Sharvari Tadvi’s Reviews > The Intruder > Status Update

i feel this book was a 2 star throughout until the ending, and only for the twists and turns the ending has, i’m giving this book 3 stars. not a fun read, had to tell myself to just read until it actually started getting interesting. it takes patience to find the good in this book🥲🤌🏻

c37- vigilante / vidzılanti/
I. noun
a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.

c35- 🎀Ella: He hops off his swing first, and then he offers me his hand to help me off mine.

c35- Anton:🎀: “I mean, it’s just…it’s something I saw and thought of you, so I bought it. For you.”

c28- 🎀: He doesn’t say anything, but a smile twitches at his lips. I like making Anton smile even more than I like teaching him.

c27- 🎀: My mom is pretty, but she looks ten times prettier when she’s happy.

c25- 🎀 ella: I don’t know what to say to that. He’s right. Usually I let insults roll off me, but somehow when Anton called me out, it got to me.

c25- ROMANTIC🎀: It makes me realize that while I’ve heard Anton laugh many times before, I’ve never heard him laugh in a way that wasn’t mean. Usually it’s at me. But this makes me want to make him laugh more.

c25- spritz
I. verb — [with obj.]
1. squirt or spray a liquid at or on to (something) in quick, short bursts
• she spritzed
her neck with
cologne.
2. spray (a liquid) in quick, short bursts
• she spritzed some perfume behind her ears.

c25- nook /nuk/
I. noun
a corner or recess, especially one offering seclusion or security
• the nook beside the fire
• the fish should be able to find nooks and crannies in which they will be safe.