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Malia’s 2024 Year in Books
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Malia Zaidi
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A Poisonous Journey (Lady Evelyn Mystery, #1)
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2015
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A Darker Shore (Lady Evelyn Mystery, #2)
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2016
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The Study of Silence (Lady Evelyn Mystery, #3)
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2018
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The Golden Hour (Lady Evelyn Mystery, #4)
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2019
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The Quality of Mercy (Lady Evelyn Mystery, #5)
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2020
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A Deadly Legacy (Lady Evelyn Mystery, #6)
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2022
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A Grave Betrayal (Lady Evelyn Mystery, #7)
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2024
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"No notes. This is a perfect novel from start to finish. The sentence-level writing is immaculate. But also, the plotting? The characters? The imagery & motifs!? This is a syllabus worthy, deep-dive, study every word choice type of a novel. It’s also "
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"The original Brokeback Mountain! This is a brutally honest portrayal of complex love. It is beautifully written with unforgettable characters. A must-read classic."
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"This book contains this passage:
"And this was perhaps the first time in my life that death occurred to me as a reality. I thought of the people before me who had looked down at the river and gone to sleep beneath it. I wondered about them. I wondered" Read more of this review » |
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"4.5*
At his new job in Ankara, the narrator shares an office with the taciturn Raif Efendi. Raif’s meekness borders on the exasperating. He seems to delight in taking the brunt of his superiors’ unjust beratings, he is misunderstood by his wife and ch" Read more of this review » |
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“I yearn for empty thoughts and silence in my head. For someone to sit down beside me, to hold my hand and take away the cold sting of loneliness that creeps under my skin like an English winter.”
― A Poisonous Journey
― A Poisonous Journey
“If one can be find use for oneself, be helpful even, one can probably pull through the day. And the next, and the next, until one day the grief is only a dull pain one has grown used to and barely notices anymore. It”
― A Poisonous Journey
― A Poisonous Journey
“To most people this undoubtedly sounds a terribly dull way to pass the time, watching someone read. I see in it a strange intimacy, witnessing another person as they are taking a journey, mental if you will, but a journey nonetheless. For a book, a good book, is nothing less than a passport to some unknown place, and a truly great book can be a mirror of our being, reflecting hidden parts to which even we can sometimes be blind. My”
― A Darker Shore
― A Darker Shore
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| Making Connections: 3949. - A POISONOUS JOURNEY: The First Lady Evelyn Mystery by Malia Zaidi | 1 | 16 | Aug 21, 2015 08:35PM | |
| Catching up on Cl...: A-Z Author Challenge - 2016 | 278 | 362 | Jan 01, 2017 08:43AM | |
| Aussie Lovers of...: Annual Challenge 2018 - January 1st 2018-December 31st 2018 | 356 | 119 | Jan 03, 2019 05:12PM | |
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| Fiction Fanatics: June EXTRA Challenge 2019 | 30 | 31 | Jun 30, 2019 03:59AM |
“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
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Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
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“For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”
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Thomas wrote: "Thank you for your kind friend request Malia! Appreciate your reading of So You Want to Talk About Race and hope you're enjoying and/or finding meaning in White Fragility and When They Call You a T..."Thank you, Thomas! They've been quite insightful so far:-)
Thank you for your kind friend request Malia! Appreciate your reading of So You Want to Talk About Race and hope you're enjoying and/or finding meaning in White Fragility and When They Call You a Terrorist,/i>. :)
Robert wrote: "Hi, Malia. Thanks—great making the connecting. Looking forward to checking out some of your work.—R"
Thank you, Robert!
Hi, Malia. Thanks—great making the connecting. Looking forward to checking out some of your work.—R
Faye* wrote: "Hey Malia, thanks so much for the friend invite! :) I'm actually currently listening to The Cruel Prince, and so far I'm finding it very enjoyable.
Happy reading! :)"
I'm glad you like it! I was expecting to be disappointed because of all the hype, but it lived up to high expectations! Jude was a bit frustrating sometimes, but overall, it was a fun read for me:-)
Hey Malia, thanks so much for the friend invite! :) I'm actually currently listening to The Cruel Prince, and so far I'm finding it very enjoyable.
Happy reading! :)
Candace wrote: "Malia,Thanks for the friend invite. I checked out your books and have added one to my TBR list. I went to the Princess and the Pen. Enjoyed your write up on Watching Glass Shatter by James J. Cudn..."
Hi Candace,
Thanks for visiting my blog:-) I hope to promote many more new and Indie authors in the future.
Happy reading to you as well, and have a nice evening!
Malia
Malia,Thanks for the friend invite. I checked out your books and have added one to my TBR list. I went to the Princess and the Pen. Enjoyed your write up on Watching Glass Shatter by James J. Cudney. Thanks for promoting new authors.
Happy Reading & Successful Writing,
Candace
Carolyn wrote: "Hi Malia - nice to meet you. Thanks for the friend request :)"Thanks for accepting! Nice to meet you too:-)
Hi Malia - nice to meet you. Thanks for the friend request :)
Tracey wrote: "Thank you so much for the friend invite!"Thanks for accepting:-) Hope you're having a good week!
Majenta wrote: "Hello, Malia! Thank you for contacting me! Congratulations on your books, best wishes for whatever's next! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Blessings!Best wishes from Majenta"
Hi Majenta!
Nice to meet you here, and thank you so much for your kind words and well wishes:-)
Happy reading to you, too, and a wonderful summer!!
-Malia
Hello, Malia! Thank you for contacting me! Congratulations on your books, best wishes for whatever's next! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Blessings!Best wishes from Majenta
Frances wrote: "Thank you for the friend request Malia. Hope you continue to enjoy Dark Matter!"Thanks you, Frances, and enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Thank you for the friend request Malia. Hope you continue to enjoy Dark Matter!
Ted wrote: "Thanks for the friend invite, Malia."Thanks for accepting it, Ted! I look forward to chatting about books:-)
Chelsea ❤Peril Please❤ (of BADGER and Snake) wrote: "Thanks for the friendvite! Can't wait to chat books! :D"Me too! Thanks for accepting and have a great week!
Thanks for the friendvite! Can't wait to chat books! :D
Sarah wrote: "Hey Malia ~ Thanks for connecting!"Thanks, Sarah! Have a nice weekend:-)
Sophia wrote: "Thanks for the friend request, Malia!See you around GR. :)"
Thanks, Sophia! Happy reading:-)
Thanks for the friend request, Malia!See you around GR. :)
Caroline wrote: "Thank you, Malia, for the friend-vite. I look forward to chatting with you! :]"Thanks for accepting it and have a nice weekend!
Thank you, Malia, for the friend-vite. I look forward to chatting with you! :]
Dolors wrote: "Thanks for your lovely response and for sending a friend request Malia. Hah, I am actually unable to provide a single title, particularly since I joined this page (I've read countless master pieces..."Thank you, Dolors! I love "Jane Eyre" definitely one of my favorites also, but I agree, it's so difficult to decide on just one:-)
I was in Barcelona last summer, such a lively city!
-M
Thanks for your lovely response and for sending a friend request Malia. Hah, I am actually unable to provide a single title, particularly since I joined this page (I've read countless master pieces since then), but I will always hold "Jane Eyre" dear to me. John Banville, Proust, Lessing and Shakespeare have never disappointed so far, so my answer shifts between the literary currents of these authors...I can't wait to discuss books with you, greetings from Barcelona till then! ;P
Stepheny(Annie Wilkes) wrote: "I always change my mind about what mine would be. But it's usually the same few. Today I say raven. :)"A good choice! Ravens tend to be rather mysterious creatures, do they?
I always change my mind about what mine would be. But it's usually the same few. Today I say raven. :)
Marita wrote: "Hi Malia,Thank you for your friend request. I look forward to sharing views and reviews."
Me too, Marita! Nice to meet you:-)
Inge wrote: "Hi Malia! Thank you for the friend request. You asked me where I would go if I had all the money in the world -- I have several answers for that. First of all, space. Second of all, Hogwarts. And t..."I love all things English, too! I went to Scotland this Summer for the first time, and it was wonderful, highly recommended:-)
Hi Malia! Thank you for the friend request. You asked me where I would go if I had all the money in the world -- I have several answers for that. First of all, space. Second of all, Hogwarts. And thirdly, I love everything English -- Ireland, Scotland, and New Zealand are probably highest on my list. :)
Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Hi Malia! I actually haven't gotten to see The Martian yet, but I'm planning on soon! Possibly Sunday :) Things have been so busy lately but that's definitely on my priority list."I was pretty pleased with the way they adapted it, and the casting was perfect. Hope you get to see it soon:-)
Hi Malia! I actually haven't gotten to see The Martian yet, but I'm planning on soon! Possibly Sunday :) Things have been so busy lately but that's definitely on my priority list.
Thanks for the friend invitation! We seem to have the same eclectic tastes in reading:)
Hey, thanks so much for the friend request. I hope to see you commenting and reviewing around!
I paint a lot, but mostly for myself, same with my writing. I've only let very few people read what I write:)Do you have a favourite author?
Hi Mali, thanks for the friend request!You like painting? I do love art, but much like my writing, I just don't dare try often. My art teacher in high school only had a short segment of acrylic painting because she didn't like to paint, so I'm mostly self-taught.
