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The Girl in the Castle

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  Book Review:  Hannah Doe and Hannah Dory. They are one and the same person but living in different times and places. It’s 1397 and Hannah Dory is in a life and death struggle against starvation. Stealing to keep her family alive seems her only option. If she is caught, will the local baron make her pay with her life? On January 17/23, Hannah Doe is admitted to the Belman Memorial Psychiatric Hospital. She is allegedly experiencing auditory and visual hallucinations. Is she crazy, or does she actually exist in two different times and places at once. “The Girl in the Castle” by James Patterson and Emily Raymond takes this intriguing story setup and runs fast and hard with it. It’s an adrenaline laced, heart breaking ride – and weirdly believable. Natasha Preston (The Cellar) calls it “a brilliant and mysterious novel with a gripping plot”, and Kerri Maniscalco (Kingdom of the Wicked) says “fast-paced and unputdownable… will keep readers turning pages well into the ni...

On Democracies and Death Cults

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  Book Review:  “Drawing from intensive on-the-ground reporting in Israel, Gaza, and Lebanon, Murry presents a compelling case that places the latest violence in   its proper historical context. He takes readers on a harrowing journey through the aftermath of the October 7 massacre, piecing together the   exclusive accounts from victims, survivors, and even the terrorists responsible for the atrocities.”   (On Democracies and Death Cults) I picked up Douglas Murray’s “On Democracies and Death Cults” on the 2 nd anniversary (Oct. 7, 2025) of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. Two years gone by since the horrific news and the ensuing images and stories dropped. Two years of seemingly senseless demonstrations across the western world in support of the perpetrators of the horrendous atrocities. Two years of confused messaging from our governments, and a rise in antisemitism worldwide not seen since the Nazi era. With the Oct. 10 th Israel/Hamas peac...