Is Not Quite Dead Yet All Hype and No Heart? A Sharp Review of Holly Jackson’s Adult Thriller You pick up Not Quite Dead Yet expecting a clever, grown up thriller, but you are handed melodrama dressed as urgency. This long form review questions the hype, critiques its shallow characterisation, and asks whether a ticking clock can replace emotional depth, moral consequence, and believable storytelling. Outline Does the mystery fail because the culprit is too obvious? Predictability in a genre that thrives on surprise Town secrets that everyone knows The illusion of twists How does the book handle science, trauma, and realism? Head injuries versus physical feats Lack of medical credibility Suspension of disbelief pushed too far Is melodrama replacing meaningful storytelling? Emotional excess without reflection Why subtlety matters Comparisons with stronger literary thrillers Which famous q...
First Published on 24/05/2008 11:10 7 Truths about Attracting Aligned relationships You can swipe, scroll, and match endlessly, yet still feel invisible. This article explores attracting aligned relationships through energy, truth, and healing. It shows how love mirrors your inner state, why conscious love begins within, and how shifting relationship energy changes who and what meets you. Why does love feel so close yet so far away today? Have you ever noticed how love feels everywhere and nowhere at the same time? I have. We live in a world where connection sits inside our pockets, yet many hearts feel untouched. Notifications light up our screens, messages arrive instantly, and still, at night, the silence feels loud. This strange contradiction is not accidental. It is emotional, energetic, and deeply human. A 2023 report by the American Psychiatric Association revealed that over 30 percent of adults aged 18 to 34 report feeling lonely most days. This is the most connect...