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The Tutor, by Peter Abrahams

September 13, 2023September 21, 2023 N. K. Valek

Long set up, but pulls through in the end. Little girl saves the day.

Tagged Book review, child main character, library, Mystery, N.K. Valek Reviews, Neurodivergent characters, Peter Abrahams, Psychopath, Savant, Sherlock Holmes, Suspense, The dog dies, Thriller, Writing thoughts, YALeave a comment
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Review for Split, by Swati Avasthi

August 29, 2023September 13, 2023 N. K. Valek

How do we heal from what we saw and who we were becoming?

Tagged abuse, Book review, library, N.K. Valek Reviews, parenting, reading, Realistic, relationships, role models, runaway, siblings, Split, teenagers, trauma, YALeave a comment
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