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Miracle Creek

Angie Kim

Start date: May 1, 2019

Finish date: May 30, 2019

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May 17, 2020 Maria rated it it was amazing

Shelves: thriller

Overall, I thought this book was fantastic! It's definitely more family drama thriller than courtroom thriller, but Angie Kim pulls it off flawlessly! Family drama thrillers aren't usually my thing, but I think my opinion has officially been changed. Or I've just finally read a book that meets my high standards!

Lying is what keeps the plot going, and I'm not mad at that! I was definitely kept at the edge of my seat the entire time, just waiting to see what would happen next. What really happened ...more

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Jan 03, 2020 brettlikesbooks rated it it was amazing

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this courtroom thriller/family drama is just WOW + switching POVs from victims to accused—everyone with something to hide, all bearing some degree of guilt—keeps the propulsive pace throughout + suspicion is cast wide, and the lines are blurry between guilt & innocence + the characters are so well-drawn, with their utter human-ness, mixed emotions, motivations—and kim slices your heart wide open in showing the lengths to which a parent will go for their child + this book is so smart and perfectl ...more

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Apr 16, 2019 Nihar Satsangi rated it it was amazing

Happy publication day to Miracle Creek! This is an amazing debut. Actually, it doesn't even feel like that this is her debut. It was that good.

Miracle Creek is about a murder trial that ensues when an experimental medical treatment device called the Miracle Submarine, run by a Korean immigrant couple, mysteriously explodes and kills two people.

It may sound like your average run-of-the-mill thriller but don't be fooled. It is so much more. With the murder and the trial as the premise, Angie Kim v ...more

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Aug 16, 2019 kimreadsandreads rated it really liked it

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I loved this book. I actually liked it because everyone was telling some lies and it took me a while to try and figure out what happened. With the hyperbaric chamber storyline, I actually learned a few things along this pleasurable journey as well!

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