Pom's Space

This is the story of three siblings going on a long road trip, throughout the whole book. Narrator Beth (Elizabeth) along with her younger sister Portia and elder brother Eddie goes on this road trip as mentioned in the will of their late grandfather, as a condition to claim his multibillion dollar inheritance. But these siblings have a lot of secrets, a dark past and a lot of hidden intentions. The description was pretty interesting – I mean, come on, reading a road trip during these difficult times when travelling seems a far-sighted dream, I was all for it. But it didn’t turn out as deep and thoughtful as I had expected. It started off pretty great, successfully built the suspense (which remains high almost throughout the book), but the ending didn’t do it for me. Somehow, I was expecting more. I loved that the writing style was engaging, with an underlying element of mystery, the scenes were dramatic (a lot of reviewers feel that they were over dramatic, but they worked for me – ...

I don’t even know where to begin. So let’s just begin by saying that make sure you sit down somewhere while you are flipping through those last few pages or you might lose grip of the ground underneath your foot. We’ll talk about the ending in while (no spoilers, don’t worry :P), now a little bit about the plot first. Alicia Berenson is accused of having killed her husband Gabriel based on the fact that she was found standing beside the tied dead body of her husband with a gun in her hand. Gabriel was shot five times in the head and Alicia’s fingerprints were the only fingerprints found in the gun. And Alicia has kept silent ever since. She was admitted to a psychiatric hospital named the Grove where forensic psychiatrist Theo Faber comes in, hopeful that he can help her speak. But that will not be easy. I went into this one knowing that it definitely will be a 5-star read for me and so it was! If you loved thrillers like The Woman in the Window , you have my word that you’ll love this...

The Dry by Jane Harper is one of those classic murder mysteries in which you cannot guess who is the killer until the very end. Once you reach the end, all your expectations and predictions are shattered as the much-awaited mystery untangles itself. But more than the mystery itself, the setting and the series of deep secrets keep you hooked till the last page. The story is set in Kiewarra, Australia, where the biggest drought of the century has hit. The book is a perfect treat to you if you love country landscapes, farms, farmhouses and riversides. You will also come to know what can times of misery do to people living in these beautiful places. The story revolves around the murder of the Halder family that takes place in Kiewarra, wherein Luke Handler, his wife Karen Handler and their six-year-old son Billy Handler are brutally murdered. Luke is accused to having killed his family and then committing suicide himself. Policeman Aaron Falk, Luke’s childhood best friend, arrives in Kie...