Dean Nicholson: Nala's World

Dean Nicholson's book Nala's World (affiliate link) had been on my reading list for a long time. And now it was making me cry even before I started reading it. It wasn't until I was about to do it that I started thinking about the name Nala. Is it from The Lion King? I've never seen that movie, but I recently played the game Disney Dreamlight Valley, where Nala became my favorite character. The answer is yes.

Dean Nicholson's dream is to cycle around the world. On his way, he meets an abandoned kitten. That encounter changes both of their lives.

This is a wonderful book, not only about the friendship and adventures of a man and a cat, but about much more. It's hard to even say it out loud. About the goodness of people.

A full five stars and a big recommendation, especially for all cat lovers.

 

 

Delia Owens: Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens' debut novel Where the Crawdads Sing (affiliate link) is an incredibly successful and acclaimed work. Unfortunately, I also dragged this book home from the library because of the praise.

When Kya was a child, her family members abandoned her one by one, and she had to learn to survive alone in the swamp. 17 years later, the village's golden boy Chase is found dead at the foot of a fire tower. Was it a murder? If so, who is guilty?

I skipped most of the book. I'm not interested in descriptions in books at all, let alone descriptions of nature. Once again, I realized that only dialogue moves the plot forward, if even that.

What surprises me most is how this book is classified as a thriller. It's not.

The best thing in the book was, of course, the cat. Was the lesson of the story that you can trust animals, but not people? Whether or not it was, that's my opinion.

 

 

 

A movie has been made out of this book. I can say that I'm not interested.

 

B.A. Paris: Behind Closed Doors

Perfect marriage. Perfect husband. Well, the wife is not perfect, but a prisoner. A prisoner of complete idiocy.

Behind Closed Doors (affiliate link) by B.A. Paris is a highly praised thriller that has nothing thrilling in it. The entire book is just about the wife's life as a prisoner, and how she ended up there. Nothing exciting happens at any point.

Why so few books marketed as (psychological) thrillers really aren't?

 

 

 

SPOILERS!!

BEWARE!!

Behind Closed Doors is not suitable for animal lovers!

The main reason why this book should be burned at the stake is what happens to a small, helpless dog. The only consolation is that at the end the murderer of the dog in question experiences the exact same fate himself. If you can't stand the death/torture/murder of a dog/animal, don't read this book!

The husband threatens the main character that if you don't obey, I'll put your sister in an institution. Well, in this situation, that institution would be the better place for her, so the main character should have just said, please do that!

Sebastian Fitzek: Passenger 23

According to Passenger 23 (affiliate link), many people disappear from cruise ships every year. Is this true? According to the book's closing words, yes. The book also says that the most perfect way to commit suicide is to jump off the ship into the water. No mess, no body.

The main character of the book is police officer Matias Schwarz, whose wife and child disappeared while on a cruise many years ago. Now Matias is lured onto the ship to investigate a strange case in which a girl who disappeared from the ship and was thought to be dead has been found alive. What really happens on ocean liners around the world?

I like Sebastian Fitzek's writing style. His thrillers have really exciting events, unlike many others.

Warning: The subject of this book is revealed in the end to be so horrific that many readers will not be able to bear it.