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The Guest by Nikki Smith

The resort of their dreams.

A destination to die for...

WELCOME TO PARADISE!

Enjoying a holiday at the luxurious Asana Fushi Resort sounds like a great idea! But for the Hamilton family, this dream holiday soon turns into the trip from hell.

The story begins with the Hamilton family arriving at the Asana Fushi Resort in the Maldives to enjoy their holiday. As the story progresses, you’ll see how secrets can destroy lives and how lies can create even more discomfort in relationships.

Initially, you might feel that the story is a little slow, but gradually, it picks up the pace and becomes more interesting.

I liked the fact that the chapters are short, which makes the book easy to read. You get a taste of romance, deception, betrayal, and suspense throughout the story.

Amazing storyline!

However, I didn’t really like the ending. I feel it could have been much more suspenseful and thrilling. The book also felt a little lengthy at times. If it had wrapped up a little earlier, the ending might have had a stronger impact.

My Rating: 6.5/10

I’m a student and, unfortunately, I can’t afford to buy many books. I absolutely love reading, especially fiction, historical fiction, and mystery.
If anyone has books they no longer need and would be willing to donate or pass them on to me, I would be incredibly grateful. Even second-hand books would mean a lot to me.

so there's a book shop near my place which I discovered recently.

this is just one rack of many and each of it is just 100rs

can you help me find a good book out of this?

i'll be posting each rack everytime I visit, pls help a man out 🙏🏻

Im trying to reduce my screen time and thought getting into reading might help... Ive never really been a reader before, so im looking for a beginner-friendly book that can actually grab my attention and make me want to keep reading

I’m looking for something thought-provoking—maybe philosophical or self-development, something about finding purpose, building a better life, or seeing life differently.

I’m open to any genre though, as long as its interesting and gets me hooked

Any suggestions?

It took me a week to finish this book and it's undoubtedly a must read. Initially I thought of it as a political dystopian book but part 3 completely changed the experience. It became terrifying and psychologically disturbing to read.

Indeed an unforgettable read. It genuinely made me think about truth, freedom, control and how much of our own mind actually belongs to us.

currently reading Hyperion , read all other 4

This was the first book I started reading a year ago that made me a reader, though I dropped it many times without knowing why

Today I finally finished it

This book is best for those who want to learn philosophy from scratch, it covers all Western philosophy from the Pre Socratics to twentieth century philosophers

It has been a great journey and I am a different man now compared to when I started

I wonder what Sophie is doing after the end of story

My rating 9/10

Like a lot of us, my reading time got squeezed to nothing once work started — but I still wanted to sneak in a few pages during the day without it looking like I'd abandoned my laptop for a novel.

So over a few weekends I built **ReadYourWay** — a free, no-signup web app that turns any PDF into your choice of:

- A VS Code window — file explorer, tabs, line numbers, the whole thing

- A terminal streaming "server logs"

- An actual command-line shell — you type `cd bookname`, `next`, `bm` (bookmark) and the book comes back as command output

- An Excel spreadsheet

- Or, if you don't need the disguise, a genuinely clean e-reader — scroll or page-flip, highlights, bookmarks, day/night themes

Everything happens in your browser — no account, nothing uploaded anywhere, the PDF just stays on your device. Switch between any of these anytime with Ctrl+M.

It's live at readyourway if anyone wants to try it. Built it mostly for myself, so genuinely curious what this sub thinks — bugs, feature requests, roasts, all welcome.

(Mods — flag me if this counts as spam under rule 5, happy to adjust, just figured fellow readers might get some use out of it.)

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Startin Today..

Nd Without givin any spoilers, could any1 tell jst how much can it mess with me (emotionally)??

Mine is 1984 by George Orwell..

I just finished The Silent Patient and have pretty mixed feelings.

Before anyone comes for me 😭, I don't think it's a bad book. For a debut novel, it's honestly impressive. But I had seen so many people calling it the best psychological thriller they'd ever read that I went in expecting something completely mind-blowing.

And maybe that's exactly what hurt the experience for me.

For most of the book, I felt like everything revolved around Alicia not speaking. After a while, that alone wasn't enough to keep me invested, and finishing the book started feeling more like a task than something I was excited to pick up.

The Theo reveal did genuinely catch me off guard. I never suspected him.

But after finishing, I realised something: I wasn't sure whether I hadn't guessed it because the clues were cleverly hidden or because the book simply didn't give readers enough information to figure it out.

That's usually what I love about mysteries — looking back and realising the clues were right there. With this one, I felt like some information was just being held back until the reveal.

I can absolutely see why people enjoyed it, and the twist is definitely memorable. It just didn't live up to the massive expectations I had going in.

Did this book completely work for you, or did the hype affect your experience too?

It's The Prospect Of Books And Wisdom Which Let Us Face And Witness These Beauties Without Flinching. " Witches' Sabbath " (also known as The Great He-Goat or Aquelarre) by Francisco Goya (1797–1798) is a chilling painting of a massive, crowned he-goat representing the Devil surrounded by a terrified, mesmerized coven.

What Do You Think About it,

Recommend The Book That Comes to Your Mind Aftet Witnessing This