the small town because Janie was one of the most violent, sociopathic children. She had gone through severe torture, abuse, and neglect during her childhood, so she herself was a victim, but she had murdered two people when she was a child and had severely harassed and tortured roommates, peers, and others she lived with. Now, though, she has changed her name, she claims to have changed as a person, she has published a bestseller book detailing her past, and is promoting the same, blaming the Bauers, the couple who adopted her when she was a troubled kid. While Janie advocates that everyone deserves second chances, Hannah Bauer is certain that Janie couldn’t have changed. The plot thickens with unbelievable acts of torture and smart plot twists.

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – Universally Loved Children’s Fantasy

Among those who speak English, who hasn’t heard of the name “Harry Potter”? Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone is a book that is enjoyed by children and adults alike. Harry Potter is a young boy who lives with his uncle, aunt, and cousin because his own parents died a long time back. He is not happy there, but he has no other choice, and then he receives an invitation to join a magic school. Soon, a magician visits him and his whole life changes. He is not a boring little guy but a popular wizard with great powers.

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Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson – An Unputdownable Contemporary Thriller

Truly Devious is the first book in the young adult thriller series of the same name. This international bestseller fiction novel tells us the story about an event in the past – a few murders at an unconventional school called the Ellingham Academy and whether there is any connection to the lives of the current day students at the same school. Stevie Bell, a student who is fully updated with and curious about this case joins the school with the goal of solving the crime. Will she be able to do that?

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