It’s been a while since I’ve written a book review for my blog! I thought I would start 2021 with a bang: reviewing the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness! The movie is coming out, and the timing couldn’t be more perfect.
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Category: Fiction
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
If you like family sagas, if you like historical fiction, if you like literary fiction, I suggest you read this book. If you don’t like any of those things, maybe read this book anyways because it might change your mind.
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What Lies Between Us by John Marrs
What Lies Between Us (buy here!) is a shocking psychological thriller. It had me on the edge of my seat, frantically turning pages as I rushed to learn what was going on.
It tells the story of a twisted mother-daughter relationship, describing the extreme possible consequences of lies and abuse.
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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Everyone knows that some books are better than others. Often people avoid saying it, because it sounds kind of mean! But it’s the truth.
Everything I Never Told You (buy here) is one of those books that is just slightly better than a lot of other books. It just is. It feels so real. The writing style is clear and engaging. The story touches the reader. I have so, so much to say about this book!
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Books About Racism
Posts like these have been circulating online lately. The attention of the media and the world is on racism.
Today I have a reading list of books that aim to educate their readers on racism.
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The Girl Who Grew A Gallery by Tifainé Hedgecock
Today I’m doing something a little different!
I am reviewing and recommending a children’s book to you. This is The Girl Who Grew a Gallery by Tifainé Hedgecock (click here to purchase and click here to learn more about the author)!
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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
I started Where the Crawdads Sing (purchase here!) after an Instagram friend asked if I’d like to do an Instagram Live with her, discussing it (find that live here!)
The first few pages didn’t have me hooked, but I was quickly convinced that this would be one of my favourite historical fiction books ever. All the book clubs recommend it, it’s on all the reading lists, and now I know why! And you can too… just keep reading.
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
This is my glowing and SPOILER FREE review of Collins’ latest novel: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (available to buy here!).
I was so surprised to hear about this release (and don’t even get me started on Stephanie Myer’s new book) – it feels a bit like I’ve randomly been sent back in time to 2010. I didn’t have high expectations honestly, but I was really pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed the story, I enjoyed the writing, and I enjoyed the fact it made me think! It’s not often a YA book can do all those things so well.
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All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
When, I saw that All the Bright Places had been released on Netflix, I was so excited. I had no idea it was coming out, and I immediately remembered how much I loved the book by Jennifer Niven.
I’m not really going to talk about the movie today (except to say it was great and touched my heart and you should watch it) but I am going to recommend you read the YA book! You can buy it here!
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The Circle by Dave Eggers
This is going to be a pretty short post, but I read this amazing book the other day, and really wanted to share it with you! It’s The Circle by Dave Eggers, and once I’d started it, I couldn’t focus on anything else until I’d finished. You can buy this book here!
This book isn’t particularly new, so I’m sure a lot of you will have already read it! If you have, please leave a comment, because I’d love to hear what you thought! For those of you who haven’t heard of it, I encourage you to read this post, and then read the book!
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