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Kismet
Kismet: A Thriller | Amina Akhtar
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From Amina Akhtar comes a viciously funny thriller about wellness--the smoothies, the secrets, and the deliciously deadly impulses. Lifelong New Yorker Ronnie Khan never thought she'd leave Queens. She's not an "aim high, dream big" person--until she meets socialite wellness guru Marley Dewhurst. Marley isn't just a visionary; she's a revelation. Seduced by the fever dream of finding her best self, Ronnie makes for the desert mountains of Sedona, Arizona. Healing yoga, transcendent hikes, epic juice cleanses...Ronnie consumes her new bougie existence like a fine wine. But is it, really? Or is this whole self-care business a little sour? When the glam gurus around town start turning up gruesomely murdered, Ronnie has her answer: all is not well in wellness town. As Marley's blind ambition veers into madness, Ronnie fears for her life.
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Skyrimir
Kismet: A Thriller | Amina Akhtar
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I had some felt left over after making a craft so I made a bookmark. 🤣

Alfoster So cute!👍👏👏👏 1y
CoffeeNBooks That's great! 1y
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Charityann
Kismet: A Thriller | Amina Akhtar
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This one was a bit different. It also dragged some in the middle so I didn‘t enjoy it as much as I typically enjoy thrillers. The baked spiced apples turned out great though. “Spice” for #ominousoctober. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😆🍎🎃📖 #scarathlon #teamslaughter @Clwojick

Eggs 👏🏻🍯🎃 2y
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ICantImReading
Kismet: A Thriller | Amina Akhtar
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⭐️⭐️💫

I actually read another Amazon First Reads book! Unfortunately, I didn‘t love this one either. I thought this was an entertaining enough (but shallow and predictable) satirical thriller. I liked the exploration of cultural appropriation and whitewashing of the wellness industry, and the way “wellness” is often commodified and curated into a careful aesthetic, rather than doing real work to “be well”. Also… never cross a raven!

TrishB I‘ve stopped getting them most months now they‘ve been so poor and then I don‘t read them! 2y
ICantImReading @TrishB It‘s nice to get a book for free… but it does seem like they‘re pretty hit or miss! 😕 2y
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Twainy
Kismet: A Thriller | Amina Akhtar
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Amazon First Reads has 10 books to choose from in July and you get to choose 2! Anyone picked their free Kindle reads? I chose one that mentioned humor and one that‘s the first in a new series.

#AmazonFirstReads

Bookwormjillk Thanks for reminding me! I chose the Kate Quinn and the one about the cross country road trip. 2y
Twainy @Bookwormjillk those also look good. 😁 can‘t wait for your review!! Sometimes in a few months the audio/kindle dip in price. 2y
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