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Short Passages by ghibli_book
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There, is a pile of sheets, seeming so insignificant and delicate on the table two meters away. Yet, something pulls you towards it, and soon you see it right in front of your eyes. Words printed neatly on the first page atop the small pile, and something about it has your eyes drifting across each line. Subconsciously, you lift the single sheet and begin on the next. You delve deeper into the story, and too soon it ends. But there is the next one, the first words the beginning of a new story and a new adventure. You know its not worth your time, yet your body disagrees and soon you admit to the urge. The Short Passages have casted an unbreakable enchantment, and without knowing, you continue to walk onto the most thrilling rollercoaster ride. • • • Highest rankings : SHORT STORY: #176 {2017} DESCRIPTION: #1 {Dec, 2019} DESCRIPTIVE: #2 {April, 2019} READ: #8 {Dec, 2019} INSPIRATIONAL: #6 {Dec, 2019} PASSAGES: #1 {Dec, 2019} VARIETY: #1 {Dec, 2019} INTERESTING: #9 {Dec, 2019} MYSTERY: #7 {Sept, 2019} MISERY: #8 {Sept, 2019}
The Jewel Thief by Alohomora888
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The year is 1952, and when 12-year-old Elizabeth Murgatroyd discovers royal jewels hidden in her Uncle's attic, she suddenly finds herself thrust into a challenging mystery, just like one of her books... A story full of new experiences, lifelong changes, action, and excitement. Join Elizabeth as she, along with her older sister, Maddie, move to America, go to school for the first time, have to live in a house with their uncle Henry (who doesn't like children), and all the while have to solve a mystery that they accidentally stumbled upon on their first night in Henry Murgatroyd's house. Not to mention the fact that their parents died in WW2. Or so they thought...
Bloody Souvenirs by thechicfreak
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Psychopath (noun): saɪkəpæθ / SAI-ko-path a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior. "Never before in my life had I ever felt more vulnerable. More...hunted." Because of a fatal blow to the head that caused amnesia, Katelyn Winters had to start her life all over again. Everybody around her is a stranger, even the ones that claim to be her family. Soon, however, things start to emerge which lead Katelyn to believe that someone around her is spinning an intricate web of lies. Add that to a serial killer on the loose who seems hauntingly obsessed with Katelyn. As she runs around in circles through the labyrinth, trying to find her way to the truth, there can only be two outcomes: either she'll find a truth that will shatter everything she's ever known OR she will fall prey to the predator that had always been just around the corner... BEST RANKING: #8 IN MYSTERY/THRILLER
The Problems with Hope and Insanity by J4times
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Innovative Detective, absent husband? A man returns home one morning to find his wife dead in bed. There seems to be no sign of foul play; what happened to her? As he grieves over the love of his life, lost on the bed they've slept in together many times, he walks through their best memories, the highs and lows in their relationship searching for clues for what could have caused his beautiful wife's demise.