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The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf 🙶True crime writer Wylie Lark doesn’t mind being snowed in at the isolated farmhouse where she’s retreated to write her new book. A cozy fire, complete silence. It would be perfect, if not for the fact that decades earlier, at this very house, two people were murdered in cold blood and a girl disappeared without a trace.  As the storm worsens, Wylie finds herself trapped inside the house, haunted by the secrets contained within its walls—haunted by secrets of her own. Then she discovers a small child in the snow just outside. After bringing the child inside for warmth and safety, she begins to search for answers. But soon it becomes clear that the farmhouse isn’t as isolated as she thought, and someone is willing to do anything to find them.🙷 My Rating: 🌟🌟/5 I would say that this book started off okay. It's dark and atmospheric, just the way I like my thrillers. Halfway through however, I started losing interest and almost DNFe...

  Hurt by Tabitha Suzuma 🙶At seventeen, Matheo Walsh is Britain’s most promising diving champion. He is wealthy, popular - and there's Lola, the girlfriend of his dreams. But then there was that weekend. A weekend he cannot bring himself to remember. All he knows is that what happened has changed him. Mathéo is faced with the most devastating choice of his life. Keep his secret, and put those closest to him in terrible danger. Or confess, and lose Lola for ever.🙷 My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Tabitha Suzuma tends to gravitate toward taboo and sensitive subject matter. Often heart-breaking and hauntingly sad, her stories aren't always the easiest to take in. When I finished reading Forbidden, I remember crying myself to sleep and then feeling down and empty for the next several days. I felt that way with Hurt too, however I have to agree with the growing consensus that Forbidden is the better novel. That said, I think Hurt is beautifully written. Lots of pretty words it's like rea...

Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer 🙶Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.🙷 My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 With a string of hot jerks and helpless heroines with possible masochistic tendencies, I'm just about to lose hope and re-assess my taste in fiction. But Cinder is a breath of fresh air. I love, love this book! I put off rea...

As a long-time Coinbase user, I received an alarming email with the subject "An Important Message Regarding Your Coinbase Account." The email informed me that Coinbase would be discontinuing all services to my account and that I had until September 25th, 2023, to withdraw my funds. Confused and frustrated, I discovered that many other users were facing the same situation. It became clear that Coinbase was suspending or closing accounts for members from other countries, seemingly prioritizing its US-based clients. This sudden decision left me with no choice but to rely on Coinbase Wallet, but my trust in the platform had significantly dwindled. --- Have you ever received an email that instantly sent your heart racing and your mind into a frenzy? Well, that's exactly what happened to me when I opened my inbox and saw a message from Coinbase with the subject line: "An Important Message Regarding Your Coinbase Account." My first thought was, "Oh no, what could ...

The release of the English version of YOASOBI's "Idol," the opening theme song for the Oshi no Ko anime, has sparked excitement among fans worldwide. The original Japanese version of the song was revealed after the anime's premiere in April and has since surpassed 100 million views. Now, with the English version of the song available, fans can appreciate the lyrics and melody in their native language. To understand the significance of this song and its role in the anime, let's delve into the story and characters of Oshi no Ko. Oshi no Ko is based on a manga written by Aka Akasaka, the author behind the hit series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, with art by Mengo Yokoyari. The manga began serialization in 2020 in the Weekly Young Jump magazine and quickly gained a massive following. The story focuses on the dark side of the entertainment industry, delving into the struggles and sacrifices that aspiring idols must make to achieve success. The anime adaptation of Oshi no K...

  The world of image editing is about to witness a revolutionary change with the advent of the DragGAN AI photo editor. This upcoming AI-powered photo editor is set to change the way we edit photos, thanks to its unique and innovative approach to image editing. With just a few clicks and simple dragging, the DragGAN AI photo editor allows users to manipulate the form, position, expression, or layout of an image with ease, making it a formidable rival to top photo editors in the market today, including the likes of Photoshop. This powerful tool uses an Interactive Point-based Manipulation on the Generative Image Manifold and employs a generative adversarial network (GAN) to learn the structure of pictures and apply this knowledge to editing the images, resulting in realistic outputs even for challenging scenarios. The DragGAN AI team claims that this process takes only a few seconds on an RTX 3090 GPU, paving the way for real-time, collaborative editing sessions, which may rapidly i...

  Are you planning an international trip? Exciting! But before you go, it’s important to remember that not all countries use the same electrical outlet plugs. In fact, there are currently 15 types of domestic electrical outlet plugs in use worldwide, each of which has been assigned a letter by the US Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA), starting with A and moving through the alphabet. These letters are completely arbitrary and don’t actually mandate anything. Different regions of the world use different plug shapes and sizes, so you’ll want to choose the correct one for the country you’re visiting. For example, most of Europe uses one type, but Italy and Switzerland each use something different. Don’t worry though, there are many options available to help you stay connected and charged up while you travel. First things first, always remember to bring a Universal Travel Adapter. This is a must-have item for any international traveler. A Universal Travel A...