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My reading year has been extensive and quite hectic. And it’s not over yet. Between amazing books and a huge reading slump, I’ve been conflicted about my feelings towards this pet project. On one hand, I want to see it through, but on the other, I’m questioning if it’s worth it. If it will change anything. Lately, I’ve been thinking about joining my read and unread books and treating my entire book collection as a whole. All the possibilities of what I can read, instead of putting pressure on me to read the ones I haven’t yet. While this quarter update is still haunted by the slump of months past, it was also a time of change and realisation that hopefully will affect the upcoming months and maybe even my relationship with my books. I hope this can take the dreaded reading slump out of the horizon for a while. …

Some people judge books by their covers. I judge them by their titles. With such a bold title that makes you question the mental state of the reader, How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie is exactly what you should expect. Not a step-by-step guide if that’s what you are wondering, but the tale of an unhinged woman in her quest for revenge against her family. Title: How to Kill Your Family Author: Bella Mackie Publication year: 2021 Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Genre: Crime, Drama Pace: Slow Story focus: Character The book starts in Limehouse, an all-women prison, where Grace is telling the story of how she successfully killed six members of her family and, yet, she is serving time for a crime she didn’t commit. Without any friends inside prison, and outside, she decided to occupy her time by writing about the murders she committed. And those …

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