Malditang Librarian

The city of Manila holds a special place in my heart. I myself had my first job in Manila and have lived (mostly alone) there for almost a year until I resigned last March. My mother had a board meeting, so me and my sister went along so we can also see my brother and the new place he's staying in Taguig. In Manila, one can clearly see the difference between the poorest of the poor and the richest of the rich in this country. Beggars live in karitons or sleep in the streets, but here are also high-class condominiums where the rich live. I lived in Malate before, and now we stayed in Bonifacio Global City. If you are from the province, the place may be very intimidating and you may be ashamed of your naivette, because the lifestyle is so different. BGC may be the richest business area in the country right now. High-end shops and restaurants litter the place, the only limit is your budget. High, beautiful towers and buildings that look like stunning works of art you don't see i...

“Just because someone loves you doesn’t mean you can trust them.” I love accidental Booksale finds (and books are always ‘calling out’ to me) and this was a good psycho-thriller slash romance where the main character is a librarian and her husband is a sociopath. Yeah, formula for a favorite book. If you liked The Girl on the Train and thrillers set in problematic marriages, this book is for you. The book opens with the widow Lizzie Carter visiting the site of her husband’s death a year after his fatal car accident. Before she lays her flowers for Zach Hopkins, there is another mysterious bouquet from someone else, signed XENIA. Was there another person from Zach’s past that Lizzie isn’t aware of? Or is there *a lot more* she doesn’t know of Zach? And is he… really… dead, or not? Why does Lizzie feel like she is still being watched by someone? Why does it feel as if someone familiar is breaking into her home, stealing Zach’s things, leaving sinister messages? The book is writte...