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  • unraveling of the plot
    start to figure out what's going on in the plot
  • The book was a great read.
    It was very good.
  • spine-tingling
    very special and exciting
  • to skim through / flip throught a book
    go throught the book quickly
  • adventurous
    connected with action and a journey
  • To cut a long story short ....
    to sum it up, to skip all the unnecessary details
  • implausible
    hadr to believe
  • thought-provoking
    making you think a lot about a subject
  • whimsical book
    unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying
  • enchanting
    magical, fantasy and fun
  • gripping
    Something that is gripping is so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely
  • The story grabbed me from / the first page / the get-go.
    The story hooked me from the beginning.
  • It's set in ....
    .... ancient Rome / in New York / 1950s/ the future / the past
  • big reader / avid reader / book worm
    a person who reads a lot
  • riveting
    extremely interesting
  • a real page-turner
    a book that is so exciting that you want to read it quickly
  • bedtime reading
    a book, a magazine etc. to read in bed
  • haunting
    beautiful, but in a sad way and often in a way that cannot be forgotten
  • genre
    type of / kind
  • The story is based on .....
    a real story / real life events
  • to curl up with a book
    to sit or lie in a position with your arms and legs close to your body
  • I see myself a bit in a character of ....
    a relate myself to .. / I'm a bit like ...
  • poignant
    causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness
  • a tearjerker
    a book, film, play, etc. that has a sad story intended to make people cry or be sad
  • The story has characters that ......
    ... have magical powers / remind me ofmy family ... / fall in love ..
  • heavy-going
    difficult to read and understand
  • informative
    providing a lot of useful information
  • I couldn't put it down.
    I couldn't stop reading.