An Unfortunate Event(Not a book Review)

Alright so my family and I are now living in a hotel due to a fire at our house. My room and my brother's were completely destroyed although thankfully I grabbed my phone which had my license in it and my computer but no chargers. I'm sending the computer back to Dell as there is some glitches going on as well as getting a new charger and so I'll be without my laptop until Dell it back to me and I get a charger. I'll try to continue blogging from my phone but I'm not sure how well that will go. We'll try it out and see and if it's not working than I'll let you know and figure something out.

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Soot Angel by M.A. Petterson

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The death of a homeless child that doesn't seem to matter to anyone but Dr. Anja Toussaint will turn even more sinister. As Dr. Anja moves to discover the cause of the baby's death, she starts being thrust into a government plot that might destroy everything. Find the official description on Goodreads.

The thing I most enjoyed about this book besides the character of Dr. Anja Toussaint was the description of fires, their causes, and the way that Dr. Anja Toussaint works. Those were all things that I found extremely interesting and something that I enjoyed a lot about these books. I also found that the mention of fire-related tragedies that I didn't necessarily know about was intriguing.

Anja seems to be almost emotionless at times before you get those brief glimpses that let you understand that yes she's still got emotions and maybe she feels too deeply sometimes. 

I did find that there were lulls between action and the plot largely seemed to be centered on Anja's life when it wasn't focused on the main plot arc. Which is fine, but it also jumped around a bit as well. 

Overall, this was a good book. 

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A Silent Prayer by Samreen Ahsan

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"...and then she leaves me in the darkness that she has cast on me with her one last look." -Samreen Ahsan, A Silent Prayer

Adam Gibson has it all...or so everyone thinks. But when he runs into the religious Rania, and has several unexplainable incidents he can't help but find himself reconsidering his life and religious choices when she enters her life. But Rania has a brutal past that is determined to haunt her, one that she can't leave behind her. Will Adam be able to gain and keep her trust? Or will everything shatter like glass? Find the official description on Goodreads.

A Silent Prayer is told from a first person perspective. The chapters switch between Rania and Adam. At first, when I found out that the chapters would be separated this way, I thought there might be confusion. But it was quite clear throughout the book whose chapter you were on and who was telling their story. Their thoughts were clear and it was easy to determine which chapter was which. I enjoyed reading each character's chapters and gaining understanding about their pasts and present. As well as the thoughts that went through their heads. It was interesting and made it simple to understand what was going through their heads at any time.

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