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The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
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Where do I even start with reviewing a book like this? Iโd obviously heard of Ted Bundy before, thanks to my love of true crime and shows like Criminal Minds, but I never knew the actual details. There's no doubt that Bundy was a deeply disturbed individual. What he did was... I don't even have the words for how disgusted and disturbed it makes me feel to think about what he did and what he got away with so easily and for so long!
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I also canโt fathom how it mustโve been for Rule to write this book but I thought she did a great job balancing the personal with the hard facts. She drew a picture of a person who was beyond vile, but in a way I think she also humanized him. Ruleโs writing may not be the most compelling but this book she wrote about the Bundy she knew, a young man who was shy, unsure of himself and his place, and the monster he became, is one that Iโll remember for a long time.
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Thereโs so much I can say about this and the whole spectrum of emotions it made me feel. In the end, would I say I enjoyed it? I mean, if you consider that I didn't want to leave this book for too long, then yes, I did. I read it faster than I thought I would! But it also feels wrong to say that coz of the subject matter. Iโd recommend it for fans of true crime and if youโre interested in behavioral analysis too. โข
You can read my full review on my blogโlink in bio! Have you read The Stranger Beside Me? Whatโd you think?
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Frankly In Love by David Yoon
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"๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ'๐จ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐," [...] "๐'๐ข ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ช๐๐. ๐'๐ข ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ.โ
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This book wasnโt at all what I expected. Itโs marketed as romance but I think that does this book a disservice coz itโs about so much more than that. It looks at the immigrant story, culture, identity, race and family. Yoonโs own-voices debut is well-written, full of heartfelt emotion and very quirky charm. I loved the friendships, Q was the purest cinnamon roll, and I thought the discussions on race and other sensitive topics were handled well.
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I enjoyed reading about the immigrant story through the eyes of a โcoming-of-ageโ young adult. Mostly, I loved how much I identified with Frankโs story. I grew up internationally and never lived in Indonesia until I was 25; Iโm Indonesian but a foreigner. Iโm not Indonesian enough to be seen as Indonesian, but Iโm not foreign enough to be seen as a total foreigner either. So reading about Frankโs cultural identity struggle really hit home.
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I can see why readers might be disappointed since they didnโt get the romance they expected. Romance does take a bit of a backseat and tbh it was my least favorite aspect, especially how the fake dating was handled. That said, Iโd still recommend this as it was a great read!
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You can read my full review on my blog! Link in bio. Have you read Frankly In Love?
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Besides black/white, what color spine do you have most of on your shelves?
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My answer actually isnโt pink, but I do love my pink spines! Plus, itโs Wednesday and #onwednesdaywestackpinkbooks ๐ My real #aotd is probs blue or red. I seem to have an equal number of both those colors!
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Iโm embarrassed to say Iโve only read one of these: Frankly In Love. And frankly, I think I loved Frank Li (yeah, I went there #sorrynotsorry lol). My review for it is coming up this week so be on the look out!
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