Hello everyone and happy Saturday to you all. I was inspired by @salboreads to post this #bookstackforacause today which was first started by @contemporaryfiction and @katrin.loves.books March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month and this is a cause very close to my heart as I work in Bowel Cancer Screening. I’m passionate about raising awareness of the benefits of screening and it’s wonderful to hear of the cases of cancer we’ve been able to find and treat that people have been completely unaware of. It might not be a particularly pleasant thing to talk about but boy, is it important! Latest figures show that almost one third of people who were sent a screening kit in England last year didn’t complete it. Hopefully that will change as we get more comfortable speaking about this kind of issue. For every dark blue book stack posted in March @contemporaryfiction and @katrin.loves.books will donate $1/€1 to the @colorectalcanceralliance and @deutschekrebshilfe respectively. Thank you to them for spreading awareness for very personal reasons of their own. Make sure you check out their posts and if you post a stack, use the hashtag #bookstackforcoloncancer Have a lovely weekend everyone! 🤗😘 #bookstagramuk #scottishbookstagrammer #booksforcharity #mapsofourspectacularbodies #maddiemortimer #maggieofarrellhamnet #thebedlamstacks #natashapulley #carimora #thomasharrisbooks #stephenkingfangirl😍📚 #billysummers #thechangeling #victorlavalle #bowelcancerawarenessmonth #screeningsaveslives #darkbluebookstack https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYTbNZr6eH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Here’s, a picture of Author Thomas Harris cuddling a possum. Harris is the creator of one of the most terrifying, psychopathic and chilling characters in literary history. Hannibal Lecter! Not much is known about this world famous horror writer. But he is a huge animal lover and spends a lot of his time volunteering at an animal sanctuary near his home. #thomasharris #author #horror #horrorwriter #possum #hanniballecter #hannibal #hannibalthecannibal #thesilenceofthelambs #hannibalrising #carimora #authorlife #writer #writerlife #horrornovel #cannibal #crimethriller #crimethrillerbooks #book #booknerd #bookwriter #horrorfan #thomasharrisbooks #possumlove #animallover #storyteller #booklover #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #novelwriting (at Bristol, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC6ztCJjKVd/?igshid=1wxrzpqt2qflb

We’re not done yet... #thegreatcitiesinhistory #alfredthegreat #davidhorspool #civilisations #firstcontact #thecultofprogress #davidolusoga #theaeneid #virgil #carimora #thomasharris #outofthedeep #walterdelamare #paradiselost #paradiseregained #johnmilton #ahistoryofthearabpeoples #alberthourani #nerdlife #bookaddict #london (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFVicx3jLTv/?igshid=6xp87beva7jc

Fisgado pelo Thomas Harris aqui, pqp! #carimora #thomasharris #thomasharrisbooks (em Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5HGf_wFV8q/?igshid=68odef3my4ww

Preparaos corderos Hannibal Lecter tiene un sucesor!!! 🙈 A continuación os dejamos la sinopsis: Tras más de una década, el autor de El silencio de los corderos vuelve con un thriller arrollador. Bajo una antigua mansión de Pablo Escobar en la costa de Miami se ocultan veinticinco millones de dólares en oro. Un grupo de hombres sin escrúpulos lleva años buscándolos. Su líder es Hans-Peter Schneider, quien, impulsado por inconfesables apetitos, se gana la vida haciendo realidad las violentas fantasías de ricos y poderosos. Cari Mora escapó de la violencia de su Colombia natal y el cuidado de la mansión es ahora uno de sus variados trabajos. En cuanto pone sus ojos en Cari, Hans-Peter se encapricha de ella. Pero Cari Mora es una superviviente. Y no es la primera vez que tiene que luchar para demostrarlo. Ningún otro escritor ha conjurado los monstruos que nos acechan con la brillantez de Thomas Harris. El maestro del thriller americano regresa tras más de una década con una historia sobre el mal, la avaricia y las consecuencias de una oscura obsesión. #thomasharris #carimora #llibreriacanillo #libreriacanillo #castelldefels #castedefelsplaya #thriller https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CSb8roZM-/?igshid=1pcvzth4kmyjc

IL RITORNO DI THOMAS HARRIS 🔙📚⠀ ⠀ Thomas Harris é tornato in libreria e, nonostante io abbia sin'ora rimandato la lettura di "Il silenzio degli innocenti", ho deciso di dargli una possibilità. "Cari Mora", però é molto diverso da ciò che mi aspettavo e devo ammettere che è stato un po' complesso per me entrare nella storia... ⠀ ⠀ Cari Mora è la storia di una ragazza che si trova invischiata in una sorta di guerra tra rivali che cercano la stessa cosa, il tesoro nascosto di Pablo Escobar. In una Miami che si tinge lentamente di sangue seguiremo le vicende di Han-Peter Schneider, uomo crudele e viscido, del capo della scuola delle dieci campane e di Cari, fuggita dalla Colombia per rifugiarsi in America dove ha trovato precarietà, ma anche libertà. ⠀ ⠀ É un romanzo che intreccia tematiche attuali ad una trama lineare, ma interessante nella sua semplicità. Anche i personaggi sono caratterizzati molto bene, nonostante l'autore spenda davvero poche righe per descriverci ognuno di loro (tranne Cari, che ha interi capitoli dedicati alla sua storia). ⠀ ⠀ L'unica cosa che ha reso la mia lettura lenta e scostante è stato lo stile di scrittura che ho trovato forzato e troppo macchinoso, uno stile che non mi ha fatto apprezzare appieno il romanzo che, nonostante tutto, è ben lontano dall'essere un capolavoro! ⠀ ⠀ Insomma, un primo approccio un po' meh, ma spero di ricredermi una volta letto il suo libro più famoso! Comunque "Cari Mora" rimane un ottimo libro da portare in vacanza, non troppo pesante e assolutamente interessante 😉⠀ ⠀ ➡️ Se volete saperne di più vi rimando al post sul blog, link diretto in bio! ⠀ ⠀ 🔹Avete mai letto "Il silenzio degli innocenti"? Un autore che vi incuriosiva ma che, dopo averne letto un romanzo, vi ha un po' deluso? ⠀ ⠀ #carimora #ThomasHarris #libriMondadori #recensionelibro #thriller #lettureestive #libriovunque #leggereovunque #librichepassione #leggodiverso #leggeresempre #passionethriller #ipreview via @preview.app (presso Puglia, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1GE6RaIquX/?igshid=143w19jlq8h5w

Truly a great day when you get a brand new #novel in the mail! Looking forward to #carimora over the summer. After all I’m a longtime fan of #thomasharris so I’m interested to see what this novel is like! #book #bookstagram #novel https://www.instagram.com/p/BxvVysuF61x/?igshid=1mrwftvn8zkqi

Pasha was so excited to get his paws on #CariMora that he had to have a lie down! #books #cats #bibliophile #blackcats #bookstagram #catstagram #book #cat #booksofinstagram #bookish #bookworm #blackcatsrule #blackcat #blackcatsofinstagram #booksbooksbooks #blackcatsrock https://www.instagram.com/p/BxfUunHgeZx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hnthn8wsv29v

I love Thomas Harris books and it's been a while since I've read a new one. Going to jump into #CariMora very soon! Comes out next month! . #bookaddict #bookstagram #booktreasure #booksandcats #catsandbooks #catswithbooks #catstagram #catsofinstagram #instakitty #amreading #bookish #mystery #thriller (at Madison, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwvB3b2HTLv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fo2oirqtsrpu

Thomas Harris - Cari Mora

Cari Mora is not afraid, not anymore. Having been kidnapped as a kid and trained to become a child soldier for Colombia’s FARC, she knows how to survive even the most dangerous situations. She can read people, use weapons of all kinds and she knows that in order not to be killed, she at times needs to shoot others first. She has established a quiet life in Miami, always under the radar since she does not possess the necessary papers. When Hans-Peter Schneider and his crew appear, things become complicated. A war of gangs breaks out, sadist Schneider as well as his opponent Don Ernesto want to dig out some gold barrels which are supposed to be deposited in a house which formerly belonged to Pablo Escobar, leader of the famous Medellin Cartel. Cari soon find herself between the front lines.

 It took Tomas Harris thirteen years after his last instalment of the Hannibal Lecter series to come up with a new novel. Having totally adored “Red Dragon” and “The Silence of the Lambs” and its successors, I was eager to read this novel. Even though the topic is completely different, I expected some cruel thrill and highly complex characters. Yet, my expectations were not really met and for the rating, it only ranges somewhere between three and four stars.

 There were some aspects I found really interesting to read. Cari Mora’s backstory as a child soldier was exciting and appalling at the same time and Harris integrated this part quite well into the actual plot line. She certainly is some noteworthy character and the conflicting traits - on the one hand, the ruthless child who learnt how to kill, on the other hand, the caring woman and her way of treating plants and animals which shows her high capacity of empathy – make her a strong protagonist.

 However, the main topic is the fight between the two gangs which is, unfortunately, very poorly narrated. Even though Schneider first appears to be a fascinating character with his tendency to torture, this is not really developed further. Thus, the gang fight remains on the highly superficial “we shoot some of you, then you react in the same way” level. This is a bit uninspired and maybe works better in film than in a book.

 It is easy to recognise Thomas Harris’ hand in the novel, but he surely can do a lot better than that.

https://missmesmerized.wordpress.com/2020/04/18/thomas-harris-cari-mora/

Oh look another book haul! I treated myself to a couple of pre-orders recently and then had to buy Sirens by Joseph Knox after hearing so much about it. Have you read any of these? What did you think? #bookworm #bookstagram #bookhaul #stephenking #theoutsider #thecorset #laurapurcell #sirens #josephknox #carimora #thomasharris #ihaveabookbuyingproblem https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzk9DLHAiz_/?igshid=vpibfcg1hep