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Remarkably Bright Creatures: Recap, Chapter Summary & Analysis

Day 1,299 of My Captivity Marcellus McSquiddles is a giant Pacific octopus, or at least that’s what Terrance “Terry” Bailey, the aquarium director, refers to him as. Marcellus was named by Terry’s daughter. According to the plaque nearby, octopuses are “remarkably bright creatures”. It also says the average life span of a giant Pacific octopus …

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt was released back in 2022, but has managed to maintain its popularity even a year and a half after its initial release. The popularity of this book feels somewhat unexpected, considering that many the chapters are narrated by an octopus named Marcellus living in an aquarium. But it’s …

The Housemaid Book Series Recap

See below for a recap of all the books (in order) in The Housemaid Series by Freida McFadden, a mystery-thriller book series consisting of three titles — The Housemaid (2022), The Housemaid’s Secret (2023) and The Housemaid is Watching (2024). The books in this series function as standalone books, but it’s generally recommended to read …

Never Lie: Ending & Explanations (Spoilers)

How does the book Never Lie end? Through the tapes and flashbacks, we learn the Adrienne was being blackmailed by a patient, “EJ”, after she tried to terminate their sessions. He had a video of her slashing someone’s tires, and he forced her to continue their sessions and escalated to other demands. Adrienne’s boyfriend, Luke, …

Never Lie

Never Lie by Freida McFadden came out a while ago, back in late 2022, but I’ve been binging a bunch of her thrillers lately so I’m just reading it now. In Never Lie, a young couple, Trisha and Ethan, go to an open house in a snowstorm and end up stranded in an extravagant house …