tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45013213874405180482024-03-24T14:09:46.167-07:00Sarah's Bookish BlogWords from a BibliophileSarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-16415582017144344442023-08-25T04:10:00.005-07:002023-08-25T04:10:56.773-07:00Mini Blog Hiatus<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">So, you might have noticed that I've not been reading or updating this blog much lately. I'm going through a busy time in my personal and work life and, sadly, have had less time for reading. I've been prioritising other things in my life to maintain my mental health and sometimes that means not reading as much. Because of this, I'm going to take a mini-break from this blog for a little while and return when I'm feeling back to my usual self. I might still post wrap-ups, but we'll see! Anyway, I will see you all in my next blog post, hopefully not too far in the future :)</span></p>Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-82122835807218587382023-08-01T06:03:00.001-07:002023-08-01T06:03:42.040-07:00July Wrap-Up | 2023<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Welcome to my July Wrap-Up! Once again, I didn't read as much as I normally would, but I'm definitely not mad about it because I had a really fun time mood reading this month. Unfortunately, this was my worst reading month of the year which only </span><b style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">11 </b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">books and </span><b style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">4548 </b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">pages read, however, I still mostly enjoyed what I read, and now I'm super hyped for the Magical Readathon in August! (Keep an eye out for my TBR!)</span></p>
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<b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">1. <i>The Writing Retreat </i>by Julia Bartz </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★</span></span></span></span></b>
</p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b></b></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqjIGfTwTPtPjJacOkexCUG1oYrOOuSccLrxIpPEeVSLJccHPTCz5ZSrSKSr2Y6bbuP0tCje8OFJei04xLrxIAseABMxL7xuS82fIe1ZP4px2oV97a5Xf9VKzUdjmiLVwXYZ_ZJ3k4QLxqQAUhKWur3AjsHfmWhZC90YfXKft6FbukkCwMO-OVrCSY3c/s2114/WritingRetreat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2114" data-original-width="1399" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqjIGfTwTPtPjJacOkexCUG1oYrOOuSccLrxIpPEeVSLJccHPTCz5ZSrSKSr2Y6bbuP0tCje8OFJei04xLrxIAseABMxL7xuS82fIe1ZP4px2oV97a5Xf9VKzUdjmiLVwXYZ_ZJ3k4QLxqQAUhKWur3AjsHfmWhZC90YfXKft6FbukkCwMO-OVrCSY3c/w133-h200/WritingRetreat.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></span></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is an adult thriller and the premise intrigued me when I first heard
about it: Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat at
the remote estate of Roza Vallo, the controversial high priestess of
feminist horror. Alex, a struggling writer, is thrilled. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Upon arrival, they discover they must complete an entire novel from
scratch, and the best one will receive a seven-figure publishing deal.
Alex’s long-extinguished dream now seems within reach. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But then the women begin to die. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Trapped, terrified yet still desperately writing, it is clear there is more
than a publishing deal at stake at Blackbriar Estate. Alex must confront her
own demons – and finish her novel – to save herself.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">The first half of this book was incredibly interesting and it really delivered on
the premise. The writing initially kept me hooked and I liked the way Bartz
set everything up; I love books about writers and their process, and the idea of
an isolated writing competition was right up my street. I enjoyed the
beginning; seeing all these characters come together, hearing about the past
between Wren and Alex, and seeing the competition turn even more
fierce. It was nice to see so much representation in a thriller too. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, I really didn't like the way the second half of the book
went; it turned almost absurdist and it wasn't what I expected at all (but not in a good thriller twist kind of way). A lot
of setup from the first half of the book just fell to the wayside and became
irrelevant (I understand red herrings, but this felt more like it was just
pushed to one side out of ease). The characters were all so unlikeable too.
I disliked Roza and Wren from the start, and then Taylor was just as bad.
And the actions of the characters were so unrealistic (or if it was
realistic, then they were delusional to think </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">they could just get away with what they were trying to do).</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> The synopsis is also quite misleading; it implies women start dying
like a murder mystery, but it's not like that at all. I found the ending to
be a bit lacklustre and it solidified my feelings about Alex. Overall, it
was an okay thriller but sadly the twist and turning point meant the book
went in a direction I didn't enjoy.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">2. <i>For Your Own Good </i>by Samantha Downing </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★.5</span></span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b></b></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxqwA5RbcvZWX7lUUGcf6_HeaUb8GRL3aJwfIxJcfJmds37qh48Z2L4-8CtsujXlfW-t9ge-ALNUFBULt0wFex9Q8N3ijMaub7mUUwEWdzglTmKtoaR-mLZp5-F4sVVYlu_h5-xsaD8nWxK7cDheZ97YVQxcdx-3Wn9ovS9ayHDedtluAEhZMIJUD61w/s2850/foryourown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="1900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxqwA5RbcvZWX7lUUGcf6_HeaUb8GRL3aJwfIxJcfJmds37qh48Z2L4-8CtsujXlfW-t9ge-ALNUFBULt0wFex9Q8N3ijMaub7mUUwEWdzglTmKtoaR-mLZp5-F4sVVYlu_h5-xsaD8nWxK7cDheZ97YVQxcdx-3Wn9ovS9ayHDedtluAEhZMIJUD61w/w133-h200/foryourown.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></span></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I had low expectations because I'd heard mixed reviews, but t</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">his adult thiller was pleasantly surprising for me. It follows a
host of characters, but primarily focuses on Teddy Crutcher, an esteemed
teacher at a private school. But something isn't right at that school. It
starts with a techer falling sick. Rumours about a former pupil going off
the rails. But who could've guess it would end in murder?</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This book was so twisted and tense and every character was morally grey
or somewhat unlikeable, but you always had some reason to root for them in
some way. In all honesty, the way the characters were portrayed felt very
reminiscent of a combination of <i>Death Note </i>and <i>Confessions </i>by Kanae Minato<i> </i>and I loved that; the build up of
suspense where you are seeing if someone will get caught, but also kind of
not wanting them to get caught, even though you know they're a terrible
person. Yes, it had all of that. The writing was so well done, with short
chapters and switching perspectives to keep the reader hooked - and it
worked. T</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">here was just so much going on throughout the book: between Crutcher, Zach,
Fallon, and Frank especially. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Crutcher was an awful human, but very clever and interesting to read from
to see his twisted logic. I enjoyed hearing more about Zach too and I liked
how different everyone's relationships were with their families and
friends.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I enjoyed that there wasn't just one big twist too, it was a series of tense
events that built up over time, with mini twists to keep the reader
surprised. I will 100% be picking up more books from this author; it was a
fantastically written thriller and exactly what I needed right now.</span>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>3. <i>You Will Get Through This Night </i>by Daniel Howell </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></span></b>
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b></b></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8gefE7x_S5WHMEGA1WzKtD7gxVIJJoNiHWrnZbSTtoAEAwlvlNriAy5N13Llia59A9T_McuT3MMvGwaG37Fa_9OtwH73cShAO2mLu9nAFDk0Yg9hEcN5e2RZyUH3zppeIUMcUWjYNAaMuTfqw8cg7f0hxF3uAYhliTzi0m-i8o-LhYci_AjXBIbp0aE/s2550/youwillgetthrough.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1678" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8gefE7x_S5WHMEGA1WzKtD7gxVIJJoNiHWrnZbSTtoAEAwlvlNriAy5N13Llia59A9T_McuT3MMvGwaG37Fa_9OtwH73cShAO2mLu9nAFDk0Yg9hEcN5e2RZyUH3zppeIUMcUWjYNAaMuTfqw8cg7f0hxF3uAYhliTzi0m-i8o-LhYci_AjXBIbp0aE/w132-h200/youwillgetthrough.jpg" width="132" /></a></b></b></span></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I've been watching Dan's YouTube videos since 2010 and have always been a
huge fan. So when I saw he'd released a non-fiction, mental health book I
thought I would pick it up. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Written by Daniel Howell, in conjunction with a qualified psychologist,
in an entertaining and personal way from the perspective of someone who
has been through it all - this no-nonsense book gives you the tools to
understand your mind so you can be in control and really live. Split into
three chapters for each stage of the journey: </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This Night - how to get through your toughest moments and be prepared to
face anything; </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Tomorrow - small steps to change your thoughts and actions with a big
impact on your life; And t</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">he Days After - help to look after yourself in the long term and not just
survive, but thrive.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I've read a lot of mental health and self-help books over the years and
this is definitely one of the better ones. It's the sort of book I wish I'd
had 10 years ago when I was really struggling. Dan's witty humour keeps the
tone of the book upbeat, even when dealing with difficult topics. I really
liked that it didn't dwell too much on the humour, or even on Dan's personal
experiences, and it really delved into the psychology of our mental
wellbeing and small actions we can take to help ourselves. While 80% of the
content in this book included things I already knew, I still took a few
things away from it, and it was helpful to read. I think if you haven't
explored much of this topic before, are new to your mental health struggles,
or even if you've had them a long time but have never had help, then this
book will be perfect for you. It's a toolkit you can refer to at any time
and the split chapters really help to know what to focus on. I highly
recommend this book.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">4. <i>Malibu Rising </i>by Taylor Jenkins Reid </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is the seventh Taylor Jenkins Reid book I've read and while it wasn't
my favourite, I still enjoyed it a lot. In this historical fiction, we
follow the Riva family in </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Malibu: August, 1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer
party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around
the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay
and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and
their adored baby sister, Kit. Together, the siblings are a source of
fascination in Malibu and the world over-especially as the offspring of
the legendary singer, Mick Riva. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina
herself. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the
Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in
the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play,
and the loves and secrets that shaped this family's generations will all
come bubbling to the surface.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">As always with Reid's books, this was beautifully written; I loved the
alternation between the past and present, the previous generation and the
current generation and how they all got there. Every family member felt so
real, and that is one of the skills of this author, she makes every
character so realistic you can't believe they're not actual people. Seeing
everything June and Nina went through was heartbreaking. There were so many
trash men in this book that had no excuses for their behaviour except that
society let them get away with it; it made me so angry, but it was also good
to see the portrayal of strong women and make the story more about
them. I loved the seeing the family rise from nothing to riches too. I
always love to see the dynamic between large groups of siblings, because it
reminds me of my own childhood, and the Riva siblings loyalty to one another
was so well done. I will say, as the youngest myself, that I really felt for
Kit throughout too. Overall, not as compelling as some of her other books,
but still a beautifully crafted novel that will stay with me.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">5. <i>That Weekend </i>by Kara Thomas </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></span></b>
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b></b></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0XVA7r6pSvf8DMUCkRdJ9yWwBYiz0JHQ3EV4ikEMRTh7BnVDzsgGocTdVrUwZxruHfObJaSRkR5QyY0AP7qHYG63BC6RxEmtTRfhcWG8t5C9OfS3kERWORbSt5HubqSAjMROATR6FBzeZuNFRTcGWKNoyJ3Vi8EzdHCBrNCGybMRhg88azBKp-ZMs0Q/s400/weekend.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0XVA7r6pSvf8DMUCkRdJ9yWwBYiz0JHQ3EV4ikEMRTh7BnVDzsgGocTdVrUwZxruHfObJaSRkR5QyY0AP7qHYG63BC6RxEmtTRfhcWG8t5C9OfS3kERWORbSt5HubqSAjMROATR6FBzeZuNFRTcGWKNoyJ3Vi8EzdHCBrNCGybMRhg88azBKp-ZMs0Q/w133-h200/weekend.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></span></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I've read a few thrillers by this author and really enjoyed them, so I
thought I'd pick up her latest release. This YA thriller has a premise that
intrigued me: </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Three best friends, a lake house, a secret trip - what could go
wrong? </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It was supposed to be the perfect prom weekend getaway. But it's clear
something terrible happened when Claire wakes up alone and bloodied on a
hiking trail with no memory of the past forty-eight hours. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Three went up the mountain, but only one came back.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It's not a unique blurb for a thriller, but I was still looking forward to
it nonetheless. It did start strong and I'm a big fan of Kara Thomas's
writing; she's got a great way of builiding suspense while also progressing
the story at a good pace. However, the reason I didn't enjoy this one very
much was that I found all the characters to be incredibly unlikable -
even to the point where I found Claire to be too frustrating to read from. The
one good thing about Claire was that she never tried to solve anything
herself and always got adults/police involved, which felt realistic and I
appreciated that she was an intelligent protagonist. I also did like the
twists that we got and, while they didn't blow me away, I didn't see them
coming at all.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">However, despite the twists being good, the ending was a bit lacklustre and
certain parts felt a bit rushed (like the death scene). We also still had a
few unanswered questions and loose threads at the end that I really wanted
to see resolved. Especially Claire and Jesse's relationship, but there were
a couple of other things that I won't say because of spoilers. I found that
the POV shift that we got later on was a bit strange, but I do think it
worked well overall. If you're a fan of YA thrillers or this author, then
pick it up and give it a try. It wasn't the best thriller I've read by the
author, but it was still an enjoyable and quick read.</span>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">6. <i>Hide </i>by Kiersten White </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★.5</span></span></span></b></span>
</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b></b></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi1VRVugzafuLJb7dhW4y3dfKks2WstRmpvwEYzFTT23SNKOzs9e6w84r7_Eo-_dSnv0mwuQIx421K9UXYehi39APn0bRs-4RloEaaQ7846Ix1Dyj5lBVF-DnoWtggMU4RWuAo1DLoO8BxDZn7aO4ymhXEZzUQP12BOa0aezKZh-6La-s6G6NBa_CBBw/s981/hide.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="645" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi1VRVugzafuLJb7dhW4y3dfKks2WstRmpvwEYzFTT23SNKOzs9e6w84r7_Eo-_dSnv0mwuQIx421K9UXYehi39APn0bRs-4RloEaaQ7846Ix1Dyj5lBVF-DnoWtggMU4RWuAo1DLoO8BxDZn7aO4ymhXEZzUQP12BOa0aezKZh-6La-s6G6NBa_CBBw/w131-h200/hide.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></span></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is my fourth Kiersten White book and, although I'd heard very mixed
reviews, I did have high hopes for this adult horror novel. However, it
really missed the mark for me. The premise:</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> spend a week hiding in an abandoned amusement park and don't get
caught. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The prize: enough money to change everything. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Even though everyone is desperate to win - to seize their dream futures or
escape their haunting pasts - Mack feels sure that she can beat her
competitors. All she has to do is hide, and she's an expert at
that. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It's the reason she's alive, and her family isn't. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But as the people around her begin disappearing one by one, Mack realizes
this competition is more sinister than even she imagined, and that together
might be the only way to survive. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Fourteen competitors. Seven days. Everywhere to hide, but nowhere to
run. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Come out, come out, wherever you are.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The premise itself drew me in and I was so intrigued by the Prologue, but
so many things didn't work for me. Firstly, this reads far more like a YA
than it does an adult novel (the only thing that made this 'adult' was the
amount of swear words). Secondly, this was barely a horror; nothing scary
ever really happened, everything was very 'fade to black', and the most
horrifying things in the book were barely alluded to. That meant that the
book wasn't a horror, barely a thriller, and also far more paranormal than I
was led to expect from the synopsis (which was disappointing to me). The
scariest thing about this book was Mack's past and that was it.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">We're also introduced to 14 characters in quick succession, meaning that we
don't get enough time or backstory from any of them to ever care enough when
they died. Having two Ava's was needlessly confusing, and the actual days in
the park itself were just plain boring. Half of the book was dialogue, and
the other half was just sitting around waiting. Then the discovery of what
happens is so convenient and ended up being a lot of exposition. Ava and Mack's
'relationship' was interesting, but I didn't feel like we ever got enough of
anything to really be invested. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The ending was lacklustre and abrupt with so many unanswered questions. It
felt like the author just forgot to end it. I don't feel like you can have
something that weird happen in the book and never really explain the how or
why? Overall, this book wasn't enjoyable, didn't fulfil its promise to be an
adult horror, and the best thing I can say about it was that it was
a quick read.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">7. <i>The Name of All Things </i>by Jenn Lyons </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></span></b>
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b></b></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AT1k7XHXkORmnaVkO1qls5PJ84UpAkqyx5fRKXcxm8o6eozNO_Ge9s2zr8yYwWBjUpMzrwD27XBkgqO-FFiQfrtwYUWB0QQCHjeFaFielKX9Zn1qQ4S_wpwWxChxgklXCltvJ5HLEB15EhKPez-cpdfzWJyJ5wLkbiH4gPRYyJ4zwAICgsyVjJyH4B0/s500/nameofallthings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AT1k7XHXkORmnaVkO1qls5PJ84UpAkqyx5fRKXcxm8o6eozNO_Ge9s2zr8yYwWBjUpMzrwD27XBkgqO-FFiQfrtwYUWB0QQCHjeFaFielKX9Zn1qQ4S_wpwWxChxgklXCltvJ5HLEB15EhKPez-cpdfzWJyJ5wLkbiH4gPRYyJ4zwAICgsyVjJyH4B0/w129-h200/nameofallthings.jpg" width="129" /></a></b></b></span></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is the sequel to <i>The Ruin of Kings</i> and second book in
<i>The Chorus of Dragons </i>series. I gave the first book 5 stars and I'm
happy to say I've given this book the same rating. It took me a long time to
finish this one, not because I wasn't enjoying it, but because I've had a
very stressful month in my personal life, but I'm so glad I've finally
finished it because it was amazing. I love that it's told in a similar way
to the first book: alternating perspectives of the past with conversation in
between. Even though we're primarily following different characters, I
really loved them all (especially Dorna and Qown). Even some of the more
'evil' characters are explored and we get such a different side of them. I
especially loved seeing Janel's time with Duke Kaen and a certain someone
with a polar bear cub (I did not see that twist coming - or any of them
actually).</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">We still have a lot of Kihrin even though he's not the main focus, but most
importantly, we get to see how the storyline in this book connects to the
story in the previous book and it's so fascinating. I can only imagine that
this continues in the sequels and I'm already so excited to continue the
series to find out how everything is connected and why certain things are
happening. One thing I especially loved in this one was that it felt far less
confusing than the first book (maybe I'm just getting to grips with it more,
or maybe there was less confusion in the sequel). Overall, this series is
incredibly well-written and thought out - I'm very excited to continue even
though it might take me a while. </span>
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<b><span style="color: #580eb2; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">8. <i>Girls of Paper and Fire </i>by Natasha Ngan </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></span></b>
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b></b></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxqaTAQZuymj_sAjvLYw3AOQE1kzEUYMHXjtkiH1k6g_sP5PuzkeC2Iy5s5Qn158NxO_xp6welH1ri1kv-TRJeq056NyLFV_zFQ0pVbo9FxmCc6qWfNnvku2VbbWOLFIWTa880nQ3QjjMylPHlZpr1V0DG5i-XYuoQUxcfhD0e2ylM8tCtglBsHmIW5Q/s400/girlsofpaper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="262" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxqaTAQZuymj_sAjvLYw3AOQE1kzEUYMHXjtkiH1k6g_sP5PuzkeC2Iy5s5Qn158NxO_xp6welH1ri1kv-TRJeq056NyLFV_zFQ0pVbo9FxmCc6qWfNnvku2VbbWOLFIWTa880nQ3QjjMylPHlZpr1V0DG5i-XYuoQUxcfhD0e2ylM8tCtglBsHmIW5Q/w131-h200/girlsofpaper.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></span></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">In this LGBTQA+, YA fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the
lowest and most oppressed class in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village
with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother
snatched by royal guards still haunts her. Now, the guards are back, and
this time it's Lei they're after - the girl whose golden eyes have piqued
the king's interest. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Over weeks of training in the opulent but stifling palace, Lei and eight
other girls learn the skills and charm that befit being a king's consort.
But Lei isn't content to watch her fate consume her. Instead, she does the
unthinkable - she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with
an explosive plot that threatens the very foundation of Ikhara, and Lei,
still the wide-eyed country girl at heart, must decide just how far she's
willing to go for justice and revenge.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This book was a lot better than I thought it would be. The setting and
culture is captivating to read about; I especially loved reading about the
lore and magic in this world. Ngan's descriptions were beautifully vivid and
I felt like I could picture every part of the palace. Also, the food
descriptions made my mouth water. The cast of characters were all very
unique and I especially loved the supportive female characters that we saw. Lei is a somewhat typical YA main character in the sense
that she is forced into a position she never wanted and we see her
constantly fighting back against it. However, I like that her decisions
never felt stupid. They were usually a result of careful planning or pure
instinct. Aoki's character was sweet and her story really was heartbreaking
with her only being 16. Wren was interesting, but I still feel like we
didn't quite get to know her enough for my liking. And Blue... Blue was so
unbelievably insufferable. There were moments where I was thinking 'oh good,
here's the moment she becomes a better person', but nope. She was always
terrible. Oh, also, nobody warned me about the horrific thing that happens
right at the start of the book - it's something that I hate seeing in books
so for anyone else, here's a warning: there is a pretty awful animal death
in this book. Also, huge trigger warning for rape and sexual assault.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I will say that while I loved the setting and magic, I did find the demons
very difficult to imagine. They're more animal that human, but some of them
were still described in human ways so I felt like I could never quite grasp
what they looked like. Probably a me issue, but it was jarring to me every
time. Overall, this was a really enjoyable book. I'll probably try to pick
up the sequels from the library at some point, but I'm not in a huge rush to
continue right now. I'd highly recommend this if you're looking for a queer
fantasy that is a little bit different</span>
</p>
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<b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">9. <i>In My Dreams I Hold a Knife </i>by Ashley Winstead </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></span></b>
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b></b></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxNTPqnpzxrmIs9Z12AooHuplI0FPVfBNe8STEIa2zXkN2fPUzGC4uY2tR5wVWb5i4My5C-w92ioaXqtgKRlOWVo8WJF3O-_ZhfAIQV5bc4rg2VJB89vjxQdN-P-WHtU36shBJno9fo0xLSWgzPzXaMD7xfFP7WjbHDRX_-uCLmkr2mQuxK3NVotbF54/s2560/inmydreams.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1707" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxNTPqnpzxrmIs9Z12AooHuplI0FPVfBNe8STEIa2zXkN2fPUzGC4uY2tR5wVWb5i4My5C-w92ioaXqtgKRlOWVo8WJF3O-_ZhfAIQV5bc4rg2VJB89vjxQdN-P-WHtU36shBJno9fo0xLSWgzPzXaMD7xfFP7WjbHDRX_-uCLmkr2mQuxK3NVotbF54/w133-h200/inmydreams.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></span></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is an adult, thriller novel with hints of dark academia that I'd heard a lot of
good things about and I'm happy to say I wasn't disappointed. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">A college reunion turns dark and deadly: six friends, one unsolved murder,
and the dark secrets they’ve been hiding from each other for a
decade. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Ten years after graduation, Jessica Miller has planned her triumphant
return to southern, elite Duquette University, down to the envious whispers
that are sure to follow in her wake. Everyone is going to see the girl she
wants them to see - confident, beautiful, indifferent - not the girl she was
when she left campus, back when Heather’s murder fractured everything,
including the tight bond linking the six friends she’d been closest to since
freshman year. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But not everyone is ready to move on. Not everyone left Duquette ten years
ago, and not everyone can let Heather’s murder go unsolved. When the six
friends are reunited, they will be forced to confront what happened that
night - and the years’ worth of secrets each of them would do anything to
keep hidden.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Although I'd heard good things, I was still very surprised by how much I
enjoyed it, especially when the main character was so unlikable. All the
characters have a lot of baggage and their own issues and Jessica is no
exception. We see early on how self-centred she is to the
point where I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy the book initially. However,
seeing all these characters' secrets unravel and their personalities evolve
over the course of the book was fascinating. The setting was peak dark
academia: the cozy college, the ambition to succeed, and the
tight-knit friendship group that is actually spectacularly fragile when you
start looking at their secrets. I loved every second of it. The friendship
group was interesting to delve into: I particuarly liked Jack and Coop. I
also liked that we got a few different perspectives and seeing how they all
viewed each other versus how they thought everyone looked at them. Cora was
especially interesting in that way.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The writing itself was compelling and once I'd started, I couldn't put the
book down and ended up reading it in a day. Winstead has great skill in
revealing a lot, but managing to hold back enough to tempt you without
leaving the reader feeling frustrated. And the twists were amazing. I only
managed to see them coming a few lines before they were actually revealed.
Overall, an incredibly thriller with brilliant pacing. I will definitely be
picking up more of this author's works.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">10. <i>A Deadly Education </i>by Naomi Novik </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★</span></span></span></span></b>
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b></b></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhdGeGX7XUl1bGBl8xtrfBWisE5lWLGPA9DnUJjnWodwfSZQz39lZHS0lQnt_wn3oGbPvbQ_9sLETJyO64_JFlDQjsOJxrvjno4sYLNyIe0kLyIMQLTukNDqtKSyHR_UVtHAYWUMv8nIXdeLj7E5udgYyHNPjcRLHFHghB7EhV7hh-6TLLRMv0xfynoE/s1500/adeadly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhdGeGX7XUl1bGBl8xtrfBWisE5lWLGPA9DnUJjnWodwfSZQz39lZHS0lQnt_wn3oGbPvbQ_9sLETJyO64_JFlDQjsOJxrvjno4sYLNyIe0kLyIMQLTukNDqtKSyHR_UVtHAYWUMv8nIXdeLj7E5udgYyHNPjcRLHFHghB7EhV7hh-6TLLRMv0xfynoE/w133-h200/adeadly.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></span></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I think this is my fourth Naomi Novik book and it will probably be my
last. I love the concepts of her stories - this book included, but the
execution just doesn't work for me sadly. <i>A Deadly Education</i> is set
at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means
certain death (for real) - until one girl, El, begins to unlock its many
secrets. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">There are no teachers, no holidays, and no friendships, save strategic
ones. Survival is more important than any letter grade, for the school won’t
allow its students to leave until they graduate or die. The rules are
deceptively simple: Don’t walk the halls alone. And beware of the monsters
who lurk everywhere. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">El is uniquely prepared for the school’s dangers. She may be without
allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains
and wipe out millions. It would be easy enough for El to defeat the
monsters that prowl the school. The problem? Her powerful dark magic might
also kill all the other students.</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This was a mixed bag for me. I loved the main character, El - her sarcastic
humour and jaded view of the world was actually pretty refreshing; she had a lot of great lines throughout. I also liked the developing
relationship between her and Orion; the line towards the end where he grabs
her hand had me laughing because I'd fully believed El's point of view up to
that point. The school setting was interesting, and I loved the magic
aspects of the library and the work involved. However, I would say this is
where the good things end for me. The worldbuilding wasn't great. It was
equal parts info-dumping, yet weirdly I never felt like I got a good enough
grip on the world as a whole to understand why things were happening. Also,
I love a bit of exposition in a fantasy, but this was insane. It was pages
upon pages of exposition in a stream-of-conciousness to the point where I'd
forget what the character had initially been doing to get to this thought. I felt so detached from the story at times. It also meant that
really not a whole lot happened in this book - if you took out the
exposition, it's pretty minimal plotwise.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I can definitely see why people love this book and I think if you're
looking towards a more romance-based fantasy and aren't too bothered by less
plot, then you'd probably get on with it well. Overall, not for me and I
won't be picking up the sequel.</span>
</p>
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<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">11. <i>The Memory of Souls </i>by Jenn Lyons </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">And here we have the third book in <i>The Chorus of Dragons </i>series.
This was probably my favourite book of the series so far because so much starts coming together. In this one we
follow a combination of the characters from the first two books and it
pretty much directly follows the previous book timeline-wise. I won't say much about the
plot because of spoilers, but I loved the way this one went. We see so many
plotlines come together and finally pay off - especially with all the
parents. But I think my favourite part was the way the 'evil' characters
turned out and how a lot of things got flipped on their head in a way I
didn't expect.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The humour was on point throughout. Between the parents, the 'children',
and even with Senera and Xivan, there were so many times I was laughing
aloud. I adored the relationship between Kihrin, Taereth, and Janel too and
I wish we'd seen more of it. Also that plot twist towards the end with
Suless - I did not see that coming - I was gobsmacked. And that battle at
the end was epic; I could picture it so clearly and it was equal parts
amazing and heartbreaking. It was great seeing Talon back in this book
too. Overall, a fantastic addition to the series and I'm so excited to continue.</span></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">And those are all the books I read in July! Definitely not my best reading
month, but I had a lot of fun with the books I read. What did you read in
July? Or what did you think about any of the books I've talked about, if
you've read them?</span>
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Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-9402817123767684432023-07-10T08:59:00.001-07:002023-07-15T14:35:33.919-07:00Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag | 2023<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Welcome to another Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag 2023 edition! That's right,
we're already here again; the year has flown by. This year I've already
read<b> 101 books </b>so far, which means it was pretty tough to narrow down
the choices for the questions (especially since I've had 25 five star reads
this year). As with previous years, I will not be mentioning any re-reads
here because they're generally books I've already enjoyed or talked about.
Also, it's worth saying that I've generally picked more than one book per
answer because it was too difficult to choose just one book.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">So, let's get on with the questions!</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> </span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1. Best Book You've Read so Far in 2022?</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><i>Yellowface</i> R.F. Kuang or </b><b><i>Daisy Jones & the Six</i> by Taylor Jenkins Reid</b></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I genuinely couldn't just pick one book for this.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Once again, Taylor Jenkins Reid has made me care so much for a fictional
band and characters that never existed to the point where I wanted to look
them up and start listening to their music (although thankfully it has a
TV show so it's bit easier this time). I was worried at first that Daisy
would end up being a manic pixie dream girl type character, but instead we
see someone who is both truly, authentically herself, but also struggling
with a severe drug addiction. The way the book handles drug addiction from
two different perspectives is also beautifully handled and I thought it
was so well done to see how Billy and Daisy responded to their situations.
I loved the whole group and their dynamic; the tensions, the cameraderie,
the undercurrent of everyone thinking something different about the exact
same event. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The female friendships in here were so well done too; there was so much
power between them, even when they didn't agree about how to do something,
there was no tearing each other down at all. An easy 5 star read.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> To see my full review on this - check out my
<a href="https://sarahthomasbooks.blogspot.com/2023/06/may-wrap-up-2023.html">May Wrap-Up</a>.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">And then we have <i>Yellowface</i>. Unlike Kuang's previous works, this
is an adult contemporary/thriller following two authors: Authors June
Hayward and Athena Liu. They were supposed to be twin rising stars: same
year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena's a cross-genre
literary darling, and June didn't even get a paperback release. Nobody
wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. So when June witnesses
Athena's death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals
Athena's just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung
contributions of Chinese laborers to the British and French war efforts
during World War I. So what if June edits Athena's novel and sends it to
her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand
her as Juniper Song - complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo?
Doesn't this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller?
That's what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to
agree. But June can't get away from Athena's shadow, and emerging evidence
threatens to bring June's (stolen) success down around her. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">This book has left me speechless, to be honest. I read it in one sitting
because I could. not. put. this. down. It's definitely not a thriller in the
most conventional sense, but it's definitely filled with tension from start
to finish. It was also incredibly different to her other fantasy books; she
is clearly not limiting herself to one genre and we should all be thankful
for that because her writing is amazing. Again, another very easy 5 star
read. To see my full review on this, check out my June Wrap-Up later this
week!</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>2. Best sequel you've read so far?</b></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><i>The Last Argument of Kings</i> by Joe Abercombie</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This was, thankfully, an easy one for me.
</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I cannot believe how much I ended up loving the entire
<i>First Law</i> trilogy; I didn't have particularly high expectations
going in, but now Abercrombie is one of my favourite fantasy authors. I
won't say too much about the plot of this book, but I will say that I loved
the direction the story went. It was perfectly paced and not once did it
feel like I needed more or less. In this trilogy we follow: </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Glokta, a cripple turned torturer; Jezal dan Luthar, a paragon of
selfishness and solider-to-be who thinks of nothing more than winning glory
in the fencing circle; and Logen Ninefingers, an infamous barbarian that has
finally run out of luck. They were all incredibly fascinating characters and
it's amazing to see how far they come by the final book. Easily a 5 star
trilogy for me. If you want my full reviews for these books check them out
in my wrap-ups or on my
<a href="http://sarahthomasbooks.blogspot.com/p/book-reviews_12.html">Reviews</a>
page.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to?</b></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><i>Fourth Wing </i>by Rebecca Yarros</b></span></span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">I'm sure everyone has heard of this book by now and it's certainly doing the rounds on TikTok and YouTube. But if you don't know, it's a fantasy romance centring around a dragon training school. While the romance part doesn't interest me as much, the dragon training school is something that immediately caught my attention. If you know me at all, you'll know I love books with dragons, schools, or competitions, and this sounds like it has all three. I've not heard a single bad word about the book yet so I'm excited to read it and see where I fall.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">In this we follow twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail, who was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books. Now, the commanding general - aka her mother - has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But her body is smaller and brittle and dragons don't bond with "fragile" humans. They incinerate them. She'll need ever edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year?</b></span>
</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78mWCRcQlelNrPaArGC_WvMzgFut2l_LzJgWAmNXxDnjuCb2XMTiFowg20DFwMZ67Fm-1YC1cv55mf4uH1UKl-VU42Hh0wP619I0gIlZmCNydcksFNGDQIA1ebY9zSHU3zeZ-cYCeJPGbvtiK6jPN7T_2UHdDWfzOiqSYTYzCSHFZUJoK1bOQ7SiUDgc/s2560/sword.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1664" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78mWCRcQlelNrPaArGC_WvMzgFut2l_LzJgWAmNXxDnjuCb2XMTiFowg20DFwMZ67Fm-1YC1cv55mf4uH1UKl-VU42Hh0wP619I0gIlZmCNydcksFNGDQIA1ebY9zSHU3zeZ-cYCeJPGbvtiK6jPN7T_2UHdDWfzOiqSYTYzCSHFZUJoK1bOQ7SiUDgc/w130-h200/sword.jpg" width="130" /></a></span></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b><i>Sword Catcher</i> by Cassandra Clare</b></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I had to pick <i>Sword Catcher </i>for this one. I grew up as a teenager
reading the <i>Mortal Instruments </i>as they came out and I used to love
them. While I'm not as invested in the Shadowhunter world anymore, I do
still find Cassandra Clare's writing addictive and interesting. And this
is her first book that isn't connected to the Shadowhunter world. It's an
adult fantasy set i</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n the vibrant city-state of Castellane, where the richest of nobles and
the most debauched of criminals have one thing in common: the constant
search for wealth, power, and the next hedonistic thrill. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Kel is an orphan, stolen from the life he knew to become the
Sword-Catcher—the body-double of a royal heir, Prince Conor Aurelian. He has
been raised alongside the prince, trained in every aspect of combat and
statecraft. He and Conor are close as brothers, but Kel knows he has one
destiny: to die for Conor. No other future is possible. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Lin Caster is one of the Ashkar, a small community who still possess
magical abilities. By law, they must live behind walls in the city, but Lin,
a physician, ventures out to tend to the sick and dying of Castellane.
Despite her skills, she cannot heal her best friend Mariam without access to
forbidden knowledge.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">After a failed assassination attempt brings Lin and Kel together, they are
drawn into the web of the mysterious Ragpicker King, the criminal ruler of
Castellane’s underworld. He offers them each what they want most; but as
they descend into his world of intrigue and shadow, they discover a
conspiracy of corruption that reaches from the darkest gutters of Castellane
to the highest tower of its palaces.</span><span> </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">It sounds very interesting to me and I'm really intrigued to see if I'll
enjoy this as much as her other books.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>5. Biggest disappointment?</b></span>
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<p></p>
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<b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>The Starless Sea </i>by Erin Morgenstern<br /></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>The House Across the Lake </i>by Riley Sager<br /></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Five Survive </i>by Holly Jackson</span><br /></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Sadly, I've read a lot of 1-2 star reads this years, so I have quite a
few choices for this. I've listed a few here and I'll just give a quick
rundown of why I found them disappointing. It's worth saying that just
because I found it disappointing, it doesn't always mean I found it bad,
just that I expected more of it.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">So, the one I didn't like was <i>The House Across the Lake</i>. Okay, where to start with this one? The first thing I'll say is
that I like Sager's writing a lot; I've loved two of his other books. I
also liked the isolated lake setting and the descriptions of the area.
However, that's probably the only good thing I do have to say. The
majority of the plot in this one was quite boring; it was just a lot of
Casey sitting, drinking, spying (very Woman in the Window vibes), and not
really anything else. Casey herself is quite an unlikable, but equally
boring character, and her unreliable narration wasn't really handled in
the best way (especially because it linked to one of the major plot points
of the book that I guessed quite early on). However, the thing that really
dragged this book down for me was the supernatural aspect. One of the most
interesting parts of reading a thriller is the guessing as a reader, but
can you really guess literally anything if something supernatural comes in
out of nowhere? It completely changed the genre of the book and it
absolutely isn't what I read Sager's books for.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Next up we have <i>The Starless Sea </i>and <i>Five Survive</i>. These
100% weren't bad books, but they just weren't for me. Let's start with the
controversial one: <i>The Starless Sea</i>. Let's start with what I
liked. I loved the discussion of story and especially how they relate to
video games. As someone who works in the video games industry, it was
really fascinating to see someone studying that in a book. Morgenstern is
also a beautiful writer; there were so many individual lines that will
stick with me because of how well they were written. Honestly though, I
was more interested in the book within the book and those stories, rather
than the main plot with Zachary. When we get to Katrina's point of view, I
found it the most compelling part of the whole book; I kind of wish the
whole book had been about her looking for Zachary. I will say that the
start of the book was a bit of a struggle for me. I couldn't quite keep
all the characters aligned whilst also trying to figure out how the short
stories connected to the main plot. Sometimes it felt like entire scenes
were missing, and there was so much abstract description that I really
struggled to picture anything, despite the beautiful writing. The vague,
speculative magic just wasn't for me either unfortunately. I would say
that if you enjoy lyrical, magical writing and speculative
fantasy/fiction, then definitely give this a try. Sadly, it just wasn't
for me.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Aaand <i>Five Survive: </i></span><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">The premise of this is great: eight hours, six friends, one sniper. I
liked the build of tension and how quick to read this was. I also really
liked Red as a character and her jumping thoughts. However, this
definitely requires you to suspend your disbelief a lot and , if you're
able tog et past that, we also then have a group of friends that we don't
really get to know well enough to care too much about the reveals. I spent
the entire book just despising Oliver. He is the worst human being I've
ever had the misfortune to read about with not one likeable quality. We
also don't get to see enough of him beforehand which means I'm sat
wondering why this group of people ever made friends with him/dated him to
being with? Because of my focus on Oliver, I kind of cared less about the
actual whodunnit. And once we found out what the situation was, I was kind
of disappointed by it. Even Oliver's secret was kind of more interesting.
It's a trope I don't like in many books for one thing and it all felt
either unrealistic or plain weird. The romance was also very wedged in
once the situation was revealed and didn't feel necessary. I did like that
it tied multiple mysteries together at the end and I also loved that
certain characters got their comeuppance too. Overall, this was a fine YA
thriller. I think if it's one of your first thrillers, you'll probably
enjoy it more.</span></span>
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<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>6. Biggest surprise?</b></span>
</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUU_SjknKouyPBSBHEalsED_u5b8lRwLVJ70uZ1aNV4Hvff7MMSd9efkNvc6rE2BVmieAJkiikb9BGom8LG_rPNUbPwYAPwH3Hx_myHcQudr7E8WXypibPuW5at4YvS1r_blgRV5Bxq29HFxLsKRJnhdAf5aHO0IcCyRLZ2L3Cm6tQAcFGv7Ly6HuMGA/s2126/skandar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="1400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUU_SjknKouyPBSBHEalsED_u5b8lRwLVJ70uZ1aNV4Hvff7MMSd9efkNvc6rE2BVmieAJkiikb9BGom8LG_rPNUbPwYAPwH3Hx_myHcQudr7E8WXypibPuW5at4YvS1r_blgRV5Bxq29HFxLsKRJnhdAf5aHO0IcCyRLZ2L3Cm6tQAcFGv7Ly6HuMGA/w132-h200/skandar.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFMHsU8sbXmuXtwUQmKvRqqDWzo-dk1FWgXco3fNxI4v2J9z1Im49u1zeqTzSeUGdUKIEEzN1NjwNeKS8Ll13qRb_khpLn0DqwXkZg0jG1jSD1n9VN1VWMfTm1hvEYtoGEOoPc5FYssaipglnwCHQ3B2QJaHcLW10n4Imtw8ioGQUSKIfGhPVDTnd2b0/s475/10midnight.jpg" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFMHsU8sbXmuXtwUQmKvRqqDWzo-dk1FWgXco3fNxI4v2J9z1Im49u1zeqTzSeUGdUKIEEzN1NjwNeKS8Ll13qRb_khpLn0DqwXkZg0jG1jSD1n9VN1VWMfTm1hvEYtoGEOoPc5FYssaipglnwCHQ3B2QJaHcLW10n4Imtw8ioGQUSKIfGhPVDTnd2b0/w133-h200/10midnight.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b><i>The Midnight Library </i>by Matt Haig or
<i>Skandar and the Unicorn Thief </i>by A.F. Steadman</b></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Again, a couple of answers for this one.
<i>The Midnight Library </i>was a huge surprise for me because,
although I love Haig's non-fiction, I've always found his fiction to
be so-so for me. But this was just so poignant and beautifully
written. It very much has a mixture of <i>A Wonderful Life </i>mixed with <i>The Butterfly Effect.</i> I love seeing the
What Ifs of parallel universes and this book truly delivered on that
front. We first see Nora in the life she's struggling with, and then
we get to see the infinite possibilities of the ways her life could
have gone. Not only that, but we get to see her discover new things
about herself and her life that she was never able to see
previously. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">I feel like this is such a short book that I don't want to talk much
about what the various worlds were, but I will say that I'm glad we got
to see the multiple extreme possibilities for Nora. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The dive into depression, addiction, and anxiety is incredibly well
done, and Nora becomes such a relatable character. While the ending
wasn't at all surprising, it was heartwarming and everything that I
wanted it to be. I highly recommend this to anyone that needs an
uplifting book, but I'd definitely read the trigger warnings before
you go into it.</span></span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">And <i>Skandar and the Unicorn Thief</i>, although I'd heard good things
about it, I didn't have high expectations for this fantasy middle-grade
because I'm not a huge fan of unicorns; however, this blew me away.
Instead of pink rainbow unicorns, we get bloodthirsty creatures that wield
elemental magic - yes!</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> I <i>love</i> elemental magic and this book uses it
perfectly. I liked that the power of the magic came with the bond to the
unicorns too, and it was dependant on their control of their unicorn. This
really mixed some of the best elements of <i>Eragon </i>+ magic
school and it worked so well for me. The world was cleverly created; it
was great seeing it set in the UK, but also within a fantasy setting. The
school is amazing and my only gripe was that I wanted to see more of it.
It made me wish Skandar had an easier time in the school so we as the
reader could enjoy it more with him. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The descriptions were beautiful and I felt like I could picture
everything.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> I will say that Skandar's decisions weren't always the best, but I
love his three friends and I feel like they kept him grounded (no pun
intended!). Mitchell, Bobby, and Flo were so sweet and the way their
relationships grow and thrive throughout the book is great to see. Skandar's
relationship to his sister was one of the most heartwarming sibling dynamics
I've seen in a middle-grade and it made my heart happy. I also didn't really
see the twist coming at the end, and it's definitely a story I want to
continue. Sure, it had a lot of tropes, but I feel like they worked well
together and made me really enjoy the story.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>7. Favourite new author? (Debut or new to you)</b></span>
</p>
<p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Jenn Lyons </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">For this, I would have to say Jenn Lyons (I would say Joe Abercrombie,
but I don't want to repeat answers if I can avoid it!). Lyons wrote
<i>A Chorus of Dragons</i>; a five book series which I am 1.5 books into
and really loving. Her writing is humorous and the worldbuilding and
characters are incredible.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>8. Newest favourite character?</b></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I didn't want to repeat books in my answers but I definitely have to
repeat them here because Glokta from the <i>First Law </i>trilogy is
definitely one of my new favourite characters. He is morally grey to the
extreme and I always weirdly wanted to root for him, even when he was
doing terrible things.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>9. A book that made you cry?</b></span>
</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfSuw4S1FRo7etbZKX57nDnWPIZblHVlH-b2D5YtgkqEOcqr6gsbnCwEOiwGtH654ICogKGR0Wjdkh77sj5Q9dK6dVljeG4bZv8OJ4slxyjwLmOQ3fkRzfpmPMpMWq-Uzllo8zHXCfLbjjV_AgDFuEaEAEGY6T3tZCigkAyaul5Pxa9KusntvcAUmbeU/s500/trial.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfSuw4S1FRo7etbZKX57nDnWPIZblHVlH-b2D5YtgkqEOcqr6gsbnCwEOiwGtH654ICogKGR0Wjdkh77sj5Q9dK6dVljeG4bZv8OJ4slxyjwLmOQ3fkRzfpmPMpMWq-Uzllo8zHXCfLbjjV_AgDFuEaEAEGY6T3tZCigkAyaul5Pxa9KusntvcAUmbeU/w132-h200/trial.jpg" width="132" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><i>Trial by Fire </i>by Scott James</b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">It's always the non-fictions that make me cry. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I decided to pick up this True Crime book after seeing it on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BooksofAmber">Books of Amber's</a> channel. This book follows the tragedy of the Station Nightclub fire
that happened in 2003. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">In only 90 seconds, a fire in the Station nightclub killed 100 people and
injured hundreds more. It would take nearly 20 years to find out why and
who was really at fault. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">In this book Scott James investigates all the central figures, including
the band's manager and lead singer, the fire inspector, the maker of the
acoustical foam, as well as the brothers. Drawing on firsthand accounts,
interviews with many involved, and court documents, James explores the rush
to judgement about what happened that left the victims and their families,
whose stories he also tells, desperate for justice.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">As you can imagine, this was an incredibly difficult read and heartbreaking
read. However, James covers the story so well and with a lot of compassion.
He also delves into every area of the story, revealing things that were
previously unknown and shed more light on who was responsible. I will warn
that this book talks in great detail about the fire, the injuries, and the
deaths that occurred, so if you don't feel like you can read that, then
maybe skip this book. It also references a video that was taken at the time
of the fire, which is still viewable on YouTube; the video is graphic and I
recommend viewing with caution. Overall, this book was incredibly well
researched and written, but it was also a very difficult read and it's
haunted me to this day.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>10. A book that made you happy?</b></span>
</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLQuUf6eHvLe1X8N8V98e7OX8QNTBwD9Vw9Y4h0s5wF2g7WK80biNXisNjafhW7i1c0d8xWDUkXILQ91BQ29VykxkKQM4-i-IpwCIGMAyxO3ClrkLq4Abv2ZmF3WT-2t8dvd4Z9Zeyxnb6Es0yU-whtEKSmo9Q6hyqwLA3y9APxVI2bUCN3srYam79fo/s400/orange.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="281" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLQuUf6eHvLe1X8N8V98e7OX8QNTBwD9Vw9Y4h0s5wF2g7WK80biNXisNjafhW7i1c0d8xWDUkXILQ91BQ29VykxkKQM4-i-IpwCIGMAyxO3ClrkLq4Abv2ZmF3WT-2t8dvd4Z9Zeyxnb6Es0yU-whtEKSmo9Q6hyqwLA3y9APxVI2bUCN3srYam79fo/w141-h200/orange.jpg" width="141" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><i>Orange </i>by Ichigo Takano</b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I've been hearing about this YA sci-fi/contemporary manga for years now
and I thought it was about time that I finally picked it up. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">On the day that Naho begins 11th grade, she receives a letter from
herself ten years in the future. At first, she writes it off as a prank,
but as the letter’s predictions come true one by one, Naho realizes that
the letter might be the real deal. Her future self tells Naho that a new
transfer student, a boy named Kakeru, will soon join her class. The letter
begs Naho to watch over him, saying that only Naho can save Kakeru from a
terrible future. Who is this mystery boy, and can Naho save him from his
destiny? </span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Let's start with the premise. I <i>love </i>the idea of
changing the past to affect the future in media, so this book is right up
my street and it's fascinating seeing how the future is obviously changing
as the book moves along. The main thing I want to talk about though is
this group of friends. They are the most incredible group of friends I
have ever read about; not only are their dynamics realistic and funny,
they are so kind to one another and seeing them all stick up for each
other was heartwarming. I love that they pull Kakeru into the group and he
fits in seemlessly with them. I also loved the dynamics between Naho and
the other girls in the group; they stick up for her all the
time. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Naho is such a sweet person too. She cares about everyone around her so
much. My only frustration is when she still refused to do what the letter
said sometimes, even though she knew it would help. I do get it though,
she's 16 after all. Suwa is probably the most kind and incredible person in
this manga. The fact that his future self once to change what happened
despite what he has is unbelievably selfless.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">This book deals with a lot of heavy topics including suicide and the
death of a parent; however, it also handles these difficult topics so
well. Kakeru's struggles are clearly so huge and it's so lovely to see
this group of friends rally around him to help. This is a very
character-focused story and I recommend it to anyone that enjoys a
contemporary manga with a twist. It's heartwarming, will probably make you
cry, and will definitely make you want to pick up the next volume.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>11. Favourite book to film adaptation you saw this year?</b></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is book to TV Show but I'll definitely say
<i>Daisy Jones and the Six</i></span><span style="font-size: 14px;">. The TV show was incredibly well done, despite the changes made, and I
loved hearing the music!</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>12. Favourite review you've written this year</b></span>
</p>
<p></p>
<p>
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I don't really feel like I have a favourite review, but I have written a
review of every book I've read so far this year, so I'm happy with
that!</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>13. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)</b></span>
</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6P5P-yMI8WgbuR_IRmO3wDhqcj35MUfDK_6LpJaatPbd8ZQ47wANYOMwpr3sG0Zvrr4uxYZRCPjad0MdTl-gJCzkxazjHbfyeVPAi_2ytCuv0wS8M6_An59TToebuWN536thvJHPI8IKKXKf62V7inhNBruG-sMsDL-qPUamEESpgo7sC83nNkkaDLMc/s422/26863057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="276" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6P5P-yMI8WgbuR_IRmO3wDhqcj35MUfDK_6LpJaatPbd8ZQ47wANYOMwpr3sG0Zvrr4uxYZRCPjad0MdTl-gJCzkxazjHbfyeVPAi_2ytCuv0wS8M6_An59TToebuWN536thvJHPI8IKKXKf62V7inhNBruG-sMsDL-qPUamEESpgo7sC83nNkkaDLMc/w131-h200/26863057.jpg" width="131" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Age of Myth </i><span style="font-weight: bold;">by Michael J. Sullivan</span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>Age of Myth</i> inaugurates another six-book series set in
Elan. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Since time immemorial, humans have worshipped the gods they call Fhrey,
truly a race apart: invincible in battle, masters of magic, and seemingly
immortal. But when a god falls to a human blade, the balance of power
between humans and those they thought were gods changes forever. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Now only a few stand between humankind and annihilation: Raithe, reluctant
to embrace his destiny as the God Killer; Suri, a young seer burdened by
signs of impending doom; and Persephone, who must overcome personal tragedy
to lead her people. The Age of Myth is over. The time of rebellion has
begun.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">The plot sounds super interesting and the cover is gorgeous, in my opinion,
so I'm looking forward to reading this.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>14. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?</b></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">As always, there are so many books I need to read by the end of the year.
I've chosen five that are my highest priority because I've had them on my
TBR for a while now:</span></span>
</p>
<p></p>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">1. <i>From Below </i>by Darcy Coates</span>
</div>
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
2. <i>A Time of Dread </i>by John Gwynne
</div></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
3. <i>The Memory of Souls </i>by Jenn Lyons
</div></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
4. <i>Sleeping Giants </i>by Sylvain Neuvel
</div></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
5. <i>The Inheritance Games </i>by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
</div></span>
<p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">So that was the Mid-Year Book Freakout tag! There are obviously tons of
other books that I've loved this year, but I can't list them all here. If
you want more of my thoughts on any of the books I've read this year, then
check-out my wrap-ups or my Reviews page where you can find the full
reviews! </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Let me know if you've read any of these (especially the ones I still need
to read) and if I should prioritise any of them. Also, if you've done this
tag, link it below and I'll check it out.</span>
</p>
Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-32200553677347861582023-07-04T07:20:00.001-07:002023-07-04T07:20:24.241-07:00July Reading & Life Plans<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">As I mentioned in my June Wrap-Up, I've decided not to do a set TBR this
month since a few things have come up in my life that have meant I've
deprioritised reading a little bit - not a lot - but enough that I don't want
to set huge goals.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">July is going to be a busy month for me with my job, not only because of
upcoming deadlines, but also because I'm going to be travelling for
conference this month too. I'm also trying to prioritise my mental health
more, which means picking up books that aren't necessarily obligations and
taking my time with the longer books.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">That being said, there are definitely a couple of books I'd like to read
this month:</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">1. <i>The Name of All Things </i>by Jenn Lyons</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I started this in June and
am about 100 pages in, so I'd like to finish it this month as I am really enjoying it. I've had to put it down a couple of times because I needed lighter reads after more stressful days at work, but I'm hoping to get back to it asap.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">2. <i>Iron Widow </i>by Xiran Jay Zhao. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I know I just said no obligation
reads, but this is the work book club pick for the month and I would really
like to get to it if I can before they meet towards the end of the month.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Other than that, I'm basically picking up whatever I feel like this month! Right now, I'm leaning towards thrillers, non-fiction, and just having a longer fantasy as a background read until I pick up the pace again. I apologise for the shorter post this month, but I'll be back on my usual TBR next month ready for the Magical Readathon!</span></p>
Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-21019346492205371932023-07-02T13:39:00.004-07:002023-08-01T05:09:54.800-07:00June Wrap-Up | 2023<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Welcome to my June Wrap-Up! To be honest, reading kind of fell to the wayside
this month. Work is very busy and I've be trying to prioritise my mental
health and getting out of the house a bit more, which means I've had less time
for reading. So this was my worst reading month of the year but I did read
<b>14 </b>books and <b>5249 </b>pages, so it definitely wasn't my
worst reading month ever. As a heads up, I'm probably not going to make a
solid July TBR because I want to come back to August feeling refreshed and
ready for a solid month of reading with the Magical Readathon coming up,
however, I'll still make a May Be Read pile with things I'm interested in
right now.</span> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">But, without futher ado, here are</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> my reviews and ratings for the month!</span>
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">1. <i>Satellite </i>by Nick Lake </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Tjw0xZzWCQwxf2mlLt1tTTX8Fxlq9ryuP224x3RVvCFEyI7aLbTKOTVjhtntO-XqfpbrLcRYE6TnbwGVIdNikE9vOROOvqVZu3JaocHQLK6p6Cvb9gA6N1Akk_Be4981GQuvPF-vPdJ2UxnCSnDMHm68SWnIRLz9cHkcMdsM77vdHBAyUdsBQg1T7mE/s391/satellite.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="255" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Tjw0xZzWCQwxf2mlLt1tTTX8Fxlq9ryuP224x3RVvCFEyI7aLbTKOTVjhtntO-XqfpbrLcRYE6TnbwGVIdNikE9vOROOvqVZu3JaocHQLK6p6Cvb9gA6N1Akk_Be4981GQuvPF-vPdJ2UxnCSnDMHm68SWnIRLz9cHkcMdsM77vdHBAyUdsBQg1T7mE/w131-h200/satellite.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This YA sci-fi pleasantly surprised me. The book starts on Moon 2, a
space station that orbits approximately 250 miles above Earth. It travels
17,500 miles an hour, making one full orbit every ninety minutes. It’s
also the only home that fifteen-year-old Leo and two other teens have ever
known. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Born and raised on Moon 2, Leo and the twins, Orion and Libra, are finally
old enough and strong enough to endure the dangerous trip to Earth. They’ve
been “parented” by teams of astronauts since birth and have run countless
drills to ready themselves for every conceivable difficulty they might face
on the flight. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But has anything really prepared them for life on terra firma? Because
while the planet may be home to billions of people, living there is more
treacherous than Leo and his friends could ever have imagined, and their
very survival will mean defying impossible odds.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The first thing is that the writing style initially really grated on me
and it took around 100 pages before I stopped feeling frustrated by it.
Everything is spelled incorrectly so it says this like 'u think so?'. It
feels unecessary - as though it's trying to show Leo to be uneducated, yet
he seems to be educated in literally every other way. It's worth noting that to
enjoy this book you have to really suspend your disbelief. There are a few
things that came up (Leo not realising his situation, the flying around the
world, Yuri's hidden base etc.), that were so unbelievable that I did roll
my eyes at times. Despite those two things, I really enjoyed
the story this told. It was a lot darker than I expected too. Nick Lake is
fantastic at describing the awe and creepiness of space and those scenes during
the EVA's were incredibly tense and had me completely hooked and on the edge of my seat.
Discovering their lives on earth was also interesting and I absolutely loved
Comet. It was great seeing Leo's relationship with his family develop
throughout too. The ending was so bittersweet and I definitely teared up towards
the last 50 pages. Overall, this was a fascinating sci-fi exploring how far
humanity will go and the effect it has on future generations, despite my initial gripes.</span></p>
<p>
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</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">2. <i>Kings of the Wyld </i>by Nicholas Eames </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0sFKQyd2Y8f2cERUdZM5sRF6UdkIUat-Afp0hluTqgYDgPcMWliD7giA0efrpakKvY7BuTgOGtu-laBoutcj8g5hTztZmXSPqIUeuYx67DcIiRrL_lSiNPjVcN3t9RBixvKBn7kY1ebMCTUmzGfx2T4JEDwl9Qva-NpzMASoXzEu1rKY_-qNz2gzT6o/s666/kingsofthe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="432" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0sFKQyd2Y8f2cERUdZM5sRF6UdkIUat-Afp0hluTqgYDgPcMWliD7giA0efrpakKvY7BuTgOGtu-laBoutcj8g5hTztZmXSPqIUeuYx67DcIiRrL_lSiNPjVcN3t9RBixvKBn7kY1ebMCTUmzGfx2T4JEDwl9Qva-NpzMASoXzEu1rKY_-qNz2gzT6o/w130-h200/kingsofthe.jpg" width="130" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I'd heard a lot of mixed things about this Adult Fantasy and, while I
definitely enjoyed it, I can see why others might not. In this we follow
Clay Cooper. He and his band were once the best of the best - the meanest,
dirtiest, most feared crew of mercenaries this side of the
Heartwyld. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat,
drunk - or a combination of the three. Then an ex-bandmate turns up at
Clay's door with a plea for help. His daughter Rose is trapped in a city
besieged by an enemy one hundred thousand strong and hungry for blood.
Rescuing Rose is the kind of mission that only the very brave or the very
stupid would sign up for. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">It's time to get the band back together for one last tour across the
Wyld.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">I really enjoyed the writing and tone in this one. Although some of the
humour was a bit too much at times (I'm look at the phylactery), I often
found myself laughing aloud at the slapstick humour (I swear, every time
the pond got mentioned was brilliant). There were some members of the band
I loved more than others - Clay and Moog in particular. Their backstories
were so interesting and Moog's was particularly heartbreaking. Honestly
though, most of this book just felt like a fun ride; it was like reading a
group of friends go through a D&D campaign and I wasn't mad about it.
The stakes never felt particularly high, but again, I didn't really mind
that. It was fun seeing these washed up heroes try to relive their youth,
all the while looking forward to their quiet lives again. I really liked
how big the world was and the amount of mythical creatures that were
roaming around without much explanation. The ending and epilogue were
perfect to me too. I will say that I don't think I'll be continuing with
the series; this felt like it ended so nicely, and reading the
blurb of the next one it follows characters I'm less interested in. I
would highly recommend this to any D&D fans or if you enjoy an adult
fantasy, with a dark yet humourous tone.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">3. </span><i style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Yellowface </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">by R.F. Kuang </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuACgn-kNYuHE0eIwhxUzL6roN6Lcyjl9WlPp0-rUN46owSCvfqjTC2ELZ-oYCcam4qUGc6kiXix8muB7k19mGhoS7aizrCuRO7KNPtuNi_D1iOBU_nhLxpyahKm9rp2msNNDNhBRM8wA12QiEkH8q9Ue8dSANnIqg7VIB0IyC0mhLHVNpX7YPiD38Lo/s2361/yellowface.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="1560" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuACgn-kNYuHE0eIwhxUzL6roN6Lcyjl9WlPp0-rUN46owSCvfqjTC2ELZ-oYCcam4qUGc6kiXix8muB7k19mGhoS7aizrCuRO7KNPtuNi_D1iOBU_nhLxpyahKm9rp2msNNDNhBRM8wA12QiEkH8q9Ue8dSANnIqg7VIB0IyC0mhLHVNpX7YPiD38Lo/w132-h200/yellowface.jpg" width="132" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">R.F. Kuang has done it again. What an astounding novel. Unlike her
previous works, this is an adult contemporary/thriller following two
authors: </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu. They were supposed to be twin rising
stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena's a
cross-genre literary darling, and June didn't even get a paperback
release. Nobody wants stories about basic white girls, June
thinks. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">So when June witnesses Athena's death in a freak accident, she acts on
impulse: she steals Athena's just-finished masterpiece, an experimental
novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers to the British and
French war efforts during World War I. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">So what if June edits Athena's novel and sends it to her agent as her own
work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song -
complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn't this piece of
history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That's what June claims, and
the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree.</span><span> </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But June can't get away from Athena's shadow, and emerging evidence
threatens to bring June's (stolen) success down around her. As June races to
protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what
she thinks she deserves.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This book has left me speechless to be honest. I read it in one sitting
because I could. not. put. this. down. It's definitely not a thriller in the
most conventional sense, but it's filled with tension from start
to finish. It was also incredibly different to her other fantasy books; she
is clearly not limiting herself to one genre and we should all be thankful
for that because her writing is amazing.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It's worth saying that there are pretty much no likeable characters in this book, but that doesn't
detract from the story; June herself is absolutely awful. We see her
constantly twisting the narrative to make herself feel better - whether
about stealing the manuscript or how racist she is; we see June in one
sentence saying how these Chinese stories need to be told, yet in another
she'll fall into racial stereotypes and say things like 'Asian people are
small' or 'I once read a book that said X about Asian people'. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">These mental gymnastics are a sad reality in today's world and June really portrays that through her actions and thoughts.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> Throughout the book, </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Kuang explores racism, not just in the publishing industry, but the
societal impact it continues to have on people. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">She does not shy away from the topic in any sense, and it was refreshing to
see. We see discussions on cancel culture, cultural appropriation, diversity
and sterotyping, and the way narratives can be framed around those things to
make someone 'good' or 'bad' depending on who and how they're telling the
story. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Reading about June was awful, but I could not look away and Kuang is so talented that she occasionally had me rooting for her? Her relationship
with Athena was so cleverly written and by the end I was still questioning
everything June told the reader about them both. I liked that there was no
hero in this story, that we're just left with this grey area of uncertainty;
we know exactly who was wrong in this book, but we also don't have anyone in
the right. Overall, this was a fantastic novel. If you're even remotely
interested in the plot, pick it up because it will blow you away.</span>
</p>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>4. <i>Orange: The Complete Collection, Volume 1 </i>by Ichigo
Takano </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qd0CRMAgPbGsevytM90YeYa5BB43ESpqq9M4r-0b0stxZNcJrluM7blBcYw5qAG-peIysHPXt-nkw71sTq0nLDLlXm5CRoCpW-R7bjKMMJb4E8heu8NGwB8Lyi-uAX8nj5uuJLwZjyl95gnVpaPn0zqOJAYWCc33aPiSu_kfRJZdpbxAbCFGCTOFeBs/s400/orange1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="281" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qd0CRMAgPbGsevytM90YeYa5BB43ESpqq9M4r-0b0stxZNcJrluM7blBcYw5qAG-peIysHPXt-nkw71sTq0nLDLlXm5CRoCpW-R7bjKMMJb4E8heu8NGwB8Lyi-uAX8nj5uuJLwZjyl95gnVpaPn0zqOJAYWCc33aPiSu_kfRJZdpbxAbCFGCTOFeBs/w141-h200/orange1.jpg" width="141" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I've been hearing about this YA sci-fi/contemporary manga for years now
and I thought it was about time that I finally picked it up. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">On the day that Naho begins 11th grade, she receives a letter from
herself ten years in the future. At first, she writes it off as a prank,
but as the letter’s predictions come true one by one, Naho realizes that
the letter might be the real deal. Her future self tells Naho that a new
transfer student, a boy named Kakeru, will soon join her class. The letter
begs Naho to watch over him, saying that only Naho can save Kakeru from a
terrible future. Who is this mystery boy, and can Naho save him from his
destiny? </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Let's start with the premise. I <i>love </i>the idea of changing the past
to affect the future, so this book is right up my street and it's
fascinating seeing how the future is obviously changing as the book moves
along. The main thing I want to talk about though is this group of
friends. They are one of the most incredible group of friends I have ever read
about; not only are their dynamics realistic and funny, they are so kind
to one another and seeing them all stick up for each other was
heartwarming. I love that they pull Kakeru into the group and he fits in
seemlessly with them. I also loved the dynamics between Naho and the other
girls; they stick up for her all the time. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Naho is such a sweet person too. She cares about everyone around her so
much. My only frustration is when she still refused to do what the letter
said sometimes, even though she knew it would help. I do get it though,
she's 16 after all. Also, Suwa is probably the most kind and incredible person in
this manga. The fact that his future self wants to change what happened
despite what he has is unbelievably selfless.</span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">This book deals with a lot of heavy topics including suicide and the
death of a parent; however, it also handles the difficult topics so
well. Kakeru's struggles are clearly so huge and it's so lovely to see
this group of friends rally around him to help. This is a very
character-focused story and I recommend it to anyone that enjoys a
contemporary manga with a twist. It's heartwarming, will probably make you
cry, and will definitely make you want to pick up the next volume.</span></span>
</p>
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<b><span style="color: #f9cb9c; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">5. </span></span><i style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Orange: The Complete Collection, Volume 2 </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">by Ichigo Takano </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★.5</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpnyQ56Vcbbw_9uQMTM_SmX8ayuWfbhWmg1gzfm4Weo3EniPgBH6VvZLDSVXNQh19uM655PYO11-w5k7wSwL7QcOgTeFmJVqVUUE3WlGH0Rbq3ZrLbnsG3Z0CI3rhTHEb9wr2w3GjiHGuzv7Av0v6vs1wkO1MmGFAY4fwjSLlo2n1NeGRV_LnH5F5P-c/s499/orange2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="351" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpnyQ56Vcbbw_9uQMTM_SmX8ayuWfbhWmg1gzfm4Weo3EniPgBH6VvZLDSVXNQh19uM655PYO11-w5k7wSwL7QcOgTeFmJVqVUUE3WlGH0Rbq3ZrLbnsG3Z0CI3rhTHEb9wr2w3GjiHGuzv7Av0v6vs1wkO1MmGFAY4fwjSLlo2n1NeGRV_LnH5F5P-c/w141-h200/orange2.jpg" width="141" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">Naturally, I picked up the next volume pretty much immediately. I'm not
going to talk about this much because I don't want to spoil anything for
those that haven't read the first one. This volume directly follows the
previous book and handles many of the same topics. I loved the Sports Day
aspect and how everything comes together in the end. This series was far
more heartwarming than I expected it to be and I'm so happy about that. A
beautiful manga series that I'd recommend to anyone.</span><br /><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">6. </span></span><i style="text-align: justify;">Orange: Future </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">by Ichigo Takano </span></b></span></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></b></b></span></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkh0N9U4S3wtXC7VhaE5HfHuD-0Iy1SrLutOdsEKMRancmgYH6Rw_HofL7NnJfOnbLro9259Sb4ENugU60AItNOY4-maLKXCm8F5-I1Zx0zIiPWlKgRFRyomAAd18QAZlZwh-TL6icSFmg2_T1Wz0VOB7GJ97tcPQ9V1RHsg1z0KpXVJbdfOSYmMrZR0/s2138/orange3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2138" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkh0N9U4S3wtXC7VhaE5HfHuD-0Iy1SrLutOdsEKMRancmgYH6Rw_HofL7NnJfOnbLro9259Sb4ENugU60AItNOY4-maLKXCm8F5-I1Zx0zIiPWlKgRFRyomAAd18QAZlZwh-TL6icSFmg2_T1Wz0VOB7GJ97tcPQ9V1RHsg1z0KpXVJbdfOSYmMrZR0/w141-h200/orange3.jpg" width="141" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">So, this is technically the next volume in the <i>Orange </i>manga
series, however, the last volume concluded the overall story. This is more
of an additional story in the same world following some of the same
characters. While I still liked seeing those characters, I don't feel like
this manga really added anything to the original story and it just didn't
feel that necessary. Personally, I won't be reading any further, but I
will read other works by this artist/author.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Tinos;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">7. </span></span><i style="text-align: justify;">Five Survive </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">by Holly Jackson </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSz8XpfPLqj8pSZ3QU9BT_0bKu4zg5OsGJ-ZKqO_MgSthUi1sSsTQb4q6qg9WjZvReig9miS9HNU8dBZ-bM4KOoNCm0mr_nTpVorzluib8I6NBRKPtDzISCUPv7Wuuo3n6HP2Oui8VhfJsv_XaRcZmDKR9h1DfrHMXumpJC6taEk9J-myIH9QkMukZn_c/s2402/fivesurvive.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSz8XpfPLqj8pSZ3QU9BT_0bKu4zg5OsGJ-ZKqO_MgSthUi1sSsTQb4q6qg9WjZvReig9miS9HNU8dBZ-bM4KOoNCm0mr_nTpVorzluib8I6NBRKPtDzISCUPv7Wuuo3n6HP2Oui8VhfJsv_XaRcZmDKR9h1DfrHMXumpJC6taEk9J-myIH9QkMukZn_c/w125-h200/fivesurvive.jpg" width="125" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Earlier this year I finished Holly Jackson's
<i>A Good Girl's Guide to Murder </i>series and mostly enjoyed it; so,
I decided to pick up her latest YA thriller release. Unfortunately, I was
a bit disappointed in this one. In this book, e</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">ighteen-year-old Red and her friends are on a road trip in an RV, heading
to the beach for Spring Break. It’s a long drive but spirits are high.
Until the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere. There’s no mobile phone
reception and nobody around to help. And as the wheels are shot out, one
by one, the friends realise that this is no accident. There’s a sniper out
there in the dark watching them and he knows exactly who they are. One of
the group has a secret that the sniper is willing to kill for.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The premise of this is great: eight hours, six friends, one sniper. I liked
the build of tension and how quick to read this was. I also really liked Red
as a character and her jumping thoughts. However, this definitely requires
you to suspend your disbelief a lot and, if you're able to get past that,
we also then have a group of friends that we don't really get to know well
enough to care too much about the reveals. I spent the entire book just
despising Oliver. He is the worst human being I've ever had the misfortune
to read about with not one likeable quality. We also don't get to see enough
of him beforehand which means I'm sat wondering why this group of people
ever made friends with him/dated him to being with? Because of my focus on
Oliver, I kind of cared less about the actual whodunnit. And once we found
out what the situation was, I was pretty disappointed by it. Even Oliver's
secret was kind of more interesting. It's a trope I don't like in many books and it all felt either unrealistic or plain weird. The romance
was also very wedged in once the situation was revealed and didn't feel
necessary. I did like that it tied multiple mysteries together at the end
and I also loved that certain characters got their comeuppance too. Overall,
this was a fine YA thriller. I think if it's one of your first thrillers,
you'll probably enjoy it more.</span>
</p>
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<b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: left;">8. <i>The Ruin of Kings </i>by Jenn Lyons </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMR2t16zSJWtp82dUIrOMzQD8DhCtxNgPX4O3KLDFStB4mTdkrip6J0kTSj1ZRZU69PzYb0ns6arYEBPAVOZKwlaMme2g2_k569JbswQPR3CRpBeprnuilUM2-ijfXe2gKM1kKCRtCzFlAOcMqWQljvik1bykV3HhUrUNJmkmm7iYWpjRVSAZzOyAGxc/s2835/ruinof.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2835" data-original-width="1850" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMR2t16zSJWtp82dUIrOMzQD8DhCtxNgPX4O3KLDFStB4mTdkrip6J0kTSj1ZRZU69PzYb0ns6arYEBPAVOZKwlaMme2g2_k569JbswQPR3CRpBeprnuilUM2-ijfXe2gKM1kKCRtCzFlAOcMqWQljvik1bykV3HhUrUNJmkmm7iYWpjRVSAZzOyAGxc/w131-h200/ruinof.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I've owned this book for a long time and I'd heard so many good things
about it. I'm very happy to say I wasn't disappointed and ended up giving
this book 5 stars. This is the first book in an adult, epic, political
fantasy series following Kihrin, who grew up on tales of long-lost princes
and grand quests - despite being raised in a brothel, making money as a
musician and street thief. One day he overreaches by targeting an absent
noble's mansion, hunting for jewels. There he witnesses a prince
performing a terrifying dark-magic ritual. Kihrin flees but he's marked by
a demon and his life will never be the same again. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">That night also leads to him being claimed as a lost son of that prince's
royal house. But far from living the dream, Kihrin finds himself practically
a prisoner, at the mercy of his new family's power plays and ambitions. He
must also discover why his murderous father finds Kihrin more valuable alive
than dead. Soon Kihrin attempts to escape his relative's dangerous schemes,
but finds himself in far deeper waters.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> Kihrin also discovers the old tales lied about many things: dragons,
demons, gods, prophecies, true love - and the hero always winning. But maybe
Kihrin isn't fated to save the empire. He's destined to destroy it.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Firstly, I really loved how this story was told. The alternating
perspectives of Talon and Kihrin was incredibly intriguing and the past and
distant past we got to see cleverly revealed the story. It was just so well
written. I was constantly wanting to read just one more chapter to see where
the characters were. There were a few time jumps where people effectively
montaged themselves into getting better at a skill, but I wasn't too
disappointed by that since it worked with the way the story was being told.
I liked Kihrin as a character, although I felt like he occasionally went
from meek to cocky in a matter of seconds in places at the start. I
loved Tyentso, Khaemezra, and Ola; they were brilliantly written female
characters; all very complex and different from one another. I also enjoyed
reading about the villains; they were brutal and their ambition and
motives weren't just two-dimensional.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">However, I was, and still am, confused by a few things that happened
throughout: the prophecies, the meaning of the rings, what Surdyeh
had to do with everything, etc. There are a <i>lot </i>of character names
thrown around - both living and dead. And then we have the added complexity
that people can both come back from the dead, and also swap bodies with
others. Combining those things had me very confused at times and I'm still
not 100% sure of the family tree or the motives of some of the older
returned characters. Don't get me wrong, I know this is a longer series so
things will get explained later, and the author definitely did their best to
provide some answers in this one, but I wish I could have more to figure out
who was who a lot of the time. Overall, this was a very solid start to a
cleverly written political fantasy and I'm excited to continue the
series!</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">9. <i>The Good Luck Girls</i> by Charlotte Nicole Davis </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyTnPX-lvtzayW_b1HsnV9YsnhcQhjNpUORhFqw44Nvd0AxHfZxFP4Dd1-HHkxO2bYDB4rY4hp5NfBB2Zgf05WcbLXXrluIMDxVbQa1PG2qAgsOE1vB1x7ca6fM5frhRazA0x0RA2odwLuVIwVmLm8e0MJUE3x9jj5dC59NRnm3VZ49sVeZJV9T7vutE/s529/goodluck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="345" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyTnPX-lvtzayW_b1HsnV9YsnhcQhjNpUORhFqw44Nvd0AxHfZxFP4Dd1-HHkxO2bYDB4rY4hp5NfBB2Zgf05WcbLXXrluIMDxVbQa1PG2qAgsOE1vB1x7ca6fM5frhRazA0x0RA2odwLuVIwVmLm8e0MJUE3x9jj5dC59NRnm3VZ49sVeZJV9T7vutE/w131-h200/goodluck.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I was uncertain whether or not I would enjoy this book.
It's a YA Dytopian/Historical Fiction book, but it's also a western and I
find them quite hit and miss. In this story, we follow: Aster, Violet,
Tansy, Mallow, and Clementine. They weres s</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">old as children to the Welcome House and branded by cursed markings.
Trapped in a life they never would have chosen. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">When Aster's sister Clementine accidentally murders a man, the girls risk a
dangerous escape and harrowing journey to find freedom, justice, and revenge
- in a country that wants them to have none of those things. Pursued by the
land's most vicious and powerful forces - both living and dead - their only
hope lies in a bedtime story passed from one girl to another, a story that
only the youngest or most desperate would ever believe. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It's going to take more than luck for them all to survive.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Firstly, the writing was pretty good; I loved the diversity
and topics this book covered including PTSD and anxiety. The characters
themselves were so unique and three-dimensional. I loved the complexity
around Violet, espeically when she seems to just be a typical mean girl
bully and her turnaround from that. Zee was interesting, but I wish we'd
seen more conversations between him and Aster before the instalove with
Clementine. Clementine was also probably the weakest character purely
because it felt like Aster overshadowed her personality all the time. I did
also find it an odd choice that Clementine was the first point of view we
see, but then the rest of the book is from Aster's perspective - it just
felt like an odd choice and confused me to begin with. </span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The plot was quite weak in comparison to the characters
themselves. It was just a lot of travelling and escaping with not much in
between. The pacing also didn't help this, with some moments feeling like
they dragged, but then other sections flew by when I wanted more detail
(like the final 20 pages!). It also just felt quite predictable to me; every
'betrayal' was pretty obvious from the start and nothing particularly
shocking happened, but that might just be a me thing. I did really like the
concept of the book though and the 'magic' was very clever - the Raveners,
the tattoos, the spirits - I thought these were really well imagined and
executed. There were definitely a few things I was hoping we'd get more
explanation about though (like the whole shadow situation). Overall, an
interesting debut; I probably won't continue the series personally, but it
wasn't a bad book by any means.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">10. <i>The Shadow of the Wind </i>by Carlos Ruiz Zafon </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlxL1PNqa5iLh_RD9F8Ou4K0PZm3S9Y9Qa_cY2jICxZspD_edVfUzDKFqkVU6sigxSLYRQ242NRfmR9uN-ul46etirRBocrfFuGXcGUbtA1ge9KO2UXE8JMaa4RencEYArHcQl3cy8zz6yZtCDyvQN9nKBc-4XZMVUDnf0BCndiXxOXW3RYydiWxjqQA/s475/shadowofthe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="310" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlxL1PNqa5iLh_RD9F8Ou4K0PZm3S9Y9Qa_cY2jICxZspD_edVfUzDKFqkVU6sigxSLYRQ242NRfmR9uN-ul46etirRBocrfFuGXcGUbtA1ge9KO2UXE8JMaa4RencEYArHcQl3cy8zz6yZtCDyvQN9nKBc-4XZMVUDnf0BCndiXxOXW3RYydiWxjqQA/w131-h200/shadowofthe.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This book has been sitting on my TBR for years and everyone has always
highly recommended it. While the book was good I don't really feel like it
was for me, sadly. This is a hybrid of genres: historical fiction, romance,
and a mystery. Set in </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish
Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the
loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled
<i>The Shadow of the Wind</i>, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out
to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone
has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has
written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence.
Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of
Barcelona’s darkest secrets - an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed
love.</span></span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">As I said above, I don't feel like this story was for me; I definitely
didn't dislike it, but nor did I love it. To be honest, I mostly felt
indifferent throughout the reading experience. Let's start with with the
things I enjoyed though. The writing was beautifully written and translated.
I can completely see why people fall in love with the story; it's so
quotable and cleverly put together. All of the characters were very complex
and flawed; I particularly loved Fermin and his friendship with Daniel.
Daniel himself was an interesting character, but I felt like he didn't
have much agency in the story since it was often told to him by other
characters. I will say, I found it quite difficult to keep track of the
multitude of characters to begin with, so some of the background story went
over my head until I went back and re-read it too. The background mystery was
heartbreaking to discover, but also wrapped up so beautifully that I have no
complaints about that. Overall, it was an interesting book. I think I just
read this at the wrong time for me.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">11. <i>No Plot? No Problem!</i> by Chris Baty </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rKirniTqpcF2W-t7pS07FrA1aV9oXinJijRaLs66aWAlp2d8cAR6py6kVbRTJIQLx_zKO1DT6gJo79BROnM2fgilRsiITDCnH3Jfgnrvl1bpx3YGwjfRbPEQQy3Y3SuhP6mFs50Acxj6VkaBswo86FUtZYaBi715mTmsZVSyrUyRZFFox_C36QIZNQI/s459/Noplot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rKirniTqpcF2W-t7pS07FrA1aV9oXinJijRaLs66aWAlp2d8cAR6py6kVbRTJIQLx_zKO1DT6gJo79BROnM2fgilRsiITDCnH3Jfgnrvl1bpx3YGwjfRbPEQQy3Y3SuhP6mFs50Acxj6VkaBswo86FUtZYaBi715mTmsZVSyrUyRZFFox_C36QIZNQI/w139-h200/Noplot.jpg" width="139" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Chris Baty is the creator of NaNoWriMo - something I discovered in 2007 and
adored. I participated about 10 times, but I've only won a couple of times.
Have you heard of NaNoWriMo before? If not, it stands for National Novel
Writing Month and it's where writers are challenged to write a 50,000 word
novel in 30 day (November). This book is a non-fiction filled with anecdotes
and advice for anyone wanting to participate in the event. In all honesty, I
wish I'd had this book 20 years ago, but I'm incredibly happy I've read it
now.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Baty's writing is humourous and made me laugh multiple times.
His advice is down-to-earth, relatable, and easy to put into practice. It's
also filled with motival quotes and advice from previous NaNo winners that I
found very inspiring. Reading this made me want to start writing again
imediately (although I might wait for Camp NaNo in July!). It's such a short
book that there's not too much more to say; if you're an aspiring writer,
have every wanted to take part in NaNo, or just need a boost of inspiration
for your creativity, then definitely pick this book up.</span>
</p>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><b><span><b><span><b><span><b><span><b><span><b><b><b><span><b><span><b><span><b><span><b><span>12. <i>Pokemon Adventures,
Volume 9 </i>by Kusaka & Mato </span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></b></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><b><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></b></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tStx8BcmwBSdtu9MSrtln_rw0m52R92foXzGlTNonHL3uADenvo9OofCPcNpiNHM5kWhZBuKPg8LoSgUxIl4LMzy8WrwLZSJriBKbiPEtSFITMKi0UZKnfEDizzzGNv30WjjYRav0OTqUfhxL7dH9boUeM5LfDrtJXK4S7sxQIvPquRk2XBHqSN8osk/s998/pokemon9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="661" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tStx8BcmwBSdtu9MSrtln_rw0m52R92foXzGlTNonHL3uADenvo9OofCPcNpiNHM5kWhZBuKPg8LoSgUxIl4LMzy8WrwLZSJriBKbiPEtSFITMKi0UZKnfEDizzzGNv30WjjYRav0OTqUfhxL7dH9boUeM5LfDrtJXK4S7sxQIvPquRk2XBHqSN8osk/w133-h200/pokemon9.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Pokemon Adventures </i>is one of my favourite series from my childhood
and the first manga I ever read. I adored Red and Blue's darker story that
was more based on the game than the show. This is Volume 9 in that series
and primarily follows Silver & Gold and their adventures in Johto (again
following the game more than the show).</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">In all honesty, I didn't have high hopes for this one because I enjoyed
Yellow's storyline less than the originals and I thought it would be the
same for Silver & Gold. However, I was pleasantly surprised that I loved
this one. Gold and Silver's relationship is not what I expected at all and I
loved seeing it progress over the course of this volume. It was great seeing
more pokemon and the team that Gold has evolve and change. I also really
loved that Red's storyline came back and we got to see the Gym Leader
challenges. The manga really expands upon the world and I think anyone that
enjoys pokemon in any way would love this series. Pick it up and give it a
try, but be prepared for a darker pokemon plot than any you've seen
before!</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">13. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><i>Pokemon Adventures, Volume 10 </i>by Kusaka & Mato </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKBzKouWLprulRGbbSKuTulanAYDy_1OJRSyn5HqWqb1VxuuTdrZBIuqWm9RL0DxWpjlLMQB2w1MPqKFN9YBdwu6I4cA4hGmLWfNT1udaeY2lWKJJHPBe5ijZqmVvOjlzQEWp2_GYmJPt6odso8TPzMCZAF6spwL7vImI0dSinSTWshnFg03OPjh8H4o/s400/pokemon10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKBzKouWLprulRGbbSKuTulanAYDy_1OJRSyn5HqWqb1VxuuTdrZBIuqWm9RL0DxWpjlLMQB2w1MPqKFN9YBdwu6I4cA4hGmLWfNT1udaeY2lWKJJHPBe5ijZqmVvOjlzQEWp2_GYmJPt6odso8TPzMCZAF6spwL7vImI0dSinSTWshnFg03OPjh8H4o/w134-h200/pokemon10.jpg" width="134" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">After enjoying the last volume so much I decided to just continue on
with the series. Sadly, this was nowhere near as good as the previous volume
for me. This one introduced Crystal as a character and I absolutely loved
her. She was so bad-ass and I loved that she was an expert Pokemon catcher.
However, the major downside to this volume was the sheer amount of Suicune
battles. There was about 5 or 6? And it was just the same thing over and
over again. It really felt like a filler manga. I was also disappointed we
didn't see anything from any other characters. I imagine they'll all tie
together in the long run, but for now, this volume just fell flat for me and
was a bit boring. I'll definitely be continuing the series though!</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">14. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><i>Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 </i>by Cho Nam-Joo </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE45-f9duiW2_1zLUlVcO0GJkYWpqKRghO-scCauAsO1XfBXseXdX26BmBDW8g61svtHLjVBUsqZpxCkwzN_uQ66e4FRnGmpDvDBJKhC8l9uMgm5VrfTNoa4P-7Udz5z1NGQF-odwcjHXz9_lOzjgUK43Afw0pTdG1o_QWqo1r9Tppe9sRmjXFCEHycoE/s400/kimjiyoung.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE45-f9duiW2_1zLUlVcO0GJkYWpqKRghO-scCauAsO1XfBXseXdX26BmBDW8g61svtHLjVBUsqZpxCkwzN_uQ66e4FRnGmpDvDBJKhC8l9uMgm5VrfTNoa4P-7Udz5z1NGQF-odwcjHXz9_lOzjgUK43Afw0pTdG1o_QWqo1r9Tppe9sRmjXFCEHycoE/w133-h200/kimjiyoung.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I picked this up on a whim after seeing it recommended by a couple of
people. It's a short, historical fiction novella set in South Korea. To be
honest, I'm just going to leave the Goodreads synopsis here because I
tihnk it really does justice in describing the book: Kim Jiyoung is a girl
born to a mother whose in-laws wanted a boy. Kim Jiyoung is a sister made
to share a room while her brother gets one of his own. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Kim Jiyoung is a female preyed upon by male teachers at school. Kim Jiyoung
is a daughter whose father blames her when she is harassed late at
night. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Kim Jiyoung is a good student who doesn't get put forward for internships.
Kim Jiyoung is a model employee but gets overlooked for promotion. Kim
Jiyoung is a wife who gives up her career and independence for a life of
domesticity. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Kim Jiyoung has started acting strangely. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Kim Jiyoung is depressed. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Kim Jiyoung is mad. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Kim Jiyoung is her own woman. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Kim Jiyoung is every woman.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This was a difficult read in terms of subject matter. Seeing
the oppression and expectations that women are facing (while society tells
them they are equals), is heartbreaking. I also didn't realise how prevalent
some of these views were in the 80s and 90s in South Korea - it was
fascinating to see both the cultural differences and also some of the
similarities. It's awful that women have to give up their careers to be a
mother, and seeing the hiring practices and the way they isolate women was
hard. I also didn't realise how much people in South Korea were pressured
into wanting/having a boy rather than a girl. Despite this being a
historical fiction, it reads like a non-fiction, with facts about the
country added to the story about Kim Jiyoung's life. Personally, I really
loved this style of writing, but I can understand that some people might
find it a bit jarring. I don't want to say too much more with this being a
short novella, but I really loved this book and I think it's a very
important read for anyone to pick up to understand how women are made to
feel in modern society.</span>
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">And those are all the books I read in June! Fingers crossed for a more
successful July for me (especially with work). Let me know if you've read
any of these books and what you thought of them.</span></span></p><div>
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Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-34245058216577331272023-06-30T02:37:00.003-07:002023-06-30T02:37:59.120-07:00Mid-Year Check-In<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Hello! And welcome to my Mid-Year Check-In. In this check-in, we're going
to look at the numbers (how many books I've read, page numbers, age groups,
years read from, etc.), as well as checking in with where I am with the
goals I set at the start of the year. I'll also be doing the Mid-Year
Freakout Tag soon, so you can hear my thoughts about my favourite or least
favourite books of the year so far - so keep an eye out for that!</span>
</p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Let's start with the numbers and some charts from my reading
spreadsheet.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b><u>The Numbers</u></b></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b>Books read this year: 101</b></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Shortest Book Read: <b><i>Good Girls Don't </i>by Mara Wilson (89 pages)</b><br />Longest Book Read:
<b><i>The Light of All That Falls </i>by James Islington (864 pages)</b></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b><u>Reading Goals Check-In</u></b></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Next, let's check-in with the goals I set at the start of the year, which
you can find
<a href="https://sarahthomasbooks.blogspot.com/2023/01/my-reading-goals-2023.html">here</a>.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b>1. Read at least 150 books</b> - Well, I've currently read 101 and
we're only halfway through the year, so I feel like I'm on target here!<br /></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b>2. </b></span><b style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Read, finish, and catch up on more chunky fantasy series. </b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This includes reading the books on my </span><a href="https://sarahthomasbooks.blogspot.com/2023/01/10-series-i-have-to-finish-in-2023.html" style="color: #5a4973; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">Ten Series I Need to Finish in 2023</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">. I definitely feel like I've made a good start on this. Out of that
list, I've completed 6 of the series and I'm partway through the
7th.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b>3. </b></span><b style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Read or unhaul the books on my Self-Destruct List.</b><b style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> </b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I'm happy to say I've either read or unhauled all the books on
my </span><a href="https://sarahthomasbooks.blogspot.com/2022/12/these-books-will-self-destruct-in-12.html" style="color: #5a4973; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">2023 Self-Destruct</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> list. Look out for a future blog post on this for more details, as
well as an updated list!</span>
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<b style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">4. Remain consistent with my blog and bookstagram. </b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I've definitely not been as active as I could be, however, I'm pleased
I've made at least on blog post a month, even if it's just my TBR or
Wrap-Up. Work has been very difficult this year, so I'm pleased I've still
managed that.</span>
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<b style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">5. Read all my books that I've owned for over 3 years (pre-2020). </b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">At the start of the year, this was at 29 books. I now only have 9 left to
read, so I'm hopeful I can get through the rest by the end of the year -
and potentially make a dent in my other backlist books from 2020
onwards.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I'm very pleased with how I'm doing for my goals so far this year!</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> I'm also incredibly happy with how my reading has gone in general. I haven't been reading a lot in the latter half of this month, but I'm hoping my reading will pick up again soon.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Keep an eye out for more blog posts from me in the future (my Mid-Year Freakout Tag and June Wrap-Up will be coming your way soon). Let me know how your reading years has gone so far. Are you hitting the goals you set for yourself? Have you read any amazing books this year? Let me know in the comments! Hope you're all having a wonderful June and good luck for the rest of the year!</span></p>
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Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-55246148201847144532023-06-01T12:41:00.001-07:002023-06-14T04:29:13.150-07:00May Wrap-Up | 2023<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Welcome to my May Wrap-Up! I'm pretty happy with how much I read
this month and I did manage to get through my entire TBR plus a few extra books. Overall, I read 15 books which
totalled 6354 pages.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> And here are my reviews and ratings for the month!</span></p>
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<b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">1. <i>The Shadow of What Was Lost </i>by James Islington </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★.5</span></span></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcVfTnZoGspbpcNKgAmbukUts05b9zaKL_6Tolrgv107WLltt_xPxyGRYfVeD4oOBQAmiYsBrH5IM8au7zwb9TdQjmy697L7SFPJV3xbYk1ALoGIacjNA6aKHfz0W6Cdxz23HOdugr0gtdAH3VYWuLnH2CPr_OGtWEzxvEfBFjxtejkmWD39KG2Zr/s2600/1theshadow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="1722" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcVfTnZoGspbpcNKgAmbukUts05b9zaKL_6Tolrgv107WLltt_xPxyGRYfVeD4oOBQAmiYsBrH5IM8au7zwb9TdQjmy697L7SFPJV3xbYk1ALoGIacjNA6aKHfz0W6Cdxz23HOdugr0gtdAH3VYWuLnH2CPr_OGtWEzxvEfBFjxtejkmWD39KG2Zr/w133-h200/1theshadow.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is the first book in an adult fantasy trilogy that I'd heard very
mixed reviews on.In this book, we follow Davian, </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">a student of the Gifted, suffering the consequences of a war fought—and
lost—before he was born. Despised by most beyond the school walls, he and
those around him are all but prisoners as they attempt to learn control of
the Gift. Worse, as Davian struggles with his lessons, he knows that there
is further to fall if he cannot pass his final tests. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But when Davian discovers he has the ability to wield the forbidden power
of the Augurs, he sets into motion a chain of events that will change
everything. To the north, an ancient enemy long thought defeated begins to
stir. And to the west, a young man whose fate is intertwined with Davian’s
wakes up in the forest, covered in blood and with no memory of who he
is.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">So, this was a difficult one to rate because I definitely enjoyed this
book, but it was quite middle-of-the-road for me. It's been compared to
books by Brandon Sanderson (and I definitely see that), but the magic system
and plot points weren't as strong as they could have been for me. The first
thing I want to talk about is the fact that this book is unapologetically
confusing because it plays with time and very much throws the reader into
the deep-end with very gradual worldbuilding. Thankfully, I knew this going
in so I felt prepared, but if you didn't know that then I feel like a lot of
what happened in here would be baffling. It was still hard to keep track of
all of the characters (especially when a lot of characters have
multiple identities/names), so I would've appreciated a glossary or at least
a better way of differentiating them. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Having read a lot of fantasies, I saw a fair few plots coming, although I
was pleasantly surprised by a couple later in the book. I will say that if
you're interested in this book for the magic school/trials though, then look
elsewhere because that is probably the most minor part of the book.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Davian himself was a bit of a bland character, but we start to see him come
into more of his own towards the end of the book and I enjoyed seeing that.
I also liked his friends and a few of the side characters he ends up
travelling with (not naming names because it would include spoilers).
There's a lot of intrigue between many of them and I'm definitely interested
to find out the truth and see how everything plays out. I loved the section
in the middle of the book and where Davian ended up separated from the group
and the place he ended up (it was probably one of my favourite parts). I will say that this
book deliberately left so many unanswered questions, which means I'm
definitely interested in seeing how the trilogy progresses. I've heard that
things really come together in the final two books in a way that makes you
want to re-read the trilogy immediately, and I love it when books do this,
so it wouldn't surprise me if the next two books get higher ratings. It
reminds me of the <i>The Magician's Trilogy </i>by Lev Grossman where I
didn't like the first book, but after I read the second two, the first book
became a five star because of how clever it was. As I said, I'll definitely
be continuing this series and I'm really hoping I enjoy them even more than
this one now that I understand the world a bit more.</span>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">2. <i>Everything is OK </i>by Debbie Tung </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★.5</span></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3-6w9i9fVyi7DIWz30rRLfVawFhiuob_GC3F__z4kAPfsKYqVngS9F1KaguaSxcBziQ7TcZF0lBYl0ATCkUM6H46wKhHwAQPsYq_AT9onaoPWm5R0qB3qZES8zcFVmkAQh19wiaaHEVNb5I8V9zu8FWIhaZSMBNokCecpa5QSONPNQVPoyd12mzR/s1772/3everything.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3-6w9i9fVyi7DIWz30rRLfVawFhiuob_GC3F__z4kAPfsKYqVngS9F1KaguaSxcBziQ7TcZF0lBYl0ATCkUM6H46wKhHwAQPsYq_AT9onaoPWm5R0qB3qZES8zcFVmkAQh19wiaaHEVNb5I8V9zu8FWIhaZSMBNokCecpa5QSONPNQVPoyd12mzR/w158-h200/3everything.jpg" width="158" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is an autobiographical memoir graphic novel exploring Tung's struggle
with anxiety and depression. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">She shares what it’s like navigating life, overthinking every possible
worst-case scenario, and constantly feeling like all hope is
lost. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The book explores her journey to understanding the importance of mental
health in her day-to-day life and how she learns to embrace the highs and
lows when things feel out of control. Debbie opens up about deeply personal
issues and the winding road to recovery, discovers the value of self-love,
and rebuilds a more mindful relationship with her mental health.</span>
</p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I've read Tung's previous graphic novels and really loved them, and this
one was no different. She perfectly depicts how it feels to be struggling
with mental health issues in such a consumable and relatable way that I'm
certain anyone reading this will feel a little less alone. Honestly, it's
something I wish I'd had about 10 years ago when I was really struggling.
Her artwork is simplistic, yet beautiful. Her use of colour was
fantastically done throughout - with most of it being in black and white,
meaning the moments of colour really shone through and showed the reader the
light in the darkness. Overall, a beautifully written graphic memoir and I
highly recommend if you've ever struggled with depression or anxiety.</span>
</p>
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<b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">3. <i>Tyler Johnson Was Here </i>by Jay Coles </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJbXY0NsggG7gZJ78MWuQfPTk_DSUi2EIFyzV4DhnoA85zJ7OJ7yI_YKoO8Fe5TVmS01E7yKKKHsplvzQnXsQD8-GuatsCVrqPQzgCrqfntIfOC_7VD4L_WbLruim8q5R7Ntsgv3doAztrx8pIBaiT_XEr2U8Ts4JDmoOMQsixKAmlJ5JSDdsy56k/s400/2tyler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJbXY0NsggG7gZJ78MWuQfPTk_DSUi2EIFyzV4DhnoA85zJ7OJ7yI_YKoO8Fe5TVmS01E7yKKKHsplvzQnXsQD8-GuatsCVrqPQzgCrqfntIfOC_7VD4L_WbLruim8q5R7Ntsgv3doAztrx8pIBaiT_XEr2U8Ts4JDmoOMQsixKAmlJ5JSDdsy56k/w133-h200/2tyler.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">When Marvin Johnson's twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag
along to keep an eye on his brother. But what starts as harmless fun turns
into a shooting, followed by a police raid. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The next day, Tyler has gone missing, and it's up to Marvin to find him.
But when Tyler is found dead, a video leaked online tells an even more
chilling Tyler has been shot and killed by a police officer. Terrified as
his mother unravels and mourning a brother who is now a hashtag, Marvin must
learn what justice and freedom really mean.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">This YA contemporary is a powerful and moving portrait of youth and
family and speaks to the serious issues of today - from gun control to the
Black Lives Matter movement.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"> </span>While it's true I enjoyed this book, I also don't really think that's quite
the right word because it was so difficult and heartbreaking to read. Seeing
so many outwardly racist characters and the prejudice Marvin and his friends
faced every single day was horrible. And the police brutality that
repeatedly occurred really opened my eyes even more. When you hear about
racism and police brutality, you want to think it's a minority of people
that are still like that; sadly, that's not true and Coles shows that so
clearly with how often these things happened to Marvin and the people in his
community. Everyone has a story. I liked seeing Marvin's interactions with
his family and it was really nice to see such caring letters from his dad. I
also loved the community and friendships around him, because it felt like
everyone was supporting him. One thing I found odd about this book is that
in the synopsis we learn that Tyler dies. However, that plot point doesn't
happen until over 50% of the book. While I understand the build up of
looking for Tyler, it also felt strange from a reader's perspective since we
already knew he was dead. It meant that the moment of finding out had less
impact rather than more. They only other issue I had was that I wished we'd
seen the outcome of the court case; however, I do understand the decision
not to since it could affect the tone of the book pretty drastically.
Overall, this was a powerful book and I think it covers incredibly important
topics. I will say that I've probably read other books that cover this same
theme and enjoyed them a bit more, but I think that's just to do with my
personal taste.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">4. <i>Britt-Marie Was Here </i>by Fredrik Backman </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2SnuMbVKN3c6gyHbcBJe0dXjZIXf_fr4k7j9dlmisVQfD-fl-MqUBGLcrxyBe8YosyftLKXNknNkoRh3G-0cqVDXqa1s-4Vtj9TEnjfDkvwT8gEenLUfzMnjOeijV8uxSGAmdwAQWwzGygUhJQPOSGRWBB25MHKAtyyDpC_q63QVva6OGvEAnc3j/s1537/4britt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2SnuMbVKN3c6gyHbcBJe0dXjZIXf_fr4k7j9dlmisVQfD-fl-MqUBGLcrxyBe8YosyftLKXNknNkoRh3G-0cqVDXqa1s-4Vtj9TEnjfDkvwT8gEenLUfzMnjOeijV8uxSGAmdwAQWwzGygUhJQPOSGRWBB25MHKAtyyDpC_q63QVva6OGvEAnc3j/w130-h200/4britt.jpg" width="130" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">This is the fourth book I've read by Fredrik Backman and he's done it
again; a fantastically beautiful book that made me cry. As with a lot of
Backman's books this is a contemporary following an older
character, </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Britt-Marie. She can’t stand mess. A disorganised cutlery drawer ranks
high on her list of unforgivable sins. She is not one to judge others—no
matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might be. It’s
just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as
criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. But hidden inside the
socially awkward, fussy busybody is a woman who has more imagination,
bigger dreams, and a warmer heart that anyone around her
realises. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">When Britt-Marie walks out on her cheating husband and has to fend for
herself in the miserable backwater town of Borg—of which the kindest thing
one can say is that it has a road going through it—she finds work as the
caretaker of a soon-to-be demolished recreation centre. Most alarming of
all, she’s given the impossible task of leading the supremely untalented
children’s football team to victory. In this small town of misfits, can
Britt-Marie find a place where she truly belongs?</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Honestly, I didn't have high hopes for this one because I thought the
subject matter revolving around football would be less interesting, but
I'm happy to say I was wrong. I will say that Britt-Marie wasn't a fun
character to follow to begin with because it honestly felt like she was
lacking common sense and it could be very frustrating to read; however, it
is something that gets explored later in the book and we do end up seeing
how Britt-Marie became who she is, which I appreciated. I <i>loved </i>so
many of the characters we meet. Sven was incredibly sweet, and the way
Sammy cared for his siblings and friends was so beautiful. I loved seeing
this forgotten little community because it reminds me so much of many
places in my local area too; somewhere that no-one funds and where no-one
wants to help the people there anymore. It was so sad, but also
heartwarming to see all of their stories and how they welcome Britt-Marie
into their lives. The ending really broke me and I didn't see it coming at
all; it was one of those truly heartbreaking moments. I will say that I
wish something else had happened right at the end and I was frustrated by
the power Ken had over people, but overall, this was a beautiful,
heartbreaking novel, and I recommend it as much as I would any of his
books.</span></span>
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>5. <i>Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? </i>by Dr Julie Smith </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU37tvtbQ44LX_9yXUdZdo5L1h2Y6APin1IBtLb50DfoCJw2StyseJaEUl7Z5TzwcSU9VQsv2xEHGMyNZSai55sQnQn08K6Qa7Zc7Ix--d42MHGSC7wruD2rkI3F_IvBAhi33MF_1WCqrC5IH0lzDVlrrllysSy4r5IGs3tGepbYX4K0lHaWYHqfEH/s2548/5why.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2548" data-original-width="1588" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU37tvtbQ44LX_9yXUdZdo5L1h2Y6APin1IBtLb50DfoCJw2StyseJaEUl7Z5TzwcSU9VQsv2xEHGMyNZSai55sQnQn08K6Qa7Zc7Ix--d42MHGSC7wruD2rkI3F_IvBAhi33MF_1WCqrC5IH0lzDVlrrllysSy4r5IGs3tGepbYX4K0lHaWYHqfEH/w124-h200/5why.jpg" width="124" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, this non-fiction book
teaches you how to fortify and maintain your mental health, even in the
most trying of times. Dr Julie Smith's advice and powerful coping
techniques can help with managing anxiety, dealing with criticism, coping
with depression, building self-confidence, finding motivation, and
learning to forgive yourself. </span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I was incredibly surprised and happy with this book. I've read a few
similar books and always found them lacking in some ways, or offering advice
that wasn't practical or sustainable without money or time. However, this
book offers incredible and practical advice on so many situations and
different mental illnesses. It often felt like it knew my exact situation
and it told me exactly what I needed to hear. The advice is well-sourced and
doesn't shirk around the fact that sometimes people are unable to reduce
stressors in their life or be able to afford therapy by instead offering
advice that can easily be followed despite that. It was very useful at
helping someone identify their own emotions and how it can impact your
mental well-being, which is often the first step to understanding and
working through your mental illness, whether that's anxiety, depression, or
something else. T</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">he writing was clear and concise, and the exercises were all things I would
actually do; Smith frames them in such a way where you understand how these
exercises will actually help you.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> There were definitely a couple of sections that were a bit
repetitive, but I think reading the sections in isolated chunks would help
many people, so I definitely understand why that was the case. If you've
every struggled with stress, anxiety, or depression, I definitely recommend
picking this up and trying out some of the advice in the book.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>6. <i>Lost in the Moment and Found </i>by Seanan McGuire </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★.5</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxd6D2AF_jiEyIBZxAopGgojbJz08Wum1UCxawUstDdBHzFNe7LhdiFaatHSzwSsI9nMFjNkhrrwaQJ9lHa_iACb5psMphtdIJEditNqJJ_lqry9eoY0POiqDryIODEdy4TV-rA8zkFqhMhgN8OVPpe9hHZ_oE95jmBUX_5BlzRw2PvFb73P1dSQo/s1372/6lostin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="896" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxd6D2AF_jiEyIBZxAopGgojbJz08Wum1UCxawUstDdBHzFNe7LhdiFaatHSzwSsI9nMFjNkhrrwaQJ9lHa_iACb5psMphtdIJEditNqJJ_lqry9eoY0POiqDryIODEdy4TV-rA8zkFqhMhgN8OVPpe9hHZ_oE95jmBUX_5BlzRw2PvFb73P1dSQo/w131-h200/6lostin.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is the eight book in one of my favourite series of all time. If you
haven't head of the <i>Wayward Children </i>series, then it's a set of companion novellas that follow children that find their doorway, and the struggles
they have when they return. In this book we follow Antoinette who
has </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">lost her father - m</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">etaphorically -</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> and finds a door to a Shop where all lost things go. But he’s not in
the shop, and she’ll never see him again. And when Antsy finds herself lost
(literally, this time), she finds that however many doors open for her,
leaving the Shop for good might not be as simple as it sounds. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">And stepping through those doors exacts a price.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This was a truly heartbreaking installment in the series. The topics it
deals with are potentially some of the most difficult we've come across so
far. It truly encapsulates the loss of innocence that some children have
to go through all too early and the price that comes along with it. I
didn't see the cost coming, nor the secrets that were kept by the adults
involved. I did love this world though; being able to see all the markets
(and the brief Jack and Jill cameo) was beautiful, and it really reminded
me of <i>In An Absent Dream</i>. I loved the shop and it's personality
too. I felt for Antsy so much and was furious on her behalf when so many
bad things happened to her. The ending was so bittersweet - as with all
Seanan McGuire's books - and I really hope we see her in future
installments. Overall, a fantastic addition to this world.</span></span>
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>7. <i>An Echo of Things to Come </i>by James Islington </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixInYx829k0K8s1W_04f-aFq0UbIM0NMfvCj8WzBTjFpG1amJDSm1mkatUE2Ib3nHzsJBd3hQf7FgKose7B9f04HkXNIwVnKrvH4TDRPe9WoZQaaboQ3MtQ1v5bBohFTWTKz8jCn7ewuaZ2Djv9jcPNLsIpr0I0bGSOGtNdybxb0rUWWPjpXMv7Pi/s400/7echo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="266" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixInYx829k0K8s1W_04f-aFq0UbIM0NMfvCj8WzBTjFpG1amJDSm1mkatUE2Ib3nHzsJBd3hQf7FgKose7B9f04HkXNIwVnKrvH4TDRPe9WoZQaaboQ3MtQ1v5bBohFTWTKz8jCn7ewuaZ2Djv9jcPNLsIpr0I0bGSOGtNdybxb0rUWWPjpXMv7Pi/w133-h200/7echo.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The sequel to <i>The Shadow of What Was Lost </i>and the second book in
the <i>Licanius </i>trilogy. I won't describe the plot other than to say
it pretty much directly follows the events in the first book. I definitely
liked this one a lot more than the first book. Not only did it help make a
lot of the first book to make sense, it also came with a full recape and
glossary, which was hugely appreciated. The glossary was a fantastic
addition as it meant I could figure out who certain people with multiple
names were when they reappeared. We got to see a few of the characters
grow a lot; Wirr especially was fascinating to follow. However, some other
characters like Asha felt like things were just happening to them rather
than them developing themselves.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">There were a lot of twists in this and I loved them; some I saw coming and
a few I did not (I mean, why does Nethgalla get me every. single. time?). I also
loved the entire storyline with Rohan and I wish it
had gone on a bit longer, because he was such a twisted and interesting character. I loved seeing Caeden getting his memories back
- these were probably the most interesting parts of the book. However,
even with the detail getting filled in, there were definitely still a fair
few moments of confusion in this one. There was one point where I felt
like I had a good grasp of everything and then suddenly everything became
confusing again towards the end. That Epilogue also packed a punch and I'm
incredibly interested to see how it all plays out and comes together in
the final book.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>8. <i>Daisy Jones & the Six </i>by Taylor Jenkins Reid </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOBLgmCUzxqC8X5PERv5vnCcZpyguYMI96iVWeLu846ooNx7kCnsODPuv2GuDU0wlOiwY_9zORdOUlhLNrep3ZEJdEjrYBfgBuN0O3V0EPtVnWzG-IXU6jzJkI7Pz5aAFpAdO68gf8ie4M8NMcCagd-xrCAe5IGlYxGOFfNRgsyFiUGPqdEneDHEY/s646/8daisy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOBLgmCUzxqC8X5PERv5vnCcZpyguYMI96iVWeLu846ooNx7kCnsODPuv2GuDU0wlOiwY_9zORdOUlhLNrep3ZEJdEjrYBfgBuN0O3V0EPtVnWzG-IXU6jzJkI7Pz5aAFpAdO68gf8ie4M8NMcCagd-xrCAe5IGlYxGOFfNRgsyFiUGPqdEneDHEY/w124-h200/8daisy.jpg" width="124" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">So, Taylor Jenkins Reid is one of my favourite authors; I had read 5 of
her books previous to this one and
<i>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo </i>is easily one of my favourite
books of all time. Because I'm not big on music, I wasn't sure how I would
feel about this one, but I'm happy to say that this is also up there as a
new favourite. Similar to <i>The Seven Husbands, </i>this book also
follows fictional characters in the past. It's</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> 1979 and <i>Daisy Jones and The Six </i>split up. Together, they
had redefined the 70’s music scene, creating an iconic sound that rocked
the world. Apart, they baffled a world that had hung on their every
verse. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This book is an attempt to piece together a clear portrait of the band’s
rise to fame and their abrupt and infamous split. The oral history is a
compilation of interviews, emails, transcripts, and lyrics, all pertaining
to the personal and professional lives of the members of the band The Six
and singer Daisy Jones. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">All of which is to say that while this is the first and only authorised
account from all represented perspectives, it should be noted that, in
matters both big and small, reasonable people disagree. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The truth often lies, unclaimed, in the middle.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Once again, Taylor Jenkins Reid has made me care so much for a fictional
band and characters that never existed to the point where I wanted to look
them up and start listening to their music (although thankfully it has a
TV show so it's bit easier this time). I was worried at first that Daisy
would end up being a manic pixie dream girl type character, but instead we
see someone who is both truly, authentically herself, but also struggling
with a severe drug addiction. The way the book handles drug addiction from
two different perspectives is also beautifully handled and I thought it
was so well done to see how Billy and Daisy responded to their situations.
I loved the whole group and their dynamic; the tensions, the cameraderie,
the undercurrent of everyone thinking something different about the exact
same event. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The female friendships in here were so well done too; there was so much
power between them, even when they didn't agree about how to do something,
there was no tearing each other down at all.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I knew this was in an interview format, but I had no idea that it wasn't
a traditional interview format. The way we get lines from different people
to show what they were thinking or saying, and the way it was often
different things being remembered was beautifully done. I especially loved
the moments where someone clearly lied or where someone was very angry,
but the other person thought everything was great; it added a tone of
humour to the story. I will say it was a little hard to keep all the band
members straight in my head near the start because of the format; not being able to get a solid description except through interview snippets, nor do we see them acting in a certain way until later in the story. It was only later that I started
piecing together who was with who and who played what instrument, but that
may have been a me thing. I didn't see the 'twist' coming at all and I
hadn't even been thinking about it, so when it came out, it made me want
to re-read the book again and look for the hints. I found the ending very
bittersweet and I wish we'd seen just a bit more, but overall I think this
book was so well done and Reid is spectacular at making me care about
things I never thought I would.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>9. <i>Light Years </i>by Kass Morgan (re-read) </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZwKAIbjoElzNU8LslJ2lWwWBpZS323-AfcmZsieZr-ItjUNXph_ppkHNU7N9XLxq5gA4GFq-d6eIoDrJbHv7EDmWfwkG67VsAXIdxl5dGHTsYMVset882eFCFFvAIK4geKyBwa3r4rP5tkKLrIlcMI3O-VASh_-zYJ-npHXde5XCzMhF2lmY-5Ni/s1080/9lightyears.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZwKAIbjoElzNU8LslJ2lWwWBpZS323-AfcmZsieZr-ItjUNXph_ppkHNU7N9XLxq5gA4GFq-d6eIoDrJbHv7EDmWfwkG67VsAXIdxl5dGHTsYMVset882eFCFFvAIK4geKyBwa3r4rP5tkKLrIlcMI3O-VASh_-zYJ-npHXde5XCzMhF2lmY-5Ni/w133-h200/9lightyears.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">One of my favourite tropes has always been a trial, competition, or
school setting, and that is equally true with fantasy as it is with
sci-fi. <i>Nyxia </i>is still one of my favourite books in this genre and
<i>Light Years </i>is also very similar. This is a YA, sci-fi and it was a
re-read for me. In this world, the Quatra Fleet Academy is r</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">eeling from the latest attack by a mysterious enemy and is finally
admitting students from every planet in the solar system after centuries
of exclusivity. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Hotshot pilot Vesper, an ambitious Tridian citizen, dreams of becoming a
captain - but when she loses her spot to a brilliant, wisecracking boy from
the wrong side of the asteroid belt, it makes her question everything she
thought she knew. Growing up on the toxic planet Deva, Cormak will take any
chance he can get to escape his dead-end life and join the Academy - even if
he has to steal someone's identity to do it. Arran was always considered an
outsider on icy Chetire, always dreaming of something more than a life
working in the mines. Now an incoming cadet, Arran is looking for a place to
belong - he just never thought that place would be in the arms of a Tridian
boy. And Orelia is hiding a dark secret - she's infiltrated the Academy to
complete a mission, one that threatens the security of everyone there. But
if anyone finds out who she really is, it'll be her life on the line.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I decided to re-read this book so I could finally read the final book in
this duology. It's a very good 4 star read; the writing is addictive, it's
a super quick read, and the competition aspect is really well done. I
think Cormak is my favourite character; I love the relationship with his
brother and how he tries to change his life. Arran is also very sweet and
the relationship he develops with Dash is adorable. Of course, the book is
also filled with the typical mean kids at school trope and everyone
keeping secrets from one another. I feel like it could be frustrating at
times, but I liked that everyone's secrets are so different to one
another, which means everyone has their own agenda for being at the
Academy. The Academy itself is fun and interesting. It's not wholly unique
as a story or a setting, but I still love it and this is just a fun
book. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">My main frustration with this book is just the teenage angst. Their
supposed to be between 16-20 years old, but some of them act about 14. The
relationship with Zafir that happens is probably the weirdest and made the
least sense. There's a lot of miscommunication and getting made at one
another for very little reason. The only reason it didn't bother me too much
is that it's such a quick read, the angst doesn't usually last for too long.
Overall, a quick, enjoyable read; if you're a fan of competitions, sci-fi,
and school settings, then definitely give it a try.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">10. <i>Pet Sematary </i>by Stephen King </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★.5</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsC5RSv0ir61bu1DQo55uuofYI-VrN3Xl5ah8l9ENFII-8oqeWYWtvUDFcMP5RCCGIJCzSOmyJN0rHfoGLtbHE9fUjaApiQsEMb1w0wZe-5sYlq4rmwmJKBsJwGOl9_1J2Un-zVDvpXHMYuThAaKykgjBtywx9QrK0kHl5hsSTTaYnKqSd29nuD2_2/s465/12pet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="293" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsC5RSv0ir61bu1DQo55uuofYI-VrN3Xl5ah8l9ENFII-8oqeWYWtvUDFcMP5RCCGIJCzSOmyJN0rHfoGLtbHE9fUjaApiQsEMb1w0wZe-5sYlq4rmwmJKBsJwGOl9_1J2Un-zVDvpXHMYuThAaKykgjBtywx9QrK0kHl5hsSTTaYnKqSd29nuD2_2/w126-h200/12pet.jpg" width="126" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I am slowly getting there with reading King's backlist and this is
definitely one of the older books on my TBR from him. In this book, we
follow Dr. Louis Creed and his family who move to a small town in Maine for
a new job. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Rambling, old, unsmart and comfortable. A place where the family could
settle; the children grow and play and explore. The rolling hills and
meadows of Maine seemed a world away from the fume-choked dangers of
Chicago. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Only the occasional big truck out on the two-lane highway, grinding up
through the gears, hammering down the long gradients, growled out an
intrusive note of threat. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But behind the house and away from the road: that was safe. Just a
carefully clear path up into the woods where generations of local children
have processed with the solemn innocence of the young, taking with them
their dear departed pets for burial. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">A sad place maybe, but safe. Surely a safe place. Not a place to seep into
your dreams, to wake you, sweating with fear and foreboding. And sometimes
Dead is Better.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This wasn't a particularly scary horror book in the typical sense, but it
was a dark and traumatising read. As always, King's characters are
realistic and so full of life. This book had suprisingly few characters
really and a lot of the story took place in one small area with just a few
people. I loved Judd a lot (even though I couldn't stop picturing the
character from South Park), and his wife was so sweet. King really explores
what death means to different people and how people's
upbringings can affect that. The conversations around death and grieving
were difficult to read, but incredibly interesting. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Louis was probably one of
the best of King's protagonists. Even when his decisions are incredibly
questionable, you totally understand why he's doing what he's doing and, in
many ways, you're rooting for him. The language used towards the end really
pulls the reader along with Louis, willing him to go. I thought the
ending of this one was very good; the way you see that someone has gone too
far, but you don't see a way back for them and you kind of don't mind? The deaths that happened all made sense and didn't feel shoehorned in. I
also just couldn't put it down in the final 100 pages and just needed to know what
would happen next. Overall, this was an incredibly dark and twisted book,
and I recommend it to any King or horror fan.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">11. <i>Supernova </i>by Kass Morgan </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★.5</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng28zomSRexm4AAH93SH6RTkCw-cw2mfBu-KnoZ7v2OgXoTnRzlI9z1Cd1kZFUqlqI4X3pzRnZqR7NYBICK3FH1LNjM7Kh8ax1fWouC_yqgabGuckYqZ1KhA5LnRxeb9E1cgXcXxJZemJq_nBvfCv4exEcRlufgVybJ-9nm9HgA-4WH7Fr_dfFQ5Q/s2475/11supernova.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1650" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng28zomSRexm4AAH93SH6RTkCw-cw2mfBu-KnoZ7v2OgXoTnRzlI9z1Cd1kZFUqlqI4X3pzRnZqR7NYBICK3FH1LNjM7Kh8ax1fWouC_yqgabGuckYqZ1KhA5LnRxeb9E1cgXcXxJZemJq_nBvfCv4exEcRlufgVybJ-9nm9HgA-4WH7Fr_dfFQ5Q/w133-h200/11supernova.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is the YA sci-fi sequel to <i>Light Years </i>(the review of which
you can see above). While this book was okay, I unfortunately didn't enjoy
it anywhere near as much as the first book. A big part of that was that
the competition/school aspect was pretty much entirely absent and it was something I'd enjoyed a lot in the first one. Also, the
teenage angst was just way too much this time. The break-up between
Cormak and Vesper was so frustrating when he could have just told her the
issue immediately and solved it. And, again, the whole situation with
Zafir was so unrealistic; I didn't believe a single part of that
relationship. This book started delving into the wider view of the solar
system and politics of the worlds and, while I appreciated that, I found
it very weird how involved the students were when they must have had
thousands of graduated and qualified people. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Why are are they asking teenagers that have been there less that a year to
deal with military tactics and secrets? </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It also feels like Admiral Haze had a personality transplant in this book.
She was a completely different person to the first book and her harshness
with Vesper in the first book is never actually explained? Speaking of things that were never
explained, Rees just dropped off the face of the earth at the end, which
felt pretty weird.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The actual plot was a little bland and focused mostly on the characters
making issues for themselves. The story wrapped up pretty quickly and nicely
too and that was fine, but it didn't make it incredibly interesting.
Overall, it was a decent sequel, but it had too many tropes I didn't enjoy.
I think younger audiences would probably enjoy this more, so I do still
recommend it, but it wasn't for me. </span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>12. <i>The Midnight Library </i>by Matt Haig </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuf-hvttoDhoOkHmxWwtRqRNEBb4UKDR_ZTQszODbEcAQE9_snwnG9t4tBATuk93eUva5lElOXxu5PmM2Zp_bhzj043qHfng397XAdWEQRkUE3RRJm0w0DNmwiLNAdw5Qyggq1KP3Z8EhOoPuiJ9EoIsp8cGxHmhWGQvsNviXQGiP9snmxbiW4k5J7/s475/10midnight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuf-hvttoDhoOkHmxWwtRqRNEBb4UKDR_ZTQszODbEcAQE9_snwnG9t4tBATuk93eUva5lElOXxu5PmM2Zp_bhzj043qHfng397XAdWEQRkUE3RRJm0w0DNmwiLNAdw5Qyggq1KP3Z8EhOoPuiJ9EoIsp8cGxHmhWGQvsNviXQGiP9snmxbiW4k5J7/w133-h200/10midnight.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I read this book for my work book club this month. I'd been hesitant to
pick it up because I'd heard mixed reviews and I've only really enjoyed
Haig's non-fiction books. However, I'm happy to say that I loved this one.
In this book,</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each
one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it
is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you
had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder
how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the
library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be
better? </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the
possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different
career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a
glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the
Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what
makes it worth living in the first place.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This was so poignant and beautifully written. It very much has a mixture
of <i>A Wonderful Life </i>mixed with <i>The Butterfly Effect.</i> I
love seeing the What Ifs of parallel universes and this book truly
delivered on that front. We first see Nora in the life she's struggling
with, and then we get to see the infinite possibilities of the ways her
life could have gone. Not only that, but we get to see her discover new
things about herself and her life that she was never able to see
previously. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I feel like this is such a short book that I don't want to talk much about
what the various worlds were, but I will say that I'm glad we got to see the
multiple extreme possibilities for Nora. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The dive into depression, addiction, and anxiety is incredibly well done,
and Nora becomes such a relatable character. While the ending wasn't at
all surprising, it was heartwarming and everything that I wanted it to be.
I highly recommend this to anyone that needs an uplifting book, but I'd
definitely read the trigger warnings before you go into it.</span></span>
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<b><span style="color: #ff29a2; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>13. <i>Anna K </i>by Jenny Lee </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANAIpSV8y88mu1pM9cpOQ0pkTWtvgOZb4_eAXv6wlWv-O2jR6C4KXrBZT0-HvKOvz0YvNRoTcaH_Yd6XTrrZhg38eGmIH6jx_X-8Dlohq1aXfdkWl8oHuahrPAm8TcyFLcBHLrtwirc-HC8eE-45kz7L69TJ9_Uca4CWGRJLdZUGSQ5pntF7Ws18V/s500/13annak.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANAIpSV8y88mu1pM9cpOQ0pkTWtvgOZb4_eAXv6wlWv-O2jR6C4KXrBZT0-HvKOvz0YvNRoTcaH_Yd6XTrrZhg38eGmIH6jx_X-8Dlohq1aXfdkWl8oHuahrPAm8TcyFLcBHLrtwirc-HC8eE-45kz7L69TJ9_Uca4CWGRJLdZUGSQ5pntF7Ws18V/w130-h200/13annak.jpg" width="130" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Oh boy, did this book surprise me. This is a YA Contemporary retelling of
Anna Karenina, written in a <i>Gossip Girl</i>-esque style. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Meet Anna K. At seventeen, she is at the top of Manhattan and Greenwich
society (even if she prefers the company of her horses and Newfoundland
dogs); she has the perfect (if perfectly boring) boyfriend, Alexander W.;
and she has always made her Korean-American father proud (even if he can
be a little controlling). Meanwhile, Anna's brother, Steven, and his
girlfriend, Lolly, are trying to weather an sexting scandal; Lolly’s
little sister, Kimmie, is struggling to recalibrate to normal life after
an injury derails her ice dancing career; and Steven’s best friend,
Dustin, is madly (and one-sidedly) in love with Kimmie. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">As her friends struggle with the pitfalls of ordinary teenage life, Anna
always seems to be able to sail gracefully above it all. That is until the
night she meets Alexia “Count” Vronsky at Grand Central. A notorious playboy
who has bounced around boarding schools and who lives for his own pleasure,
Alexia is everything Anna is not. But he has never been in love until he
meets Anna, and maybe she hasn’t, either. </span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The first thing I'll say is that you'll probably enjoy this book a lot more
if you don't know the plot of Anna Karenina; it means a lot of the major
plot points will come as a huge surprise (as one especially did for me).
Don't get me wrong, this is chock full of teenage angst, but the way the
book was written meant that those things weren't dwelt on for frustrating
amount of time for me. Jenny Lee writes in an almost detached manner for a
lot the book and it's definitely reminiciscent of books from the eighteenth
and nineteenth century. You also often have the characters acting and saying
things that feel more from that time period, although their wealth definitely
helps to sell that idea more. The start of the book feels very
<i>Gossip Girl </i>and, to be honest, I loved that. Seeing all these rich
teenagers just feels so absurd, but it's pretty fun to read about. It was
great seeing Vronsky and Anna circle one another and not knowing who could
really trust who. While it was obvious who did the awful thing at the end of
the book, it felt right; although I wish we'd seen them get their
come-uppance. Dustin's storyline is equal parts tragic and heartwarming, and
it was so nice to see Steven's growth as a person throughout. I liked that
the book wasn't filled with girl-on-girl hate and the sibling relationships
were all really lovely. Overall, I think this is a fantastically well-done
book. I understand why some people didn't enjoy it, but I pretty much read
it in a day and found it unputdownable.<i> </i>I will say that I
probably won't read the sequel becuse I feel like this works well as a
standalone, but let me know if you think the sequel is as good as the first
book if you've read it!</span>
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">14. <i>Skandar and the Phantom Rider </i>by A.F. Steadman </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaOIgn346sbDb5XFRYWIx4zuZ0tSUJynn5T5f11AMUXax-jYuPPf4V3O1pKbpclq6QMTiDsrSA0BilMYPIDF2t7mY5H-IhSuXFbgjzEN6a6lyx3BN7MhNh7lgrZyu-Bdfv6hftL67i6CAytYjkDjCuMfGRwy5-8YN292ZaobkApFfUbBLmTiLwXdU/s500/14skandar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="327" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaOIgn346sbDb5XFRYWIx4zuZ0tSUJynn5T5f11AMUXax-jYuPPf4V3O1pKbpclq6QMTiDsrSA0BilMYPIDF2t7mY5H-IhSuXFbgjzEN6a6lyx3BN7MhNh7lgrZyu-Bdfv6hftL67i6CAytYjkDjCuMfGRwy5-8YN292ZaobkApFfUbBLmTiLwXdU/w131-h200/14skandar.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I'm sad to say that I was a bit disappointed by this sequel to
<i>Skandar the Unicorn Thief</i>. That's not to say I didn't enjoy it, but I
definitely didn't find it as fun or as interesting as I did the first book.
A</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">s Skandar and his friends enter their second year at the Eyrie, a new
threat arises. Immortal wild unicorns are somehow being killed, a prophecy
warns of terrible danger, and elemental destruction begins to ravage the
Island. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Meanwhile, Skandar’s sister, Kenna, longs to join him – and Skandar is
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">So, firstly, I still love this world and the magic system. However, I have
the same complaint as I did in the first book - we never get any downtime to
enjoy the world as a reader. Too many important plot points kept happening
one after the other and it left me feeling like I had no breathing room
between them. Where was the day-to-day that we see in similar middle grades
with a school setting? A lot of it could've been toned down at the start of
the book and then built up towards the end. Also, Skandar and his friends
made some spectacularly bad decisions in this one. Bobby was horribly
frustrating, but equally Skandar was constantly trying to rush into danger
like he enjoyed it? And don't get me started on his refusal to use Spirit
in the tournament for literally no reason when he's been fine using the
spirit element all year. He was genuinely risking being thrown out of school
for that. The whole situation with Kenna was also annoying, but mostly
because it was very predictable. The ending was very obvious too, although I
think it was meant to be a surprise. Overall, I still love this world and
the characters are interesting; I just felt like this one had a lot of extra
unecessary conflict and didn't give the reader enough time to enjoy the
world before everything happened again.</span>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">15. <i>The Light of All That Falls </i>by James Islington </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8d3f5JAc95cvkdstHFdF40pXeJcGkhKkeDG0Lf71EDdobfOjkGW-6uC4mqzhusTFZvxqBNjDmOVNZchJ-wkMsrb_iKsBhLT1TpnRiQt9LBJDHhFvvGzDADnJaLjOU2LEYZ3XvQlU9VbVeYpPavPpWDFuHfddsXzSBjFonp4lWUyqOWcLLtRGj4QEO/s1000/15lightofall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="665" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8d3f5JAc95cvkdstHFdF40pXeJcGkhKkeDG0Lf71EDdobfOjkGW-6uC4mqzhusTFZvxqBNjDmOVNZchJ-wkMsrb_iKsBhLT1TpnRiQt9LBJDHhFvvGzDADnJaLjOU2LEYZ3XvQlU9VbVeYpPavPpWDFuHfddsXzSBjFonp4lWUyqOWcLLtRGj4QEO/w133-h200/15lightofall.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is the final book in the adult fantasy <i>Licanius </i>trilogy. This was mixed bag for me. I ended up loving the characters - especially Wiir, Asha, and Davian - and seeing how far they've come since the first book was great. The overall direction of the book and the pacing felt really good too. I loved where Davian was for a lot of the story - that place and the characters they meet there are some of the best we see. I will say that I didn't</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> like that Aelric and Dezia's storyline was never really explained fully. I know there's
an author's note at the back, but it felt like we needed that information before this book really because it just felt like such a deus est machina. The ending itself was a bit muddled and confusing, especially the final fights. I wasn't altogether sure what was happening or what the aims were some of the time. It definitely all came together in the Epilogue and, although I saw part of it coming, another part came as a pleasant surprise. I really wish we could see more of the Venerate backstories too, but it's more that I would like an entire book on them rather than adding more to this book. Overall, it was a pretty solid ending, but I felt like it needed a bit more to to explain some of the things that happened. If you enjoy an epic fantasy then I do recommend trying this, but be warned that not much will make sense until the final book!</span></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">And those are all the books I read in May! I'm pretty happy considering
how busy I was with work last month. I managed to finish the entire
<i>Licanius </i>trilogy, which was my main aim. How did your May
reading go? Have you read any of the books mentioned above?</span></span>
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Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-77804451563087435462023-05-26T01:35:00.001-07:002023-05-26T01:35:24.350-07:00June TBR | 2023<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Hello and welcome to my June TBR. This month I won't be participating in any readathons and I'm making a smaller TBR so I can have some space to mood read a bit, and also because life is very busy and I don't want to put too much pressure on myself. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">My main plan is to read some books that have been on my TBR for a long time, and to start another fantasy series from the 10 Fantasy Series I Need to Read in 2023 Blog Post that I made at the start of the year.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">So, without further ado, here's my June TBR:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypiYIREVDQcgpKQU6vk8OY2-bSceM2wBJqDdDZlJDog0f0ss44NBJ7kqbV7N8bZsAcmX93I6XeF0Wl32yrFRU12OUG-NF-Fx45LA4T_1MZJRqx13ISiBDD99NW2YVFiGQV6Pp3lQnTMUwJSrFndvbXRcBxX8t9UlFDftA4VwVzG11ptyJJ9ywBpCj/s4080/PXL_20230525_083814963~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypiYIREVDQcgpKQU6vk8OY2-bSceM2wBJqDdDZlJDog0f0ss44NBJ7kqbV7N8bZsAcmX93I6XeF0Wl32yrFRU12OUG-NF-Fx45LA4T_1MZJRqx13ISiBDD99NW2YVFiGQV6Pp3lQnTMUwJSrFndvbXRcBxX8t9UlFDftA4VwVzG11ptyJJ9ywBpCj/s320/PXL_20230525_083814963~2.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p></p><div>1. <i>Best Served Cold </i>by Joe Abercrombie</div><div>2. <i>The Ruin of Kings </i>by Jenn Lyons</div><div>3. <i>The Name of All Things </i>by Jenn Lyons</div><div>4. <i>Satellite </i>by Nick Lake</div><div>5. <i>Nine Perfect Strangers </i>by Liane Moriarty</div><div>6. <i>The Good Luck Girls </i>by Charlotte Nicole Davis</div><div>7. <i>Kings of the Wyld </i>by Nicholas Eames</div><div>8. <i>The Shadow of the Wind </i>by Carlos Ruiz Zafon</div><div><br /></div></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">So that's my TBR for June! </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Let me know what you're reading and if you've read any of these books. Also, are you participating in any readathons this month? Let me know if you are!</span></span>Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-2768919000671699972023-05-02T03:03:00.002-07:002023-05-02T03:03:54.083-07:00April Wrap-Up | 2023<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Welcome to my April Wrap-Up! I'm incredibly happy with how much I read this
month, especially considering I had to travel for work and couldn't read in
that time. Some of the books I read changed from my original TBR, but I'll
be rolling over any books I didn't get to into May instead. However, I did
manage to pass every subject in the Orilium Magical Readathon, so I'm happy
about that. <b>Overall, I read 16 books which totalled 6067 pages.</b></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b> </b>Here are my reviews and ratings for the month and what prompts
they fulfilled in the Magical Readathon! (Note: Because I'm in Order of the Crescent, I was able to start the readathon 2 days early and already fulfilled the Shapeshifting prompt with <i>Grave Mercy </i>last month).<br /></span>
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<b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">1. <i>Only on the Weekends </i>by Dean Atta </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YyGPRozZvffE6IUGS_gaW88ekdJY2XsFhz0bKtY5Tt0X0NEwLtrNPSB3NGLrfxDRDffw0hTAemYIVJX-ro_ZBJxZAGW9myrEyyUOUfjUby0Rojy0KPKMWLpKJQ2WmSLyuhrRaLDDVp8H6NiJtmaGv9EIscjVJv_M-t7O8QXMWB2SUtopVJ4WIIXD/s1000/Onlyon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="652" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YyGPRozZvffE6IUGS_gaW88ekdJY2XsFhz0bKtY5Tt0X0NEwLtrNPSB3NGLrfxDRDffw0hTAemYIVJX-ro_ZBJxZAGW9myrEyyUOUfjUby0Rojy0KPKMWLpKJQ2WmSLyuhrRaLDDVp8H6NiJtmaGv9EIscjVJv_M-t7O8QXMWB2SUtopVJ4WIIXD/w131-h200/Onlyon.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Prompt: Conjuration - Recommended by a friend</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I loved Dean Atta's previous YA Contemporary book,
<i>The Black Flamingo</i>, so I knew I had to pick this one up. I've really
enjoyed all the books I've read that were written in verse and I'm happy to
say this was no exception. In this book, we follow f</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">ifteen-year-old Mack - a hopeless romantic thanks to the films he's grown
up watching. He has liked Karim for as long as he can remember, and is
ecstatic when Karim becomes his boyfriend - it feels like
love. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">But when Mack's dad gets a job on a film in Scotland, Mack has to move, and
soon he discovers how painful love can be. It's horrible being so far away
from Karim, but the worst part is that Karim doesn't make the effort to
visit. Love shouldn't be only on the weekends. T</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">hen, when Mack meets actor Finlay on a film set, he experiences something
powerful, a feeling like love at first sight. How long until he tells Karim
- and when will his old life and new life collide?</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Firstly, the representation and messages throughout the book were
incredible. It was so interesting to hear about and from so many different
perspectives of race and gender: Nigerian, Egyptian, gay, bisexual, trans,
non-binary, just to name a few. The themes of family, both found and
related, and acceptance were so beautiful and heart-warming to read about.
The writing was beautiful and seeing Mack's relationship with his Dad grow
throughout the book was lovely. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I will say that the romance did bring this down from a 5 star for me. I
know he's fifteen, but so many of the decisions he made were difficult to
read because they felt like mistakes. While it's obvious that he needs more
than Karim is willing to give, it really doesn't give the the excuse for
emotional cheating. And also just the whole way that is handled didn't feel
great. I honestly can't tell if Mack ever felt that bad about it, or if he
just felt bad that he lost his friends? I wish his friendship with Fin had
been explored a bit more too because it felt like he was pulling away from
both relationships so I ended up not feeling particularly attached to either
of them. However, I will say that Dean Atta did successfully portray anxiety
in relationships and how different people's expectations in relationships
can be. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I loved seeing Mack's friendships grow, especially when he found his queer
group of friends in Scotland. It was also lovely to see how his friends in
London grew and changed rather than becoming estranged. Overall, this was a
beautifully written book and I'll always pick up Dean Atta's new work.</span>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">2. <i>Kill Joy </i>by Holly Jackson </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBT89PAVBfIszvEJwKgfw8nnNOc7_ff00sCd0cZoEScQqcFMY2PP0z22KzCWvC9z7ud5RAHojX1xbeIAWvk5G3vImRcvSCK9d7pKa6NMCS0GylVo3x8u5sE-R-wl2187-x3Zu611zo4TGrxe79POWBxH1F0Sjd4dGtdSWLFSEebS788k28MRQNCIA/s2378/killjoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2378" data-original-width="1500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBT89PAVBfIszvEJwKgfw8nnNOc7_ff00sCd0cZoEScQqcFMY2PP0z22KzCWvC9z7ud5RAHojX1xbeIAWvk5G3vImRcvSCK9d7pKa6NMCS0GylVo3x8u5sE-R-wl2187-x3Zu611zo4TGrxe79POWBxH1F0Sjd4dGtdSWLFSEebS788k28MRQNCIA/w126-h200/killjoy.jpg" width="126" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Prompt: Art of Illusion - Match clothes to book colour</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">So, I read <i>A Good Girl's Guide to Murder </i>a few years ago and
<i>loved </i>it. This short mystery novella is the prequel to that trilogy
and was written as a free book for World Book Day. In this one, Pippa
Fitz-Amobi is not in the mood for her friend’s murder mystery party.
Especially one that involves 1920’s fancy dress and pretending that their
town, Little Kilton, is an island called Joy. But when the game begins,
Pip finds herself drawn into the make-believe world of intrigue, deception
and murder. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">But as Pip plays detective, teasing out the identity of the killer
clue-by-clue, the murder of the fictional Reginald Remy isn’t the only
case on her mind</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This was very well done for such a short book. The mystery was fun and
interesting and the banter between the group of friends had me so nostalgic
for my time at college. Holly Jackson is great at writing teenagers in the
UK. I thought the ending was really funny, and the creepy Easter egg at the
end reminded me of what happened in the first book. I can't say too much
else because the book is so short, but if you enjoyed </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">A Good Girl's Guide to Murder </i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">then definitely pick up this short prequel.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">3. <i>Girl, Serpent, Thorn </i>by Melissa Bashardoust </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★.5</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkSqJgprBPFuyKgoxRCCW765Dl__JcGfWTCyQ7OPHdwz9qVef_Y-DCaALt2WwzvQaEdK473H9p4gu8xenjENgxrwDR2SR2SfShfaIs-o5wI4CD47HQTY0SQRSOdkY3JPqgU_N_joiIVj6PiRCC_71epgR9KTH2wQjJVhGeuv-HMh3jbW8KMWvFrQn/s1000/girlserpent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="658" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkSqJgprBPFuyKgoxRCCW765Dl__JcGfWTCyQ7OPHdwz9qVef_Y-DCaALt2WwzvQaEdK473H9p4gu8xenjENgxrwDR2SR2SfShfaIs-o5wI4CD47HQTY0SQRSOdkY3JPqgU_N_joiIVj6PiRCC_71epgR9KTH2wQjJVhGeuv-HMh3jbW8KMWvFrQn/w132-h200/girlserpent.jpg" width="132" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Prompt: Elemental Studies - Flowers on the cover</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Girl, Serpent, Thorn</i> is a YA, own-voices, Persian fantasy with
a bi-poc main character and is loosely based on Rapunzel/Beauty and the
Beast. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">There are more stories of a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch.
But for Soraya, who has lived her life hidden away, apart from her family,
safe only in her gardens, it’s not just a story. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">As the day of her twin brother’s wedding approaches, Soraya must decide if
she’s willing to step outside of the shadows for the first time. Below in
the dungeon is a demon who holds knowledge that she craves, the answer to
her freedom. And above is a young man who isn’t afraid of her, whose eyes
linger not with fear, but with an understanding of who she is beneath the
poison. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Soraya thought she knew her place in the world, but when her choices lead
to consequences she never imagined, she begins to question who she is and
who she is becoming...human or demon. Princess or monster.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">While I enjoyed some aspects of this book, overall, it was really for me. I
liked the Persian fantasy setting and the mythology that was woven into the
world. I also loved the character of Parvaneh - she felt the most fleshed
out and interesting of all the characters we meet in this world. I also
didn't see the twist coming in the middle of the book, which I liked, and
the overall romance was something I could get behind. Unfortunately, the
worldbuilding itself was pretty lacking, excluding the mythology; I really
struggled to picture the world and how everything fit together. Soraya
herself was an extremely frustrating character. None of her decisions were
ever explained (even in her own head) and so little of what she did made
sense. There's a point in the book where she decides to betray someone, but
doesn't even explain to herself whether she meant to do it or not? She also
flips between being a monster and being a saviour so much it becomes
exhausting. Overall, this was just an okay fantasy for me - I would read
more Persian fantasy, but not following these characters. </span>
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<b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">4. <i>Elder Race </i>by Adrian Tchaikovsky </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ57YgNQzl3kwOXELUXKARSZYOHa_HbCtGF-WZ_-2hygUFyQ7E55x93RwrNmKFfOI7PRgw7FeRuQycthv61nJJhVd4vJo3M1fbVmF1zGqMA2-OgzwbEAZnMaSVS5w9vNMFxcZFbDNADPQPVPvTLT9tTo8MlapQNvN_CYDk-7z-ZMLz3wRu_H0xFVbn/s1184/elderace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="740" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ57YgNQzl3kwOXELUXKARSZYOHa_HbCtGF-WZ_-2hygUFyQ7E55x93RwrNmKFfOI7PRgw7FeRuQycthv61nJJhVd4vJo3M1fbVmF1zGqMA2-OgzwbEAZnMaSVS5w9vNMFxcZFbDNADPQPVPvTLT9tTo8MlapQNvN_CYDk-7z-ZMLz3wRu_H0xFVbn/w125-h200/elderace.jpg" width="125" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Prompt: Psionics & Divination - Clouds on the cover or in the title</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I have so many Adrian Tchaikovsky books now that it was about time I
tried one of them, and this did not disappoint. When I first heard about
<i>Elder Race</i>, I wanted to pick it up immediately because it has one
of my favourite things to read about: a world where science has been gone
for so long that people believe it's magic. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in
the way. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But a demon is terrorising the land, and now she’s an adult (albeit barely)
and although she still gets in the way, she understands that the only way to
save her people is to invoke the pact between her family and the Elder
sorcerer who has inhabited the local tower for as long as her people have
lived here (though none in living memory has approached it). </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But Elder Nyr isn’t a sorcerer, and he is forbidden to help, for his
knowledge of science tells him the threat cannot possibly be a demon.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Tchaikovsky seamlessly blends science fiction and fantasy in this short
novella. I loved the contrast between Lynesse's and Nyr's chapters where Nyr
can explain things that seem like complete mysteries to Lynesse. I also
found the translation system really funny, especially when he's trying to
explain not being a Sorceror. The worldbuilding was beautifully done for
such a short book too; I loved the world that they lived in and how the
culture had been created over generations away from Earth. I really liked
all of the characters and their relationships too, even though we only got
to spend a short time with them. Literally, the only downside to this book
was how short it was; I wanted to know what happened to the other
anthropologists that went back to earth, and exactly what the Demon was.
However, he still did an awful lot with such a short novella, and since all
of Tchaikovsky's other books are pretty big, I'm hoping they won't be
lacking that regard. I don't want to say much else as I feel that could
spoil the experience, but I do highly recommend this to fans of sci-fi or
fantasy books! </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I will just add, trigger warning for body horror though! </span>
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<b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">5. <i>A Good Girl's Guide to Murder </i>by Holly Jackson (re-read) </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbevGygoZCDuLOnIy8a2Wn1q9f4P4QV3KXr80FJz0CAHUvt90JKXYkbdxrQZZ8CHAbLzbSEgn1FR6aUO5wWwQukK1n_RI_TCVtJkW1smtTKU5NYEAgjmXwLWfQpfPjnVeylRQ10hcZLC2p1H6hTd9p4EUbNiSng5N5Zy76k_KpZHPcjPbAWs0FykV/s1500/agoodgirl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="987" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbevGygoZCDuLOnIy8a2Wn1q9f4P4QV3KXr80FJz0CAHUvt90JKXYkbdxrQZZ8CHAbLzbSEgn1FR6aUO5wWwQukK1n_RI_TCVtJkW1smtTKU5NYEAgjmXwLWfQpfPjnVeylRQ10hcZLC2p1H6hTd9p4EUbNiSng5N5Zy76k_KpZHPcjPbAWs0FykV/w132-h200/agoodgirl.jpg" width="132" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Prompt: Inscription - A book from your top/highest shelf</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">So, as I've said above, this was actually a re-read for me and I loved this
YA thriller so much the last time I read it, so I'm not surprised I enjoyed
it just as much this time around - especially after reading
<i>Kill Joy </i>earlier this month. In this thriller, t</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">he case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by
Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did
it. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the murder,
Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for
her final year project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town
desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there,
how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth?</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Amazingly, even though I read this 3 years ago, I only remembered a couple
of the major twists, so being able to experience them again felt incredible and
really shows how well Holly Jackson put this book together. I loved the case
files and how all the 'red herrings' didn't feel too obvious or absurd, or
don't connect to anything at all, as they do in some mysteries. The fact
that this is set in the UK is a major plus for me because we don't see
enough UK college-aged books where we see characters going through their
A-Levels, and Jackson is really good at getting those details right. I wish
we'd seen more of Pippa's friend group, as we did in <i>Kill Joy</i>, but
she still encapsulates the college and family experience pretty well. Pippa
was maybe a bit too quirky, but still an interesting character, and I really
liked her banter with Ravi and her father. As I was re-reading this, I spent
a lot of the book thinking 'why did I only give this 4 stars??' and then
<i>it </i>happened and I remembered. Honestly, I don't want to say what it
is since it happens relatively late in the book, but it's something I really
can't stand happening in media in general, and it always seems to happen in thrillers.
If it's just used to get an emotional response from the reader it just feels
a bit icky to me. Anyway, that aside, I still loved this book and I'm very
excited to continue and finally finish this trilogy.</span>
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<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">6. <i>Good Girl, Bad Blood </i>by Holly Jackson (re-read) </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★.5</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHTQjNfetuc9RzchIK8ebjW49mxc5TbK4-_MPocWngzcJQ9Y-yFup_dodaxzLdgSYWMV5jgcUGQjbv0UyN5wc3c6cxgAo-BIUKmWjPwRot_BKY_PoE_8mZwb77hQhmIh-Dr9CVaudRAhsM3zVv1LjS8gtR1byrH_cyCrv4QWfVpoLl5M8SXNNhghi/s2339/goodgirlbad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHTQjNfetuc9RzchIK8ebjW49mxc5TbK4-_MPocWngzcJQ9Y-yFup_dodaxzLdgSYWMV5jgcUGQjbv0UyN5wc3c6cxgAo-BIUKmWjPwRot_BKY_PoE_8mZwb77hQhmIh-Dr9CVaudRAhsM3zVv1LjS8gtR1byrH_cyCrv4QWfVpoLl5M8SXNNhghi/w130-h200/goodgirlbad.jpg" width="130" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Prompt: Restoration - Cover your eyes, shuffle, and point</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">This is the sequel to <i>A Good Girl's Guide to Murder </i>and also a
re-read for me. This book pretty much follows on from the previous book
timeline-wise, but we're following a whole new case. When her friend,
Connor, tells her his brother, Jamie, is missing, Pip is back on the case
and recording her findings on her new podcast. I can't say much else about
the plot for fear of spoiling the first book, but I will say that I loved
this one just as much as the first. While I think the mystery and its
ending is slightly more compelling in the first book, this one manages to
raise the stakes with the ticking clock of how long Jamie has been missing
for and what that could mean. I also loved seeing Pip's emotions in this
one; she's not the same girl she was, she's had to deal with so much
trauma and even more that happens, and it's refreshing to see her not just
brush it off. Her anger and frustration is so palpable and you really feel
it alongside her as the reader, and I could not agree more with a lot of
the decisions that she made. I wish we'd seen more of Ravi in this one,
but other than that, I loved it. I highly recommend this series to anyone
that's a fan of thrillers. Easily some of the best YA thrillers I've ever
read.</span></span>
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<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">7. <i>As Good as Dead </i>by Holly Jackson </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIEJgUyP3l6_OPahIshu1lIege9MLALE47jiXhgycIyKK_Y9DbdX1jo_lKNqVB9UETxhn6_hxB0fJ5AERQBUPI0e7M0ij8bR60rIL-MmEQUfp83A39EiZU2l4ghkCCE4ld4yaYlNtOQogKOFDailZk3I2qrqhPJAMrA1djH_KdKZW0ZkMNv3Oskz-/s500/asgoodas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIEJgUyP3l6_OPahIshu1lIege9MLALE47jiXhgycIyKK_Y9DbdX1jo_lKNqVB9UETxhn6_hxB0fJ5AERQBUPI0e7M0ij8bR60rIL-MmEQUfp83A39EiZU2l4ghkCCE4ld4yaYlNtOQogKOFDailZk3I2qrqhPJAMrA1djH_KdKZW0ZkMNv3Oskz-/w131-h200/asgoodas.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Prompt: Artificery - Start with a snack</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">And, of course, I then read the third and final book in this trilogy. Oh
boy, was this a rollercoaster. This was definitely my least favourite in
the series for a lot of reasons, and I wasn't exactly happy with the way
the book went plot-wise. However, Jackson's writing was as compelling and
thrilling as always and I pretty much read this nearly 600-page-book in
one sitting. I won't talk about plot points because it would obviously
massively spoil this book, but I will talk about them vaguely. This was
like two books in one; the first half dealing with a mystery and Pip's
PTSD, and the second dealing with the aftermath of what is revealed during
the book. I liked that they actually explored Pip's mental health and how
the trauma has affected her. I will say, the first half was a bit slow,
but it was also incredibly creepy to read and left me feeling very
unsettled (which was definitely the intention). But I definitely saw the
whodunnit from very early on, which was pretty disappointing. However, I
did really like how this book wove the story from the previous two stories
into the narrative. However, there were also a couple of plot points mentioned
early on that were never touched on or mentioned again (like when her
brother mentions the man outside their house?).</span></span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Then the second half of the book then took a turn I never could have
predicted and it was from this point onwards that I couldn't stop reading.
Despite this, I didn't really like the way the plot ended up going;
everything almost felt out of character and like it was slipping into the
unreal. There were a lot of pretty unbelievable things that almost changed the genre altogether. The ending itself
was so sad with the way it leaves the characters (I especially feel bad
for Pip's family), and I feel like it leaves a weird message for YA
readers. That's not to say it was bad, as I said above; it was definitely
compelling, and I'm sure a lot of people will have enjoyed this ending,
but it left me feeling a bit deflated for the characters and disappointed.
The first two books are still some of my favourites, but I doubt I'll
re-read this book.</span></span>
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<b><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">8. <i>A Court of Silver Flames </i>by Sarah J. Maas </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvURrioEPbYyMeeP0unQ-J9-iw-YzT7TNFEB_j-kAmTKSXU-DI0GA2ubodDCQdrviqJGU8nk94shIR8gWPkSAr-0JqhJ7lj8TmkKJiLc1g7Fqq7ZUFcsjueKxkRlF7OCB2w22jd9OvJLE5Ab824UeNz2JgrIPEoFySE69ZZp9SwEpmZtoBP2G6cV3/s500/silverflames.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvURrioEPbYyMeeP0unQ-J9-iw-YzT7TNFEB_j-kAmTKSXU-DI0GA2ubodDCQdrviqJGU8nk94shIR8gWPkSAr-0JqhJ7lj8TmkKJiLc1g7Fqq7ZUFcsjueKxkRlF7OCB2w22jd9OvJLE5Ab824UeNz2JgrIPEoFySE69ZZp9SwEpmZtoBP2G6cV3/w130-h200/silverflames.jpg" width="130" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Prompt: Alchemy - A mental in the name</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">This is the fourth book in ACOTAR series. It's worth saying that I liked
the original trilogy; adored ACOMAF and found the the other books
enjoyable enough. However, I always hated Nesta in that trilogy and, as
you probably already know, she is the main character of this book, so I
was dubious if I would enjoy it, even if I love the world. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to
forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High
Fae against her will, she's struggled to find a place for herself within
the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she can't seem to move past
the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the
battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre's Night Court
keeps him constantly in Nesta's orbit. But her temper isn't the only thing
Cassian ignites. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter
as they are forced into close quarters with each other.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This definitely got a higher rating than I expected and the main reason
was that Maas actually made me like Nesta. I shouldn't be too surprised,
she did it with Chaol in her other series, and now she's done it again.
It did take a while though; there were so many times when she pushed
people away for what felt like no reason and it was incredibly
frustrating to read about. However, </span></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I love seeing a character train and become stronger; not just in body, but
in mind too. I was pleasantly surprised by the female friendships created and
I loved seeing the three women together - that was such an unexpected bonus.
I will say, there wasn't much plot and it was much more character-driven
than anything else. To be honest, I felt very detached from the world
politics because there was so much focus on the relationship between Nesta
and Cassian and I feel like the book suffered from that. It was also
frustrating to see Nesta's moment of triumph slightly overshadowed by Rhys
and Feyre (even though this isn't their book). I loved the</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> trial aspect at the end because it reminded me of the Proving in the
Horizon: Zero Dawn game, and I always love a competition. So yeah, the plot
wasn't the best, but the character arcs really brought the star rating up
and I really liked seeing Nesta come into her own. If you were originally
put off from this book because of the main character, I would give it a try
because it might surprise you.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>9. <i>Set Boundaries, Find Peace </i>by Nedra Glover Tawwab </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgJMw4JUaKY5J__5dCYiQJ6O0dopAcq7-0YrMCozm6-VG-jhOoy6okmKsPeDE4PrAuZVURYGsihfRY4GJ8KgovLjDxeWE2me4Io1qfMwj09Sc_kbCvNXurrMpP9ddDGKxXKQkLS7W5tfuZiq7T9CHyiow29G3szpkCT9jHjKOsOEns5WFEt01cXUe/s2048/boundaries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1493" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgJMw4JUaKY5J__5dCYiQJ6O0dopAcq7-0YrMCozm6-VG-jhOoy6okmKsPeDE4PrAuZVURYGsihfRY4GJ8KgovLjDxeWE2me4Io1qfMwj09Sc_kbCvNXurrMpP9ddDGKxXKQkLS7W5tfuZiq7T9CHyiow29G3szpkCT9jHjKOsOEns5WFEt01cXUe/w146-h200/boundaries.jpg" width="146" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Prompt: Astronomy - Two letter Es in the title</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">So, I decided to pick up this non-fiction book to see if it could help
me get better at laying down boundaries in different aspects of my
life. </span></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Healthy boundaries. We all know we should have them in order to achieve
work/life balance, cope with toxic people, and enjoy rewarding
relationships with partners, friends, and family. But what do healthy
boundaries really mean and how can we successfully express our needs, say
no, and be assertive without offending others? </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Licensed counsellor, sought-after relationship expert, Nedra Glover
Tawwab demystifies this complex topic for today's world.
<i>Set Boundaries, Find Peace</i> presents simple-yet-powerful ways to
establish healthy boundaries in all aspects of life. </span></span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I ended up giving this 3 stars in the end. I will say that the advice
was clearly stated and the explanations were all very well done. There
are definitely a few parts I'll be taking forward into my life, but a
lot of the advice included things I was already doing or was aware of.
Some sections became a bit repetitive, and the section I was hoping to
help me the most was primarily things I already knew and practised, but
with less success with than I hoped, so I was hoping for some more
depth. I also found some of the advice too simplistic and it didn't
really account for more complex or less privileged situations (e.g.,
being able to set boundaries at work without the risk of losing your job
was something that was never really addressed, and at one point it
suggested hiring a housekeeper to help if things at home were too
overwhelming). While I feel this all came from a good place, it won't be
helpful to everyone. This is definitely a mixed bag of useful advice,
and repetitive lists; I would definitely recommend skipping to the more
relevant sections for you to see if you feel it can help in that aspect
of your life. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>10. <i>101 Ways to Go Zero Waste</i> by Kathryn Kellogg </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★.5</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomxgkaQSBQTlv2EPcrotwzOBnoOOy7xC6oD1EhE3Q_fgh0T1XHa3jSwLoZlWPYH8CzWn-q_w-_N8eXRuF7hVd1toBNdeM0Z8vA4x0jluPNgbLf6voMbWNY3FgykVKA9aJnr4lJMMhQgikcpkNCqG_00rN8DdKsBs6-bRSiPTL-k9aZMMLN00aiQ-j/s400/101ways.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomxgkaQSBQTlv2EPcrotwzOBnoOOy7xC6oD1EhE3Q_fgh0T1XHa3jSwLoZlWPYH8CzWn-q_w-_N8eXRuF7hVd1toBNdeM0Z8vA4x0jluPNgbLf6voMbWNY3FgykVKA9aJnr4lJMMhQgikcpkNCqG_00rN8DdKsBs6-bRSiPTL-k9aZMMLN00aiQ-j/w134-h200/101ways.jpg" width="134" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Prompt: No prompt fulfilled</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I didn't expect to read this this month, but it was chosen for my
work's book club so I thought I'd pick it up sooner rather than
later. </span></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">We all know how important it is to reduce our environmental footprint,
but it can be daunting to know where to begin. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">In <i>101 Ways to Go Zero Waste</i>, Kellogg shares tips, along with DIY
recipes for beauty and home; advice for responsible consumption and making
better choices for home goods, fashion, and the office; and even secrets for
how to go waste free at the airport. “It’s not about perfection,” she says.
“It’s about making better choices.”</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is definitely a good book for anyone looking to reduce waste and be
more environmentally friendly, which I appreciated as I pretty much knew the
bare minimum about the subject. I will say that the title is slightly
misleading as she admits in the first few pages that it's pretty much
impossible in this day and age to go 100% zero waste, however, we can
definitely start making our way towards it. Kellogg has some great, simple
advice for reducing, reusing, and recycling and there are definitely some
tips that I'll be taking forward. She also includes a lot of facts about how
little ends up actually getting recycled that I had no idea about. However, a lot of
the advice comes from a places of both wealth-privilege, and also the
privilege of having the time to home DIY a lot of things. A lot of the
advice surrounding bathroom products, for example, meant creating your own.
It also doesn't account for things like medications that people have to
take. That being said, she definitely isn't prescribing these methods, nor
judging people for not being able to do them. As she says in the final
chapter, even if you just start doing one or two of these things, you're
already making a big difference. I think this is a great starting point for
starting a zero waste journey, but I would definitely recommend just taking
the tips that work for you and starting there, otherwise this can end up
feeling like you have an overwhelming task ahead!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>11. <i>Brave New World </i>by Aldous Huxley </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7JffvPVoUezuORUJ9Hd8CYr6rCtoLrQqACTmV37eje6gjNjU5fc0fwux-BkFGEnJbFuSXrRLyYHcY6K2tzJNtmqOjlryS1s-U_rd2zm5hI_TtSSonAg5XahBvXp9e-q9P8GwBPF9pGlV1vAHQBayHdFUaPsQ594T063wyjJdi7pfOPPU5Un1qCPc/s1539/bravenew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7JffvPVoUezuORUJ9Hd8CYr6rCtoLrQqACTmV37eje6gjNjU5fc0fwux-BkFGEnJbFuSXrRLyYHcY6K2tzJNtmqOjlryS1s-U_rd2zm5hI_TtSSonAg5XahBvXp9e-q9P8GwBPF9pGlV1vAHQBayHdFUaPsQ594T063wyjJdi7pfOPPU5Un1qCPc/w130-h200/bravenew.jpg" width="130" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Prompt: </span></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Animal Studies - Flip a coin for fiction or non-fiction</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>Brave New World</i> is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous
Huxley, written in 1931 and published in 1932. It is largely set in a
futuristic World State, inhabited by genetically modified citizens and
an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge
scientific advancements in reproductive technology, sleep-learning,
psychological manipulation and classical conditioning that are combined
to make a dystopian society which is challenged by only a single
individual: the story's protagonist.</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">There is an awful lot to unpack in this book. It is filled with themes
and social commentary, all surrounded by the cleverly predicted sci-fi
setting. This definitely felt a</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">head of its time with the dystopian future - a world that appears Utopian
on the surface, but scratch that surface just a little and we see the horror
beneath. The ideas in here were clever and well-written, and it's a book I
would've found fascinating to study at University. I especially found the
'savages' views about how </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">the people in this society change everything they're not happy with rather
than adapting to the world as it is particularly poignant in today's
world.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> However, the plot itself wasn't compelling and, similar to other
classics of its time, it's very difficult to feel a connection with the main
character because the writing is more detached. I will say that the stuff
with children and</span><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"> "erotic play" was not good and creeped me out a lot. The whole
society has a very casual attitude to sex, but I felt like it was
unnecessary to delve into the details as much as it did. Overall, it's
a</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n incredibly disturbing book, with an even more disturbing ending and
it's worth a read if you're interested in classic sci-fi.</span></span></span>
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>12. <i>The Bridge </i>by Bill Konigsberg </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★.5</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYlRg8inem7ePWyrvFJAhUCwFKyG8U6DaPfXMQA5hOtBYkfRqXjiany9whFf8sNUJFU2BMMuQr4XbBPF-7rP20AmMyW2MuFiYt87vxhbE_K5fuK6yYb-Xqprm6p7cbs3n-2Wr8S-LIhp-BQw35va6s-HNY-GYgpfzcXCS3HKQ37DVJzIrg8dufOpg/s457/bridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="298" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYlRg8inem7ePWyrvFJAhUCwFKyG8U6DaPfXMQA5hOtBYkfRqXjiany9whFf8sNUJFU2BMMuQr4XbBPF-7rP20AmMyW2MuFiYt87vxhbE_K5fuK6yYb-Xqprm6p7cbs3n-2Wr8S-LIhp-BQw35va6s-HNY-GYgpfzcXCS3HKQ37DVJzIrg8dufOpg/w131-h200/bridge.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Prompt: Spells & Incantations - Target book length of 389-415 pages</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I didn't have high expectations for this YA contemporary, but it
absolutely blew me away. The blurb itself is intriguing enough: two
struggling teenagers that don't know each other both go to a bridge with
the intention of jumping. At that moment, one of four things could happen:
Tillie could jump and Aaron doesn't, Aaron could jump and Tillie doesn't,
they both jump, or neither of them jump. Or, what if all of these things
happen?</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Interesting, right? Bill Konigsberg takes us through four alternate
timelines and show us the effects on both the characters, and everyone
around them depending on what happens. I love this idea and it felt very
much like <i>It's a Wonderful Life</i>, in terms of what the world would
be like, or how you affect the people around you. I love Aaron and Tillie
in equal measure; they both felt so real as characters - Tillie with her
anger, and Aaron with his geeky character. It was great seeing Tillie face everything in
her life that was causing her pain, and I really liked that Aaron didn't
have a 'reason' for his mental illness because sometimes depression is just depression. The
depictions of depression and manic behaviour were incredibly on point and
I really think they will make people feel less alone. What was it that
Aaron said? It was like someone was listening to his thoughts because the
questions on the psychology test were so accurate? - that's what this book is like too. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I loved Aaron's dad too, he was just so supportive and sweet and my heart
broke for him at times. Considering this was like four books in one, I
felt like each story got enough time and was really explored. There were
only a couple of things I wish we'd seen more of, but I also think it
probably wasn't needed, it's just my own curiosity. It's worth saying that
the final story does have some repetition from previous timelines,
however, it's definitely not as much as I thought it would be and it
didn't detract from the book. I highly recommend this to anyone if you
want to understand more about mental health, but do read the trigger
warnings if you think the subject matter could affect you
negatively!</span></span>
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>13. <i>The Sleepover </i>by Keri Beevis </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★.5</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8P-TBcdYDWZRvYN21myyrYtmQ4IuisRrrNwLboZE9bE3s_UBvAQbn3fiFMkvc0iOHIMRV2nmIZ5tWdSVPU6c8NIML2NLSSYjLp9UjvJtX868F1gp_4mZw0UTZy5YRkh11R-BsduV3DV9CDvFpscf8qFyV64BfkIEKYnrb8nkJCaqAvBiXRv0Sl6n/s346/sleepover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="226" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8P-TBcdYDWZRvYN21myyrYtmQ4IuisRrrNwLboZE9bE3s_UBvAQbn3fiFMkvc0iOHIMRV2nmIZ5tWdSVPU6c8NIML2NLSSYjLp9UjvJtX868F1gp_4mZw0UTZy5YRkh11R-BsduV3DV9CDvFpscf8qFyV64BfkIEKYnrb8nkJCaqAvBiXRv0Sl6n/w131-h200/sleepover.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Prompt: No prompt fulfilled</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">When you’re a kid, you imagine monsters to have horns and fangs. That
they hide under the bed or in the wardrobe. And you believe they can only
come after you when it’s dark. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">You don’t expect them to look like everyday people or that they may be
someone you already know… </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The summer in question started out with hot, fun-filled days and new
friendships. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">They had just turned thirteen and had their whole lives ahead of
them. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But that was before her… </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Before they became known as the Hixton Five and their lives become defined
by one night. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It’s hard to believe twenty years have passed since she was locked
away. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But now she’s free and strange things have started to happen.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Trigger warnings for child death, child abuse, and sexual assault. This
book was a weird one for me. I generally don't like multi-POV thrillers as
it means you have at least one narrator that hides things from the reader
and it can feel a bit frustrating. Also, an interesting part of thrillers
is usually the tension build-up, but a lot of the tension came from what
happened in the past and, to be honest, I didn't find the scenes very
tense. Instead I found them grotesque and hard to read. I didn't like
many of the characters, but I especially hated Rosie from the very start
when she lied to Hannah to get her friend's attention. Then when she
called for help and vanished? What the actual hell? There was not one
redeeming feature about her and she frustrated me throughout. I feel like
Hannah's relationship with Liam was also very rushed and it was the one
thing I agreed with Rosie on. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I did manage to guess the majority of the twists before they happened; the
final twist was close to taking me by surprise, but it became obvious a few
chapters beforehand. The writing itself was compelling and the idea behind
the plot was interesting, but the amount of child abuse in this book made it
so difficult to read and there didn't feel like there was much of a mystery
at all until the very end of the book. If it sounds interesting to you, then
I recommend trying it, but it was a miss for me sadly.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>14. <i>Skandar and the Unicorn Thief </i>by A.F. Steadman </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcm72nHQUnNN0Q-VfgaLLyyh5qI5R1mdMcVnDVPspKrhLSPPtiT_xdTNoweDYQCs3seLem5a0HAjfhKHLcEmpW7U6c-8SMnefmi0u3UF56zWbLm-sMyScUSJXDlAliVj59u8Jx2z7BJgGV9mnRIEqgni4aoeJjIbqSuI268wpQkqDwxRze9qQC8Mt/s2126/skandar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="1400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcm72nHQUnNN0Q-VfgaLLyyh5qI5R1mdMcVnDVPspKrhLSPPtiT_xdTNoweDYQCs3seLem5a0HAjfhKHLcEmpW7U6c-8SMnefmi0u3UF56zWbLm-sMyScUSJXDlAliVj59u8Jx2z7BJgGV9mnRIEqgni4aoeJjIbqSuI268wpQkqDwxRze9qQC8Mt/w132-h200/skandar.jpg" width="132" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Prompt: Lore - A book with a map</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I didn't have high expectations for this fantasy middle-grade because I'm
not a huge fan of unicorns; however, this blew me away. Instead of pink
rainbow unicorns, we get bloodthirsty creatures that wield elemental magic
- yes! Skandar Smith has always yearned to leave the Mainland and escape
to the secretive Island, where wild unicorns roam free. He’s spent years
studying for his Hatchery exam, the annual test that selects a handful of
Mainlander thirteen-year-olds to train to become unicorn riders. But on
the day of Skandar’s exam, things go horribly wrong, and his hopes are
shattered…until a mysterious figure knocks on his door at midnight,
bearing a message: the Island is in peril and Skandar must answer its
call. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Skandar is thrust into a world of epic sky battles, dangerous clashes with
wild unicorns, and rumors of a shadowy villain amassing a unicorn army. And
the closer Skandar grows to his newfound friends and community of riders,
the harder it becomes to keep his secrets—especially when he discovers their
lives may all be in graver danger than he ever imagined.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">
I close my eyes, the creeping anxiety and fear is overwhelming and all too
real. </span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">As I said above, these are not normal unicorns they are vicious and
elemental. I <i>love</i> elemental magic and this book uses it perfectly.
I liked that the power of the magic came with the bond to the unicorns
too, and it was dependant on their control of their unicorn. This really
mixed some of the best elements of <i>Eragon </i>+ magic school and it
worked so well for me. The world was cleverly created; it was great seeing
it set in the UK, but also within a fantasy setting. The school is amazing
and my only gripe was that I wanted to see more of it. It made me wish
Skandar had an easier time in the school so we as the reader could enjoy
it more with him. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The descriptions were beautiful and I felt like I could picture
everything.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> I will say that Skandar's decisions weren't always the best, but I
love his three friends and I feel like they kept him grounded (no pun
intended!). Mitchell, Bobby, and Flo were so sweet and the way their
relationships grow and thrive throughout the book is great to see. Skandar's
relationship to his sister was one of the most heartwarming sibling dynamics
I've seen in a middle-grade and it made my heart happy. I also didn't really
see the twist coming at the end, and it's definitely a story I want to
continue. Sure, it had a lot of tropes, but I feel like they
worked well together and made me really enjoy the story.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>15. <i>Last Argument of Kings </i>by Joe Abercrombie </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoT1n7w2EhxE5kpGevbJTHvmBRsLeRbiloRIf4mz0SPLxvLcwoctnnHVkp3PgxbmDJHfPLv0z-hNt5EbYdGI1UX9qD-lHFlBhmLExjtmFFD5dBAPxcS0jMd6jYe8oIOtbf331tU-v4QnKRHVe7VzprtEMZG_VJN1apkiqw10Tug62cdEZwgk8bzLd/s475/lastargument.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="308" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoT1n7w2EhxE5kpGevbJTHvmBRsLeRbiloRIf4mz0SPLxvLcwoctnnHVkp3PgxbmDJHfPLv0z-hNt5EbYdGI1UX9qD-lHFlBhmLExjtmFFD5dBAPxcS0jMd6jYe8oIOtbf331tU-v4QnKRHVe7VzprtEMZG_VJN1apkiqw10Tug62cdEZwgk8bzLd/w129-h200/lastargument.jpg" width="129" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Prompt: </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Demonology - Book compared to your favourite </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is the final book in <i>The First Law </i>trilogy. I gave the first
two books 5 stars and, as you can see, I felt much the same about this
final book. I cannot believe how much I ended up loving this trilogy; I
didn't have particularly high expectations going in, but now Abercrombie
is one of my favourite fantasy authors. I won't say too much about the
plot of this book, but I will say that I loved the direction the story
went. It was perfectly paced and not once did it feel like I needed more
or less. There is so much I didn't see coming at all: Frost & Severard
and the Bankers especially. I was so happy to be right when the moment
with Quai happened, because I knew something had been different in the
previous book. I loved seeing West and Glokta's plans come together; it
was the exact sort of genius and intrigue that I felt when I first read
<i>Game of Thrones</i>. Logan's storyline and fights were extremely
satisfying to see, and it was interesting to see how Jezal changed. I
wish we'd had a little more from Ferro's character in this one, but I
still loved her. I'm also surprisingly happy with how Ardee's story ended.
Bayaz is still my least favourite character, but then, he's kind of meant
to be. My absolute favourite chapter was the one where we were constantly
switching POV's and each sentence was the same as the next paragraph; it
worked so well to build tension and I loved every second of it. Overall,
because this is a grim dark fantasy, with extremely morally grey
characters, I knew none of them would change much, but it was actually
satisfying to see where they all ended up. None of them were good in the
end, but I still rooted for them throughout the trilogy, and it's a very
good author that can bring his characters full circle, but still leave the
reader satisfied. A fantastic series and I'll definitely be continuing on
with his other books set in this world.</span></span>
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<b><span style="color: #ff0090; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>16. <i>Good Girls Don't </i>by Mara Wilson </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★.5</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncPB7GOS3y8UvT4-fte0ww4h2jpjoMTmnROq4__KP3ATk0OHBtksIVrs09fONjZLESFiDxbC1DEtrg7Jun7z9ggGgREyA6-GZzU6-gKKJDiK7CAaK_xQoV2uaGL9rCu1fdXluEgVDY8MqJoeuKYRR1_KPjYDFlyjrtjO2CM22t6AkjVaR8h4qV3Bi/s340/goodgirlsdont.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="255" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncPB7GOS3y8UvT4-fte0ww4h2jpjoMTmnROq4__KP3ATk0OHBtksIVrs09fONjZLESFiDxbC1DEtrg7Jun7z9ggGgREyA6-GZzU6-gKKJDiK7CAaK_xQoV2uaGL9rCu1fdXluEgVDY8MqJoeuKYRR1_KPjYDFlyjrtjO2CM22t6AkjVaR8h4qV3Bi/w150-h200/goodgirlsdont.jpg" width="150" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">A few years ago, I read Mara Wilson's <i>Where am I Now? </i>and it was
one of my favourite books of the year. In this short
non-fiction, </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Mara Wilson navigates the good-girl-versus-bad-girl tropes from early
childhood through adolescence and teen life. <i>Good Girls Don’t </i>is a
coming-of-age memoir that bravely examines both the friendships Wilson
formed as a child actor in Hollywood and the complex family relationships
that shaped her. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Looking back on her experiences on and off the set of notable
family-friendly films including <i>Matilda</i>, <i>Mrs. Doubtfire</i>,
<i>Miracle on 34th Street</i>, and <i>A Simple Wish</i>, Wilson shares the
challenges and joys of growing up in the public eye while enduring the
very personal grief of losing her mother to cancer when she was just
eight. She describes periods of acting out to assuage her own sadness, as
her contentious grandmother stepped in and her hardworking, grief-stricken
father grappled with raising a young daughter and her four siblings.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is going to be short review for a short book. Having read her first
book, this really builds upon some of the experiences she talked about
previously. I love how brutally honest and raw she is when she talks
about not just her acting career, but about the experiences she had as
both a grieving child and as a girl/woman navigating the world we live in.
Since this is so short, I won't say too much, but I will say that this was
extremely powerful and I wish I'd had something like this to read as a
teenager to help me navigate the world and feel less alone. Overall, a
very impactful and quick read.</span></span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">And those are all the books I read in April! I'm pretty happy considering how busy I was with work last month. I also read half of <i>The Shadow of What Was Lost </i>by James Islington and I'm a bit disappointed I didn't get to the whole trilogy this month, so that's my priority for the coming month instead! How did your April go? Have you read any of the books mentioned above?</span></span></p>
Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-12370204076381386582023-04-30T13:03:00.001-07:002023-04-30T13:09:25.221-07:00May TBR | 2023<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span
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>Hello and welcome to another TBR! May has come around so quickly. This
month I won't be participating in any readathons, however, I'm still hoping
to read a fair few books. My TBR is shorter this month so I can get to a few
chunky fantasies that I didn't get to last month, and to give me some
breathing room, because my job is about to get extremely busy and I'm going
to have less time for reading, sadly! </span
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>My main plan is to read at least one series to completion this month and to
then read some books that have been on my TBR a while.</span
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>So, without further ado, here's my May TBR:</span
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<div>1. <i>An Echo of Things to Come </i>by James Islington</div>
<div>2. <i>The Light of All That Falls </i>by James Islington</div>
<div>3. <i>Lost in the Moment and Found </i>by Seanan McGuire</div>
<div>4. <i>Pet Sematary </i>by Stephen King</div>
<div>5. <i>Tyler Johnson Was Here </i>by Jay Coles</div>
<div>6. <i>Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? </i>by Julie Smith</div>
<div>7. <i>Light Years </i>by Kass Morgan</div>
<div>8. <i>Supernova </i>by Kass Morgan</div>
<div>9. <i>Britt-Marie Was Here </i>by Fredrik Backman</div>
<div>10. <i>Anna K </i>by Jenny Lee</div>
<div>11. <i>Daisy Jones and the Six </i>by Taylor Jenkins Reid</div>
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>So that's my TBR for May! </span
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>Let me know what you're reading and if you've read any of these books.
Also, are you participating in any readathons this month? Let me know if you
are!</span
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Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-71904509764151437062023-04-08T05:25:00.004-07:002023-04-26T13:28:44.712-07:00March Wrap-Up | 2023<p>
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Welcome to my March Wrap-Up! It's been a while, but I'm hoping to post more
in the next couple of months. As I'm writing this, I'm actually travelling
for work again, and will hopefully get some reading done on the
journey. I'm pretty happy with how much I read this month; I got
through quite a few backlist books too.<b>
Overall, I read 18 books which totalled 6588 pages.</b></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> So, without further ado, here are my reviews and ratings for the
month!</span>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b>1. <i>Last Time I Lied </i>by Riley Sager </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★★</b></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is the fifth Riley Sager book I've read and he is definitely one of
the adult thriller writers I enjoy the most, although my favourite is
still easily <i>Home Before Dark.</i> This book however, starts
f</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">ifteen years ago, where summer camper Emma Davis watched sleepily as her
three cabin mates snuck out of their cabin in the dead of night. The last
she (and anyone) saw of them was - vian closing the cabin door behind
her, hushing Emma with a finger pressed to her lips. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Now a rising star in the NYC art scene, Emma turns her past into
paintings. They catch the attention of Francesca Harris-White, the
socialite and wealthy owner of the very same Camp Nightingale - and when
Francesca implores Emma to return to the camp as a painting counsellor,
Emma sees an opportunity to find closure and move on. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Yet, it is immediately clear that all is not right at Camp Nightingale.
Already haunted by surfacing memories, Emma is suddenly plagued by a
security camera pointed directly at her cabin, mounting mistrust from
Francesca, and, most disturbing of all, cryptic clues Vivian apparently
left behind about the camp's twisted origins. And as history begins to
repeat itself and three girls go missing again, Emma must face threats
from both man and nature in order to uncover all the buried secrets -
including what really happened all those years ago.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I have some mixed feelings about this book, but overall I did really enjoy
it. I adored the final twist at the very end and it definitely brought it up
from a 3 star to a 4 star. Although I loved the twist, I do think the pacing
was a bit off and I think it came too late. I loved the flashback scenes and
the diary, but the rest of the present day moments were a little boring and
I felt like Sager stacked up all the red herrings to happen one after the
other, right at the end of the story. If things had been more spread out, it
might have felt more interesting from earlier on. Although the final twist
was amazing (and just what I wanted), because it was at the very end, I felt
like we didn't get quite enough time to process it and it left me with some
bigger questions that never got answered. One of the things that Sager did
well though was the characters; they were all very interesting and he made
sure I didn't trust anyone at all. Overall, not my favourite Sager book, but
definitely up there as a brilliantly written thriller.</span>
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<span><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>2. <i>An Absolutely Remarkable Thing </i>by Hank Green
(re-read) </b></span></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★★.5</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">For those who don't know, I am a huge Vlogbrothers fan, and have been
since I saw one of their videos in 2009/2010. I've read all of John
Green's books and I first read this book by Hank when it was originally
released. I decided it was time to re-read it so I could finally finish
off this duology. This is Hank Green's debut novel and it's an Adult/New
Adult sci-fi following twenty-three-year-old April May and the day the
Carls appeared. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Roaming through New York City at three AM, she stumbles across a giant
sculpture. Delighted by its appearance and craftsmanship - like a
ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armour - April and her
best friend, Andy, make a video with it, which Andy uploads to YouTube. The
next day, April wakes up to a viral video and a new life. News quickly
spreads that there are Carls in dozens of cities around the world - from
Beijing to Buenos Aires - and April, as their first documentarian, finds
herself at the centre of an intense international media
spotlight. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Seizing the opportunity to make her mark on the world, April now has to
deal with the consequences her new particular brand of fame has on her
relationships, her safety, and her own identity. And all eyes are on April
to figure out not just what the Carls are, but what they want from
us.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I gave this book a 4 star when I first read it, but on re-read I've
decided to raise the star rating. Hank Green is a brilliant writer. This
book is like another <i>Ready Player One</i>, with the clues and easter
eggs, but it's also such an interesting commentary on fame and how social
media is used to change both people and ideas. April May is an unlikable
character and, weirdly, I like that about her. She's very up front about
making bad decisions and making good decisions for all the wrong reasons.
Her friends are incredible and I love the characters of Robin, Andy, and
Miranda; it's strange though because we only ever see them from the
perspective of April and she's so focused on herself that it's amazing we
see much of how interesting these side characters are (which I think is
testament to Hank Green's writing). I love the puzzles and clues within
the Dream, and I like that the mystery of the Carls isn't something easy
and wrapped up. The fact that the Carls themselves are present, but not
really the focus of the story really emphasises the books focus on
humanity rather than aliens. It's also worth saying that Hank Green
is also not afraid to go there with his characters (see Chapter
Twenty-Three). </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I appreciated the diversity the book included too.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">In the final 100 pages, I couldn't put the book down because so much was
happening. The pacing was amazing, and the scenes that showed the videos and
livestreams made me feel as though I was really there. Overall, this is a
brilliant addition to the sci-fi genre and I highly recommend it for fans of
<i>Ready Player One</i>.</span>
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<span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><b>3. <i>The House Across the Lake </i>by Riley Sager </b></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★.5</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This was the only book I had left by Riley Sager that I hadn't read yet
so I thought I'd finish off his backlist and catch-up. However, I'm sad to
say that I was sorely disappointed by this one. In this adult thriller, we
follow </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad
press, who has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house
in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of liquor,
she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple
who live in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing - a tech
innovator, Tom is rich; and a former model, Katherine is
gorgeous. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">One day on the lake, Casey saves Katherine from drowning, and the two
strike up a budding friendship. But the more they get to know each other -
and the longer Casey watches - it becomes clear that Katherine and Tom’s
marriage is not as perfect and placid as it appears. When Katherine
suddenly vanishes, Casey becomes consumed with finding out what happened
to her. </span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Okay, where to start with this one? The first thing I'll say is that the
writing is still good despite the plot. I like Sager's writing a lot,
although I've only ever loved two of his books. I also liked the isolated
lake setting and the descriptions of the area. However, that's probably
the only good thing I do have to say. The majority of the plot in this one
was quite boring; it was just a lot of Casey sitting, drinking, spying
(very <i>Woman in the Window </i>vibes), and not really anything else.
Casey herself is quite an unlikable, but equally boring character, and her
unreliable narration wasn't really handled in the best way (especially
because it linked to one of the major plot points of the book that I
guessed quite early on). However, the thing that </span><i style="font-size: 14px;">really </i><span style="font-size: 14px;">dragged this book down for me was the supernatural aspect. One of the
most interesting parts of reading a thriller is the guessing as a reader,
but can you really guess literally anything if something supernatural
comes in out of nowhere? It completely changed the genre of the book and
it absolutely isn't what I read Sager's books for. In fact, his toying
with the supernatural is one of the reasons I loved</span><i style="font-size: 14px;"> Home Before Dark </i><span style="font-size: 14px;">so much, but in this book, it felt a bit cheap and very unrealistic.
Disregarding that aspect, t</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">he twists weren't great and I would've been much more interested if it had
gone in a more realistic direction. Unfortunately, this wasn't for me, but
if you're looking for a more supernatural thriller then you could always try
this one. I'll be picking up Sager's next book, but only after reading the
reviews this time.</span>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b>4. <i>Buffy, Volume 3: From Beneath You </i>by Jordie Bellaire </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This is the third volume in the <i>Buffy </i>reboot comic series by Jordie
Bellaire. If you read my reviews of the first two volumes, you'll know that
I adored the art in the first volume, but then they changed artist for the
second volume and I didn't like it at all. Unfortunately, this still has the
same art problems I had with the second volume, so that really dragged it
down for me. The character's expressions all looked goofy (even in serious
scenes), and it was sometimes impossible to tell which character was meant
to be who. When Anya turned up, I didn't even recognise her. The story
itself is a bit weird and jarring, but I'm not mad about the direction it's
going in. One thing this series was always going to struggle with is
re-imagining characters that we know so well from the show, so it's hard to
tell when someone does something out of characters, if it's intentional or a
mistake. I'm going to read the <i>Hellmouth </i>crossover with <i>Angel</i>,
but I'm not 100% sure that I'm going to continue this series overall sadly.
I adore <i>Buffy</i>, but this series just doesn't have the same vibes as
the show that I know and love.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">5</span><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">.</span><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">Angel, Volume 2: City of Demons </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">by Bryan Edward Hill </span></span></b><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★★</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I'm happy and surprised to say that I'm really enjoying the
<i>Angel </i>reboot series far more than the <i>Buffy </i>one. Although not
a whole lot happened in this volume, it was still very enjoyable. I really
like seeing Gunn and Fred's characters and how they interest with
Spike. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Gunn's backstory is actually more interesting than it was in the original
show. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I also really like the role Wolfram & Hart are playing. And, oh my god,
we get to see my favourite character of all time from <i>Angel</i>, which is
of course, Lorne. Overall, this was a nice addition to the series and I much
prefer the artists in this one.</span>
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b>6. <i>Buffy & Angel: Hellmouth </i>by Jordie Bellaire </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This is a crossover event in the <i>Buffy/Angel </i>reboot series and oh
boy did this fall flat. Not only did a whole lot of this not make any sense
at all, we had the same art problem as previous issues where I couldn't tell
who anyone was in the final fight. The Big Bad was a completely random
two-dimensional evil and nothing like the Big Bad's of the TV show; there
was no depth and no overall motive or point. Also, nothing really happened
in this volume, it was just Buffy and Angel travelling through the Hellmouth
and then a few pages of fighting. Also, starting a multiverse when you
haven't even established the current characters and universe yet - just
why? Is Bellaire already bored with the wealth of characters and new
backstories she has to play with already? Honestly, the whole thing was kind
of a mess and it's actually put me off continuing this series, which I'm
really disappointed about.</span>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b>7. <i>The Greek Myths </i>by Robert Graves </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★.5</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><i>The Greek Myths </i>was originally written by Robert Graves in 1955 and
his version and commentary on the Greek Myths still holds up to this day.
This is a compendium of short stories of the Greek Myths and e</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">ach myth is presented in the voice of a narrator writing under the
Antonines with citations of the classical sources, making it a very easy
read for someone new to the myths.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">While I knew a lot of the myths thanks to popular culture and retellings,
it was very interesting to read Graves' tellings of the original stories.
It was very easy to read and enjoyable to learn about so many of the myths
that I hadn't really heard about. My main issue with the Greek Myths
themselves is how confusing they often are, with names being used
interchangeably and the timeline not being obvious. However, I think this
a good introduction to the stories, but I probably wouldn't recommend
reading them all back-to-back as I did, because it did become confusing
and slightly repetitive at times. It also doesn't have many details in the
narrative itself. The main takeaway from this book is that Zeus was a
terrible being and so many of the stories you think you know probably have
different endings than you expect. Overall, an enjoyable read, and I'd
like to read more versions of the myths that have more detail and
narrative flow. .</span></span>
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<span style="color: #ed7245; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b>8. <i>A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor </i>by Hank Green </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ed7245; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★★.5</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This is the sequel and final book in sci-fi duology called <i>The Carls</i>. As you know, I re-read the first book earlier this month and adored it
again on re-read. I'm happy to say that the sequel also lived up to the
hype. I won't talk about the blurb as it would definitely spoil the first
book. However, we do pick up a few months after the previous book ended and
we get to follow multiple characters' points of view. I loved how much more
we got to see of previous side characters in this one. Miranda's
point-of-view was especially interesting and I always wanted to get back to
her story, especially when we got some epic plot twists that I didn't see
coming. Andy's development was also incredible, and the psychology behind
him and Carl's influence was very well done. Hank Green is so good at
writing a story that actually means something and resonates with the world
and people who reads his books without sounding like he's only doing it to
sound good; you can tell he actually cares about the topics he writes about,
whether it's race, the impact of social media, or global warming. The ending
and climax were epic and I couldn't stop reading when I reached the final
100 pages. This was heartbreaking yet heart-warming, and a beautifully
written novel that deserves the love it gets. I do think I preferred the
first one in some respects, but honestly they're on pretty even footing with
which one I prefer overall. Definitely pick this up if you enjoyed the first
book.</span>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b> 9. <i>All the Light We Cannot See </i>by Anthony Doerr </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★★</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I remember when this book was incredibly popular on Booktube in about 2015
and everyone was raving about it. This is an historical fiction set during
the Second World War, following a blind French girl named Marie-Laure, and
an orphan German boy called Werner who joins the Hitler Youth. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her
father works as the master of the locks. Her father builds a perfect
miniature of their Paris neighbourhood so she can memorise it by touch and
navigate the real streets with her feet and cane. When she is twelve, the
German Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel
of Saint-Malo on the Brittany coast, where Marie-Laure’s agoraphobic
reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry
what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel. I</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">n a mining town in Germany, the orphan Werner Pfennig grows up with his
younger sister, Jutta, both enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings
them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner
becomes an master at building and fixing these crucial new radios, a talent
that wins him a place at an elite and brutal military academy and,
ultimately, makes him a highly specialised tracker of the Resistance. The
story Illuminates the ways, against all odds, that people try to be good to
one another.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This was a haunting yet beautifully written story. I thought this would
end up reading very slowly, but it was quite a quick read and my intrigue
was always high throughout. I love the puzzle boxes that Marie-Laure's
father always left her, and I adored her uncle and their relationship. I
also felt like the representation of her blindness was very well done. Not
once was it viewed as something that needed to be fixed or changed; she
was able to navigate the world in such clever ways. Meanwhile, Werner's
story was fascinating. You can see how young German boys were taught and
brutalised to believe their way was the right way. Seeing young children
speaking out and seeing that certain things were just wrong was amazing to
see and Frederick's story was absolutely heartbreaking. The alternating
chapters also really kept me hooked and I was constantly wanting to go to
the past or the future to find out what would happen next. Given that this
is a World War II story, I knew the ending would be sad and, while it was,
it was also poignant and heartwarming to see what happens to these
characters even after the war itself. This was probably one of the best
historical fiction books I've read in a long time, especially because it
felt like the war wasn't the main focus of the story - the main focus was
the characters and how the impacted different parts of their
lives. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><b>10. <i>The Day of the Triffids </i>by John Wyndham </b></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★</b></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">This is a classic sci-fi/dystopian that I've been meaning to read for so
many years. When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's
population blind, Bill Masen - one of the lucky few to keep his sight -
finds himself trapped in a London jammed with sightless mobs who prey on
those who can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted
alike. With nobody to stop them, the Triffids - walking carnivorous plants
with lethal stingers - rise up as humanity stumbles and falls.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">I definitely enjoyed the first half of this book far more than the
latter. The first 100 pages or so really sets the scene and draws the
reader in with so many questions. The notion of most of the world becoming
blind is terrifying and Wyndham doesn't shy away from the brutal reality
of what could happen. The triffids themselves interested me the most
though, which is also why I enjoyed the first half of the book where we
were finding out so much more about them. I will say that this book is
incredible for its' time; this is truly one of the first
dystopian/apocalyptic books that shows not just the disaster, but also the
aftermath and how people have to live with the new world. I was pretty
disappointed with the amount of sexism throughout, but given that it was
written in the 1950's, it's not altogether surprising, sadly. The ending
was also a little anticlimactic for me, but overall, it's a well written
classic that I'd recommend to sci-fi fans.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>11. <i>Beyond the Wand </i>by Tom Felton </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★★</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">When I heard Tom Felton had brought our an autobiography, I really wanted
to pick it up. I always find the lives of child actors interesting because
it's so drastically different from my own life. From Borrower to wizard,
Tom Felton's adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame
saw him catapulted into the limelight aged just twelve when he landed the
iconic role of Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Speaking with candour and his own trademark humour, Tom shares his
experience of growing up on screen and as part of the wizarding world for
the very first time. He tells all about his big break, what filming was
really like and the lasting friendships he made during ten years as part of
the franchise, as well as the highs and lows of fame and the reality of
navigating adult life after filming finished.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I really appreciated the honesty that came through in this book. Felton
doesn't shy away from the more serious and darker moments, nor the ones that
might not paint him in the best light. He has some wonderful messages about
mental health, healing from substance abuse, feminism, and dealing with fame
at a young age. He talks about everyone with such respect and h</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">is early acting career was incredibly interesting to read about. I
particularly enjoyed hearing about how so many adult actors helped the child
actors throughout the films (liked Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman,
and Maggie Smith). I do wish we could've heard more stories from his tie
acting, but I appreciate that Felton can only share so much. Overall, this
was wonderfully heartwarming book and well worth a read if you're a fan of
this actor.</span>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>12. <i>Havenfall </i>by Sara Holland </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★★</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I am happy to say that I was pleasantly surprised by this YA fantasy. In
all honesty, I hadn't heard much about it, but I have read
<i>Everless </i>by the same author and just found it okay. This book is
set</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> deep in the mountains of Colorado where the Inn at Havenfall, a
sanctuary that connects ancient worlds - each with their own magic -
together. For generations, the inn has protected all who seek refuge
within its walls, and any who disrupt the peace can never
return. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">For Maddie Morrow, summers at the inn are more than a chance to experience
this magic first-hand. Havenfall is an escape from reality, where her mother
sits on death row accused of murdering Maddie's brother. It's where Maddie
fell in love with handsome Fiorden soldier Brekken. And it's where one day
she hopes to inherit the role of Innkeeper from her beloved
uncle. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But this summer, the impossible happens - a dead body is found, shattering
everything the inn stands for. With Brekken missing, her uncle gravely
injured, and a dangerous creature on the loose, Maddie suddenly finds
herself responsible for the safety of everyone in Havenfall. She'll do
anything to uncover the truth, even if it means working together with an
alluring new staffer Taya, who seems to know more than she's letting on. As
dark secrets are revealed about the inn itself, one thing becomes clear to
Maddie - no one can be trusted, and no one is safe.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I was hesitant at the start of the book because it begins with a
textbook-like description of the 4 realms that felt a little bit like
info-dumping. However, the worlds were fascinating enough that and the
writing was compelling from the first proper chapter that I was happy to
forgive that. The worldbuilding throughout the book was beautifully done. We
don't even go to these worlds, yet I feel like I can picture them all
clearly. The inn itself as a setting was also described perfectly and every
time I picked up the book to read it, I felt the cosiness and atmosphere
that made me feel at home. Also the whodunnit mystery aspect of the book
worked well with the small location. Maddie herself was only a slightly
frustrating teenage character; the majority of her choices made sense, and
the ones that didn't felt more like a teenager messing up than the sometimes
heavy-handed mistakes we see a of of YA characters making. I did see the
twist coming about 150 pages into the book, but the ending was so well done
that I didn't mind at all. I loved Graylin and Willow, it felt like I'd
known them for years by the end of the book. One thing that did frustrate me
a little was that we heard about all these wonderful fantasy worlds, but we
didn't get to see any of them. I know that's kind of the point, but it also
felt a bit teasing to describe them all and never see them. This was
definitely a book I didn't expect much from, but I'm probably going to buy
the sequel immediately and read it. A fantastic and very unique YA fantasy
with believable situations and characters, and a beautiful atmosphere.</span>
</p>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>13. <i>The Golem and the Djinni </i>by Helene Wecker </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★★</b></span></span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I'm happy to say that this book took me by surprise. I'd heard relatively
good things about it, but I wasn't sure if the genre would be for me. This
historical fantasy primarily follows two characters: Chava and
Ahmad. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a disgraced
rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic. When her master, the husband
who commissioned her, dies at sea on the voyage from Poland, she is unmoored
and adrift as the ship arrives in New York in 1899. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Ahmad is a djinni, a being of fire, born in the ancient Syrian desert.
Trapped in an old copper flask by a Bedouin wizard centuries ago, he is
released accidentally by a tinsmith in a Lower Manhattan shop. Though he is
no longer imprisoned, Ahmad is not entirely free – an unbreakable band of
iron binds him to the physical world. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The Golem and the Djinni become unlikely friends whose tenuous attachment
challenges their opposing natures.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Helene Wecker is a fantastic writer and weaves a complicated and beautiful
story; it's a very gentle, thoughtful book focused on people and their
natures. Because of this it's a very character-driven story, so if you enjoy
that then definitely look into this book. The way Wecker explores Chava's
nature and understanding of herself, with the contract to Ahmad's
self-assured almost arrogance works incredibly well. I adored the backstory
we got from multiple characters that slowly interweaved their stories
together. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The side characters were just as interesting and well-developed as the two
main characters and I found myself loving and hating many of them in equal
measure. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I also loved Wecker's exploration of historic New York and the lives of
immigrants (especially the Jewish and Syrian people) at the turn of the
twentieth century and how their cultures lived. I will say that the e</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">nding was slightly weaker than the rest of the book, but it was still good
overall. Honestly, this book just surprised me so much and I'm really happy
I ended up picking it up this month. </span>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>14. <i>The Song of Achilles </i>by Madeline Miller </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is definitely one of the most beloved books in the online book
community and, while I did enjoy it, I think I actually preferred Circe by
the same author. <i>The Song of Achilles </i>is the retelling of the Greek
myth of Achilles, but particularly relating to relationship with
Patroclus. </span><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Patroclus is an awkward young prince that has been exiled to the court of
King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences,
Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men
skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into
something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a
cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been
kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfil his destiny.
Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little
knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold
dear.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This mostly follows the romance between these two characters and I will say
that I was invested in the relationship and loved seeing how it was built
over time. This is probably why I enjoyed the first 200 pages of this a lot
more than the latter part of the book; seeing the relationship build was a
lot more interesting to me than the fighting and war scenes which I found
became slightly repetitive. It was wonderful to see Miller actually show the
relationship to be romantic, as it's occasionally depicted. Patroclus was
such an awkward yet sweet character, and that definitely make it hard to
read near the end of the book where we see Achilles start to change. I
especially loved how they saved the women during the war and their
friendships. Honestly, not a lot happens throughout this story, but I kind
of enjoyed the slow pace and learning about the Gods of the past. I think
one reason this didn't get a very high rating from me was because everyone
always says they <i>sobbed </i>at the end of the book, but because I already
knew the ending, it really didn't hit me as hard as other people. The ending
is, of course, heartbreaking, but I still found it to be the weakest part of
the book as a whole, and I feel like it was banking on the heartbreak to
pull it up. Overall, a well-written and beautiful tale, but I think I just
enjoyed the story of Circe more.</span>
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>15. <i>Final Girls </i>by Mira Grant </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I adored Mira Grant's <i>Into the Drowning Deep</i>, and I also love all of
Seanan McGuire's other works (if you didn't know, Mira Grant is Seanan
McGuire's pen name for her horror books). This adult horror novella sounded
so like <i>Black Mirror </i>that I had to pick it up. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Dr. Jennifer Webb has invented proprietary virtual reality technology
that purports to heal psychological wounds by running clients through
scenarios straight out of horror movies and nightmares. In a carefully
controlled environment, with a medical cocktail running through their
veins, sisters might develop a bond they’ve been missing their whole
lives—while running from the bogeyman through a simulated forest. But…can
real change come so easily? </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Esther Hoffman doubts it. Esther has spent her entire journalism career
debunking pseudoscience, after phoney regression therapy ruined her father’s
life. She’s determined to unearth the truth about Dr. Webb’s budding
company. Dr. Webb’s willing to let her, of course, for reasons of her own.
What better advertisement could she get than that of a convinced sceptic?
But Esther’s not the only one curious about how this technology works. Enter
real-world threats just as frightening as those created in the lab. Dr. Webb
and Esther are at odds, but they may also be each other’s only hope of
survival.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I ended up giving this 3 stars but it's probably closer to 2.5. As always,
Grant's writing was brilliant and I do think she excels at showing snapshots
of people's lives so clearly. I really loved the concept and I enjoyed where
the story was going, however, I really feel like this would've benefited
from being a whole novel rather than a novella. It felt like a huge section
was missing from the middle, with them going from virtual reality back into
the real world very quickly. I also wished we'd seen more of Jennifer and
Esther's friendship growing. The zombie aspect was a little bit boring to me
too; unfortunately it's just not something that really interests me in media
as much as it used to. I also felt like the 'villain' was equal parts
stereotypical and unbelievable. I don't want to say too much more with it
being such a short book, but if you're a fan of <i>Black Mirror </i>and
zombie horror then you'd probably enjoy this one.</span>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>16. <i>Before They Are Hanged </i>by Joe Abercrombie </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★★★</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I am happy to say that I enjoyed this much just as much, if not more than
the first book in the series. This is the sequel to
<i>The Blade Itself </i>and the second book in the <i>First Law </i>series,
primarily following Glokta, Jezal, and Logen. However, in this book we get
more time with a few other characters as well. I won't go too much into the
plot of this one as I don't want to spoil anything. I still love Glokta's
sarcastic yet intelligent commentary and the fact that he was so separate
from the other characters in this one made his chapters very interesting. I
particularly enjoyed seeing his scheming pay off. West became even more
intriguing in this one and seeing all the battles from his perspective was
equal parts fascinating and frustrating. I <i>hated </i>Prince Ladisla
throughout and I agreed with everything West felt on him</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">. </span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I will say that Bayaz's group was definitely the slowest plot-wise and not
that much happened altogether except for character development, which
definitely made their journey worth it. I'm very interested to see if that
character development actually sticks after this book too after what
happened near the end. I will say that I really distrust Bayaz and I'm
really interested to see what his story really is. One thing I missed in
this book was Ardee - we just didn't see enough of her! I'm hoping that'll
change in the sequel though. A character that really surprised me in this
book was Dogman; he's genuinely become one of my favourite characters.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Abercrombie does a brilliant job of showing the intricacies of the politics
in his world and how people interest with one another. I particularly like
that we don't get the perspective of the people in charge, but rather those
alongside it. And, similar to the first book, h</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">e also doesn't shy away from the brutalities</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> and moral greyness of his 'heroes'.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> He's also great at worldbuilding overall without bogging down the
book in description. Overall, this was an incredible addition to this world
and I'm already very excited to pick up the final book in this trilogy.
Abercrombie is fast becoming a favourite author.. </span>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b>17. <i>Grave Mercy </i>by Robin LaFevers </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★★</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I've had this book on my TBR for years; it was so popular on Booktube in
2012. I'm happy to say that I did enjoy it overall, but it was a very
middle-of-the-road YA fantasy for me and I think it suffers from me reading
it after reading so many other YA books from this era. In this one, we
follow s</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">eventeen-year-old Ismae who escapes from the brutality of an arranged
marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the
sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death
Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts - and a violent destiny. If
she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and
serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy
the lives of others. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Ismae’s most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of
Brittany - where she finds herself woefully under prepared - not only for
the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she
must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who,
against her will, has stolen her heart?</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">To be fair, I think this book is actually fantastic for its time and it
thankfully doesn't have a lot of the tropes that 2012 YA fantasy were
abundant in (i.e., love triangle). However, the storyline itself was quite
predictable in every way. I knew exactly how the romance would go, who was
behind the plot with the Duchess, and even some of the things about Mortain
about halfway through the book. The two main characters were interesting.
The main love interest was actually done very well, but I wish him and Ismae
could have spent more time together talking about things other than politics
to get to know each other better. The romance itself was well done though
and definitely didn't feel like insta-love, which I always appreciate. Ismae
herself was a good character, although I wish she didn't withhold
information as often as she did, because it just caused inconveniences in
the plot that could have been obviously avoided. The worldbuilding was
probably the weakest part of the book as a whole; I struggled to get a good
picture of where things were in the world and who certain people were in
relation to each other. As I said above, this book mostly suffers from me
having read a lot of similar YA fantasy books, so it just didn't feel like
anything new; however, I think it's a great book for anyone new to YA
fantasy or someone who wants a fun read in the genre without expecting
anything too groundbreaking.</span>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>18. <i>Phoenix Flame </i>by Sara Holland </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>★★.5</b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is the sequel to <i>Havenfall</i>, that I read earlier this month, and
the final book in the duology. After finishing <i>Havenfall </i>I knew I
needed to pick up the sequel relatively quickly because I really enjoyed the
story and wanted to tie up the short series. However, as you can tell by my
star rating, I was a bit disappointed in this one. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">As normal, I won't say too much about the synopsis as it would spoil the
first book. Unfortunately, I feel like this book really suffered from being
too short. There were so many characters that we barely got to spend time
with and I felt like we just skipped from one plot point to the next with
very little breathing room. I wanted to see so much more of Taya and
especially Marcus since he was so absent in the first book. Also, we have so
little time with Maddie's parents that all their relationships just felt
very weird. I loved that we got to see another world, but then the magic
systems never felt fully explained - how did they recreate a whole suit of
armour? And the book ended with a ton of unanswered questions - what
happened in Solaria with Taya? What happened to Brekken? Where was SP
keeping her mom if humans can't go to other worlds? And the romance just
ended up feeling pointless because it kind of went nowhere? The book
would've been pretty much the same without it. Overall, this duology is such
a promising concept and I really enjoyed the first book. However, it
probably would've either been better as a standalone, or a more extended
series where the world was gradually built up over time. Sad to say I didn't
enjoy this one more. </span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">And those were the books I read in March! Let me know if you've read
any of these books and what you thought of them. Hope you all have a
good April.</span></span>
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Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-20470827693673296632023-03-27T05:05:00.003-07:002023-03-27T05:05:47.409-07:00April TBR | 2023 Feat. Orilium Magical Readathon<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">You'll notice that I didn't make a March TBR because I was travelling for work and then got COVID, but I'm very excited to get back to TBRs and show you what I want to read in April. Unfortunately, I will once again be travelling for work so that will definitely interrupt my reading in the first week. However, as most of you will know, April also means it's time for </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">the </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROcPDsqmurs&t=730s" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Magical Readathon</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> (hosted by G from BookRoast) which is back again, and one of my favourite readathons. I will be trying to fulfil all 14 prompts so this is a bit of a longer TBR and we'll just hope I manage it. I've been reading a lot this year so I'm hoping I'll be able to get to all of these books. My main plan is to read some series to completion this month and knock off some books that have been on my TBR a while.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">So, without further ado, here's my April TBR and the prompts they fulfil:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nWvgrddHQLsSOSf2sYRNehIDc8UBhbG8HGHv2xF_5ec1WFNwSP7e8LGwJf89CuMVt-3KLQjha4raofqlvumEYEjJVF9cbQ_LS5cSYBoqqTePzgkHTTaesovAunr4VX6Ot5TTUbWZmOJC9nuKwtVWh_r-B5uZe6S149CFpU1lQNdsV7xzA1RucVOr/s3779/PXL_20230327_110257383_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3779" data-original-width="2472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nWvgrddHQLsSOSf2sYRNehIDc8UBhbG8HGHv2xF_5ec1WFNwSP7e8LGwJf89CuMVt-3KLQjha4raofqlvumEYEjJVF9cbQ_LS5cSYBoqqTePzgkHTTaesovAunr4VX6Ot5TTUbWZmOJC9nuKwtVWh_r-B5uZe6S149CFpU1lQNdsV7xzA1RucVOr/w261-h400/PXL_20230327_110257383_2.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p></p><div>1. <i>Kill Joy </i>by Holly Jackson (Art of Illusion - Match clothes to a book colour)</div><div>2.<i> </i><i>A Good Girl's Guide to Murder </i>by Holly Jackson (Inscription - A book from your highest shelf) </div><div>3. <i>Good Girl, Bad Blood </i>by Holly Jackson (Restoration - Cover your eyes, shuffle, and point)</div><div>4. <i>As Good as Dead </i>by Holly Jackson (Artificery - Start with a snack)</div><div>5. <i>The Bridge </i>by Bill Konigsberg (Spells & Incantations - Target book length of 389-415 pages)</div><div>6. <i>Girl, Serpent, Thorn </i>by Melissa Bashardoust (Elemental Studies - Flowers on the cover)</div><div>7. <i>Only on the Weekends </i>by Dean Atta (Conjuration - A book recommended by a friend)</div><div>8. <i>Elder Race </i>by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Psionics & Divination - Clouds on the cover)</div><div>9. <i>Last Argument of Kings </i>by Joe Abercrombie (Animal Studies - Flip a coin for a <b>fiction</b> or non-fiction book)</div><div>10. <i>A Court of Silver Flames</i> by Sarah J. Maas (Alchemy - A book with a metal in the name)</div><div>11. <i>Grave Mercy </i>by Robin LaFevers (Shapeshifting - Wolf on the cover, title or author name)</div><div>12. <i>The Shadow of What Was Lost </i>by James Islington (Demonology - A book compared to your favourite)</div><div>13. <i>The Echo of Things to Come</i><i> </i>by James Islington (Astronomy - Two letter Es in the title)</div><div>14. <i>The Light of All That Falls</i><i> </i>by James Islington (Lore - A book with a map)</div><div><br /></div></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">So that's my TBR for April! </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Let me know what you're reading and if you've read any of these books. Also, are you participating in any readathons this month? Let me know if you are!</span></div></span>Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-62962081402998453722023-03-06T03:37:00.000-08:002023-03-06T03:37:46.366-08:00February Wrap-Up | 2023<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Welcome to my slightly late February Wrap-Up! As I'm writing this, I just got back from a work trip to Montreal (which was both unexpected and exciting). However, that means I haven't read much in the last week. I've also come back with COVID, so I sadly won't be making my usual March TBR post this month since I'm not really well enough to commit to anything. I might make a short TBR later in the month though if people want me to. I will say that I'm incredibly happy with how much I
read in February despite it being a shorter month. Overall, I read 18 books which totalled 6969 pages. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">So, without further ado, here are my reviews and ratings for the
month!</span>
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<b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">1. <i>Murder on the Christmas Express </i>by Alexandra Benedict </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfsL2NvxnLOoFWHzUjKg9nR7awmIwqj8zx-hQBWnNkm1INXsNBKOW1y67SctjXcgeCuMzsXay4PN9PvovYFFKaoNxlX1yTgwxvBA_DTDCJfyOlnFDxjStIrN6XUR4xaOC3u37m9sf0YIHabQWluPXwQapQT_UmCZMxNDIJ6Ii5Q5NqQLFCbQHBHEv/s2153/1.murder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="1400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfsL2NvxnLOoFWHzUjKg9nR7awmIwqj8zx-hQBWnNkm1INXsNBKOW1y67SctjXcgeCuMzsXay4PN9PvovYFFKaoNxlX1yTgwxvBA_DTDCJfyOlnFDxjStIrN6XUR4xaOC3u37m9sf0YIHabQWluPXwQapQT_UmCZMxNDIJ6Ii5Q5NqQLFCbQHBHEv/w130-h200/1.murder.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I know it's not Christmas, but my mum lent me this adult mystery/crime
book recently so I thought I'd better read it before next Christmas. This
book has: Eighteen passengers. Seven stops. One killer. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">In the early hours of Christmas Eve, the sleeper train to the Highlands is
derailed, along with the festive plans of its travellers. With the train
stuck in snow in the middle of nowhere, a killer stalks its carriages,
picking off passengers one by one. Those who sleep on the sleeper train may
never wake again. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Can former Met detective Roz Parker find the killer before they kill
again?</span>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">So, this book was an incredibly quick read. I read it in one evening
and it was compelling enough that I wanted to find out who the killer
was. I will say that the cover and description of the book are slightly
misleading, as I expected this to be far more of a cosy mystery with
Agatha Christie vibes. While it partially was that, it also covered some
very difficult topics unexpectedly and I didn't expect some of the
graphic descriptions; they felt a bit jarring and out-of-place with the
rest of the story. To add to that I will say huge trigger warnings for
rape, sexual assault, PTSD flashbacks, difficult childbirth, and death
of a parent. </span></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">For me, the sheer amount of modern-day references also pulled me out of the
story - maybe that's just a me thing, but when TikTok and brand names are
mentioned on every other page, I find it harder to immerse myself in the
story.</span>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The characters were quite interesting. Roz was a good detective, but I
found her snappy retorts occasionally irritating, even when I understood
where they were coming from. The rest of the characters weren't really
developed enough and I sometimes struggled to remember who was related
to who in moments when everyone was talking. I did enjoy seeing Roz's
relationship with her daughter and daughter-in-law, and when she met
someone on the train, it definitely became more interesting and I liked
their relationship. Another great thing about this book is that I
absolutely did not see the multiple twists coming at all and I'm very
happy with how the book ended in that way. I really appreciated that
even the red herrings were played out to have their own mysteries
attached to them as well. Overall, this was a fun murder mystery and I'd
definitely read more from this author, but I'd tread cautiously if any
of the trigger warnings apply to you!</span></span></span>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">2. <i>The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting </i>by Evanna Lynch </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeLCQEyzd0dzbESoLUSqVNTkC3bCGKmU1uQlVbhow7UW6xWFBkBRrT_aac_y6pulXr8E2lXEXRr7uMMJTrWTuw_2IRyKnvf1fgCVbEbiV-bUIMnoRjIK4FS-n-veB8toZUTTsEReoyESd3KEIKof08iW1uirT9bJkYjmfUsiTM2N_AFqfx1Ms4QxU/s400/2.opposite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeLCQEyzd0dzbESoLUSqVNTkC3bCGKmU1uQlVbhow7UW6xWFBkBRrT_aac_y6pulXr8E2lXEXRr7uMMJTrWTuw_2IRyKnvf1fgCVbEbiV-bUIMnoRjIK4FS-n-veB8toZUTTsEReoyESd3KEIKof08iW1uirT9bJkYjmfUsiTM2N_AFqfx1Ms4QxU/w134-h200/2.opposite.jpg" width="134" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">For those who don't know, Evanna Lynch has long been viewed as a role
model for people recovering from anorexia, as the story of her casting as
Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films grew to almost mythic proportions
- a tale of how she faced disordered eating as a young girl, found solace
in a beloved book series, and several years later landed the part of her
favourite character. But that is not the whole story. This is a
non-fiction memoir about Evanna's life and her journey with anorexia and
how it affected her life. E</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">vanna confronts all the complexities and contradictions within herself and
reveals how she began to conquer her self-hate while facing her fear of
leaving the neatness and safety of girlhood for the unpredictable journey of
being a woman.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">I always find it hard to review memoirs as I feel like I'm reviewing
someone's life, and I didn't really know what to expect going into it, but
Lynch has such a wonderful voice that comes through her writing, making the
entire book incredibly interesting to read. She tells the truthful and
gritty aspects of having anorexia, how it affected her own mental health and
her family, and how people are treated that suffer with the disorder. If
you've heard of Lynch's tale before, she clarifies in this book that her
recovery hasn't been a miracle that was cured by Harry Potter, far from it;
it's been a journey that she's undertaken every day of her life. She also
handles the delicate subject matter incredibly well, never mentioning
numbers and only talking about habits when their pertinent to the story
itself. I will say that if you've ever struggled with anorexia or a similar
eating disorder then maybe give this book a miss if you think you might find
it triggering (Lynch even says this early on in the book). However, I think
this was a very well written and brave memoir to publish and if you enjoy
that genre then I recommend picking this up.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">3. <i>The History of Bees </i>by Maja Lunde </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★.5</span></span></span></b></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. This is a mixture of
historical, contemporary, and dystopian fiction. We follow </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future,
weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees - and to
their children and one another - against the backdrop of an urgent, global
crisis. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">England, 1851. William is a biologist and seed merchant, who sets out to
build a new type of beehive-one that will give both him and his children
honour and fame; </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">United States, 2007. George is a beekeeper and fights an uphill battle
against modern farming, but hopes that his son can be their salvation; and
China</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">, 2098. Tao hand paints pollen onto the fruit trees now that the bees have
long since disappeared. When Tao's young son is taken away by the
authorities after a tragic accident - and is kept in the dark about his
whereabouts and condition - she sets out on a gruelling journey to find out
what happened to him.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This book is translated so it's often difficult to talk about the language
used in translated works as I know the author's intention might not be the
same; however, I found the writing to be beautiful and so many descriptions
stuck with me. I especially liked hearing about the world of 2098. I've also
discovered that I love dystopian books that explain and show the mystery of
how the world got to where it is in the future, and this book did the same
thing. Following three different beekeepers from different time periods and
laying the mystery of how they are all connected really kept me
interested throughout. However, the biggest issue with this book was that
some of the storylines and characters were far more interesting than others
to me. While that meant I was intrigued to keep reading so I would get to a
character I enjoyed, it also meant some chapters (however short) still
dragged. Tao's story was easily the most interesting, while William and
George's only had small moments that I enjoyed. Overall this book is very
reminiscent of <i>Station Eleven</i>; less about the disaster and more about
how people live now that things have changed. As I said, I really liked this
book, but I wish I'd enjoyed all the characters equally as that would've
pulled up the rating. </span>
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<b><span style="color: #b77a5f; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">4. <i>The Secret Diary of Sarah Thomas </i>by Sarah Thomas </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3q2HEjGVZ3_9gOoqD1EHhvLp1U63pnVbLP0wmtozDa03LItTg-m6_r33zYALhAiWp0rkX48VQWtFNzvlnaHyZEljuS04pFQCf3g05Nf7Bl6OE0YOHDZl0t6RcQLOR3CZeLSMjHss0DNedvrD0WvG_DykXOZqjgIHyV9qLo7iPwPcemOgGVIyr51i/s475/3.sarag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="294" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3q2HEjGVZ3_9gOoqD1EHhvLp1U63pnVbLP0wmtozDa03LItTg-m6_r33zYALhAiWp0rkX48VQWtFNzvlnaHyZEljuS04pFQCf3g05Nf7Bl6OE0YOHDZl0t6RcQLOR3CZeLSMjHss0DNedvrD0WvG_DykXOZqjgIHyV9qLo7iPwPcemOgGVIyr51i/w124-h200/3.sarag.jpg" width="124" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This was an unexpected book that I didn't actually buy for myself. My
brother bought me this for Christmas last year so I thought I'd pick it up.
It's a non-fiction diary that was found from 1860-1865 and it follows the
life of Sarah Thomas - a woman living in a Cotswold Market Town.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">As this is a diary, it's again, difficult to rate, but the social
commentary the diary provided was incredibly interesting. It was fascinating
seeing how people of Sarah's class lived in this period of time in England,
and how it diverges from things we think we knew about the time period. I
found it amazing to see how people struggled with their morality, religion,
social life, and surprisingly, how they were aware of many situations abroad
(which I didn't expect). Sarah's older brothers even emigrated to Australia,
which I hadn't expected in this time period. This is a snapshot of someone's
life in a small period of history and if you're interested in learning more
about life in this time, then pick this up.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">5. <i>Trial by Fire </i>by Scott James </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I decided to pick up this True Crime book after seeing it on
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BooksofAmber">Books of Amber's</a>
channel. This book follows the tragedy of the Station Nightclub fire that
happened in 2003. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">In only 90 seconds, a fire in the Station nightclub killed 100 people and
injured hundreds more. It would take nearly 20 years to find out why and
who was really at fault. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">All it took for a hundred people to die during a show by the hair metal
band Great White was a sudden burst from two giant sparklers that ignited
the acoustical foam lining the Station nightclub. But who was at fault? And
who would pay? This being Rhode Island, the two questions wouldn't
necessarily have the same answer.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">In this book Scott James investigates all the central figures, including
the band's manager and lead singer, the fire inspector, the maker of the
acoustical foam, as well as the brothers. Drawing on firsthand accounts,
interviews with many involved, and court documents, James explores the rush
to judgement about what happened that left the victims and their families,
whose stories he also tells, desperate for justice.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">As you can imagine, this was an incredibly difficult read and heartbreaking
read. However, James covers the story so well and with a lot of compassion.
He also delves into every area of the story, revealing things that were
previously unknown and shed more light on who was responsible. I will warn
that this book talks in great detail about the fire, the injuries, and the
deaths that occurred, so if you don't feel like you can read that, then
maybe skip this book. It also references a video that was taken at the time
of the fire, which is still viewable on YouTube; the video is graphic and I
recommend viewing with caution. Overall, this book was incredibly well
researched and written, but it was also a very difficult read.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">6. <i>Angel Volume 1: Being Human </i>by Bryan Edward Hill </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is the first volume in the <i>Buffy Reboot </i>spin-off graphic novel
series, <i>Angel</i>. I had pretty low expectations of this after
reading the second volume of <i>Buffy </i>last year and rating it very low.
However, I'm happy to say that this was actually really interesting. I liked
seeing a different side to Angel's backstory, and I absolutely
<i>love</i> that Fred has already entered the story this early on. I'm
excited to see where this series is going to go after that ending too.
Honestly, I was going to give up on this series if this hadn't been good, so
I'm happy to say I'm going to continue now.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">7. <i>Legends and Lattes </i>by Travis Baldree </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNuOvgLtq7Mj0o1RCQC5XqFJ0xKeVGy1CaZD3r1TmyfVyrpqf3wX8DX36hgJYlTxP_TTgx5X9bwdh1Rfl7p6msSxfrRXjFmfPOfi3Fp0zsHcJtduVVj0AuKosX10fvWN_hWGqPW7Crz2e93pzChhEspANvz4C3-ZIzqa3m6ebhV3igMkE2NLdHxDR/s1500/6.legends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="938" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNuOvgLtq7Mj0o1RCQC5XqFJ0xKeVGy1CaZD3r1TmyfVyrpqf3wX8DX36hgJYlTxP_TTgx5X9bwdh1Rfl7p6msSxfrRXjFmfPOfi3Fp0zsHcJtduVVj0AuKosX10fvWN_hWGqPW7Crz2e93pzChhEspANvz4C3-ZIzqa3m6ebhV3igMkE2NLdHxDR/w125-h200/6.legends.jpg" width="125" /></a></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">You've all probably heard of this book by now. It was a self-published cosy
fantasy that got picked up by a publisher last year. Similar to what Becky
Chambers does for sci-fi, Travis Baldree does for fantasy; sweet, cost, and
heartwarming slice-of-life in a different world. Viv, the orc barbarian is
w</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">orn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, so she cashes
out of the warrior’s life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a
fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the
streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the city
has ever seen. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">However, her dreams of a fresh start pulling shots instead of swinging
swords are hardly a sure bet. Old frenemies and Thune’s shady underbelly may
just upset her plans. To finally build something that will last, Viv will
need some new partners and a different kind of resolve.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This book was adorable and the low stakes were exactly what I needed after reading some darker and heavier books this month. The characters were all so unique; I loved how the different races were portrayed and how they weren't all stereotypes and what we'd normally expect to see. For such a short book, I could also picture the world so well; Baldree did a great job with the worldbuilding. The small village was adorable and I loved everyone that lived there. It was great seeing how these characters built a coffee shop in a fantasy world, and the modern-day ideas they had to think of to get it up and running like marketing. The LGBTQ+ rep
was also lovely to see and the romance was incredibly cute. And of course I couldn't write this review without mentioning the wonderful Amity. Overall, this was adorable and if you're a fan of Becky Chambers or just wanted a low stakes, cute book, then pick this up.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">8. <i>Arcanum Unbounded </i>by Brandon Sanderson </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeHpeZLNdftFCu2deCGrlbs9iXbwo54Wse_IY969P78V6HNlIqyjxFhZ0KoXTDgWPnqb4ksB0ZDDrHHu2DcRt3pFN3Ft-aK857kyFU2cbswPcD2JapQoE76D4UBMAmLxo5aYNcU1Rj6-0Icjv-MsZW_aDAwiIafdUOXMEg2MaCziZQ9IUIFii06PR/s1000/8.arcanum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="652" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeHpeZLNdftFCu2deCGrlbs9iXbwo54Wse_IY969P78V6HNlIqyjxFhZ0KoXTDgWPnqb4ksB0ZDDrHHu2DcRt3pFN3Ft-aK857kyFU2cbswPcD2JapQoE76D4UBMAmLxo5aYNcU1Rj6-0Icjv-MsZW_aDAwiIafdUOXMEg2MaCziZQ9IUIFii06PR/w131-h200/8.arcanum.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I am so nearly caught up with all of Brandon Sanderson's book! This is a collection of short stories set in the Cosmere (NOTE: Each short story has a warning at the start as to which other Brandon Sanderson book you should read first. Do listen to them or they will spoil entire series for you). I loved this far more than I thought I would. I became so invested in the new worlds, and I fell back in love with some older characters. Sanderson will always be a favourite author and I love seeing the Cosmere come together.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">There are nine stories in this collection so I won't talk about them in detail or this review would be huge and I also won't talk about plot as some of these stories are so short it would spoil them. However, I loved <i>The Emperor's Soul </i>and all of the characters in that - especially Shai and Gaotona. The magic was so interesting and was very reminiscent of some of the magic in <i>The Stormlight Archives</i>. I can't believe I hadn't read <i>Mistborn: Secret History </i>until now; it blew my mind and makes me want to re-read the first era of Mistborn all over again. <i>White Sand </i>was a lot more interesting that I initially thought it would be, so I'll need to pick up those graphic novels when I can. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Overall, these were brilliant additions to the universe of the Cosmere, and definitely must-reads if you want to know all the connecting details of Sanderson's books.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">9. <i>Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes? </i>by Holly Bourne </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVrCSSJpcY6LzkLbqA48xNiw6hiaZx5Ngl5uxKtSbCpnAKXkhKTnFZc89hxbUmwAlKp8O6r-1zPsmpnjwMLdahsN2hlRl8VjJC6eseEDkvPDGZOn2fMiOzKdbnW1NLsq1Pr3g6tEg5CYnpRoyEioylctDiwKdiiEwZNQhavHPzoTOVJsb61CtPYO5/s1462/10.areweall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVrCSSJpcY6LzkLbqA48xNiw6hiaZx5Ngl5uxKtSbCpnAKXkhKTnFZc89hxbUmwAlKp8O6r-1zPsmpnjwMLdahsN2hlRl8VjJC6eseEDkvPDGZOn2fMiOzKdbnW1NLsq1Pr3g6tEg5CYnpRoyEioylctDiwKdiiEwZNQhavHPzoTOVJsb61CtPYO5/w131-h200/10.areweall.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">If you've been following me for a while, you'll know that I love Holly Bourne's books (both YA and Adult). Unfortunately, this was the first book by this author that I didn't really enjoy. In this one, we're welcomed to Camp Reset, a summer camp with a difference. A place offering a shot at “normality” for Olive, a girl on the edge, and for the new friends she never expected to make – who each have their own reasons for being there. Luckily Olive has a plan to solve all their problems. But how do you fix the world when you can’t fix yourself?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">So, firstly I want to say that, as always with Holly Bourne, the writing was great. Absolutely no problems with that. She also tackles big mental health issues in a careful and realistic way, and no-one is ever magically 'cured' by the end of the book, which I really appreciate. The biggest issue I had with this book was the main character. I understand that she has a mental health condition that means she does terrible things, but honestly I really struggled to ever see her do something good because she was thinking of others. Even by the end of the book, although she has a breakthrough about herself, she doesn't seem to really care about anyone. The other issue (that is most likely a me problem) I had was that I found Olive to be very unrelatable. Normally, I find Bourne's main characters to be so realistic and down-to-earth, but hearing a girl complain that every boy falls in love with her because she's so beautiful gets boring very quickly. Similarly, I am very over the trope of 'no girls like me. I only get on with boys'. Even though Olive did make some female friends, she did also burn some of those bridges pretty quickly. Also, her treatment of Lewis was absolutely awful and I wished we'd seen more of him in the aftermath of what happened. Mostly, I think this book and this character weren't for me; I'm sure others will get more out of it than I did, but it's definitely not my favourite Holly Bourne book.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">10. <i>A Psalm for the Wild-Built </i>by Becky Chambers </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxmBseGWqNk7AQHtq3df73l5vWbdoyk9gokgONMx530i8vXHktMPt_XpVLPhEe4Qg1Xr4qMNOtVu_NGgYmWF8NE9pNBsYJ98VFZl60b7BuL9dCY7f5AHJOoC6t-OiZ5ktiXqHPuWyi1JpWPT60K9LKfgsn2usjB3bExxMfl_Mz3yLJlPrdpUKLQa1/s1760/9apsalm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="1100" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxmBseGWqNk7AQHtq3df73l5vWbdoyk9gokgONMx530i8vXHktMPt_XpVLPhEe4Qg1Xr4qMNOtVu_NGgYmWF8NE9pNBsYJ98VFZl60b7BuL9dCY7f5AHJOoC6t-OiZ5ktiXqHPuWyi1JpWPT60K9LKfgsn2usjB3bExxMfl_Mz3yLJlPrdpUKLQa1/w125-h200/9apsalm.jpg" width="125" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I love Becky Chamber's books in the <i>Wayfarers </i>series, so I decided to try the first book in her sci-fi novella duology. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Centuries before, robots of Panga gained self-awareness, laid down their tools, wandered, en masse into the wilderness, never to be seen again. They faded into myth and urban legend. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Now the life of the tea monk who tells this story is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honour the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered. But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how. They will need to ask it a lot. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">As with all Becky Chambers' books, this was like a warm hug. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It's a cosy sci-fi that explores some of the big questions with heartwarming answers. I can't get over how small, simple sentences can stick with me for days after reading her books. The writing was beautiful and I adored the notion of a tea monk and what they do for people. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Even in a novella, Chambers' somehow manages intricate worldbuilding that answers all the questions I have, while simultaneously making me want twelve more books exploring the world. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Dex, a non-binary monk, and Mosscap, a forever curious robot, are such contrasting characters that compliment each other so well.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Mosscap was adorable and their relationship with Dex was so sweet. If you're looking for an entry into Becky Chambers' books or just want a short, sci-fi to try, then definitely pick this up. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">11. <i>Dread Nation </i>by Justina Ireland </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHGLvW8oXp-YJkaJQbE5FLofwga1UXWHFq6KUUHm4QQTkDHH7HGaavztfjuQZLWNAedAAPaoEO-Is9RHdS0UnysnNM5dEQa2VMET1xO-WQzHWYuGavbfUHl2aCeO43DgX3MusG4u-vM94O2qrOJ5nT8_4UKJ1mxZ36Sc787A-ye1VtZe-oxZJ_5Ib/s500/11.dread.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHGLvW8oXp-YJkaJQbE5FLofwga1UXWHFq6KUUHm4QQTkDHH7HGaavztfjuQZLWNAedAAPaoEO-Is9RHdS0UnysnNM5dEQa2VMET1xO-WQzHWYuGavbfUHl2aCeO43DgX3MusG4u-vM94O2qrOJ5nT8_4UKJ1mxZ36Sc787A-ye1VtZe-oxZJ_5Ib/w131-h200/11.dread.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I'd heard very mixed things about this book so I was nervous, but hopeful I would like it going in. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Thankfully, I really enjoyed this book. In this YA alternate history, we follow Jane McKeene who was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville - derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Re-education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities - and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It’s a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society’s expectations. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. And the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">After a shaky start, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. To begin with, Jane could be an irritating main character for her spur-of-the-moment decisions to speak before she thinks; however, this is definitely a problem I have with a lot of YA books, and at least in this book, her actions made a lot of sense. I also found the tone of the writing difficult to get into at the start, but I soon became used to it.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> The world was incredibly interesting and I found it really interesting to see zombies from the historical point of view of people that had never had never even thought about zombies previously (unlike our current culture). I enjoyed seeing the relationship between Jane and Katherine develop; it was absolutely amazing to see them towards the end of the book and how far they'd come. Gideon and the Duchess were also among some of my favourite characters. I also really liked the past chapters that show where Jane came from and her mother and Aunt Aggie. Oh, and the letters at the start of each chapter were heartbreaking and such a great addition to the book to develop a relationship that we don't see much of throughout. I will say, I 100% did not see any of the twists coming; they were incredible and added so much more emotional impact to the story. The other weirdly great thing this book had was the amount of characters that I </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">hated</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">:</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> The Sheriff, the Preacher, and Miss Anderson are now all on my top worst character lists. Overall, this was a great and surprising YA book, and I'm very excited to read the sequel.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">12. <i>The Lost Metal </i>by Brandon Sanderson </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrXvc1RfyA6K7ur7-DiTOxHC_SRAjwam1bKfV9eASa9z7x5eeYTIsChssgpBAf63u_Uf0l77l9oEm0HmEiRw9ZF9VQs1BkSo7WzSc1gCCzkdutM0PeqRz8KTuwo9FtfelRHuZIXGnbMTwo_lWHZxo81FDj1b06ISA2yq9H_PDedzE2OUoCusM524u/s398/12.lostmetal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="261" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrXvc1RfyA6K7ur7-DiTOxHC_SRAjwam1bKfV9eASa9z7x5eeYTIsChssgpBAf63u_Uf0l77l9oEm0HmEiRw9ZF9VQs1BkSo7WzSc1gCCzkdutM0PeqRz8KTuwo9FtfelRHuZIXGnbMTwo_lWHZxo81FDj1b06ISA2yq9H_PDedzE2OUoCusM524u/w131-h200/12.lostmetal.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">And we did it. We are finally caught up with the Cosmere (excluding secret projects). This is the fourth book in <i>Mistborn Era Two </i>and the seventh book in the <i>Mistborn </i>series overall. The first book is set t</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">hree hundred years after the events of the <i>Mistborn</i> trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds. K</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">elsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, and the rest are now part of history - or religion. Yet even as science and technology are reaching new heights, the old magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy continue to play a role in this reborn world. Out in the frontier lands known as the Roughs, they are crucial tools for the brave men and women attempting to establish order and justice. A</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">fter twenty years in the Roughs, Wax has been forced by family tragedy to return to the metropolis of Elendel. Now he must reluctantly put away his guns and assume the duties and dignity incumbent upon the head of a noble house. Or so he thinks, until he learns the hard way that the mansions and elegant tree-lined streets of the city can be even more dangerous than the dusty plains of the Roughs.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This book was very close to being another five star Brandon Sanderson. Unfortunately, I did feel like the beginning and part of the middle of the book were slower than normal and not a whole lot happened. That's literally the only thing that brought it down for me. Overall though, I adored this series. This book had a perfect ending and I'm so intrigued to see how it's going to connect to the whole Cosmere in the later series. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">We see so many ways in which this series connects to </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The Stormlight Archives </i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">and </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The Emperor's Soul</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">; the</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> Ghostbloods alone were a huge addition, especially when you see who's leading them.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> Character-wise, I found Wax to be more dull in this book, but I loved Marasi and Steris and their growth. And oh my god, Wayne - I loved everything about his character. Although the start of this book didn't have a whole lot happening, the ending was so impactful and made me cry. A fantastic addition to this world and I can't wait to read <i>Mistborn Era Three </i>when it comes out!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #f272da; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">13. <i>The Paris Apartment </i>by Lucy Foley </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MXWiTYwV0ushCHSeCBUuje9ewAx5N98dV-wwwEaArmcJdpbdTwXrB4Y0S5G1KfEDStHiEiI9NDZKYGIN1dfwkR31_efaZGa0KJko5xARe-ri9thYerBQWQnfVPVBL5Q1P4ZOAMsIzaPvi4roriYAx8mXAiyMnj3kfM6iDHsy78cOZVKy22EAskGW/s648/14.parisapartment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="427" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MXWiTYwV0ushCHSeCBUuje9ewAx5N98dV-wwwEaArmcJdpbdTwXrB4Y0S5G1KfEDStHiEiI9NDZKYGIN1dfwkR31_efaZGa0KJko5xARe-ri9thYerBQWQnfVPVBL5Q1P4ZOAMsIzaPvi4roriYAx8mXAiyMnj3kfM6iDHsy78cOZVKy22EAskGW/w132-h200/14.parisapartment.jpg" width="132" /></a></b></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This is an adult thriller by the same author as <i>The Guest List </i>(which I really enjoyed) and <i>The Hunting Party </i>(which I gave 3 stars). This book follows<i> </i></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Jess and she needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. She asks her half-brother Ben if she could crash with him in his Paris apartment for a bit, and he didn’t say no. Only when she shows up – to find a very nice apartment that Ben shouldn't be able to afford – he’s not there. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother’s situation, and the more questions she has. Ben’s neighbours are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it’s starting to look like it’s Ben’s future that’s in question.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Firstly, I just want to warn people to not read the blurb of this book on Scribd because it spoils a reveal that happens around 50% into the book, and that really annoyed me. As mentioned above, I've read a couple of Lucy Foley books before and I found this to probably be on the same level as <i>The Hunting Party</i>. The story itself was interesting and cleverly put together. I loved the writing and the Paris setting. I did guess a lot of plot points well before they happened though and I feel like her books would probably benefit from fewer points of view for that reason. I didn't really like the main character, but then none of the characters were particularly likeable (and I don't feel like any of them were meant to be). My main issue with this book was that I didn't feel the same edge-of-my seat tension/need to know that I had with <i>The Guest List</i>, and none of the reveals came as a huge shock. It was a quick to read and decent thriller, but nothing extraordinary for me.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>14. <i>A Prayer for the Crown-Shy </i>by Becky Chambers</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Rz29G3WWHzDMilJ2WK1cTROxtRWkBF03LNJTVrEy2ZBbyA6pclw10D7qbYBB3JczPSKdzFPikKoBIwRXlBTRHJblPIJ1gjDHRvV0ULGZbQRwIX0JGZPT9tVLMJnoCukEPUP8OYN--NT4ao_ze5UTPJFlJzotEPbt01yv_6FlEXefs_-Aa7QXPhi9/s974/13.prayerfor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="612" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Rz29G3WWHzDMilJ2WK1cTROxtRWkBF03LNJTVrEy2ZBbyA6pclw10D7qbYBB3JczPSKdzFPikKoBIwRXlBTRHJblPIJ1gjDHRvV0ULGZbQRwIX0JGZPT9tVLMJnoCukEPUP8OYN--NT4ao_ze5UTPJFlJzotEPbt01yv_6FlEXefs_-Aa7QXPhi9/w126-h200/13.prayerfor.jpg" width="126" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is the sequel to <i>A Psalm for the Wild-Built </i>and the final book in the <i>Monk and the Robot </i>duology. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages and cities of the little moon they call home. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning new concepts, and experiencing the entropic nature of the universe.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">While I found this as delightful and heart-warming as the first book, it didn't feel like it added too much which is why it didn't get 5 stars; I do almost wish it had just been one larger book. Having said that, it was so charming to see Dex and Mosscap's relationship grow further while delving into the philosophy of the world. It was just lovely to read knowing the stakes were low and the ending was incredibly beautiful. I won't say too much else about the plot, since it is such a short novella, but I highly recommend this short duology to any reader.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">15. <i>Battle Royale </i>by Koushun Takami<i> </i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★ </span></span></span></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><i>(re-read)</i></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ntLZ-DXoYrG0eElJP9Bs9V9ipdprlHrluGnwTQMtBDHr7yZBiicRSibPsrMKtUT_rlk9xYObgSGHfIgrCAt__6NsELGBB01X9txIhbHLapYubJeFyB9_U36xGGax0rhBSp1iMQFaQgbJlfzHSnO6dI1A_AtqdhI-73VeRb6apBE9afbvxGrnxlGA/s317/15.battleroyale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ntLZ-DXoYrG0eElJP9Bs9V9ipdprlHrluGnwTQMtBDHr7yZBiicRSibPsrMKtUT_rlk9xYObgSGHfIgrCAt__6NsELGBB01X9txIhbHLapYubJeFyB9_U36xGGax0rhBSp1iMQFaQgbJlfzHSnO6dI1A_AtqdhI-73VeRb6apBE9afbvxGrnxlGA/w126-h200/15.battleroyale.jpg" width="126" /></a></b></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I first read this book in 2012 and gave it 5 stars then; I also read it in a single day because of how incredibly well-written and intense it is. You've probably heard of this book before but it's an Adult dystopian set in an alternate version of Japan, where every year </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">a class of junior high school students are taken to a deserted island as part of a ruthless authoritarian program. They are provided arms and forced to kill one another until only one survivor is left standing. The class we follow has 42 students but we do follow some characters more than others.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Firstly, I want to say that the translator has done a fantastic job of keeping this book as tense and action-packed as the original author intended. There were definitely a few lines that felt a bit clunky, but they were few and far between. The characters are so well written. I don't think I'll hate many characters as much as I do Sakamochi and Mitsuko Souma. And I loved so many of them as well; it's amazing how Takami manages to turn these characters into real people with solid backgrounds, even when you've only known them a couple of paragraphs. It's also pretty incredibly to have 42 uniquely defined characters and ensure that the reader doesn't get them mixed up.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Because this is such a tense, thriller-type book, I don't want to say too much about the plot except that it's non-stop and amazing. There are no moments of real downtime and it means you want to constantly pick the book up again. It says I lot that I first read the book 11 years ago and yet still remembered so many moments and plot points because they stuck with me so clearly. I'll just mention that the ones that stayed with me include the early house scene, the lighthouse, and the vest. It might go without saying, but the book doesn't shy away from gore or horror so that puts you off, but the story still interests you, then you'd be better off with <i>The Hunger Games</i>. This will forever be a 5 star to me and easily one of my favourite books of all time.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">16. <i>Deathless Divide </i>by Justina Ireland </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★.5</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUZilj8JvpAQ7mzX4NqF1QPvwhPPv9fCFWOhkBcyO0YBNnOzqW2SELOzYkYkp-XnqIBp9aSvww5GznzssZuoG-mD-shJpaU0mt0Pczpe5i9RLyh-o6UIQhclaos4M2No1VjoMpgoB4wsWWnhjq8K1fFeflcWZbeVCQxmo6W8MWQnMwo8Pgl_HwY1C/s500/16.deathless.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUZilj8JvpAQ7mzX4NqF1QPvwhPPv9fCFWOhkBcyO0YBNnOzqW2SELOzYkYkp-XnqIBp9aSvww5GznzssZuoG-mD-shJpaU0mt0Pczpe5i9RLyh-o6UIQhclaos4M2No1VjoMpgoB4wsWWnhjq8K1fFeflcWZbeVCQxmo6W8MWQnMwo8Pgl_HwY1C/w131-h200/16.deathless.jpg" width="131" /></a></b></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is the sequel to <i>Dread Nation </i>and the final book in the duology. I won't say much about the plot overall since this is a sequel, but we start at pretty much the exact moment the first book ended. The second book is very different to the first, both in plot and also in the narrative. In this book we get the perspective of Katherine as well as Jane, and we lose the letters at the start of each chapter. When I realised both of those things, I honestly thought I wouldn't like this book as much, but I'm happy to say I was wrong there;</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> I really enjoyed this book and the duology as a whole.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Justina Ireland doesn't shy away from hurting her characters and showing the trauma and the effects it has on the them. The moment with Jack and the Duchess was especially hard. Jane struggles so much throughout the book and although her choices are questionable, her decisions always made sense to me. I adored her relationship with Katherine, and it was great seeing Katherine come into her own in this book. I loved seeing her friendship with Carolina too. It's worth saying there is also so much diversity, not just with race but also with gay, asexual, and bisexual characters. She simultaneously has this diversity while not making romance a main plot point, and I really appreciated that. The action scenes with the Shamblers are incredibly well written; this is genuinely one of the first zombie books I've ever read and enjoyed.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I will say the time jump that happened was a little jarring in terms of when it happened, but it made a lot of sense to the overall story by the end. The ending was so bittersweet too, and Ireland was so clever in not making it a generic happy ending (which would've been all too easy to do). </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">My only big issue with the book was that I still had quite a lot of unanswered questions by the ending: what happened to Rosamund? Do we ever find out the why? How much of the world is actually left? I know not all of these could've been answered, but I especially wish the first question had been. Overall, this is brilliant duology; so quick to read and very action-packed. The characters come so, so far from the start to the end, and I've loved journeying with them. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #15b293; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">17. <i>Sex Cult Nun </i>by Faith Jones </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpPuf5ZzBBtZFLYjJ6zC0r-Regax_LHQMWWTMIKxSU0BZXsmACP9LiHUuHdxTgGu9KAzlD2K5OC_yBjSBNHLrci9yGqxVY2swDmStYsqh6pBlsmHyPDuNiSqyjKhgHf2a1vv7nqyIWLCbo0JraAi6AFooMdMRVx8lf8k96X6HP4w0RssZPsZg4Oog/s400/17.cultnun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpPuf5ZzBBtZFLYjJ6zC0r-Regax_LHQMWWTMIKxSU0BZXsmACP9LiHUuHdxTgGu9KAzlD2K5OC_yBjSBNHLrci9yGqxVY2swDmStYsqh6pBlsmHyPDuNiSqyjKhgHf2a1vv7nqyIWLCbo0JraAi6AFooMdMRVx8lf8k96X6HP4w0RssZPsZg4Oog/w133-h200/17.cultnun.jpg" width="133" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>Sex Cult Nun </i>is a non-fiction memoir following Faith Jones, who was raised to be part an elite army preparing for the End Times. Growing up on an isolated farm in Macau, she prayed for hours every day and read letters of prophecy written by her grandfather, the founder of the Children of God. Tens of thousands of members strong, the cult followers looked to Faith’s grandfather as their guiding light. As such, Faith was celebrated as special and then punished doubly to remind her that she was not. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Over decades, the Children of God grew into an international organisation that became notorious for its alarming sex practices and allegations of abuse and exploitation. But with indomitable grit, Faith survived, creating a world of her own - pilfering books and teaching herself high school curriculum. Finally, at age twenty-three, thirsting for knowledge and freedom, she broke away, leaving behind everything she knew to forge her own path in America.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This was an incredibly difficult read. Huge trigger warnings for sexual abuse and rape, especially involving children. It's always hard to rate memoirs, but I do feel like this one was very well written; the structure was cohesive and she handles difficult topics with such delicacy and really portrays her emotions well. The life that Faith has led is incredibly impressive given her upbringing and the abuse she went through. Although difficult to read about, it's also so important to show what can happen in these cults and how easily people can be lured in. In this book we see someone grow up under the indoctrination of a religious cult and how it affects them; it's baffling yet totally understandable too that they believe everything they're told. It was also interesting seeing Faith travel to so many different countries and see how different the cultures were from one another. This was a fascinating memoir and I'd recommend it to people who are interested in cults or people that enjoyed <i>Educated </i>by Tara Westover, because they have very similar themes. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #f07902; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">18. <i>Dark Lover </i>by J.R. Ward </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_th6-Gtk8wQ1zCiKY_rXxzwxTQgtN5UJ4aPMSWVtOeYawNfHt0zX9enA1X4cj0nh2BwckMX1kkI9HpEcJCoUUZu-GVJMCktv7qppBPu07jdKnsLMNOZGtkekYpxaJnNpDh_BRDp3QnDX586NmAIJlTXG80riv9cWi5Hdast_kB72wkqiXRQrCAuc/s450/18.darklover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="273" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_th6-Gtk8wQ1zCiKY_rXxzwxTQgtN5UJ4aPMSWVtOeYawNfHt0zX9enA1X4cj0nh2BwckMX1kkI9HpEcJCoUUZu-GVJMCktv7qppBPu07jdKnsLMNOZGtkekYpxaJnNpDh_BRDp3QnDX586NmAIJlTXG80riv9cWi5Hdast_kB72wkqiXRQrCAuc/w121-h200/18.darklover.jpg" width="121" /></a></b></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other – six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Among them, none relishes killing their enemies more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The only pure-bred vampire left on the planet, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But when one of his most trusted fighters is killed – orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate – Wrath must usher the beautiful female into the world of the undead. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Racked by a restlessness in her body that wasn't there before, Beth Randall is helpless against the dangerously sexy man who comes to her at night with shadows in his eyes. His tales of brotherhood and blood frighten her. But his touch ignites a dawning hunger that threatens to consume them both.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This was definitely better than a lot of paranormal romances that I've read, but it still wasn't a favourite for me. The worldbuilding was a bit lacking for me; it took me so long to realise that vampires weren't common knowledge in this world, and what a Lesser, etc. actually was. I did enjoy the different subplots we had throughout the story: the police, the vampire hunters, and the vampires themselves. The Vampire Hunters were incredibly interesting and the author is very good at writing bad people that you're meant to hate. However, the pacing of the romance was so off for me. If you're looking for a slow-burn romance then this won't be for you. The main character and love interest are pretty much together in the first 100 pages. They also both fall deeply in love with each other so quickly. Even when Wrath is cold towards her and she gets mad, they both instantly switch feelings within a few pages without any conflict resolution. Overall, this book probably took place over the course of a week and by the end of it, she's pretty much with Wrath forever - like what?? This is a 15 book series and the romance feels wrapped up in book one? I did like the friendship between the brothers though, and that's probably the only thing that would make me pick up the next book in the series. The book was well-written and good for someone that enjoys a paranormal romance, but it wasn't for me unfortunately.</span></p>
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read any of these books and what you thought of them. Hope you all
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Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-79289348774608769002023-02-01T03:40:00.002-08:002023-02-15T07:16:44.224-08:00January Wrap-Up | 2023<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">It's the first wrap-up of the 2023 and I'm incredibly happy with how much I
read. I read a few chunky fantasies, but also managed to catch up on a
graphic novel series. Overall, I read 20 books which totalled 6655 pages.
Although February is a shorter month, I'm hoping it will be just as
successful.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> So, without further ado, here are my reviews and ratings for the
month!</span>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">1. <i>Rhythm of War, Part Two </i>by Brandon Sanderson </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoPokvFANYgD8X71p-Lhv6sano7qPluFy4bA_IeWGEy-ztqugIdS1QPy4VKA8xeCU9Uf2uBs1v9mbiVDX8AhXjFsNz7H40HmtUP12JFeCyqCxKdb9y5sApqzcRBU93qZi7--rZlDNMdxcSyF9j_buZR9yW5R1tPqNoa4jjCRe5H0N77zVQ5PNNRbf/s499/1.ryth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="330" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoPokvFANYgD8X71p-Lhv6sano7qPluFy4bA_IeWGEy-ztqugIdS1QPy4VKA8xeCU9Uf2uBs1v9mbiVDX8AhXjFsNz7H40HmtUP12JFeCyqCxKdb9y5sApqzcRBU93qZi7--rZlDNMdxcSyF9j_buZR9yW5R1tPqNoa4jjCRe5H0N77zVQ5PNNRbf/w133-h200/1.ryth.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><p></p><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I ended up reading this book in two days because I <i>needed </i>to know
what happened next. There were so many great twists and the
moments in the Tower with Navani were very interesting in the latter half of
the book. I really liked seeing more of Venli and Eshonai's past as well,
especially when we didn't see much of Eshonai's life previously. I know I
didn't like Shadesmar in the the previous books, but I really enjoyed it in
this one; we got to see a lot more of the world and how it worked, although
I would still like to see more of how it works because some of it was
confusing to me. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I will say that I'm struggling to keep the magic systems, the Cosmere,
Gods, and certain characters' motivations in order in my head, but I think
that's probably a me thing rather than an issue with the book. I imagine a
lot of things will become more clear as more books come out too. Overall, a
fantastic addition to the series and I already can't wait for the next book
to come out.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">2. <i>The Galaxy, and the Ground Within </i>by Becky Chambers </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Uewn2TtCi1HIlpP6TqKSKMttFeMmgX175YWm-16xT1iGViuOPCrib5vx0dYc12ITjhnwDWqJsLqNPAyVI_F8L-TO8DW47vhdYIOpVGcK22_YaJ9cXh4T8TNovvU-3K-gHlmdMd6xTPeq4qqm0ChI1IqcnzAcgDX8GEFQZrEMiMuDQw74G76MNIqE/s400/2gal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="260" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Uewn2TtCi1HIlpP6TqKSKMttFeMmgX175YWm-16xT1iGViuOPCrib5vx0dYc12ITjhnwDWqJsLqNPAyVI_F8L-TO8DW47vhdYIOpVGcK22_YaJ9cXh4T8TNovvU-3K-gHlmdMd6xTPeq4qqm0ChI1IqcnzAcgDX8GEFQZrEMiMuDQw74G76MNIqE/w130-h200/2gal.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><p></p>
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<span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is the fourth and final book in Becky Chamber's cosy, sci-fi,
companion <i>Wayfarer's </i>series. This book is set on the the
unremarkable planet of Gora. The only thing it has going for it is a
chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for
ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons
connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck
stop.</span><span> </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">When a freak technological failure halts all traffic to and from Gora,
three strangers - all different species with different aims - are thrown
together at the Five-Hop. Grounded, with nothing to do but wait, the trio
- an exiled artist with an appointment to keep, a cargo runner at a
personal crossroads, and a mysterious individual doing her best to help
those on the fringes - are compelled to confront where they’ve been, where
they might go, and what they are, or could be, to each other.</span></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I loved this book just as much as the first book in the series (which I
also gave 5 stars). This slice-of-life sci-fi genre is just what I needed
to start the New Year: low stakes and highly compelling characters. It's
worth saying that you absolutely don't need to read the first three books
to read this one as each book follows different characters. However, you
might spot a few Easter eggs in each book if you do read them in
order.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Becky Chambers is incredible at writing </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">unique characters that don't seem remotely unrealistic even if they
have 8 legs, or no mouth. She is able to explore the different
challenges each species faces and make it relevant to issues in our own lives. I
also love the technology in her books that have creative solutions for all these
different races (e.g. Speakers mech machine and Pei's speaker/listening
device). It was so refreshing to see a group of open-minded characters
(even if the prejudice does exist), and how they're willing to learn from
their mistakes or just agree-to-disagree. I loved Speaker the most - I
thought her culture and race sounded so unique, as well as her people's
history. Ouloo and Tupo were adorable. I was wary of Roveg at first but grew
to care about him a lot. Pei was probably my least favourite of the
characters but I still found her whole story interesting. Each of the
characters had such unique problems, and they all linked to the overall
worldbuilding and political situation so well. Honestly, I could have 500
books set in this universe and I'd adore them all. Give me the cosy space opera
please. Overall, this was beautiful and heart warming; if you need a
feel-good sci-fi book then look no further.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">3. <i>The Outcast </i>by Taran Matharu </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54-8NxgnSz3HDP2n0xYTdsaaf8x6OaqNdyLqCcjhbBfB5XvtAFDRZyRjHEcY5p-5t_6HCmnuh9m_aX01NZFar7sGtucniqMEzQ_5sQ0-KktDdCzfEALz4mbn13gH_l6pDbRWFGkavIFROP-J8lfyvKCQBX3_g_U6ftM1ti8O49emSWzXLx9vBPiTs/s840/3sum.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="548" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54-8NxgnSz3HDP2n0xYTdsaaf8x6OaqNdyLqCcjhbBfB5XvtAFDRZyRjHEcY5p-5t_6HCmnuh9m_aX01NZFar7sGtucniqMEzQ_5sQ0-KktDdCzfEALz4mbn13gH_l6pDbRWFGkavIFROP-J8lfyvKCQBX3_g_U6ftM1ti8O49emSWzXLx9vBPiTs/w131-h200/3sum.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This is the YA fantasy prequel to <i>The Summoner </i>trilogy. I read the
initial trilogy years ago and adored it; think Pokemon meets a fantasy world with lots of politics. This book in particular follows a
character we see in the initial trilogy, however, in this book he is a child
instead. Arcturus is just an orphaned stable boy when he discovers he has
the ability to summon demons from another world. He is sent to Vocans
Academy where the lost arts of summoning, spell craft and demonology are
taught to the noble children of the Empire. As the first commoner gifted
with this ability, his discovery challenges the nobility and the powers that
be and Arcturus soon makes enemies. With no one but his demon Sacharissa by
his side, Arcturus must prove himself as a worthy Summoner.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Going back into this series, I was reminded of how much I loved world it's set in. I like seeing the different climates and the place called the ether. I absolutely adore
all the demons (canids and vulpids are so dang cute and how do I get one?).
And I love the magic system attached to the demons, the whole concept of
Mana, and power levels. I will say the first 50 pages or so we're a bit too
similar to the first book in the series and how Fletcher becomes a Summoner,
but once we got to the school, I was hooked again. I found the characters to
be okay, but not incredibly interesting (excluding Sacharissa). However, one
of the things I loved the most about the original trilogy was the
school/academy setting, but in this book we left the school around 140 pages
into the book and then didn't return until the final chapter. I understand
that they didn't want the book to be too similar to the trilogy, and they
wanted to show more of the world, but the middle of the book
kind of dragged for me. It got to a point where it was a loop of bad
situation, then they escape, now they're in a new bad situation, now they
escape. There was also a point where the main character hadn't slept or
eaten properly in days, had been repeatedly injured and then fought a battle
and won? I will say that I did like that the ending wasn't as easily tied up
as it initially seemed and it showed where the following trilogy is going
though. Overall, this was a nice addition to the world, but it wasn't as
compelling to me as the original books. </span>
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<b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">4. <i>Atomic Habits </i>by James Clear </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★.5</span></span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvu-PKhOcqvlFC3lTA7YbZOM1M5PK4VXPiIQ8L_DCinz_xiuc6CybRgsFY8DyulsOFveatrvsBsaVlP8fUIv6vxexqfkyjN-sZ5mPT_u5wnIXhZp8Lg28BvFLCFnPtSWs0JiKkyFJXKNIVH0nT7f6FL1BPpISJEbEg9kol0VmGU9tS5VTNTh4chGXH/s471/4atomi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="311" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvu-PKhOcqvlFC3lTA7YbZOM1M5PK4VXPiIQ8L_DCinz_xiuc6CybRgsFY8DyulsOFveatrvsBsaVlP8fUIv6vxexqfkyjN-sZ5mPT_u5wnIXhZp8Lg28BvFLCFnPtSWs0JiKkyFJXKNIVH0nT7f6FL1BPpISJEbEg9kol0VmGU9tS5VTNTh4chGXH/w132-h200/4atomi.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I actually read this as part of my work's Book Club this month. This is a
non-fiction book about how building small habits in life can actually lead
to larger changes. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation,
reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good
habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviours that lead to
remarkable results. Clear maintains that i</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">f you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The
problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not
because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for
change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of
your systems. Clear helps to</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you
the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits to achieve your
goals.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I ended up giving this 3.5 stars mostly because a lot of what was talked
about were things I already knew and actively did. However, I would say that
Clear's book is well written and distils all the information you need into
short do-able chapters. Want to learn about habit stacking, mindfulness of
your own behaviours, and accountability? Then definitely pick this up. It's
a very quick read and can teach you a lot. If you haven't tried many
self-help, management, or habit books, then I would definitely pick this up
as the tips Clear gives are all extremely useful and practical. However, if
you've focused a lot on maintaining habits in your life already and have
potentially read/watched a lot on the subject then you might find this book
reiterating ideas you're already aware of. Overall, a very good self-help
book with some great ideas.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #f8ae6d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">5. <i>Crazy Rich Asians </i>by Kevin Kwan </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★.5</span></span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvJbKZs-kFFGYehVKlLa_Ek2KtbSr5eIe_aOH1Ox8opx9k_K5f_u596YMEyJJ163bXKndPdEEqZGgLAwNJjyyDGkYEoZ32Twncy8jjP3K-6jPYAikGgCPaA3S9GS8IUfyWULtHSYa6DemS1OUgvTaE9MEoYiiA9gTKxoQBY8f6CnYE3AkxRd52Wim/s475/5crazy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="308" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvJbKZs-kFFGYehVKlLa_Ek2KtbSr5eIe_aOH1Ox8opx9k_K5f_u596YMEyJJ163bXKndPdEEqZGgLAwNJjyyDGkYEoZ32Twncy8jjP3K-6jPYAikGgCPaA3S9GS8IUfyWULtHSYa6DemS1OUgvTaE9MEoYiiA9gTKxoQBY8f6CnYE3AkxRd52Wim/w129-h200/5crazy.jpg" width="129" /></a></div><p></p>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I'd been looking forward to this adult contemporary for a while because it
sounded like a <i>Gossip Girl</i>-esque book, following people with ridiculous
amounts of money, and that's pretty much exactly what it was. When New Yorker Rachel
Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas
Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she
hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key
details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew
up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens
to be the country’s most eligible bachelor. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">On Nick’s arm, Rachel may as well have a target on her back the second she
steps off the plane, and soon, her relaxed vacation turns into an obstacle
course of old money, new money, nosy relatives, and scheming social
climbers.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">To begin with, I struggled with the amount of family members and how they
were all connected, but after a while, I became invested in navigating the
family politics alongside Rachel. I was also pleasantly surprised that there
was more to the story than just Nick and Rachel; I particularly liked Astrid
and the situation with her husband, and Rachel's relationship with her
mother. I will say that it was hard reading about the bullying that happened to Rachel in
Singapore and I wish she'd talked to Nick sooner about it. But I enjoyed reading
about the crazy money splurges and how all the families lived. I also loved
the descriptions of the food. However, I felt like the summary of the book
made it very obvious how the whole book was going to go, so while I found it
enjoyable, it was also a bit predictable. I also wasn't too happy about all
the unchallenged slurs, but I'm sure other reviewers are in a better
position than me to say more on that. There's not too much else to say about
this one; I found it to be an enjoyable, fun read, but I probably won't
continue with the series.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #ff540a; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">6. <i>The Outsider </i>by Stephen King </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAtnWE1voEW-7I-1rQsj7na_syMoX_wyhYS6PsmCsSgC3KCTIUNBWtTRKNRcc-_J6Rwv_12smN_wN5GL3giu0L3aUeRC8ql_sOfnRK0HReBVeuArag02oLZeIKBSETzbzMXBIKM3afULoiVhfNxn39KAfx7AOhxERubSHA4ZDxTpcpspPfyxnBtVJ/s500/6outsider.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAtnWE1voEW-7I-1rQsj7na_syMoX_wyhYS6PsmCsSgC3KCTIUNBWtTRKNRcc-_J6Rwv_12smN_wN5GL3giu0L3aUeRC8ql_sOfnRK0HReBVeuArag02oLZeIKBSETzbzMXBIKM3afULoiVhfNxn39KAfx7AOhxERubSHA4ZDxTpcpspPfyxnBtVJ/w131-h200/6outsider.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This is an adult horror/thriller by the well-known author, Stephen King. If
you've been following me a while, you'll know that I've read dozens of
King's books already, but I haven't actually picked up that many of his
modern ones. In this book, we have a</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">n unspeakable crime: a</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">n eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is found in a town park.
Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most
popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English
teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose
son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland
has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence
to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems
ironclad. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">As the investigation expands and horrifying answers begin to emerge.
Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another
face? </span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I have very mixed feelings on this book. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I will say that the story itself was very interesting after about 100 pages in. The entire book itself was disturbing and intriguing; King is a
master of atmosphere in so many small moments with these characters; it was
those moments that kept the book creepy. As always, King's characters are
all great. I loved seeing Anderson and his wife's perspective and
relationship. I also adored seeing Holly again from </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">the</span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">
Bill Hodge's </i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">trilogy</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">; easily my favourite character to come back (I will add a note to say that
this book does spoil the entire </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Bill Hodge's </i><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">trilogy so if you want to want to read that, then don't pick up this
book until you do!). I loved Holly's investigation and the way they
discover how the crime unfolded later in the book. The ending was also
pretty good, which surprised me a lot. I wish we'd had a few more
answers, but overall it was satisfying. If you're not used to King's
thrillers, you might not enjoy the direction that this book goes in as
it definitely doesn't follow the 'typical' thriller plotline with most
things rooted in reality; however, I always enjoy that about his
books.</span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I will say that I don't think I was in the best place mental-health-wise to
pick this up, so some of my feelings have definitely brought the rating down
a little as I struggled to want to pick it up when I stopped reading.
However, there were definitely a few things I didn't like when reading this.
To begin with, I found the first 70 pages or so to be a bit repetitive and
the interviews with people were just annoying (how many of them repeatedly
went off topic for no reason??). I was also sad to see a few slurs in the
book as I hoped modern King novels wouldn't have that. The horrifying nature
of the crime was repeated a lot and, in my opinion, it felt very unnecessary
to do that; the crime was awful, so to hear exactly what happened to the
child over and over again was weird and more than a bit disturbing to me.
Overall, this was a decent King book, but not my favourite. If you're a King
fan or looking for a creepy, atmospheric read, then pick this up.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">7. <i>Warbreaker </i>by Brandon Sanderson </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesJXs_WtosU2sZ5xD0O3lTBukH-EkzkG3R_-UsHgtxi1KoF49XnLvM6ywuL_Ylu9Nc4AtqFun8OhGW_pZIRFVHCuiRiHV_32fKBJtbyMJZHrvlzQQ9iaFzUs1q2V04ULkTQQyi-DUQSJKCm8gNrEWgCxhWeHYyRIjgHSoZNq8ilp837fZ6WRLoLx0/s475/7warbreaker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="310" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesJXs_WtosU2sZ5xD0O3lTBukH-EkzkG3R_-UsHgtxi1KoF49XnLvM6ywuL_Ylu9Nc4AtqFun8OhGW_pZIRFVHCuiRiHV_32fKBJtbyMJZHrvlzQQ9iaFzUs1q2V04ULkTQQyi-DUQSJKCm8gNrEWgCxhWeHYyRIjgHSoZNq8ilp837fZ6WRLoLx0/w131-h200/7warbreaker.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><p></p>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Warbreaker </i>is an adult fantasy set in Sanderson's Cosmere, and it's the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses,
the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn't like his
job, and the immortal who's still trying to undo the mistakes he made
hundreds of years ago. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live
confined to a pantheon in Hallandren's capital city and where a power known
as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only
be collected one unit at a time from individual people. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">By using breath and drawing upon the colour in everyday objects, all manner
of miracles and mischief can be accomplished. It will take considerable
quantities of each to resolve all the challenges facing Vivenna and Siri,
princesses of Idris; Susebron the God King; Lightsong, reluctant god of
bravery, and mysterious Vasher, the Warbreaker.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This wasn't on the same level as <i>Mistborn </i>or
<i>The Stormlight Archive </i>for me, but I still enjoyed it a lot. As
always, Sanderson has created an incredibly unique magic system and, having
read some of his other books, I can really see how this book weaves into the
greater <i>Cosmere</i>; I feel like I've made a few connections that I
previously missed. Although the magic system was great, it wasn't explored
as deeply as some of his other books, and the world also felt a little bit
less developed that I would have liked. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I really love Lightsong and Siri; Lightsong's entire story was funny,
witty, yet also heartwrenching to read about. While I wasn't as keen on
Vivenna, I really enjoyed the twist in her storyline partway through the
book - I 100% did not see that coming. The ending was well done, but nothing
like the epic conclusions to some of his other books. Overall, this was a
very solid fantasy standalone (although it may become a series at some
point). If you're a fan of Sanderson and want to learn more about the
<i>Cosmere </i>then I definitely recommend picking this one up! </span></p></div><div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">8. <i>Buffy, Volume 1: The Long Way Home </i>by Joss Whedon & Georges
Jeanty </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★.5</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zXoavphF3A6RKMyFHoQK55ka1erYx84iND7NlTnDlomv2GsrCouUK_GHtbgZTyFlKRiTzdc5H6tFftXPAJwmYxQ3X_5MVKs_emZab573FFv00EdFobszMCa7-Huy-hapzqUe-dNLlTxAGvW1CarTILlCr-nFswuF-jbDXl4inBVwixZ3I1xuysm2/s475/buff1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="303" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zXoavphF3A6RKMyFHoQK55ka1erYx84iND7NlTnDlomv2GsrCouUK_GHtbgZTyFlKRiTzdc5H6tFftXPAJwmYxQ3X_5MVKs_emZab573FFv00EdFobszMCa7-Huy-hapzqUe-dNLlTxAGvW1CarTILlCr-nFswuF-jbDXl4inBVwixZ3I1xuysm2/w127-h200/buff1.jpg" width="127" /></a></div></div><div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><i>Buffy </i>is easily my favourite TV show of all time; I've watched all
the seasons dozens of times. Recently, my husband and I watched it all the
way through (although it was his first time seeing it all), and I fell
in love again. So I finally decided to pick up the infamous Season 8 of
<i>Buffy</i>, which is canon but also a graphic novel series. I can't say
what this series is about without spoiling the <i>Buffy </i>TV show, so if
you're interested in this book I recommend watching the show first! If
you've watched the show, then this is set some time after the events of
season 7 and is pretty much dealing with the aftermath of Buffy's choices.
Similar to my reviews of <i>Saga</i>, I'm going to do mini reviews for each
of these issues because I don't want to spoil anything.</span></p></div><div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I'll start by saying I really like the art style in this graphic novel. 90%
of the time, you can tell who people are supposed to be. To me, it's only
Andrew and Amy that were a little bit off, but the tone in which they spoke
was so perfect that you knew it was them after only a short time anyway. The
story itself is relatively interesting, but because graphic novel's are so
short, I feel like we don't have enough backstory as to how we got to where
all the characters are. Xander's probably the most changed and interesting,
but the whole Avengers vibe feels very unrealistic even for <i>Buffy</i>.
There were also a couple of things that were just weird and not well
explained (like Dawn's situation). They might get explained in later issues
though so I'll reserve judgement on those moments. I will say there was a
pretty epic twist that I didn't see coming at all, I just hope the
explanation for it ends up making sense in the end. Overall, this gets the
amount of stars it does because, at the end of the day, it's still
<i>Buffy </i>and I love it so dang much. If you're a big fan, then pick this
up and give it a try, but it definitely has a different tone to the show
because of the change of format.</span></p></div><div>
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<b><span style="color: #8b95a9; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">9. <i>Buffy, Volume 2: No Future for You </i>by Joss Whedon,
Brian K. Vaughan & Georges Jeanty </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGv2xjeaiArjygjuJ0hzcyfGuDoKLvEKYN0wXhEY4pDTJF4H6fjBqi0uJeN9IK-yUcwGKAqhMAROotKEhuQOJRIebpGOAEo-J67bkCI5YVYB_imXiCew9PgfJhB_So46etN7sa3pD9RyTJlGAygjGPY1b98MmpNbVENTwaKAH2WNJRVHiacvzt_FLL/s475/buffy2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="308" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGv2xjeaiArjygjuJ0hzcyfGuDoKLvEKYN0wXhEY4pDTJF4H6fjBqi0uJeN9IK-yUcwGKAqhMAROotKEhuQOJRIebpGOAEo-J67bkCI5YVYB_imXiCew9PgfJhB_So46etN7sa3pD9RyTJlGAygjGPY1b98MmpNbVENTwaKAH2WNJRVHiacvzt_FLL/w129-h200/buffy2.jpg" width="129" /></a></div></div><div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I can't believe that one of my favourite graphic novel writers also wrote
for <i>Buffy</i>; Brian K. Vaughan killed it with this one. I absolutely
loved this issue. Don't get me wrong, some of it was still pretty weird, but
everyone's dialogue was so on point and in character. I especially loved the
inclusion of a certain great slayer. The art was stunning, and I'm loving
the call-backs to the series. The only thing that brings this down is the
inclusion of things without a lot of explanation (again, it's probably more
an issue with the medium), but I'm still holding hope that things will get
more explanation as we go along. I honestly wasn't expecting this much from
the series so I'm pleasantly surprised with how it's going.</span></p></div><div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">10. <i>Buffy, Volume 3: Wolves at the Gate </i>by Joss Whedon,
Drew Goddard & George Jeanty </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEKHNkYQZjXhHhFZI4uLnLSslYyyAJ5TRaZb1bna3aU99qRmlTQq7vSodIaQxNWN-rqv6RnfhXCQV1M1BWgX3M4PaiZvz6UqTojs5ufWNejdsnGtTd1yWVGzckbSfrH_5z8-iio2WN58Fd3erxW4aslKKPyrdungi9kum3JA4Oszu5cdZcZYWBrk9/s475/buffy3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="309" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEKHNkYQZjXhHhFZI4uLnLSslYyyAJ5TRaZb1bna3aU99qRmlTQq7vSodIaQxNWN-rqv6RnfhXCQV1M1BWgX3M4PaiZvz6UqTojs5ufWNejdsnGtTd1yWVGzckbSfrH_5z8-iio2WN58Fd3erxW4aslKKPyrdungi9kum3JA4Oszu5cdZcZYWBrk9/w130-h200/buffy3.jpg" width="130" /></a></div></div><div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">After how great Volume 2 was, this volume was a huge disappointment.
Firstly, the storyline was pretty weird; it felt like this vampire group
came out of nowhere and they didn't feel like they were connected to
Twilight. Secondly, a <i>lot </i>of characters acted completely different to
the show - Buffy's relationship especially felt like it came out of nowhere.
While I liked that Dracula came back, the relationship between him and
Xander felt like it would never have happened. Again, this just feels like
we're missing so much context that happened between the show and the comics.
Also, I just can't get behind the mecha Dawn in Japan... wayyyy too absurd
even for me. Unfortunately, the thing that really brought this down for me
was the homophobic and racist slurs that were used. One was partly
challenged, but everything else was just let slide. To me, they just felt
completely unnecessary and I wish they hadn't been included. I'm hoping the
next volume will be better.</span></p></div><div>
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<b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">11. <i>Buffy, Volume 4: Time of Your Life </i>by Joss Whedon,
Karl Moline & Jeph Loeb </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★.5</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvgOIA3HHWoCgOkJAAkf0K1OAxUaYAXsY2A9XzFGqEzJp12asKm7zr_4ZKZIvQSVnjja51Uc8etdMswS9n5weQAvXu1Z8GGq4W0J1mlxZJ1HdMBSG0xGyNkxcwLgYT9HLEh0tTGG-gpFxm_wra9voaOQWbhtPrY6t2A2Hop880USeWDEOqN35qYBq/s475/buff4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="308" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvgOIA3HHWoCgOkJAAkf0K1OAxUaYAXsY2A9XzFGqEzJp12asKm7zr_4ZKZIvQSVnjja51Uc8etdMswS9n5weQAvXu1Z8GGq4W0J1mlxZJ1HdMBSG0xGyNkxcwLgYT9HLEh0tTGG-gpFxm_wra9voaOQWbhtPrY6t2A2Hop880USeWDEOqN35qYBq/w129-h200/buff4.jpg" width="129" /></a></div></div><div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Thankfully, this volume didn't have any slurs. Unfortunately, I really
didn't enjoy the story. Things have just become completely absurd - people
turning into centaurs, tree people, and time travel? No thanks. Also, the
weird, alternate dimension/dream new art style just confused me. The art in
this volume was also different to the first three, and so many of the
characters didn't look right. There was also a reveal of a character at the
end of this and I still don't know who it was or if I'm meant to know who it
was because the drawing didn't look like anyone from <i>Buffy</i>. I'm still
interested in seeing where the overall story is going, but it's definitely
starting to feel more like fanfiction that a canon story.</span></p></div><div>
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<b><span style="color: #44a780; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">12. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span><span><span><i style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Buffy, Volume 5: Predators and Prey </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">by Joss Whedon, et al. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJm2ytdFEXQBQ5gH1xIqN9BiBKyjCu0kgvDDAaXQ5yoN-eT2NILeBEDLuwPoo8Kjk00-xkFP62gQmXsNc3IFTaIiToKi-ikia_Ku9mJL5bM7092DJizQG524mmXKTSQ4tripL97ELTcHQHxn31oYMuUP1HySCbR-0PvS4kDoHRz7lJ2zq9k1ezEy6/s475/buffy5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="309" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJm2ytdFEXQBQ5gH1xIqN9BiBKyjCu0kgvDDAaXQ5yoN-eT2NILeBEDLuwPoo8Kjk00-xkFP62gQmXsNc3IFTaIiToKi-ikia_Ku9mJL5bM7092DJizQG524mmXKTSQ4tripL97ELTcHQHxn31oYMuUP1HySCbR-0PvS4kDoHRz7lJ2zq9k1ezEy6/w130-h200/buffy5.jpg" width="130" /></a></div></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></div><div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This one was definitely not as bad as the previous two. Faith and Giles
really bring some of these up volumes up. However, I will say that the
vampire cuddly toys were weird, but I enjoyed seeing some older characters
coming back. It's also interesting to see how the world is dealing with the
slayers now. </span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">13. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><span><span><span><i style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Buffy, Volume 6: Retreat </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">by Joss Whedon, et al. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3wGdG9cLIXOu-cTQvjH6VZReZZl5K0jlpZ22jW2hDS3vpt1woagJpOsh1hfJEAxEbOMMWIvK98RcABrH-rO67m2ghZ6Hd6gJYALJqSq-ookCjNQksmxR6cHywgu8E-yyNm3VtgYenJcu442bDGZi_RsxsE6PUUj0SEgMuOKmn9AkabDDE4ZKcU92/s475/buff6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="309" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3wGdG9cLIXOu-cTQvjH6VZReZZl5K0jlpZ22jW2hDS3vpt1woagJpOsh1hfJEAxEbOMMWIvK98RcABrH-rO67m2ghZ6Hd6gJYALJqSq-ookCjNQksmxR6cHywgu8E-yyNm3VtgYenJcu442bDGZi_RsxsE6PUUj0SEgMuOKmn9AkabDDE4ZKcU92/w130-h200/buff6.jpg" width="130" /></a></div></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></div><div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This one was a little better than the previous volume. I really liked how many
references we got to Andrew from Season 7 in this; it was well written and
made me laugh out loud while reading. The twist towards the end was very
interesting, but the battle itself was kind of boring for me. Again, I liked
seeing some old faces reappear to see what happened them. I will say that
overall, this Season of Buffy really feels like it's just repeating
character arcs and storylines from the original show and isn't trying to
explore anything new outside of absurd plotlines. It's enjoyable, but it
doesn't feel all that necessary.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">14. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><span><span><span><i style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Buffy, Volume 7: Twilight </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">by Joss Whedon, et al. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★.5</span></span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lkQrz1kWXHnGfdjIO9VjeNOz8VCW4joNKFuNTUltBHqM8EkZJIOiETyHjYQmMtzXbMoUH64LsVW4ARbUtopNtjh9Vn946Hyr-gGz5K8nn6ts1C1tEIUpM9B4R37FNsIwqPRUjGzFl8GqMS1ckmlkMNMAVZofXtERFBHi2oTX30ctwL6teeBOjiE4/s475/buffy7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="309" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lkQrz1kWXHnGfdjIO9VjeNOz8VCW4joNKFuNTUltBHqM8EkZJIOiETyHjYQmMtzXbMoUH64LsVW4ARbUtopNtjh9Vn946Hyr-gGz5K8nn6ts1C1tEIUpM9B4R37FNsIwqPRUjGzFl8GqMS1ckmlkMNMAVZofXtERFBHi2oTX30ctwL6teeBOjiE4/w130-h200/buffy7.jpg" width="130" /></a></span></b></span></b></span></b></b></span></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">Well this one was just completely bizarre. It gets bonus points for
having a lot of characters finally appearing together. However, the main
storyline completely lost me here. I have no idea why the things that
were happening were actually happening and Giles' explanation made no
sense at all. Interested to see where it's going to go, but this series
just feels like it didn't have enough space to cover everything it
wanted to, so it jumps around a lot.</span></span>
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<b><span style="color: #e64207; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">15. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span><span><span><span><i style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Buffy, Volume 8: Last Gleaming </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">by Joss Whedon, et al. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AZ_u75SZx9FqnkSGSaLhSAg8hjz2C9kIsGso7rGCaHd4PU9gaaw_iLCN446yl8GJP8Rkxz_q8ygkaZLmFbyWbdBvkGy7IIrb2H_oFaMJb6SstZ4S2QMQgG46ZcvKTZbEljoUP1Zm7pmRSbIGTiJCIC_eed3uVVWR5-NojnRJD0nSZSG-id3HtBR9/s475/buff8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="309" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AZ_u75SZx9FqnkSGSaLhSAg8hjz2C9kIsGso7rGCaHd4PU9gaaw_iLCN446yl8GJP8Rkxz_q8ygkaZLmFbyWbdBvkGy7IIrb2H_oFaMJb6SstZ4S2QMQgG46ZcvKTZbEljoUP1Zm7pmRSbIGTiJCIC_eed3uVVWR5-NojnRJD0nSZSG-id3HtBR9/w130-h200/buff8.jpg" width="130" /></a></span></b></span></b></span></b></b></span></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">And here we are at the final volume of Season 8 of <i>Buffy</i>. While
this was definitely better that the previous volume, overall, this
graphic novel series has made me glad <i>Buffy </i>didn't got past
season 7 as a TV show. It was incredibly weird. I feel like it was just
a whole ton of fanservice mixed with an increasingly ridiculous plot. So
many characters came back that just weren't needed and ended up being
barely used. The reunion between some of those characters was also very
lacklustre and didn't have any explanation. And </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">one of the character deaths felt needless and also ending up being a
betrayal when we find out something else at the end. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I will say that I ended up liking the overall ending and the decision
Buffy had to make and I'm glad I read the series as a whole. The main things
I enjoyed were that the dialogue of all the characters was spot on and the
art was incredibly well done; unfortunately it was the plot, rehashing of
old storylines, and fanservice that brought the series as a whole down for
me. I would recommend trying it if you love <i>Buffy </i>though, but anyone else wouldn't necessarily enjoy this.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">16. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span><span><span><i style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">The Wilderness Retreat </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">by Jennifer Moore </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwfgSPD2uv106uQuV5ODx9Fkc4jveDlAXC9tpTu8OmnYWZIFMGZS6qV7TTJKqZhaeCM3o2X__msE1RsPtdODj_LKqXd9av4qbsaJyNuQUpige93BvvbP_kCMugsHWI-sCbd7e-Jo__HlApyQ5wISclH9FTzSK0viF7U-PHJzuw9pw6YWr5_5kQAVi/s346/wilderness.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="226" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwfgSPD2uv106uQuV5ODx9Fkc4jveDlAXC9tpTu8OmnYWZIFMGZS6qV7TTJKqZhaeCM3o2X__msE1RsPtdODj_LKqXd9av4qbsaJyNuQUpige93BvvbP_kCMugsHWI-sCbd7e-Jo__HlApyQ5wISclH9FTzSK0viF7U-PHJzuw9pw6YWr5_5kQAVi/w131-h200/wilderness.jpg" width="131" /></a></span></b></span></b></span></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I received this adult thriller from HQ Digital via Netgalley in
exchange for an honest review. I was looking for a good thriller to
start the year, and this sounded right up my street. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">As Bella drops her son off at university, she’s devastated. It’s been
the two of them ever since Asher was born. The only thing helping her
through is the upcoming week-long wilderness retreat in Sweden. It’ll
be her chance to reconnect and recharge. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">At the retreat, Bella basks in the beauty of the modern lodge, with its
luxury rooms and picture-perfect views, the glistening lake and lush
forest. For the full detox effect, everyone must surrender their
phones. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">The holiday seems idyllic until the person who ruined Bella’s life
years ago arrives, threatening everything she’s worked hard for and will
do anything to protect. Suddenly, a terrified Bella is trapped in the
wild, knowing someone wants her dead.</span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">My favourite part of this book had to be the writing and the perfect
atmosphere Moore created. The isolated retreat in the middle of the
Swedish forest was so incredibly creepy. The mindfulness of the retreat
was also a great reason for the characters not having access to the
outside world with their mobile phones. I loved seeing Bella's
relationship with Asher, and how she interacted with the various people
at the retreat. The other guests were the perfect mixture of annoying
and suspicious as well. The books starts off extremely strong and the
first 30% were filled with suspense and intrigue.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I will say that the middle of the book did drag for me a little. I felt
like the same few things were happening for a few days in a row (bad
night sleeping, bad day, drinking, throwing up, nails on wall). It also
had far too many dream sequences that became repetitive and boring; I
found myself skimming the fifth or sixth one because it was so obviously
a dream. The main character also made a few silly decisions throughout
the book and saying things like 'this is the sort of stupid thing
someone would do in a horror movie', but still proceeding to do it,
doesn't make it any less stupid.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I'm happy to say that I didn't see the twist coming, but I also didn't
feel like it had enough of an impact. I wish Bella was more lucid at the
end to get more answers, because there are a few extra things that I
wanted to know. I'm actually amazed that Bella didn't realise how badly
her maths was off in the final chapter though. When she said she dropped
out of university the next week, my main thought was 'that's
ridiculously quick', and I was right. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">I did really enjoy the Epilogue though and the relationship between all
the characters, that actually felt really good and it tied everything up
very nicely. Overall, I would say this is an extremely atmospheric
thriller; so if you're looking for that creepy, isolated feeling, then
look no further. </span>
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<b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">17. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span><span><span><i style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Save the Cat! Writes a Novel </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">by Jessica Brody </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_n65ZIr9DIeo-1B02KnyfzN2u69e4aMLsBlQ3RH0iNtT_QjAEbVafa2hmzfd_u-51i-E58n6FQlqHvGwaZXpYpQG1oBF24fFUC1WcIAk35QRDcUhvTnooM3im1jA_p1Wh_alP0M4aGFSVTzsNloEgOfjzNM5-tSCJopo_tLG5ZvgNezGzk8G-iqN8/s1500/savethe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_n65ZIr9DIeo-1B02KnyfzN2u69e4aMLsBlQ3RH0iNtT_QjAEbVafa2hmzfd_u-51i-E58n6FQlqHvGwaZXpYpQG1oBF24fFUC1WcIAk35QRDcUhvTnooM3im1jA_p1Wh_alP0M4aGFSVTzsNloEgOfjzNM5-tSCJopo_tLG5ZvgNezGzk8G-iqN8/w133-h200/savethe.jpg" width="133" /></a></span></b></span></b></span></b></b></div><p></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>Save the Cat </i>by Blake Snyder is a popular non-fiction, screenwriting
book series and storytelling methodology used by screenwriters,
directors, and studio execs across Hollywood. Now, Jessica Brody takes
the <i>Save the Cat!</i> plotting principals and applies them to the
craft of novel writing in this “workshop style” guide. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Whether you’re writing your first novel or your seventeenth,
<i>Save the Cat!</i> breaks down plot in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step
method. </span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">As a writer that hasn't written in a while, I've been meaning to get to
this book. This is probably one of the best books
I've read on the craft of writing and I really appreciate the tips and
examples Brody gives for each topic. My favourite part of the book (other
than the wonderful Beat Sheet) are the inspirational and motivational
quotes at the end of the book. It's honestly inspired me to start writing
again so I'm incredibly glad I picked this up. If you're a writer or
interested in the craft of writing (especially if you find yourself
stuck), then definitely pick up a copy of this and give the
<i>Save the Cat! </i>technique a try!</span>
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">18. <i>The Starless Sea </i>by Erin Morgenstern </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6t8KG6x8AAA-cn-uWEhDXVyH8vyzoHfwHRyzobuPIPjZD2B4GMchaYWwWbit4MA2K-jHFvDxHWDPbJneENuIFT66r6kwoWPQXFIMHiEkbPPS-plJ-e5Zimpv1SeiBSehTeZL3P55bZlxOraOldywF0dbTqlU06rCeiMxLb1QvCkGB5Q2nelq63Gc9/s400/starless.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="270" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6t8KG6x8AAA-cn-uWEhDXVyH8vyzoHfwHRyzobuPIPjZD2B4GMchaYWwWbit4MA2K-jHFvDxHWDPbJneENuIFT66r6kwoWPQXFIMHiEkbPPS-plJ-e5Zimpv1SeiBSehTeZL3P55bZlxOraOldywF0dbTqlU06rCeiMxLb1QvCkGB5Q2nelq63Gc9/w135-h200/starless.jpg" width="135" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I was very excited to read this as I loved <i>The Night Circus </i>by
the same author. Unfortunately, while I did enjoy this book, it
definitely fell a little flat for me. <i>The Starless Sea </i>is an
adult, speculative fiction/fantasy that follows </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Zachary Ezra Rawlins, a man who is searching for his door, though he does
not know it. He follows a silent siren song, an inexplicable knowledge
that he is meant for another place. When he discovers a mysterious book in
the stacks of his campus library he begins to read, entranced by tales of
lovelorn prisoners, lost cities, and nameless acolytes. Suddenly a turn of
the page brings Zachary to a story from his own childhood impossibly
written in this book that is older than he is.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Let's start with what I liked. I loved the discussion of story and
especially how they relate to video games. As someone who works in the
video games industry, it was really fascinating to see someone studying
that in a book. Morgenstern is also a beautiful
writer; there were so many individual lines that will stick with me
because of how well they were written. Honestly though, I was more
interested in the book within the book and those stories, rather than the main plot with Zachary. When we get to Katrina's point of view, I found it the
most compelling part of the whole book; I kind of wish the whole book
had been about her looking for Zachary. I will say that the start of the
book was a bit of a struggle for me. I couldn't quite keep all the
characters aligned whilst also trying to figure out how the short
stories connected to the main plot. Sometimes it felt like entire scenes
were missing, and there was so much abstract description that I really
struggled to picture anything, despite the beautiful writing. The vague,
speculative magic just wasn't for me either unfortunately. I would say
that if you enjoy lyrical, magical writing and speculative
fantasy/fiction, then definitely give this a try. Sadly, it just wasn't
for me.</span></span>
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<b><span style="color: #0bb386; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span>19. <i>The Life to Come </i>by Michelle de Krester </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61_zCcTVe0-F6sYaxZGwlUocxeDM2vn6lTLYj8YndHsKR6vF-goVs7rshSc4GNi_iA0R7l-fUCYlp9IalQaPyJE3XOv5_4DwcrJNSzDn5w28gO6PqK8MfEDI1s0ATaVDzpSHpJijngBeV2jIrr-qwznZqDY0MC7CJ-Wh05tFlEcXPi19vPIdR18ej/s500/lifetocome.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="339" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61_zCcTVe0-F6sYaxZGwlUocxeDM2vn6lTLYj8YndHsKR6vF-goVs7rshSc4GNi_iA0R7l-fUCYlp9IalQaPyJE3XOv5_4DwcrJNSzDn5w28gO6PqK8MfEDI1s0ATaVDzpSHpJijngBeV2jIrr-qwznZqDY0MC7CJ-Wh05tFlEcXPi19vPIdR18ej/w136-h200/lifetocome.jpg" width="136" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Now this next book is not my usual genre, but my brother bought me it
for Christmas last year so I wanted to pick it up. This is an
Australian Literary/Historical-Fiction novel, and very much one that
felt reminiscent of books I studied at university. The book follows
several characters: Pippa is a writer who longs for success; Céleste
tries to convince herself that her feelings for her married lover are
reciprocated; Ash makes strategic use of his childhood in Sri Lanka
but blots out the memory of a tragedy from that time; and Christabel
who is dealing with the grief of losing a friend. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This book felt like
four novellas pushed together in one novel, with one character (Pippa)
holding them altogether. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Because it felt like four different stories, this book became a bit
of a mixed bag, where I really enjoyed some character's stories, but
wasn't that interested in others. We didn't get much time with each
character either so it was difficult to form too much attachment, but
I will say that Pippa was equal parts terrible and interesting; Ash
felt like he didn't have much personality; and Celeste's story felt
very lacking in direction for me. However, </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">I was pleasantly surprised by the LGBTQ+ rep in the book, and Celeste's
story was interesting for that.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">There was a lot of very interesting social commentary throughout the book,
particularly around Australian politics and culture; something I know
very little about so it was incredibly interesting to read about. The
discussion about the loss, or lack of, Australian literature was
particularly interesting. Similarly, the conversations around
immigration into Australia, especially from Sri Lanka was something I
didn't really know about before reading this. I loved the postmodern aspects of the books; however, I will say it was a bit heavy-handed with some messages, particular
around social media and technology. While I acknowledge that de
Krester is trying to show a snapshot of time in each character's life
and where society it is in that moment, things like a child asking how
to unlock a book just felt like the old technology vs.
literature argument.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The main issue I had with the book overall was that it didn't really
have strong characters, nor did it have a particularly strong plot.
Time jumped around constantly with with very little indication that
time had passed. Someone would be talking to a character and then on
the next page they would suddenly say 'it was 13 years since they last
saw them', but nothing was said about that time. As I've said above,
it's definitely more of a social commentary, and definitely one that I
would've appreciated studying when I was at university. However, I was
hoping for more out of this and it did feel like all the character's
storylines just fizzled out in the end with very little
resolution.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Overall, this was a very well-written book, but some parts just
weren't for me. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wanted
to know more about Australian literature and who is interested in
literary fiction.</span></span>
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<b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span>20. <i>The Blade Itself </i>by Joe Abercrombie </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: tinos;">★★★★★</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYpfkQjwHfV7GyiiTmqYr20PrsNJbgSjmfFGZsYnitUUfJyuV7ZWfs9iFjSK9mGiMtcM7v0UqZ6TPtpb0OJKEx35xcJTv1JF3msoElZmOkFFPcDDIxkPsd-1p3CVUnp-_kh5mSfs_M1cAYWwzctXeWQf715_LgaUv7o8EWi-ngy_VocUIT46KgAQj/s420/bladeitself.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="276" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYpfkQjwHfV7GyiiTmqYr20PrsNJbgSjmfFGZsYnitUUfJyuV7ZWfs9iFjSK9mGiMtcM7v0UqZ6TPtpb0OJKEx35xcJTv1JF3msoElZmOkFFPcDDIxkPsd-1p3CVUnp-_kh5mSfs_M1cAYWwzctXeWQf715_LgaUv7o8EWi-ngy_VocUIT46KgAQj/w131-h200/bladeitself.jpg" width="131" /></a></div></span></div><div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">So, I decided to pick this book up because it's the Catch-Up Book
Club's book pick for January/February. In all honesty, I thought I
would just find this book okay as I'd heard mixed things. However, I'm
happy to say that I absolutely loved it. In this book, we follow three
main characters: Glokta, a cripple turned torturer; Jezal dan Luthar,
a paragon of selfishness and solider-to-be who thinks of nothing more
than winning glory in the fencing circle; and Logen Ninefingers, an
infamous barbarian that has finally run out of luck.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This book was written so well and I was invested within just a few
short chapters. One thing that Abercrombie does wonderfully well is
showing how his characters are feeling and building the suspense of
their emotions. Every single time they felt tense, I felt tense; if
they were angry, so was I. And I l</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">oved the characters. They were all very unique and the variation in
their backgrounds kept each chapter interesting. Personally, I found
Glokta's chapters to be the best and I always looked forward to them,
but I also found Logen's intriguing once he met Bayaz. Jezal was
irritating, but he was obviously meant to be, so that made him an
interesting character.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I will say that this felt like a setup/foundation book, where not too
much happened, and it created more questions than it answered. I don't
mind this since it's the first book in a series, but I definitely want
more explanation of the magic. I also really struggled to picture the
world and all the places being talked about with no map in the book;
it was quite hard to keep everywhere straight in my head. Despite
those minor issues, I l</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">oved it so much that I bought the next two books in the trilogy when I
was only 100 pages into the book. I'm so excited to continue this series
in March (or sooner if I can!). If you like fantasy, especially grim
dark fantasy, then definitely pick this one up.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">And those were the books I read in January! Let me know if you've
read any of these books and what you thought of them. Hope you all
have a good February.</span></span>
</div></div></div>Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-56377801906436894742023-01-27T05:10:00.002-08:002023-01-27T05:10:19.790-08:00February TBR | 2023<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">It's time for February TBR! Similar to the month itself, this blog post
will be short and sweet. I had a good reading month in January, so I'm
hoping to continue that in February. I'm not participating in any readathons
this month, but </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I am re-reading <i>Battle Royale</i></span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">for the first time in 11 years</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">for my work's Book Club and I'm very excited
about that. </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">So, without further ado, here's my February TBR:</span>
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<div>1. <i>Trial by Fire </i>by Scott James</div>
<div>2.<i> Dread Nation</i> by Justina Ireland</div>
<div>3. <i>Deathless Divide </i>by Justina Ireland</div>
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4. <i>Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes? </i>by Holly Bourne
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<div>5. <i>The Falconer </i>by Elizabeth May</div>
<div>6. <i>The History of Bees </i>by Maja Lunde</div>
<div>7. <i>Arcanum Unbounded </i>by Brandon Sanderson</div>
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8. <i>The Lost Metal </i>by Brandon Sanderson<span> </span>
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<div>9. <i>The Secret Diary of Sarah Thomas </i>by Sarah Thomas</div>
<div>10. <i>Battle Royale </i>by Koushun Takami</div>
<div>11. <i>Murder on the Christmas Express </i>by Alexandra Benedict</div>
<div>12. <i>Hellmouth </i>by Jordie Bellaire</div></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><div><br /></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">So that's my TBR for February! </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Let me know what you're reading and if you've read any of these books.
Also, are you participating in any readathons this month? Let me know if
you are!</span>
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Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-73148932495840635762023-01-18T13:55:00.000-08:002023-01-18T13:57:27.670-08:00BOOK REVIEW | The Wilderness Retreat by Jennifer Moore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9zBxg2HFCMu8Z6PEG9Dlj953Gy1g9Qrie79qk5H6wIYJfONfrIuB8PeFS7Prjm2mIpZ-uxfmcVJuWqSqbhUmyvOQOswMK5-nCoixLTh9jnxHIMYd3yMfPCm40mqWsYuwvpwK2zE3N15gg4OZIcstqYsE0BAM9XnmTtVahxPFie-nKU2jZf5cmrEu/s346/Wildrenss.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9zBxg2HFCMu8Z6PEG9Dlj953Gy1g9Qrie79qk5H6wIYJfONfrIuB8PeFS7Prjm2mIpZ-uxfmcVJuWqSqbhUmyvOQOswMK5-nCoixLTh9jnxHIMYd3yMfPCm40mqWsYuwvpwK2zE3N15gg4OZIcstqYsE0BAM9XnmTtVahxPFie-nKU2jZf5cmrEu/s320/Wildrenss.jpg" width="209" /></a></div></div><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Genre: Adult Thriller<br /></strong><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31px;"><strong>Publication Date: 22nd February 2023</strong></span><br /><br /><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 19.31px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">My Rating: </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">★★</span></strong></span><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">★<span style="background-color: white;">.5</span></span></strong></div><div><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31px;"><strong><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61459391-the-wilderness-retreat">Goodreads Page</a></strong></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31px;"><strong>Blurb:</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span><br /><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>I release myself from the shackles of the outside world and embrace the wilderness within.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">As Bella drops her son off at university, she’s devastated. It’s been the two of them ever since Asher was born. The only thing helping her through is the upcoming week-long wilderness retreat in Sweden. It’ll be her chance to reconnect and recharge.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">At the retreat, Bella basks in the beauty of the modern lodge, with its luxury rooms and picture-perfect views, the glistening lake and lush forest. For the full detox effect, everyone must surrender their phones.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">The holiday seems idyllic until the person who ruined Bella’s life years ago arrives, threatening everything she’s worked hard for and will do anything to protect. Suddenly, a terrified Bella is trapped in the wild, knowing someone wants her dead…</span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31px;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31px;"><strong>**Spoiler-Free Review**</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I received this book from HQ Digital via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I was looking for a good thriller to start the year, and this sounded right up my street.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">My favourite part of this book had to be the writing and the perfect atmosphere Moore created. The isolated retreat in the middle of the Swedish forest was so incredibly creepy. The mindfulness of the retreat was also a great reason for the characters not having access to the outside world with their mobile phones. I loved seeing Bella's relationship with Asher, and how she interacted with the various people at the retreat. The other guests were the perfect mixture of annoying and suspicious as well. The books starts off extremely strong and the first 30% were filled with suspense and intrigue.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I will say that the middle of the book did drag for me a little. I felt like the same few things were happening for a few days in a row (bad night sleeping, bad day, drinking, throwing up, nails on wall). It also had far too many dream sequences that became repetitive and boring; I found myself skimming the fifth or sixth one because it was so obviously a dream. The main character also made a few silly decisions throughout the book and saying things like 'this is the sort of stupid thing someone would do in a horror movie', but still proceeding to do it, doesn't make it any less stupid.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I'm happy to say that I didn't see the twist coming, but I also didn't feel like it had enough of an impact. I wish Bella was more lucid at the end to get more answers, because there are a few extra things that I wanted to know. I'm actually amazed that Bella didn't realise how badly her maths was off in the final chapter though. When she said she dropped out of university the next week, my main thought was 'that's ridiculously quick', and I was right. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I did really enjoy the Epilogue though and the relationship between all the characters, that actually felt really good and it tied everything up very nicely. Overall, I would say this is an extremely atmospheric thriller; so if you're looking for that creepy, isolated feeling, then look no further. I think other people might enjoy the twist more than I did, so don't let that put you off. Pick this up if you're looking for your next twisty read.</span></span></div>Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-32788355127169074412023-01-16T01:23:00.000-08:002023-01-16T01:24:00.065-08:00Broken Perfect Lies by Katie Wismer | Cover Reveal<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68qG44tYi99ACHCQi_hazde-T240JJthPWkjonmazMsJ9ueB7kRdV1gRrHGmrJlqQ0ouHUIOANZ9TpDzu9bMuKwqssZ8PBPPns--spjeEhqIXTwSaujakK3l8in5tSZfU6dAmYs4Kyz_EthF569yh-wS3585vHDtbrFhLfD3rKiZ_ZaTqX7cgN8M3/s1800/BrokenPerfectLies_Text_NoShadows.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1487" data-original-width="1800" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68qG44tYi99ACHCQi_hazde-T240JJthPWkjonmazMsJ9ueB7kRdV1gRrHGmrJlqQ0ouHUIOANZ9TpDzu9bMuKwqssZ8PBPPns--spjeEhqIXTwSaujakK3l8in5tSZfU6dAmYs4Kyz_EthF569yh-wS3585vHDtbrFhLfD3rKiZ_ZaTqX7cgN8M3/s320/BrokenPerfectLies_Text_NoShadows.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I am so honoured to be part of the cover reveal for Katie Wismer's newest novel, <i>Broken Perfect Lies</i>, which will be released on February 20th 2023. I really enjoyed her previous novels and poetry collections; she's great at writing chemistry between characters. From the premise, this book sounds like such a fun, interesting romance and I'm incredibly excited to pick it up. All the links for more information, the description, and... most importantly, the cover reveal can be found below! Let me know what you think; are you excited for this to come out?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Release Date: </b>February 20, 2023</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Preorder Links: </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><ul><li><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Signed: <a href="https://www.katiewismer.com/shop ">https://www.katiewismer.com/shop </a></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Amazon: <a href="https://amzn.to/3hSFxz0">https://amzn.to/3hSFxz0</a></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">BN: <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/broken-perfect-lies-katie-wismer/1142870783">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/broken-perfect-lies-katie-wismer/1142870783</a></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Book Depository: <a href="https://bit.ly/3VWcwjV">https://bit.ly/3VWcwjV</a></span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Bookshop.org: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/broken-perfect-lies-katie-wismer/19583489?ean=9781958458020">https://bookshop.org/p/books/broken-perfect-lies-katie-wismer/19583489?ean=9781958458020</a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9mJj1RICRllVROac9xefEDeaSlGXBQ136EKO9CUBMu1FefwT7D6iOZCmikaYqERZi0wN4SwNwLNWHDn_-yh1uz4klgcLEe5ZRLnvscovkNuOwYDfCSdmqsMUZskNAD6K7XdBBlIIRWeczY2f1_4YjBXlvg7kVcQlBXPQfbZhi1bcK8VWVRDJidOJ/s2048/44.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9mJj1RICRllVROac9xefEDeaSlGXBQ136EKO9CUBMu1FefwT7D6iOZCmikaYqERZi0wN4SwNwLNWHDn_-yh1uz4klgcLEe5ZRLnvscovkNuOwYDfCSdmqsMUZskNAD6K7XdBBlIIRWeczY2f1_4YjBXlvg7kVcQlBXPQfbZhi1bcK8VWVRDJidOJ/w400-h266/44.png" width="400" /></a></div></span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Description:</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b>She’s everything he hates, but he’s the only one who can keep her safe…</b></i></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Pop sensation Parker Beck has been living a double life since she was eighteen. Through the disguises and fake name, she’s managed to keep her real identity a secret for the past six years. But she’s always known it was only a matter of time before the tabloids got their hands on the truth.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">When the news leaks, it’s even worse than she’d feared. Now unprotected, Parker desperately needs a bodyguard. But with her history, no one is willing to take the job.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Heath Bridgers wants nothing to do with Parker Beck. That one-fifty grand salary they’re offering just to babysit her? Well, that he could use. Especially now that a family emergency has him spiraling into a hole of debt he’s not sure he’ll ever climb out of. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The job will be easy. All he has to do is dodge a few stalkers and make it through a year. The one thing he will absolutely not be doing is falling in love with her.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>Broken Perfect Lies</i> is a standalone romantic suspense perfect for fans of spicy bodyguard romances...with a Hannah-Montana-inspired twist. It contains content best suited for mature readers.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRakNOJgfQtjbeUOv2eUmUrs4MycWhZ8mhL4adcz_pox9XI_XWYMQY3VChJRYMVwsNo42pQ659IkDYgbi-OcoX2LGo4FHpAfqWxoCmV5O64F_i8ADrv0aMzFAViUwITwn_rFBC9Ps0V6XlFf1etWgIYuhYgAOW_n88Vq8km2d-eut13ajb1t9hC_N/s2499/BrokenPerfectLies_EreaderMockup.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtKY0mkWOe4toxUg6NyPBEheT_heIWu3b_zLhwlVQsr1_S0A5whu_JatRRyQykaQlYdW5_715LxEhATOKxrGDsJIBEjbZGkrZLAJ7TGhWAwcZ5g9yZCwUQqq0Yzl_yG3WxB9R3e6HQ8KavLw8iVax1TyLXtiulio4MdCJ8H9HnEUEfpZRKMVkeBpX/s2048/2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1367" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtKY0mkWOe4toxUg6NyPBEheT_heIWu3b_zLhwlVQsr1_S0A5whu_JatRRyQykaQlYdW5_715LxEhATOKxrGDsJIBEjbZGkrZLAJ7TGhWAwcZ5g9yZCwUQqq0Yzl_yG3WxB9R3e6HQ8KavLw8iVax1TyLXtiulio4MdCJ8H9HnEUEfpZRKMVkeBpX/w134-h200/2.png" width="134" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRakNOJgfQtjbeUOv2eUmUrs4MycWhZ8mhL4adcz_pox9XI_XWYMQY3VChJRYMVwsNo42pQ659IkDYgbi-OcoX2LGo4FHpAfqWxoCmV5O64F_i8ADrv0aMzFAViUwITwn_rFBC9Ps0V6XlFf1etWgIYuhYgAOW_n88Vq8km2d-eut13ajb1t9hC_N/s2499/BrokenPerfectLies_EreaderMockup.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2499" data-original-width="1866" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRakNOJgfQtjbeUOv2eUmUrs4MycWhZ8mhL4adcz_pox9XI_XWYMQY3VChJRYMVwsNo42pQ659IkDYgbi-OcoX2LGo4FHpAfqWxoCmV5O64F_i8ADrv0aMzFAViUwITwn_rFBC9Ps0V6XlFf1etWgIYuhYgAOW_n88Vq8km2d-eut13ajb1t9hC_N/w239-h320/BrokenPerfectLies_EreaderMockup.png" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CO0ziVa3OgMq83HP0y4ydrw9BHNW19z8frWzGAnTPoxZ6PzzjAeEYkTZdP8yiTThq3XwNYCi3hGaAwEUwuvTZ9E-CKa5_UerV3aEJsjGYyw_2PeNLkkLTZ7UgsFlZ7vEz6G2vi_d1Wv-ssqRD7YWnDT1TPhwpLs2lnDXUBZsNu-RKp2Vqh0tqrvk/s2048/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1367" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CO0ziVa3OgMq83HP0y4ydrw9BHNW19z8frWzGAnTPoxZ6PzzjAeEYkTZdP8yiTThq3XwNYCi3hGaAwEUwuvTZ9E-CKa5_UerV3aEJsjGYyw_2PeNLkkLTZ7UgsFlZ7vEz6G2vi_d1Wv-ssqRD7YWnDT1TPhwpLs2lnDXUBZsNu-RKp2Vqh0tqrvk/w134-h200/1.png" width="134" /></a></div><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-21530965663855283032023-01-03T07:14:00.003-08:002023-01-03T07:20:15.851-08:00My Reading Goals | 2023<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhwO-aMKUl99-jwcAEzvwiIHcvCdaQ_BWI1ZtdbaMqYoB1-UqSStzLc0Sy71rD9_J3K6N13sjDRfsghA-gcmADpEYg3WKZRzkVGugM1eMPeZTzbinUvT8ocPz4m3PMM1Ausia6hoWL04qEzW8v5U1WsFsLT5DCsJSnr8o7QBXzoCVcSgWbDWsvlDu/s754/books2.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="754" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhwO-aMKUl99-jwcAEzvwiIHcvCdaQ_BWI1ZtdbaMqYoB1-UqSStzLc0Sy71rD9_J3K6N13sjDRfsghA-gcmADpEYg3WKZRzkVGugM1eMPeZTzbinUvT8ocPz4m3PMM1Ausia6hoWL04qEzW8v5U1WsFsLT5DCsJSnr8o7QBXzoCVcSgWbDWsvlDu/w400-h266/books2.tif" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">And so we've hit 2023 and it's that time of year where we get everyone's
wrap-up and goals posts and videos, and I love it; it's definitely some of
my favourite content to both write and read. And today I'm going to talk
about my goals for this year. I don't have too many huge goals, but I'm still excited for this coming year and the goals I have here.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">-------------------------------------------------------</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #800180; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">-------------------------------------------------------</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #800180; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">--------------</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b>1. Read at least 150 books. <br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Realistically, my goal is more like 180 books, but I prefer to say 150 in
case any unexpected issues with work or life come up throughout the year
(which, let's face it, something always does!). For the past 4-5 years I
haven't read under 150 books so it feels very doable. I do want to read more
chunky books this year, but I still think I'll be able to do this.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b>2. </b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b>Read, finish, and catch up on more chunky fantasy series. <br /></b>Now,
the series don't have to be chunky, but there are definitely a lot of big
fantasy series I desperately want to get to this year. If you don't know
already, adult fantasy is my favourite genre, so I always want to find more
that I love. As part of this goal, I wrote a blog post of the the 10 series
I need to finish this year that includes some of the high priority fantasies
on my list:
<a href="https://sarahthomasbooks.blogspot.com/2023/01/10-series-i-have-to-finish-in-2023.html">Ten Series I Need to Finish in 2023</a>. </span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b>3. Read or unhaul the books on my Self-Destruct List. </b><br />Similar to above, I wrote a blog post about the
<a href="https://sarahthomasbooks.blogspot.com/2022/12/these-books-will-self-destruct-in-12.html">Books on my 2023 Self-Destruct</a>
list. These are basically 10 books that have been on my TBR for a long time
and I never really gravitate towards them so this is to force me to either
finally pick them up or unhaul them.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b>4. Remain consistent with my blog and
bookstagram.</b><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I was fairly consistent last year, but I want to continue that in the
coming year. If you're interested in my instagram, it's </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sarahsbookishlife/" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">here</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><b>5. Read all my books that I've owned for over 3
years.</b>
<br />For the past two years, I've been getting through my backlist books
that I've owned for a long time. At one point I had books from 10 years ago.
Thankfully, I now only have books that I acquired between 2019 and now. I
have 29 books left from 2019 so I would like to try and prioritise those
books so that next year the oldest books on my TBR will be from 2020 at the
earliest.</span>
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">-------------------------------------------------------</span></span><span style="color: #800180;">-------------------------------------------------------</span><span style="color: #800180;">--------------</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">So, those are my main reading goals for 2023! Nothing too daunting and feel
free to check out the more specific goals posts I've mentioned above. Let me
know what your goals are for this year! </span>
</p>
Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-701409799983120082023-01-01T12:48:00.001-08:002023-01-01T14:36:02.385-08:0010 Series I Have to Finish in 2023<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Welcome to the next post in my Goals for 2023 Series on my blog. Keep an
eye out for the post with my overall goals that will be coming soon. This
post is obviously the 10 book series I need to finish in 2023. Some of the
below are series I need to both start and finish (or catch-up on), and the
others are series that I need to just finish the last book in. Let me know
if you've read any of these books and which ones I should prioritise
first!</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b>1. <i>The Burning Series</i> by Evan Winter</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUK7Tx23mAAGsDjR8kp1GWja5KswCVCGusk12obHJhQ8AtEkk8l64dRaFcIIHc03rGwuzUOSYESC4bg7FlFlCgAWzihnFZLFK674wbNzZj4zm8ouLT3jVNn6gYmh1rRCPRCiNZzva7S9kuJWgiv9sTC2ZlER8LaLUy55BqLnpnSsIHWQiMzTWutkyu/s388/10theburning.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="388" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUK7Tx23mAAGsDjR8kp1GWja5KswCVCGusk12obHJhQ8AtEkk8l64dRaFcIIHc03rGwuzUOSYESC4bg7FlFlCgAWzihnFZLFK674wbNzZj4zm8ouLT3jVNn6gYmh1rRCPRCiNZzva7S9kuJWgiv9sTC2ZlER8LaLUy55BqLnpnSsIHWQiMzTWutkyu/w320-h246/10theburning.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">This is the most incomplete series on the whole list as only the first
two books out of four are currently released. I own the first two and the
third book still doesn't have a publication date yet. However, I wouldn't
mind starting this series because I've heard it's fantastic. It was a
self-published book that became so popular that a publisher picked it up.
Once again, it has one of my absolute favourite tropes that immediately
makes me grab the book: dragons. Ever since I read <i>The Inheritance Cycle </i>when I was younger, any books with dragons appeals to me on a deep level.
I've not yet found another dragon series that I love as much as that so
I'm always on the look out for the next one. In this series,</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> one in every two thousand women has the power to call down
dragons and one in every hundred men is able to magically transform
himself into a bigger, stronger, faster killing machine.</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"> Young, gift-less Tau knows all this, but he has a plan of escape.
Only, he doesn't get the chance. Those closest to him are brutally
murdered, and his grief swiftly turns to anger. Fixated on revenge, Tau
dedicates himself to become the greatest swordsman to ever live, a man
willing to die a hundred thousand times for the chance to kill the three
who betrayed him.</span></span>
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<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b>2. <i>The Licanius Trilogy</i> by James Islington</b></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg560oGKb5KmDOghDtIU2EmIRhg7gm6YCIH3hjWhbIjoJW5UB13owi1rkxUH45IxzorQfwLFLz1iZBhTwhgMcRYaeME0LoXdNxgpRTVTaQyJuUdvj9QIrbrv6wSX5ZUFdkfhCcyFIcDFLooboOkQ1xUC7L8SdwrCLgHD1GqDGEnAyZp9dJE0d88US/s600/6licanius.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="600" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg560oGKb5KmDOghDtIU2EmIRhg7gm6YCIH3hjWhbIjoJW5UB13owi1rkxUH45IxzorQfwLFLz1iZBhTwhgMcRYaeME0LoXdNxgpRTVTaQyJuUdvj9QIrbrv6wSX5ZUFdkfhCcyFIcDFLooboOkQ1xUC7L8SdwrCLgHD1GqDGEnAyZp9dJE0d88US/s320/6licanius.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">I got all of these books for my birthday a couple of years ago and it
goes without saying that I can't wait to read these. This sounds like a
typical fantasy, but I'm really intrigued by the magic in these books.
These books follow Davian,</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> a student of the Gifted, who suffers the consequences of a war
fought—and lost—before he was born. Despised by most beyond the school
walls, he and those around him are all but prisoners as they attempt to
learn control of the Gift. Worse, as Davian struggles with his lessons,
he knows that there is further to fall if he cannot pass his final
tests. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">But when Davian discovers he has the ability to wield the forbidden power
of the Augurs, he sets into motion a chain of events that will change
everything.</span></span>
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<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b>3. <i>Of Blood and Bone Trilogy</i> by John Gwynne</b></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0tSIAbvJNdnPjqTgI8qGDZh7GjK5BllNdEXseKvoM_W5bc4_GYCTOkVZYi8ulVZ9gzO5DMAuw5H-kN3YljVgdzj3uEb-ZgMZ-KC802JJtQ2ZvQfTRJ9dODs585bxksTfsgH9B2nUkWqX-qbn3M_ZgCD67zp5D_pPapcBOGwOG3LkC692Vd2qTCxz/s1079/4ofblood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="1079" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0tSIAbvJNdnPjqTgI8qGDZh7GjK5BllNdEXseKvoM_W5bc4_GYCTOkVZYi8ulVZ9gzO5DMAuw5H-kN3YljVgdzj3uEb-ZgMZ-KC802JJtQ2ZvQfTRJ9dODs585bxksTfsgH9B2nUkWqX-qbn3M_ZgCD67zp5D_pPapcBOGwOG3LkC692Vd2qTCxz/s320/4ofblood.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">I absolutely adored the </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Faithful and the Fallen</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"> series that I read a couple of years ago by this author, and he has
become one of my favourite fantasy writers of all time already. I don't
know a lot about this trilogy except that it's set a few hundred years
after the </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Faithful and the Fallen </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">series and that at least one character overlaps. I'm really excited to
see where this series goes, especially since I loved the worldbuilding in
the first series.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b>4. <i>A Chorus of Dragons </i>by Jenn Lyons</b></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGEoGpRanCQSK9dANuh8ZSgAen3951oo44WhQ_6OHqBGNJ2AJR3m7Zby3zZCrckvTFOb1IJoerPmee3rcw2MAJ7pd2VQzJXbxH-DtmqCHskl2uQYZIO-dhwk0dg9d316nB8QUjtkHAr53VILZpma8nL3y6Xe5zVI-D3CcIr7l7k7z-fmS-SaTZ9Ma/s970/7achorus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="970" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGEoGpRanCQSK9dANuh8ZSgAen3951oo44WhQ_6OHqBGNJ2AJR3m7Zby3zZCrckvTFOb1IJoerPmee3rcw2MAJ7pd2VQzJXbxH-DtmqCHskl2uQYZIO-dhwk0dg9d316nB8QUjtkHAr53VILZpma8nL3y6Xe5zVI-D3CcIr7l7k7z-fmS-SaTZ9Ma/w400-h124/7achorus.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">This series has been on my radar for a long time, but after Jade
from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9kvyautMuW7gfh_G_WKRKw">Jadeyraereads</a> gave it 5 stars, I knew I had to pick it up soon. I know have all
the books so I have no reason not to binge the series. I believe this is a
high epic fantasy series that follows Kihrin who</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> witnesses a prince performing a terrifying dark-magic ritual.
Kihrin flees but he's marked by a demon. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">That night also leads to him being claimed as a lost son of that prince's
royal house. But far from living the dream, Kihrin finds himself
practically a prisoner, at the mercy of his new family's power plays and
ambitions. I believe this is an epic political fantasy series with a lot
of intrigue and it's been so long since I read a series like this - I
can't wait!</span></div></span><p></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b>5. <i>The Legacy Trilogy </i>by Matthew Ward</b></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORQ35bCHVHpIr0nhD8Z93Rcmdz8bvqMTyEWnAc4zfDeNV6pNatcHHOa7sGI8Khp_pkICQKidfWIT4dSGpCwRXL4zDB_8YSta3UA7HMh_mOsL2an8oDcaO7umGDN_jfnM2kek-D50k_kNhmT4j4c9DVQeRfuUEptaVKIgZhNfUCTduWiWgicTYjtlQ/s357/legacy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="357" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORQ35bCHVHpIr0nhD8Z93Rcmdz8bvqMTyEWnAc4zfDeNV6pNatcHHOa7sGI8Khp_pkICQKidfWIT4dSGpCwRXL4zDB_8YSta3UA7HMh_mOsL2an8oDcaO7umGDN_jfnM2kek-D50k_kNhmT4j4c9DVQeRfuUEptaVKIgZhNfUCTduWiWgicTYjtlQ/w200-h168/legacy.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I saw so much about this trilogy this year and I'm excited to finally read
it now that I own the first book, <i>Legacy of Ash</i>. In this adult
fantasy book, a</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> shadow has fallen over the Tressian Republic. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Ruling families - once protectors of justice and democracy --now plot
against one another with sharp words and sharper knives. Blinded by
ambition, they remain heedless of the threat posed by the invading armies of
the Hadari Empire. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Yet as Tressia falls, heroes rise. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Viktor Akadra is the Republic's champion. A warrior without equal, he hides
a secret that would see him burned as a heretic. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Josiri Trelan is Viktor's sworn enemy. A political prisoner, he dreams of
reigniting his mother's failed rebellion. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">And yet Calenne Trelan, Josiri's sister, seeks only to break free of their
tarnished legacy; to escape the expectation and prejudice that haunts the
family name. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">As war spreads across the Republic, these three must set aside their
differences in order to save their home. Yet decades of bad blood are not
easily set aside.</span>
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<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">6. </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">The Dread Nation Duology</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">
by Justina Ireland</span></span></b>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcynlqhvcjUr4RcvukDs8w2stZuGRqVpyiq_g4ZHJh3668R2J7i27nOBwXmNUySF0BKwCPgK_D7jbzK3fQApb1-4wBtI6tqybAaG5Ee8brX3J7OoLXEEBEBOtabkYs7h6jIIKJR-2tmGmT7dMz0yLnxrM0B1X1btnnN-eD2QEPtuCt4cc29AG-_GL/s392/dead.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="392" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcynlqhvcjUr4RcvukDs8w2stZuGRqVpyiq_g4ZHJh3668R2J7i27nOBwXmNUySF0BKwCPgK_D7jbzK3fQApb1-4wBtI6tqybAaG5Ee8brX3J7OoLXEEBEBOtabkYs7h6jIIKJR-2tmGmT7dMz0yLnxrM0B1X1btnnN-eD2QEPtuCt4cc29AG-_GL/w200-h153/dead.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I've owned both books in this duology for far too long and I need to read
them. This is a YA zombie/alternate history book set in America during the
Civil War. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the
battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville—derailing the War Between
the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for
all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro
Reeducation Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to
put down the dead. But there are also opportunities—and Jane is studying
to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect
the well-to-do. It’s a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane.
After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman
could save her from society’s expectations. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But that’s not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at
Miss Preston’s School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to
her Kentucky home and doesn’t pay much mind to the politics of the eastern
cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before
the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go
missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in
a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. And the
restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems. I've heard very
mixed things on this series, but I'm hoping I'll enjoy it.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">7. </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">The Wayfarers Series</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">
by Becky Chambers</span></span></b>
</p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Thankfully, I only need to read the last book in this series (</span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">The Galaxy and the Ground Within)</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> to finally finish it. I adored the first two books in this series,
but I didn't enjoy the third book as much. I'm hoping I'll love this one
though. These are adult, slice-of-life, sci-fi, companion novels that
follows multiple characters as they live their life in the galaxy. The final
book is set a</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">t the Five-Hop One-Stop, where long-haul spacers can stretch their legs
(if they have legs, that is), and get fuel, transit permits, and assorted
supplies. The Five-Hop is run by an enterprising alien and her sometimes
helpful child, who work hard to provide a little piece of home to everyone
passing through. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">When a freak technological failure halts all traffic to and from Gora,
three strangers - all different species with different aims - are thrown
together at the Five-Hop. Grounded, with nothing to do but wait, the trio -
an exiled artist with an appointment to keep, a cargo runner at a personal
crossroads, and a mysterious individual doing her best to help those on the
fringes - are compelled to confront where they’ve been, where they might go,
and what they are, or could be, to each other. </span>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">8. </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">The Carls Duology</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">
by Hank Green</span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This is another book where I only have the final book left to read
<i>(A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor</i>) in this sci-fi duology. I'll
definitely have to re-read the first book to continue, but I remember really
loving the first book and I'll forever love Hank Green thanks to
Vlogbrothers. In the first book </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The Carls just appeared. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Roaming through New York City at three AM, twenty-three-year-old April May
stumbles across a giant sculpture. Delighted by its appearance and
craftsmanship, April and her best friend, Andy, make a video with it, which
Andy uploads to YouTube. The next day, April wakes up to a viral video and a
new life. News quickly spreads that there are Carls in dozens of cities
around the world - from Beijing to Buenos Aires - and April, as their first
documentarian, finds herself at the center of an intense international media
spotlight. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Seizing the opportunity to make her mark on the world, April now has to
deal with the consequences her new particular brand of fame has on her
relationships, her safety, and her own identity. And all eyes are on April
to figure out not just what the Carls are, but what they want from us. I'm
very excited to find out how this series ends</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><b>9. <i>The Summoner Series</i> by Taran Matharu</b></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I read the original trilogy of <i>The Summoner Series </i>a few years ago
and absolutely loved it - easily my favourite young YA fantasy. However, I
never got around to reading <i>The Outcast</i> which is a prequel to
the original series. This is my incentive to finally read the
prequel: </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Arcturus is just an orphaned stable boy when he discovers he has the
ability to summon demons from another world. He is sent to Vocans Academy
where the lost arts of summoning, spell craft and demonology are taught to
the noble children of the Empire. As the first commoner gifted with this
ability, his discovery challenges the nobility and the powers that be and
Arcturus soon makes enemies. With no one but his demon Sacharissa by his
side, Arcturus must prove himself as a worthy Summoner.</span></span>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">10. </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">Light Years Duology </i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">by Kass Morgan</span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">And this is another book where I only have the final book left to read in the
duology. The first book really surprised me because I honestly didn't think I'd enjoy it, but it ended up being a really quick, fun read. It's a school/competition-type YA sci-fi that felt quite reminiscent of one of my favourite books from the same genre: <i>Nyxia</i>. In the first book, </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">the Quatra Fleet Academy is finally admitting students from every planet in the solar system after centuries of exclusivity. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Hotshot pilot Vesper, an ambitious Tridian citizen, dreams of becoming a captain - but when she loses her spot to a brilliant, wisecracking boy from the wrong side of the asteroid belt, it makes her question everything she thought she knew. Growing up on the toxic planet Deva, Cormak will take any chance he can get to escape his dead-end life and join the Academy - even if he has to steal someone's identity to do it. Arran was always considered an outsider on icy Chetire, always dreaming of something more than a life working in the mines. Now an incoming cadet, Arran is looking for a place to belong - he just never thought that place would be in the arms of a Tridian boy. And Orelia is hiding a dark secret - she's infiltrated the Academy to complete a mission, one that threatens the security of everyone there. But if anyone finds out who she really is, it'll be her life on the line. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">These cadets will have to put their differences aside and become a team to defend their world from a cunning enemy - but the danger might be lurking closer to home than they think.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">And those are the 10 series I have to finish this year, because a) it's about time and b) I'm incredibly excited to read them all. Let me know if there are any on this list that you've enjoyed and which ones I should get to first!</span></p>
Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-83893688687495183102023-01-01T05:46:00.007-08:002023-01-01T14:44:37.964-08:00December Wrap-Up | 2022<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Welcome to my December wrap-up! This month was a pretty successful month
considering my mental health took a bit of a downturn in the middle. I'm
really happy with how much I caught up with</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">The Stormlight Archive </i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">too.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> So, without further ado, here are my reviews and ratings for the
month!</span>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">1. <i>Words of Radiance, Part Two</i> by Brandon Sanderson
(re-read) </span><span>★</span><span>★★★★</span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is the second part of book two in <i>The Stormlight Archive </i>and
it's easily my favourite book in the series so far. The action towards the
end of the book was immense. Sanderson is so talented at writing scenes that
you can easily picture as an epic moment in a film (Kaladin going down those
stairs at the end as an example). I loved the turn the plot took in this -
there were so many twists with Shallan, and I did not see coming what Adolin
would do towards the end at all. It's great seeing so many different
characters and plotlines finally coming together, and how they react to one
another. I particularly liked seeing more of Adolin's character in this
book. As always, Sanderon's magic system is unlike any other and we get to
see so much more of the powers used by the Radiants. I'm so excited to see
how these books tie to the rest of the Cosmere, and I'm loving every book in
this series more and more.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">2.<i> Edgedancer </i>by Brandon Sanderson (re-read) </span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★★</span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Are we surprised to see the next Sanderson book in this wrap-up? No, of
course not. This is a novella - book 3.5 in
<i>The Stormlight Archive </i>- and it follows Lift, a character we first
meet in the interludes of Book Two. The first time I read this novella, I
found Lift to be quite irritating, but on this read, I actually really
enjoyed her character and her more simplistic perspective. It really
allowed the reader to see more of the world and how it works, while
simultaneously tying the novella to the main story in ways that Lift can't
even see. Her rudeness and obsession with food is just funny throughout,
and I love that she still says the Words and means them despite being so
young. I'm excited to learn more about her and more about Darkness. I
don't want to say much else in case of spoilers, but overall this is an
interesting novella that really adds to the main story.</span></span>
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<b><span style="color: #f95fd0; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">3. <i>The Prenup </i>by Lauren Layne </span><span style="text-align: left;">★★</span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This Adult contemporary romance book follows Charlotte Spencer, who grew
up on the blue-blooded Upper East Side of Manhattan, but she never wanted
the sit-still-look-pretty future her parents dictated for her. Enter Colin
Walsh, her brother's quiet, brooding, man-bun-sporting best friend, and
with him a chance to escape. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">He's far from Charlotte's dream guy but they need each other for one thing:
marriage. One courthouse wedding later, Charlotte's inheritance is hers to
start a business in San Francisco and Irish-born Colin has a Green
Card. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Ten years later, Colin drops a bombshell: the terms of their prenup state
that before either can file for divorce, they have to live under the same
roof for three months.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Unfortunately, this book didn't land well for me for a few reasons.
Firstly, I found the way Charlotte spoke to the reader kind of cheesy and
the tone didn't resonate with me. It also seemed to drop off by the end of the book so I'm not sure why it was
really written that way to begin with. The next big thing was the
characters: Charlotte I could mostly get behind, although the way she
talked about being rich and money not being thought of at all was slightly
nauseating. Colin, however, had the personality of a brick wall. There is
literally not one thing he does that shows anything about him.
Charlotte even calls him out on this and he says something along the lines
of 'Just because I don't show my emotions doesn't mean I don't have them'.
Right sure, but that just feels like a cop out for never showing and always
telling.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Next up, we have the very clear emotional cheating that happens
throughout the book. I can never ever root for a couple in a book that do
this. Colin is constantly making hints at how much he lusts after
Charlotte and agreeing to go on a trip with her, but is apparently head
over heels for someone else? Charlotte is just as bad. She doesn't want to
become the 'other woman', but still flirts repeatedly and
<i>invites him for a weekend away</i>?? And then we have all the
women-on-women hate. It's truly awful. Charlotte refers to another woman
as 'severe', 'uptight', and 'a viper', and it's used to contrast how
wonderfully sunny and carefree Charlotte herself is. Realistically, I
didn't see anything this other woman did was wrong at all given the
situation she'd been put in.</span></span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The end of the book also felt like it had no closure for the overall
conflict. Colin never really explains any of his thought process or if he
actually had any feelings other than lust, Rebecca vanishes of the face of
the earth, and we get a typical epilogue wrapping everything else up in a
neat bow. Overall, this was just not a romance/contemporary for me,
although other people might be able to see past the cheating and enjoy it
more.</span></span>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">4. <i>Wrapped Up in You</i> by Talia Hibbert </span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★</span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The best way to describe this contemporary novella is that it's a very
sweet read. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">William Reid is nothing special, except for his billion-dollar acting
career and his, you know, face. (Apparently, it’s a good one.) Winning
‘Sexiest Man Alive’ was nice, but this Christmas, he has more important
goals in mind... like finally winning over his best friend’s little
sister, the super-smart and kinda-scary Abbie Farrell. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">When a blizzard leaves Will and Abbie alone at Grandma Farrell’s house (if
bunking with 27 pets counts as ‘alone’), it’s the perfect opportunity to
pull off a Christmas miracle. Convincing clever, frosty Abbie to give Will a
chance will take more than mistletoe, but hiding his lifelong crush on her
is no longer an option. </span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I appreciate that this novella really showed the truth about recovery from
abusive relationships and how it can shatter the trust there. However, it
was very frustrating reading from Will's perspective and watching Abbie push
him away and hurt him repeatedly when they'd known each other for so long
that you would think they would naturally trust one another. But, as I said,
that is the truth about recovery from these things, so it was
understandable. I particularly loved the amount of cats in this book,
especially the kittens; it made the book extra cute. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I kind of wish the novella had been a full book, so we could know more
about her past relationship and also her relationship with her family, but
this was a quick, sweet read overall. If you're looking for a cute Christmas
romance then pick this up.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">5. <i>Oathbringer, Part One </i>by Brandon Sanderson (re-read) </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★</span></span></b>
</p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">We are finally at my last re-read of this series so I'm finally able to
continue to the next couple of books. This is the first part of book three
in <i>The Stormlight Archive </i>series. Overall, I found it to be less
action-packed than the previous ones; not that much happened except for a
few reveals as the book went along. This is understandable because it's only
the first half of a book, which is why it only got 4 stars overall. I really
liked the addition of the Bridge Four chapters, and I especially loved
Rock's chapter - he's probably my favourite member of the group. Kaladin and
his family felt a little rushed and I wish we'd seen more exploration there.
Kaladin wasn't as interesting to me in this book because it felt like not a
lot happened in his chapters, but I really liked learning more about Adolin
and Dalinar. Exploring Dalinar's past and uncovering the things he'd
forgotten was such a good addition to this book and it's keeping me turning
the pages to find out more of his history. I will say that the addition of
some things left me a little confused, but I'm hoping we'll get more
explanation as time goes on. Overall, a good start to the third book.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">6. <i>Me and Earl and the Dying Girl </i>by Jesse
Andrews </span><span style="text-align: left;">★.5</span></span></b>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Now, I know I've given this book a low rating, but I didn't actively hate
the writing. However, there were so many problematic things in this book
that it made me incredibly uncomfortable. This is a YA Contemporary book
that's described as 'not like other cancer books'. It follows
Greg. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Up until senior year, he's has maintained total social invisibility. He
only has one friend, Earl, and together they spend their time - when not
playing video games and avoiding Earl’s terrifying brothers - making
movies, their own versions of Coppola and Herzog cult classics. Greg would
be the first one to tell you his movies are terrible, but he and
Earl don’t make them for other people. Until Rachel. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Rachel has leukaemia, and Greg’s mum gets the genius idea that Greg should
befriend her. Against his better judgement and despite his extreme
awkwardness, he does. When Rachel decides to stop treatment, Greg and Earl
must abandon invisibility and make a stand. </span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">As I said above, this book had so many problematic lines about race, sex,
and gender, and then hardly any of them were ever challenged. Some examples
being:</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p>
<ul>
<li>
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">'I had no idea what you were supposed to do with [girls] ... I just sort
of wanted to have one like a possession or something'</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">'jocks would be a good bet to ascend the throne, but at Benson, they're
pretty much all black, and many of the white kids are afraid of them'
(What the hell?)</span>
</li>
<li>
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">'Every two years, Dad grows a beard, and it makes him look like a member
of the taliban'.</span>
</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Literally none of those things are ever challenged as stereotypes or bad by
the author or character. It's kind of expected the race lines to be negated
by the fact the main character has a black friend. There's also bisexual
erasure in the book, which is also not properly challenged, except by
saying the equivalent of 'everyone's a little bit bi'.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Getting past those issues, we still have the fact that this is exactly like
any other cancer book. The main character's agency is entirely propelled by a
girl dying of cancer. And the worst thing is, the main character is
categorically unlikable. He literally doesn't do one nice thing in the
entire book that someone else didn't <i>make </i>him do. He constantly talks
about how unattractive Rachel is and, therefore, doesn't care about helping
her. Thankfully, that does get challenged, but he still doesn't seem to
learn anything from it. The fact that he learns something new about her so
late in the book says that he never he tried to get to know her properly.
Every teenage girl in this book is only talked about through a lens of how
hot they are. I know he's a teenage boy, but it's like he thinks
all women are objects and not actual people, and even after it's kind of
challenged, he then proceeds to use Rachel as a college letter?? </span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The mixed media writing style was interesting, but the humour fell so flat
to me. Nothing made me laugh and the jokes he made just felt so out of
context all the time. I get it, he was meant to be 'quirky', but it felt
weird that he was like that when he talked about lying low and not having
any friends. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Overall, this wasn't for me and it the jokes felt very dated considering
this was only published ten years ago.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">7. <i>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo </i>by Taylor Jenkins
Reid (re-read) </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★★</span></span></b>
</p>
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<span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">As mentioned above, this was actually a re-read for me. I first read this
in 2018 and it became one of my favourite books of all time and I'm very
happy to say that it's lived up to that on re-read. This book follows the
a</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">ging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo. She is finally ready
to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she
chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is
more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as
the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s
to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the
seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition,
unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a
very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its
conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in
tragic and irreversible ways.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">I don't even know where to begin with what I love about this book. The
characters are all so flawed and Evelyn herself doesn't shy away from
sharing that she doesn't consider herself a 'good' person, but I still love
so many of the people in this book. Evelyn Hugo herself is an icon and I
maintain that Taylor Jenkins Reid is such a good writer that I still often
find myself wanting to Google Evelyn Hugo as though she's a real person,
because she is written so well. She also captures the atmosphere of 50s and
60s Hollywood perfectly.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Harry Cameron has my heart forever - he is so caring and selfless
throughout and the way he looks after his friends is just so sincere. His
and Evelyn's friendship is so lovely. Taylor Jenkins Reid is also very good
at showing how individuals aren't all black and white, and that there are
often grey areas and that people can change. I struggle with Celia
sometimes, but only because we see the relationship through the eyes of
Evelyn, and we most often see when her relationships with people are at
their worst for the sake of the story. We don't get to see the 10 happy
years, we just see the one awful one month.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">This book has a lot of good representation in it: LGBTQ+ rights, POC,
erasure of culture, and sexism. While a lot of it is hard to read, it's also
very powerful in the way it's discussed. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">I will say that Monique's storyline is one I care less about but I </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">adore </i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">how the two intersect and when I first read it, I didn't see it coming at
all</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. The parts towards the end are so impactful and I remember it had me in
tears the first time I read it. Overall, this is a beautifully written book
with such realistic characters and a twist that will leave you reeling.
Please pick it up if you haven't already.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">8. </span><i style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Oathbringer: Part Two </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">by Brandon Sanderson </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★.5</span></span></b>
</p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">As this is the second part two the third book in this series, I won't say
too much in case I spoil anything, so this will be a shorter review. I did
really like <i>Oathbringer </i>as a whole; Dalinar's past was incredibly
interesting and I loved seeing how far he'd come. The last 200 pages
were incredibly action-packed and I couldn't put the book down. However, I
will say that the main cast of characters were split in two different
places, and I found one half of them to be less interesting than the others.
Similar to the first half, I just didn't enjoy the group that were
travelling a lot, as much as the others. We also don't get enough Jasnah
anymore, especially when it comes to the huge decision she made at the end;
it kind of felt like it came out of nowhere because we hadn't seen her in so
long. I really like how far Shallan and Kaladin came throughout the book,
and I'm so excited to see where the story goes next and how it links to the
rest of the Cosmere.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">9. </span><i style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">It's Kind of a Funny Story </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">by Ned Vizzini </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★.5</span></span></b>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is a YA contemporary novel following ambitious New York City
teenager Craig Gilner. He is determined to succeed at life - which means
getting into the right high school to get into the right job. But once
Craig aces his way into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High
School, the pressure becomes unbearable. He stops eating and sleeping
until, one night, he nearly kills himself. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Craig's suicidal episode gets him checked into a mental hospital, where his
new neighbors include a transsexual sex addict, a girl who has scarred her
own face with scissors, and the self-elected President Armelio. There, Craig
is finally able to confront the sources of his anxiety. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Ned Vizzini, who himself spent time in a psychiatric hospital, has created
a remarkably moving tale about the sometimes unexpected road to
happiness.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I struggled with the rating for this one a lot. On the one hand, it shows a
very accurate portrayal of depression and suicidal thoughts, however, it's
also very dated with the comments and jokes made in the book. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I was also very sad to hear that author actually committed suicide in 2013,
several years after this book was released. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Let's start with the good in this book. As I said, this shows a very
accurate depiction of depression, negative thought spirals and anxiety, so
much so that I would say it could be triggering to a lot of people,
so be wary of that going in. I really liked seeing the journey that Craig
took in the hospital and how he realised he could make changes in his life
to help him get to a happier place. The characters in the hospital were all
very interesting and I know they were based on Ned Vizzini's time in a
psychiatric hospital.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">However, as I said above, the jokes and comments made throughout were so
dated and made me cringe; many were sexist, homophobic, and transphobic, and
I didn't appreciate that at all. It's also incredibly hard to read from a
teenage boys perspective when they constantly think sexist things - I just
can't. If those parts were different then this would've got a higher rating
from me. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Overall, it was a very quick and interesting read.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">10. <i>The Holiday Swap </i>by Maggie Knox </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span></span></b>
</p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I'm pretty disappointed about this one, but this book just wasn't for me.
So, the premise: </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">When chef Charlie Goodwin gets hit on the head on the L.A. set of her
reality baking show, she loses a lot more than consciousness; she also
loses her ability to taste and smell - both critical to her success as
show judge. Meanwhile, Charlie's identical twin, Cass, is frantically
trying to hold her own life together back in their quaint mountain
hometown while running the family's bustling bakery and dealing with her
ex, who won't get the memo that they're over. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">With only days until Christmas, a desperate Charlie asks Cass to do
something they haven't done since they were kids: switch places. Looking for
her own escape from reality, Cass agrees. But temporarily trading lives
proves more complicated than they imagined, especially when rugged
firefighter Jake Greenman and gorgeous physician's assistant Miguel
Rodriguez are thrown into the mix. Will the twins' identity swap be a recipe
for disaster, or does it have all the right ingredients for getting their
lives back on track?</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">First thing is that if you love a cheesy Hallmark movie, then you'll
probably enjoy this book. And, while I like a feel-good Christmas film, I'm
not big on Hallmark romances, so you'll probably understand why this fell
flat for me. The biggest thing was how over-the-top/ridiculous the
plot and situations in the book were. The sisters swap lives and assume everything
will be fine - to the point where they don't even try to help each other,
even though they promised they would? (Oops, my phone is missing and I haven't even really noticed). And don't get me started on the whole
thing where they <i>kept their own phones</i>. Also, Charlie just ignores medical
advice after getting a concussion and the repercussions of that are never explored.
The other issue I had with the characters was that they swapped lives and
then <i>immediately </i>made mistakes, like introducing themselves to people
they should already know or asking basic stuff about their own job. If you
wanted to be convincing, you'd surely be on your toes for at least the first
day right? Nope, not these two.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Honestly, I just got so bored halfway through. The two storylines became
repetitive, the romances were fine, but the huge lie they were telling to
the love interests for no reason was a step too far for me and it was also
just unnecessary. The ending was also unbelievably cheesy. Overall, if you
like very cheesy, festive romances then pick this up, but it just wasn't for
me at all.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">11-20. <i>Saga, Volumes 1-10 </i>by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
(re-read) </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★★</span></span></b>
</p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I read this graphic novel for the first time in 2016 and fell in love with
the series. I now own the first 10 volumes so I decided to read them all
and finally catch up. The series </span><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in
the worlds. When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending
galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new
life into a dangerous old universe. Fantasy and science fiction are wed
like never before in a sexy, subversive drama for adults. The books are
set from the perspective of the child retrospectively looking back on
their life and it brings a great level of foreshadowing to the
story.</span></span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">The humour in this graphic novel is fantastic and had me laughing aloud
at times, even though it's a re-read. I adore the Lying Cat and The Will;
they're an hilarious duo. It's also great to see all the characters as
morally grey, including the two main characters, and how that and the war
has affected each of them differently. The worldbuilding is incredibly
huge with a vast sci-fi world, but with magic and fantastical elements.
The art style is beautiful and really conveys the emotion of each scene so
well. This is a great graphic novel for people who've never tried ready
one before and I highly recommend it if you're looking for something both
humorous and simultaneously moving.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Saga, Volume 2 </i>by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
(re-read) </span></b><b style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★★★★</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Since I'm talking about all 10 volumes of <i>Saga </i>here and I don't want
to spoil it, I'll just say some short thoughts for each of the volumes. I
loved this one, especially the twist at the end. The introduction of new
characters really made this volume more interesting.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><i>Saga, Volume 3 </i>by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
(re-read) </span></b></span><b style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★★★★</span></b></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Ahhh, the ending was heartbreaking and the twist with The Will's ex was
very interesting. Overall, another great volume.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Saga, Volume 4 </i>by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona
Staples (re-read) </span></b><b style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★★★</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I definitely didn't enjoy this one as much, mostly because of the arguments
and the potential 'something' that almost happens. But I do love where
the rest of the story is going; it's getting a lot more complex.</span>
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Saga, Volume 5 </i>by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (re-read) </span></b><b style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★★★★</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">There were so many deaths in this volume! It just gets more and more brutal. I loved Ghus so much, and the intrigue just increases with every volume.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Saga, Volume 6 </i>by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (re-read) </span></b><b style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★★★★</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">There was a time jump in this one, which was interesting to see and not really where I expected it to go. It's interesting to see what happened to Hazel and I'm glad two characters were reunited again. Not as action-packed as the previous volume, and we didn't get to see some characters that I missed, but I loved it anyway.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Saga, Volume 7 </i>by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (re-read) </span></b><b style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★★★★</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This one was absolutely heartbreaking and there's at least one thing in this that I won't recover from.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Saga, Volume 8 </i>by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (re-read) </span></b><b style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★★★</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This one was enjoyable but not a whole lot happened compared to other volumes. A lot of important conversations that were probably needed though, just not enough of the characters and interactions I was hoping for.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Saga, Volume 9 </i>by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (re-read) </span></b><b style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★★★★</span> </b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Oh my god, that ending. I didn't see it coming at all. How did people even cope when they had to wait for Volume 10? This was heartbreaking and now I just want some good things to happen to these characters.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><i>Saga, Volume 10 </i>by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (re-read) </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">★★★★</span> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This volume was a really interesting direction and explores a lot about what parents will do for their children. So excited for the next volume and I just hope it doesn't take a long time to come out.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">21. <i>Dawnshard </i>by Brandon Sanderson </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★</span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I'm happy to say that I enjoyed this novella a lot, even more so
than <i>Edgedancer</i>. This is book 3.5 in <i>The Stormlight Archives </i>and it followed one of my favourite interlude perspectives: Rysn. I had
always wondered how her storyline was going to fit into the larger story and
now we're really seeing it. This novella starts w</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">hen a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to
reach the storm-shrouded island of Akinah, They must send an expedition to
make sure the island hasn’t fallen into enemy hands. Knights who fly too
near find their magic suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by
sea. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Years ago, shipowner Rysn Ftori gained the companionship of Chiri-Chiri, a
stormlight-ingesting larkin, a species once thought extinct. Now Rysn’s pet
is ill, and any hope for Chiri-Chiri’s recovery can be found only at the
ancestral home of the larkin: Akinah. With the help of Lopen, the
windrunner, Rysn must accept the quest and sail into the perilous storm from
which no one has returned alive. If the crew cannot uncover the secrets of
the hidden island city before the wrath of its ancient guardians falls upon
them, the fate of Roshar and the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I loved seeing the interactions with Lopen and Rysn and how both of these
characters have changed and grown over time. I will say that the main
downside to this book was that I'd been told it would explain some larger
connections with the Cosmere, but I guess that must be in <i>Rhythm of War </i>rather than this, although I can see it's heading in that direction.
Overall, this was a great addition to the series and I'm excited to pick up
the next book.</span></p>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">22. Rhythm of War, Part One by Brandon Sanderson </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★★</span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">And here we are at the first part of Book Four in
<i>The Stormlight Archive</i>. As always, there's only so many spoiler-free
things I can say. This is the first Part One book that I've given 5 stars
though and I really loved it. I love how realistic Sanderson is when
exploring his characters; especially when showing the PTSD and trauma that
war can cause even the 'heroes'. Kaladin was very interesting and Shallan's
character has become so much more intriguing. I like that we've had more of
Adolin and his character in this book too. I miss a few members of Bridge
Four though. I think the most interesting thing about this book though was
seeing how it might relate to the larger Cosmere and trying to tease out all
the hints of how they're going to interact; the fabrial and magic
exploration was particularly interesting because of that.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">And those were all the books I read in December! It definitely looks like I
read a lot, but the 10 graphic novels definitely added to that. I feel like
I had a very good reading month considering I had a bad week where I didn't
read too much. What did you read last month?</span>
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Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-40092950764029431662022-12-31T02:39:00.001-08:002022-12-31T02:39:33.323-08:00January TBR | 2023<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">It's the start of another year so here's my TBR for January 2023. I'm
hoping January will bring a good start to my reading year, and I've
deliberately picked a few easy reads as well as some older books on my TBR to get off to a good start.
A big focus this month is reading for the <a href="https://twitter.com/final_book?lang=en-GB">Final Book Support Group</a> (created
by StephLoves on YouTube), so I've got three books towards that. I'm also
reading <i>The Blade Itself </i>for the Catch-Up Book Club, and
<i>Atomic Habits </i>for my work's Book Club. I'm very excited to read all
of these books so here's to a great reading year for 2023!</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><p></p>
<div>1. <i>Crazy Rich Asians </i>by Kevin Kwan</div>
<div>2.<i> The Life to Come </i>by Michelle de Krester</div>
<div>3. <i>Warbreaker </i>by Brandon Sanderson</div>
<div>4. <i>The Devouring Gray </i>by Christine Lynn Herman</div>
<div>5. <i>The Galaxy, and the Ground Within </i>by Becky Chambers</div>
<div>6. <i>Atomic Habits </i>by James Clear</div>
<div>7. <i>The Blade Itself </i>by Joe Abercrombie</div>
<div>8. <i>Outsider </i>by Stephen King</div>
<div>9. <i>The Outcast </i>by Taran Matharu</div>
<div>10. <i>Save the Cat! Writes a Novel </i>by Jessica Brody</div>
<div>11. <i>The Starless Sea </i>by Erin Morgenstern.</div></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><div><br /></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">So that's my TBR for January! </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Let me know what you're reading and if you've read any of these books.
Also, are you participating in any readathons this month? Let me know if
you are!</span>
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Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-11107914462066418052022-12-19T06:02:00.000-08:002022-12-19T06:08:34.762-08:00These Books Will Self-Destruct in 12 Months & Review | 2023<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Hello! So, several months ago I created a blog post called 'These Books will Self-Destruct in 12 Months | 2022'. The post is inspired by</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/BeccaandTheBooks" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Becca and The Books</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">, who originally started doing videos of this idea a few years ago (here are her </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=187EQXUTUhc" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">2021</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> and </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh3SIBWedvk" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">2019</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> videos if you're interested!).</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">The basic idea is to pick 10 books that have been sitting on your shelves for a long time but that you never reach for. If you don't read them in 12 months then you have to unhaul them. I love this idea because there are definitely some books on my shelves that I never reach for even though I'm still quite interested in them. But I thought it was time we revisited that blog post to see if I read or unhauled the books on that list, and to create my new list for 2023. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">So, without further ado, here are the books from 2022 and whether or not I read/unhauled them:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">1. <i>The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August </i>by Claire North </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★.5</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">2. <i>The Narrow Road to the Deep North </i>by Richard Flanagan </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">(UNHAUL)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">3. <i>The Smoke Thieves </i>by Sally Green (UNHAUL)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">4. <i>Contagion </i>by Teri Terry </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">5. <i>Dry </i>by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★.5</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">6. <i>Me and Earl and the Dying Girl </i>by Jesse Andrews </span><span style="text-align: left;">★.5</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">7. <i>It's Kind of a Funny Story </i>by Ned Vizzini</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">8. <i>Who Killed Ruby? </i>by Camilla Way </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★.5</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">9. <i>Everything I Never Told You </i>by Celeste Ng </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">10. <i>Sleeping Beauties </i>by Stephen and Owen King (UNHAUL)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Overall, I'm really glad I put these on my list because I ended up liking a couple more than I expected and it got me to unhaul the ones I didn't enjoy. If you want more in-depth thoughts on the books I read above, feel free to check out my <a href="http://sarahthomasbooks.blogspot.com/p/book-reviews_12.html">Book Reviews</a> page on my blog for more details! I didn't want to include them here because the post would end up far too long (and probably repetitive)!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">So, for 2023, I'm focusing again on books I've had for a long time and need to decide whether I'm finally reading them or unhauling them. And here are the 10 books on my Self-Destruct list for 2023:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>1. <i>The Shadow of the Wind </i>by Carlos Ruiz Zafon</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCVjVXrIppKkGWkD-zM0CeV8tDQTtyWdHbxfaloPfCylGS3dAvtgOSVmRVOWYAiE2DnWF7PrlURQ5shPbjLVFXc0pFFSkq61WmUdWjksIigOdQE36eo8Xe18Z_VsD03ZkRNwnfX1bTkI4xNUKlqH4nyc9fxcbyKBnHfwqBZz5RuVjTQObPwV6U6K3/s2534/shadow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="1632" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCVjVXrIppKkGWkD-zM0CeV8tDQTtyWdHbxfaloPfCylGS3dAvtgOSVmRVOWYAiE2DnWF7PrlURQ5shPbjLVFXc0pFFSkq61WmUdWjksIigOdQE36eo8Xe18Z_VsD03ZkRNwnfX1bTkI4xNUKlqH4nyc9fxcbyKBnHfwqBZz5RuVjTQObPwV6U6K3/w129-h200/shadow.jpg" width="129" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: 14px;">For the past 7 years, I've heard so many good things about this book. I know it's the start of an adult historical fiction/mystery series, but that you can read the first book as a standalone. It's set in </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Barcelona, 1945, where a city slowly heals from its war wounds, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer's son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julian Carax. But when he sets out to find the author's other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax's books in existence. Soon Daniel's seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets - an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love. It sounds so intriguing overall, but something's been stopping me from picking it up, so I'm hoping adding it to this list will help.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>2. <i>The Starless Sea </i>by Erin Morgenstern</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFVIOtbW1__jJrP25qdvDUtfkaXCVp5leJaUWRJcPvQ0fJZ7toWgIvzs-nja1fh-NhRj6goign-ro6k7pBgQTXJDFEZCcEt0ih05MLv-m9Hnh8ZSMZvGXUIqIu09C802nRDsW9KawJbJLs6y8gqaX_VXZvp-wBKfAdN_a0pBwr7eziytV1uxdWEYt/s400/starless.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="261" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFVIOtbW1__jJrP25qdvDUtfkaXCVp5leJaUWRJcPvQ0fJZ7toWgIvzs-nja1fh-NhRj6goign-ro6k7pBgQTXJDFEZCcEt0ih05MLv-m9Hnh8ZSMZvGXUIqIu09C802nRDsW9KawJbJLs6y8gqaX_VXZvp-wBKfAdN_a0pBwr7eziytV1uxdWEYt/w131-h200/starless.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I bought this Adult Magical Realism/Fantasy book when it first came out in 2019 and said I would read it immediately because I loved Erin Morgenstern's first book. However, I then saw that a lot of people disliked it or said it was a very slow-going book, so I just kept putting off reading it. I really think I will like it though, so I just need to finally pick it up. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This book follows Zachary Rawlins, who stumbles across a strange book hidden in his university library and it leads him on a quest unlike any other. Its pages entrance him with their tales of lovelorn prisoners, lost cities and nameless acolytes, but they also contain something impossible: a recollection from his own childhood. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Determined to solve the puzzle of the book, Zachary follows the clues he finds on the cover – a bee, a key and a sword.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>3. <i>The Life to Come </i>by Michelle de Kretser</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49atSRfD76MZBfHUgHg1nl0x9p8RODz-u3G06R_gSBkJQbYNIVfjoztt1GgHKHxEqY20LjzbZRRkfgf4KUZMKWZPiSKsEF9kukih4Q_sC6WbbjniCfl_AXhkSflJc09nE5E8P6bwwkYfAHCwhk3O_o-hpR0FfW9BFtiFivFQqswHE8Q1sMpd_jUBk/s221/thlife.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="150" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49atSRfD76MZBfHUgHg1nl0x9p8RODz-u3G06R_gSBkJQbYNIVfjoztt1GgHKHxEqY20LjzbZRRkfgf4KUZMKWZPiSKsEF9kukih4Q_sC6WbbjniCfl_AXhkSflJc09nE5E8P6bwwkYfAHCwhk3O_o-hpR0FfW9BFtiFivFQqswHE8Q1sMpd_jUBk/w136-h200/thlife.jpg" width="136" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">My brother actually got me this book for my birthday a couple of years ago. It's not one I've seen anyone read on booktube and it's not my usual genre, with it being literary fiction. However, it does sound interesting and I really want to give it a try in the next year. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Set in Australia, France, and Sri Lanka, </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">The Life to Come </i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">is about the stories we tell and don’t tell ourselves as individuals, as societies, and as nations. Driven by a vivid cast of characters, it explores necessary emigration, the art of fiction, and ethnic and class conflict. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Pippa is an Australian writer who longs for the success of her novelist teacher and eventually comes to fear that she “missed everything important.” In Paris, Celeste tries to convince herself that her feelings for her married lover are reciprocated. Ash makes strategic use of his childhood in Sri Lanka, but blots out the memory of a tragedy from that time and can’t commit to his trusting girlfriend, Cassie. Sri Lankan Christabel, who is generously offered a passage to Sydney by Bunty, an old acquaintance, endures her dull job and envisions a brighter future that “rose, glittered, and sank back,” while she neglects the love close at hand.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>4. <i>The Deck of Omens </i>by Christine Lynn Herman</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIG1CoNvC5UXYv_WR2OjyuFTneshYqIPWMm3fpLXQXH63rMNNpVjWenmaSY2Zry7JFSHH1tImWIh_wESKKtUQr3xH7Cj-qN7M1-uC1N6s1DrhZXDgMKtwzyQ_WoUZgGL8jbBe9s9fPkJ0ogLw12bXXOsLB4BjQ0oW3rosrdwgEiYQhRK6ROh2dxKZ/s2048/deckof.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1344" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIG1CoNvC5UXYv_WR2OjyuFTneshYqIPWMm3fpLXQXH63rMNNpVjWenmaSY2Zry7JFSHH1tImWIh_wESKKtUQr3xH7Cj-qN7M1-uC1N6s1DrhZXDgMKtwzyQ_WoUZgGL8jbBe9s9fPkJ0ogLw12bXXOsLB4BjQ0oW3rosrdwgEiYQhRK6ROh2dxKZ/w131-h200/deckof.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is the second book in a YA paranormal duology, with the first book being <i>The Devouring Gray</i>. In the first<i> </i>book we follow Violet Saunders who is u</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">prooted from the city, and doesn’t have much hope of fitting in at her new school in Four Paths, a town almost buried in the woodlands of rural New York. The fact that she’s descended from one of the town’s founders doesn’t help much, either—her new neighbours treat her with distant respect, and something very like fear. When she meets Justin, May, Isaac, and Harper, all children of founder families, and sees the otherworldly destruction they can wreak, she starts to wonder if the townsfolk are right to be afraid. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">When bodies start to appear in the woods, the locals become downright hostile. Can the teenagers solve the mystery of Four Paths, and their own part in it, before another calamity strikes? </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">I read and enjoyed the first book a few years ago, but I just really want to finish this duology so I can decide whether or not to keep it on my shelves.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>5. <i>The Falconer </i>by Elizabeth May</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXddNAVGXJC9pL-dRcNL_EHiNRWxhujgz3XCY2jcPYj_gHctDwSBV6RHN24-KsbWsuHnfcB_okkWDsEl5lmJYCAcBFGID0zdVx0uvvjHIKfabLe89O3VBqIu5Is-F2rHVvb6IAW8XsBIxTPJdwKzLkunA32YF95hStnNzEIiO9C_mhS1Fu28fkgHJ/s453/falconer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXddNAVGXJC9pL-dRcNL_EHiNRWxhujgz3XCY2jcPYj_gHctDwSBV6RHN24-KsbWsuHnfcB_okkWDsEl5lmJYCAcBFGID0zdVx0uvvjHIKfabLe89O3VBqIu5Is-F2rHVvb6IAW8XsBIxTPJdwKzLkunA32YF95hStnNzEIiO9C_mhS1Fu28fkgHJ/w141-h200/falconer.jpg" width="141" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">In all honesty, I know very little about this YA fantasy except that it's about fae. I'm not usually a big fan of fae, which is why it's taken me so long to pick this one up. However, it's so short and the premise sounds pretty interesting, so I want to give this a chance before I just unhaul it. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Edinburgh, 1844. Eighteen-year-old Lady Aileana Kameron, the only daughter of the Marquess of Douglas, has everything a girl could dream of: brains, charm, wealth, a title - and drop-dead beauty. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">But Aileana only looks the part of an aristocratic young lady - she's leading a double life: She has a rare ability to sense the sìthíchean - the faery race obsessed with slaughtering humans - and, with the aid of a mysterious mentor, has spent the year since her mother died learning how to kill them. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Now Aileana is dedicated to slaying the fae before they take innocent lives. With her knack for inventing ingenious tools and weapons ruthless Aileana has one goal: Destroy the faery who destroyed her mother.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>6. <i>Crazy Rich Asians </i>by Kevin Kwan</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QAtV_LiB__1823Zxz95r15BY4Rtr-xD24sNF4tGoYKpPU90L54cGF13wr_oBMHngwbc1PNUv02JZFofIH2ILQOpUhnMP7DvlY03cHtlKFoukGkW3en9nzgvb8DOAM5pay_jWV5lOCbTyuuUBJWSoAGEVDgCg_XGRNmsYrhX7j-v2nKGOh2f4Qk5J/s475/crazy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="308" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QAtV_LiB__1823Zxz95r15BY4Rtr-xD24sNF4tGoYKpPU90L54cGF13wr_oBMHngwbc1PNUv02JZFofIH2ILQOpUhnMP7DvlY03cHtlKFoukGkW3en9nzgvb8DOAM5pay_jWV5lOCbTyuuUBJWSoAGEVDgCg_XGRNmsYrhX7j-v2nKGOh2f4Qk5J/w129-h200/crazy.jpg" width="129" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>Crazy Rich Asians </i>is and adult contemporary novel and I always though the premise of it sounded pretty good. It's been described as an outrageously funny debut novel about three super-rich, pedigreed Chinese families and the gossip, backbiting, and scheming that occurs when the heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia brings home his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend to the wedding of the season. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives to explore the island, and quality time with the man she might one day marry. What she doesn't know is that Nick's family home happens to look like a palace, that she'll ride in more private planes than cars, and that with one of Asia's most eligible bachelors on her arm, Rachel might as well have a target on her back. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">I've heard it's filled with family politics and is similar to </span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Gossip Girl</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">, so I'm hoping I'll enjoy it. I've only been put off by the length of the book because it's pretty chunky for a contemporary book.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>7. <i>Nine Perfect Strangers </i>by Liane Moriarty</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVhgqaJBdfA-KNQtM9zo64qsHVcJHpYhYvHuMzqZOGoG8_LbAVncgT8Au_D15VwE9IABQLMfFlMogSzbYAVU3ObvpnM4HQ8zWkFRq0mMizoCjvskY0DcBIqv63vjstXjgjBWrHPlwkukIZbfD5hljkErzg2diTbr8_L9lyK9cxrGIt8eq-rxJepbr/s500/nine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVhgqaJBdfA-KNQtM9zo64qsHVcJHpYhYvHuMzqZOGoG8_LbAVncgT8Au_D15VwE9IABQLMfFlMogSzbYAVU3ObvpnM4HQ8zWkFRq0mMizoCjvskY0DcBIqv63vjstXjgjBWrHPlwkukIZbfD5hljkErzg2diTbr8_L9lyK9cxrGIt8eq-rxJepbr/w129-h200/nine.jpg" width="129" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I've read two Liane Moriarty books - one became one of my favourite thrillers of all time, and the other was a pretty meh, mid-level book. I'm hoping this will become another favourite, but I picked up a bunch of her books from a charity shop and I just haven't got around to them yet. In this one, nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can’t even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Frances Welty, the formerly best-selling romantic novelist, arrives at Tranquillum House nursing a bad back, a broken heart, and an exquisitely painful paper cut. She’s immediately intrigued by her fellow guests. Most of them don’t look to be in need of a health resort at all. But the person that intrigues her most is the strange and charismatic owner/director of Tranquillum House. Could this person really have the answers Frances didn’t even know she was seeking? Should Frances put aside her doubts and immerse herself in everything Tranquillum House has to offer - or should she run while she still can? </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">It’s not long before every guest at Tranquillum House is asking exactly the same question. It sounds interesting, so I'm hoping I'll love it.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>8. <i>The Good Luck Girls </i>by Charlotte Nicole Davis</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuQ7cZ4ATXIBBAlroPASpRdu6PMATbygH4Zxmi7y7dXr2YVq3Bh6FGO-DAJTm27OmLM3Nr5PneznslodfxeZ4r2TeAbP1NXLdJhWGu_AGRkXUfse5Zu1--6TrIgLI97rTYZhVTdMvOVekA29kItO3m0VgGFwvDbKtByqI0WbPkHzukHL1dHTebm84/s1135/goodluck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="740" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuQ7cZ4ATXIBBAlroPASpRdu6PMATbygH4Zxmi7y7dXr2YVq3Bh6FGO-DAJTm27OmLM3Nr5PneznslodfxeZ4r2TeAbP1NXLdJhWGu_AGRkXUfse5Zu1--6TrIgLI97rTYZhVTdMvOVekA29kItO3m0VgGFwvDbKtByqI0WbPkHzukHL1dHTebm84/w131-h200/goodluck.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I got this book incredibly cheap when it was on offer because I'd heard really good things; however, I've been struggling to pick up YA fantasies recently so I've added this to the list to get me to finally read it. This book is set in t</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">he country of Arketta and follows five girls called the Good Luck Girls - they know their luck is anything but. Sold to a "welcome house" as children and branded with cursed markings. Trapped in a life they would never have chosen. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">When Clementine accidentally murders a man, the girls risk a dangerous escape and harrowing journey to find freedom, justice, and revenge in a country that wants them to have none of those things. Pursued by Arketta's most vicious and powerful forces, both human and inhuman, their only hope lies in a bedtime story passed from one Good Luck Girl to another, a story that only the youngest or most desperate would ever believe. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">It's going to take more than luck for them all to survive.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>9. <i>Grave Mercy </i>by Robin LaFevers</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0sOVIVjVIvW33LIcjF3q2ZvJaAfO5KEWJfC3ZRRyO3lBMQizuoM0jZR_7VO8kVlEG4Icpf3fMiOxB98XJOVtYatCFtkdkjAbYFF836Yg74wcJBpuHpKsES2xxp_5uiTs9uIMc2MTjdE6n2zH1zBewPVYEWiegQNVhOm0rFKCr0A2zQdOJCDmOFSs/s472/grave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0sOVIVjVIvW33LIcjF3q2ZvJaAfO5KEWJfC3ZRRyO3lBMQizuoM0jZR_7VO8kVlEG4Icpf3fMiOxB98XJOVtYatCFtkdkjAbYFF836Yg74wcJBpuHpKsES2xxp_5uiTs9uIMc2MTjdE6n2zH1zBewPVYEWiegQNVhOm0rFKCr0A2zQdOJCDmOFSs/w135-h200/grave.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Again, this is another YA fantasy, and this one was very popular on Booktube around 2013/14. I picke dit up cheaply, but still haven't picked it up. It follows seventeen-year-old Ismae, who escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Ismae’s most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany - where she finds herself woefully under prepared - not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart? It does sound like a mix of tropes from other YA fantasies I've read, but I'm hoping it does it well because I think it could be a favourite.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>10. <i>Dark Lover </i>by J.R. Ward</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbFL01Stb5ZQ6-DcsrxNqDa8Pj7XihEQYnebOrlnIbjidtDh3OfacBU4SRLa31t2eAh-RjHCC7zAhXDa_iHBeFAPM0CxYPdZ2l0LSJBMTdcqcj95pw2lM_cHxuv-6ozqRAT_OSQQtpWg1heicGbNHSpkXSjWGclYwPYA32-l9oEhwCvM0y_safI8X/s475/dark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="292" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbFL01Stb5ZQ6-DcsrxNqDa8Pj7XihEQYnebOrlnIbjidtDh3OfacBU4SRLa31t2eAh-RjHCC7zAhXDa_iHBeFAPM0CxYPdZ2l0LSJBMTdcqcj95pw2lM_cHxuv-6ozqRAT_OSQQtpWg1heicGbNHSpkXSjWGclYwPYA32-l9oEhwCvM0y_safI8X/w123-h200/dark.jpg" width="123" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This book was recommended to me by a family member years ago, but I've always been put off by the length of the series. This is an adult paranormal romance and the blurb has always really intrigued me: The only purebred vampire left on the planet and the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who killed his parents centuries ago. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">But when his most trusted fighter is killed - orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate - Wrath must put down his dagger and usher the beautiful female into another world. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Racked by a restlessness in her body that wasn’t there before, Beth Randall is helpless against the man who comes to her at night with shadows in his eyes. His tales of the Brotherhood and blood frighten her. Yet his touch ignites a dawning new hunger one that threatens to consume them both.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">So those are the books that will Self-Destruct in 12 Months if I don't read them in time! Keep an eye out for my post in the future where I wrap these up. Let me know what books would be on your list.</span></p>Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-46341380348661553132022-12-15T07:29:00.002-08:002022-12-15T07:43:07.551-08:0020 Books I Had to Read in 2022 | Did I Complete my 2022 Goals?<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">So, earlier this year I made three blogs posts regarding my reading goals
for 2022. Today I want to talk about the first of those posts and whether I
successfully completed the goals or not. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">The first post was '</span><a href="https://sarahthomasbooks.blogspot.com/2022/02/20-books-i-have-to-read-in-2022.html" style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">20 Books I have to Read in 2022</a><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">'. These were a lot of backlist titles that I'd owned for a long time and
wanted to finally get to this year. So, did I complete or unhaul all of
these books? Let's see...</span>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">1. <i>Wool </i>by Hugh Howey </span>★★★★.5 </span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZjsMRRm0cBUaepjzAry-Ipvp05e4OvrNi9q89R-wVR5c7HHfTSNfkjKqkZ6f_Wu1NmJi0OFzX-UcFsG58SphYpuL7kKv5n0NVKW5vLSuFis7PEQr4nk-0LorjUCBClKbN9vC70SXAdvEWFUP8oG3eznF_pvesm_TxHl49cRYQfCVlwh9BucVz6bx/s437/1Wool.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="284" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZjsMRRm0cBUaepjzAry-Ipvp05e4OvrNi9q89R-wVR5c7HHfTSNfkjKqkZ6f_Wu1NmJi0OFzX-UcFsG58SphYpuL7kKv5n0NVKW5vLSuFis7PEQr4nk-0LorjUCBClKbN9vC70SXAdvEWFUP8oG3eznF_pvesm_TxHl49cRYQfCVlwh9BucVz6bx/w130-h200/1Wool.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I'm happy to say I read this whole trilogy and loved it. This is a sci-fi
dystopian book where t</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">housands of people have lived underground their whole lives in a Silo.
They've lived there for so long, there are only legends about people
living anywhere else. Such a life requires rules. Strict rules. There are
things that must not be discussed. Like going outside. Never mention you
might like going outside. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Or you'll get what you wish for. </span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">In this first book, we follow someone who gets sent outside of the Silo as
a punishment, and they discover something they didn't expect. I don't want
to say much else about the plot because I feel like knowing less going into
this book really makes the impact of the discoveries so much more
interesting. I really enjoyed this first book, but I will say that t</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">he second book was easily my favourite as we get to explore an entirely
different perspective. I felt like the third book dragged a bit, but I still
liked the way some of the books alternated between the past and present.
This is a very solid adult dystopian trilogy and I recommend it to anyone
looking for that genre.</span>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">2. <i>The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August </i>by Claire
North </span>★★★★.5 </span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIaubnOOO7QYMigqJw9Njo-pWTbzbvSyrFvqYZiT5VB-SLo_iXu84OES-TG6xsm4VEMT3ET_oCtHAq6OmHAt3brne9-oqpVFMpRL--FmCoJIEcBzEpGyUn6b7YVeGtN7sccmBBxPKVjX_p1Xyrk3QZsZIqj6gMVjrWftfzEnQc4k-_pG45pNBiSGI/s500/2TheFirstFifteenLives.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIaubnOOO7QYMigqJw9Njo-pWTbzbvSyrFvqYZiT5VB-SLo_iXu84OES-TG6xsm4VEMT3ET_oCtHAq6OmHAt3brne9-oqpVFMpRL--FmCoJIEcBzEpGyUn6b7YVeGtN7sccmBBxPKVjX_p1Xyrk3QZsZIqj6gMVjrWftfzEnQc4k-_pG45pNBiSGI/w133-h200/2TheFirstFifteenLives.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Another 4.5 star read for this sci-fi. I enjoyed this a whole lot more than
I thought I would. This book shocked me so much. Before reading it, I
really though this would end up being a DNF or a 2/3 star read but I ended
up loving it. This is a sci-fi novel that follows Harry August, a person who
is reborn and lives the same life again and again and remembers everything
from his previous lives. This happens 11 times until something finally
changes. As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears
at his bedside. This is the story of what Harry does next. Honestly, this
was very reminiscent of Blake Crouch's writing and the repercussions of how
you could change the world if you already knew what would happen. Don't let
the historical fiction aspect of this put you off at the start, the plot is
so thrilling and has so many twists that it keeps you turning the page to
find out what happens next!</span>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">3. <i>Night Shift </i>by Stephen King </span>★★★</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hF1wjqh1PQLaO-lfjPgrYlpa7KCdJBZRALksavD6WTEjMQSxBKqREfuQZUbh8fynx_5zykAKhjx3iQlryosh09xaI9r3RwFn1UQGIAsozQz0oM7pVCIlAFMITjCuYo1nxBLCecDONSEyQL8oZd_2rKJRuM5iP7Q40JYVabxwnJMLr-IrWERWSrpr/s475/3NightShift.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="295" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hF1wjqh1PQLaO-lfjPgrYlpa7KCdJBZRALksavD6WTEjMQSxBKqREfuQZUbh8fynx_5zykAKhjx3iQlryosh09xaI9r3RwFn1UQGIAsozQz0oM7pVCIlAFMITjCuYo1nxBLCecDONSEyQL8oZd_2rKJRuM5iP7Q40JYVabxwnJMLr-IrWERWSrpr/w124-h200/3NightShift.jpg" width="124" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This book has been on my TBR for years. If you've read my blog posts over
the past few years, you'll know I try to read a few Stephen King books a
year to try and make my way through his backlog. I've read a few short
story collections by King before, but usually each book only contains 4-6.
This collection of short stories contained 20 and they were all a lot
shorter. I rated all the short stories and averaged those ratings to give
the overall book 3.5 stars. I really loved some of the stories, while
others I was bored or now struggle to remember. They all felt very
reminiscent of Roald Dahl's <i>Tales of the Unexpected</i> which I felt
similar about as well. I'll give a star rating for each story below but I
won't go into too much detail as I think we'd be here forever!</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">1. Jerusalem's Lot - 4 stars. A great prequel to Salem's Lot that I
previously read. Very gothic.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">2. Graveyard Shift - 3 stars. Relatively interesting.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">3. Night Surf - 2 stars. I found this quite boring.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">4. I am the Doorway - 2 stars. I found this quite boring.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">5. The Mangler - 4 stars. Very dark but I liked the premise of this
one.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">6. The Boogeyman - 4 stars. Loved the ending of this one.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">7. Gray Matter - 3 stars.</span></span>
</li>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">8. Battleground - 2 stars</span></span>
</li>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">9. Trucks - 3 stars</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">10. Sometimes They Come Back - 5 stars. A terrifying idea.</span></span>
</li>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">11. Strawberry Spring - 4 stars</span></span>
</li>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">12. The Ledge - 5 stars. This felt very Dahl-esque</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">13. The Lawnmower Man - 3 stars. Mostly very weird.</span></span>
</li>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">14. Quitters, Inc. - 5 stars. So very twisted.</span></span>
</li>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">15. I Know What You Need - 4 stars.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">16. Children of the Corn - 3 stars. (I can't be the only one who could
just see the South Park episode in my head, right?).</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">17. The Last Rung on the Ladder - 4 stars.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">18. The Man Who Loved Flowers - 4 stars.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">19. One for the Road - 4 stars.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">20. The Woman in the Room - 2 stars.</span></span>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">4. <i>Insomnia </i>by Stephen King </span>★★★★</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpuFQ2aVtuAC2AOIf1njhUnlOoRlG866b4bvkcyro61KnwsaoNbOYCH2DsTx82mUJijBY5PUZa2m4wU8pAgLafilOc_dG7H2uBscrVnVZSq--16tfQBCM6K7kj6q06x_jttU9iiombqBcussSZl0byfhy3rJI17bXol3H6EYmM2GkFyOrT1wLOxH1/s475/4Insomnia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="285" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpuFQ2aVtuAC2AOIf1njhUnlOoRlG866b4bvkcyro61KnwsaoNbOYCH2DsTx82mUJijBY5PUZa2m4wU8pAgLafilOc_dG7H2uBscrVnVZSq--16tfQBCM6K7kj6q06x_jttU9iiombqBcussSZl0byfhy3rJI17bXol3H6EYmM2GkFyOrT1wLOxH1/w120-h200/4Insomnia.jpg" width="120" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This was the oldest book on my TBR so it was about time I read it. I've
read around 20 other Stephen King books so far and I am trying to get
through his back-catalogue as I've enjoyed the majority his books so far.
I wasn't sure about the premise of this one when I started, but I ended up
really enjoying it. This book follows Ralph, who starts waking up earlier.
And earlier. Then the hallucinations start - the colours, shapes and
strange auras. Not to mention the bald doctors who always turn up at the
scene of a death. That's when Ralph begins to lose a lot more than sleep.
When he begins to understand why his hitherto mild-mannered friend, Ed, is
getting out of control - dangerously so. And why his home town is about to
become the new Armageddon.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I love how intertwined Steph King's novels are. At first, I thought of
them as 'just easter eggs' to look out for, but this book actually sets up
so much of The Dark Tower series, it's incredible. It's really good,
because you don't have to read his other books to enjoy his standalones,
but it just adds an extra layer to the enjoyment. I really like Ralph and
Lois, although I wish Lois had been more involved in the plot earlier on.
The villains were done well and very sinister and creepy - did they remind
anyone else of The Gentlemen from Buffy? I also loved the descriptions of
the auras - I felt like I could picture everything happening so
vividly.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">I think there were two big things that stopped this being a 5 star. One
is that it could've been a lot shorter and achieved the same amount. The
first 400 pages did set things up well, but we probably could've had less
and still had the same impact. The second (which is true of most Stephen
King books), is that certain views/phrases are used but are not often
contradicted by the main character, so it's hard to see if the author
actually agrees with what the characters are saying - which is mostly
worrying when it's racist/homophobic/sexist. I think if the things that
were said were challenged then it would feel easier to read, but some
things were said that left a very bitter taste in my mouth. It's also
worth saying, a huge trigger warning for abortions in this book, as the
legality/morality of abortions is a pivotal plot point throughout</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">5. <i>Lifelike </i>by Jay Kristoff </span>★★★.5</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWE63M-zAoxvBZaLAahFs4XgvR9RfOQO8E0SnofHCG3GXTh6Lb21Ho0FNnNMFASGBgId9bCwgm_PpaFIh90JWKbrYT3HLVF_ZV5Vovs5V_TQsqtl7HRuAfNvrOVzDEAae95Wh--Hnr5TBOE3YoSzPjjY8VzHfeSflb5ic34PikCsZwjzXrLttqHjlK/s400/5Lifelike.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="260" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWE63M-zAoxvBZaLAahFs4XgvR9RfOQO8E0SnofHCG3GXTh6Lb21Ho0FNnNMFASGBgId9bCwgm_PpaFIh90JWKbrYT3HLVF_ZV5Vovs5V_TQsqtl7HRuAfNvrOVzDEAae95Wh--Hnr5TBOE3YoSzPjjY8VzHfeSflb5ic34PikCsZwjzXrLttqHjlK/w130-h200/5Lifelike.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I bought this book when it first came out in 2018 and it's taken me so long
to finally read it. I did really love
the <i>Nevernight </i>trilogy by the same author, but I wasn't
sure how I'd feel about his sci-fi books. This book follows, Eve. When she
finds the ruins of an android boy named Ezekiel in the scrap pile she calls
home, her entire world comes crashing down. With her best friend and her
robotic sidekick in tow, she and Ezekiel will trek across deserts of
irradiated glass, battle cyborg assassins, and scour abandoned megacities to
save the ones she loves and learn the dark secrets of her past.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">I did enjoy this book, but I didn't love it as much as I hoped. I think
that's mostly because I guessed the twist about 30 pages in and it became
more and more obvious the further along we went. The other this was that I
wasn't</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"> very invested in the romance - the main love interest felt kind of
boring and their relationship was a bit weird (for many
reasons). </span><span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>However, I loved the found family aspect. As always, Kristoff is
great at writing these. The characters were all really unique and it
was so easy to distinguish between them. I adored Lemonfresh and
Cricket - they were so witty and and Lemonfresh was just a great
badass character. Also, no-one has said in ANY reviews I can find
about the Anastasia retelling in this?? I loved those aspects and I
really liked that you could see the parallels between them from really
early on. I'm definitely intrigued by this book and where the
cliff-hanger ending will go, but I probably won't continue the
series unless I get them from the library.</span></span></span>.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">6. <i>The Reviver </i>by Seth Patrick </span>★★★</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLX9z66pH63nNmg6XsEMNyCilLr1CRmqd2VEl5FQ_C5D658rSX7h5DSgIVnlia4g517n7mMQsztL4lZ3R_kGdjxe_OLPFStEmqgBBW--yhdxNvBilWiLbBMVN-1S048LphQC7vNvwvZ62rpgxJdyNHI_dG8u8hs46skHaKxzcjW3p7Fb-wZIrg4eDM/s475/6TheReviver.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="313" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLX9z66pH63nNmg6XsEMNyCilLr1CRmqd2VEl5FQ_C5D658rSX7h5DSgIVnlia4g517n7mMQsztL4lZ3R_kGdjxe_OLPFStEmqgBBW--yhdxNvBilWiLbBMVN-1S048LphQC7vNvwvZ62rpgxJdyNHI_dG8u8hs46skHaKxzcjW3p7Fb-wZIrg4eDM/w132-h200/6TheReviver.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">So I gave this book 3 stars in February, but honestly, I actually remember
very little of this one, and I mostly remember not wanting to continue the
series. This is a crime/thriller/sci-fi following </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Jonah Miller. He is a Reviver, able to temporarily revive the dead so
they can say goodbye to their loved ones—or tell the police who killed
them. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Jonah works in a department of forensics created specifically for Revivers,
and he’s the best in the business. For every high-profile corpse pushing
daisies, it’s Jonah’s job to find justice for them. But while reviving the
victim of a brutal murder, he encounters a terrifying presence. Something is
on the other side watching. Waiting. His superiors tell him it's only in his
mind, a product of stress. Jonah isn't so certain. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Then Daniel Harker, the first journalist to bring revival to public
attention, is murdered. Jonah finds himself getting dragged into the hunt
for answers. Working with Harker's daughter Annabel, he becomes determined
to find those responsible and bring them to justice. Soon they uncover
long-hidden truths that call into doubt everything Jonah stands for, and
reveal a sinister force that threatens us all. Overall, I just found this to
be a very meh book.</span>
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<p style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><b>7. <i>Rebecca </i>by Daphne du Maurier (DNF/UNHAUL)</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsm9oZYMb-ZJN7kcEkG-aUNvecMHpRGtjI0snRM3w90_WDg_so9Ihym0WU99uENr6QxN45I3u8AunSLYo0WpiBlj3k82nWIpymCrIanCZ_-x2bHQc5u-mVwgmNRJ509b3sSJzWw7mu-t6XkQ27x5SPZuy1EoEzsIUbVdzcWnBo6MC5yo4s1O5bTaa/s2600/7Rebecca.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="1656" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsm9oZYMb-ZJN7kcEkG-aUNvecMHpRGtjI0snRM3w90_WDg_so9Ihym0WU99uENr6QxN45I3u8AunSLYo0WpiBlj3k82nWIpymCrIanCZ_-x2bHQc5u-mVwgmNRJ509b3sSJzWw7mu-t6XkQ27x5SPZuy1EoEzsIUbVdzcWnBo6MC5yo4s1O5bTaa/w127-h200/7Rebecca.jpg" width="127" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I've read other Daphne du Maurier books that I really enjoyed, however, I
ended up unhauling this classic rather than reading it. I had started it a
few years ago, but I really just didn't feel like this was a classic for me
despite it being called a gothic mystery. Sadly, the writing style didn't do
it for me and I didn't feel intrigued enough by the mystery to continue. I
might give this another chance one day, but for now I don't need this on my
shelves. </span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">8. <i>Contagion </i>by Teri Terry </span>★★★</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb06KpIljtDKitmiY47D8agkafeUvHqG3YkFMz_mvS1bn5Jy_hr7LUbFKceQfQFxIADT1q6WLeGj85B41VbReuBalNc-BKxGju4aDdshAnlXxgdPoacO9nBNTWGdGLQrED2xxIV45_viXXqZbMQyurmJsK7RlEVLBzu-ZWLHUPQz1EgwC6s6pUnzhW/s650/8Contagion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="424" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb06KpIljtDKitmiY47D8agkafeUvHqG3YkFMz_mvS1bn5Jy_hr7LUbFKceQfQFxIADT1q6WLeGj85B41VbReuBalNc-BKxGju4aDdshAnlXxgdPoacO9nBNTWGdGLQrED2xxIV45_viXXqZbMQyurmJsK7RlEVLBzu-ZWLHUPQz1EgwC6s6pUnzhW/w131-h200/8Contagion.jpg" width="131" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">This is the fifth book I've read by Teri Terry and, </span>while I really enjoyed <i>Mind Games </i>and <i>Book of Lies</i>, I didn't enjoy her earlier <i>Shattered </i>trilogy which I
DNF'd after book two.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"> This book follows Kai whose sister is missing. When Kai meets Shay,
a girl who saw Callie the day she disappeared, his hope is reignited.
Their search leads them to the heart of a terrifying epidemic that is
raging through the country. Will they both survive?</span> </span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">W</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">hile I still find her a compelling writer, I think the pacing of this
one felt a bit off towards the end of the book. </span></span>The first half of this book I really enjoyed, and found very compelling and
interesting, but the second half felt a bit dragged out and, after seeing a
real global pandemic, this one felt oddly unrealistic. I found Shay and Kai
to be interesting characters, but they sometimes made very frustrating
decisions. I get it, they're teenagers, but it's still annoying. I also
found it weird that Kai could just go from Newcastle to Edinburgh on any
random day without his Mum knowing (or caring?). Another problem I had with
the characters was that neither seemed too affected by character deaths;
especially when one character finds out someone else is a ghost and they
just don't seem that bothered? Callie really made me angry by the end with
her decisions and I've since read some reviews that say those decisions
don't get resolved in the second book which makes me not want to read on. I
also guessed most of the plot twists, and the pseudo-science was kind of
boring by the end. This book was just fine for me but if you're interested
in YA apocalyptic sci-fi then you should pick it up and give it a
try..</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">9. <i>City of Brass </i>by S.A. Chakraborty </span>★★★★</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXi6K73yRa2z4Z3DIA-LsE924_T4aJqUPYB6DGOrIuNuyYkohkZNhAFg0xHCrdi62Te-wUa9lthkoKIDb4VqM6iQ0x457TAURO0fjQHyTn1U048Lqu8qlb1Bv0OzQIeC83-b9Dm0d400h9sQR9t7zm6r-S7tKiUlFWFF5bl6IKxJIqb60-ZACe7FA/s400/9cityofbrass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="262" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXi6K73yRa2z4Z3DIA-LsE924_T4aJqUPYB6DGOrIuNuyYkohkZNhAFg0xHCrdi62Te-wUa9lthkoKIDb4VqM6iQ0x457TAURO0fjQHyTn1U048Lqu8qlb1Bv0OzQIeC83-b9Dm0d400h9sQR9t7zm6r-S7tKiUlFWFF5bl6IKxJIqb60-ZACe7FA/w131-h200/9cityofbrass.jpg" width="131" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I'm happy to say that I read this high fantasy trilogy and really enjoyed
it as a whole. Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has
power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of
unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trade she
uses to get by—palm readings, zars, healings—are all tricks, sleights of
hand, learned skills; a means to the delightful end of swindling Ottoman
nobles. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">But when Nahri accidentally summons an equally sly, darkly mysterious djinn
warrior to her side during one of her cons, she’s forced to accept that the
magical world she thought only existed in childhood stories is real. For the
warrior tells her a new tale: across hot, windswept sands teeming with
creatures of fire, and rivers where the mythical marid sleep; past ruins of
once-magnificent human metropolises, and mountains where the circling hawks
are not what they seem, lies Daevabad, the legendary city of brass, a city
to which Nahri is irrevocably bound.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I really like the worldbuilding throughout this series; it's incredibly
unique and it's so refreshing to read a fantasy with a different
culture/mythology to the typical western fantasies (as much as I enjoy
them). I will that I found Nahri to be quite a frustrating character at
times, and I really didn't buy into the romance in the trilogy at all, which
is why the star rating is lower for me. Overall though, this is a very
enjoyable fantasy trilogy that I recommend to anyone that enjoys that
genre.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><b>10. <i>The Narrow Road to the Deep North </i>by Richard Flanagan (DNF/UNHAUL)</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgJDjRwD74wn7dofrLxdNMmu_qAzYNavK53Jgk9wP0O4HB_UX2VfJ-H55kIqs5htWx2VTXA-1ktZeEuJ1_CBV-67hU1olxRv7yuNjAPqkL_4cYImG6hWPZEFzqd7H4ZBRghoXx0GhyW0H7VClnW43AO1nHLmPos9qSYJypCjSJVUNraSvdIcuCOKV/s225/2narrow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="141" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgJDjRwD74wn7dofrLxdNMmu_qAzYNavK53Jgk9wP0O4HB_UX2VfJ-H55kIqs5htWx2VTXA-1ktZeEuJ1_CBV-67hU1olxRv7yuNjAPqkL_4cYImG6hWPZEFzqd7H4ZBRghoXx0GhyW0H7VClnW43AO1nHLmPos9qSYJypCjSJVUNraSvdIcuCOKV/s1600/2narrow.jpg" width="141" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This is another book that ended up being a DNF and an unhaul so it's no
longer on my shelves. I started reading this, but soon realised it was
probably too slow and not the right genre for me. Plus I know this book
would make me cry and I just wasn't feeling like deliberately reading sad
books this year. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is a novel of the cruelty of war, and tenuousness of life and the
impossibility of love. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Richard Flanagan's story — of Dorrigo Evans, an Australian doctor haunted
by a love affair with his uncle's wife — journeys from the caves of
Tasmanian trappers in the early twentieth century to a crumbling pre-war
beachside hotel, from a Thai jungle prison to a Japanese snow festival, from
the Changi gallows to a chance meeting of lovers on the Sydney Harbour
Bridge. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This book is about the impossibility of love. At its heart is one day in a
Japanese slave labour camp in August 1943. As the day builds to its horrific
climax, Dorrigo Evans battles and fails in his quest to save the lives of
his fellow POWs, a man is killed for no reason, and a love story
unfolds</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">.</span>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">11. <i>The Alloy of Law </i>by Brandon Sanderson </span>★★★★★</span></b></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I am happy to say that I was pleasantly surprised by this trilogy and
really loved it. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I've genuinely been putting off reading this series for years, and I now
have no idea why. After I finished the <i>Mistborn</i> trilogy in
2015, I bought this book, which is the first in a trilogy that
follows <i>Mistborn. </i>But I'd heard this was set 300 years in
the future and was more of a Western and, while that's true, it's also so
much more than that. </span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, and the rest are now part of
history—or religion. Yet even as science and technology are reaching new
heights, the old magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy continue to play a role
in this reborn world. Out in the frontier lands known as the Roughs, they
are crucial tools for the brave men and women attempting to establish
order and justice. </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">One such is Waxillium Ladrian. </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">After twenty years in the Roughs, Wax has been forced by family tragedy to
return to the metropolis of Elendel. Now he must reluctantly put away his
guns and assume the duties and dignity incumbent upon the head of a noble
house. Or so he thinks... </span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">This book has a brilliant mystery to it and I was immediately hooked by
Sanderson's writing from the moment I started. I loved being back in this
world with this magic system. Wax and Wayne are both hilarious and the
Steampunk vibe was on point. If you've been hesitant to pick this book up
after reading Mistborn, I recommend just starting it. You'll soon see that
Sanderson has outdone himself with yet another epic plot and brilliant
characters.</span>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">12. <i>Oathbringer Part Two </i>by Brandon Sanderson </span>★★★★.5 prediction</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d-qYUTygI4JdbRlldN1JU-saPuZ9sarRxMkOn6VKrXzJSBBM0x8RHDOHgsAy9u5_JX0wOcAJ4YS9XRqc2V27SnuzInS2SUJ-3llVIEVjQ9ScCPJ59TFQVoBV_RO1OPqu-Oy8tvwkL08EX-610rkkLLHrpMmtm8etQBja0UFSXvHsIyn-EYhBU_I7/s500/12Oathbringer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d-qYUTygI4JdbRlldN1JU-saPuZ9sarRxMkOn6VKrXzJSBBM0x8RHDOHgsAy9u5_JX0wOcAJ4YS9XRqc2V27SnuzInS2SUJ-3llVIEVjQ9ScCPJ59TFQVoBV_RO1OPqu-Oy8tvwkL08EX-610rkkLLHrpMmtm8etQBja0UFSXvHsIyn-EYhBU_I7/w130-h200/12Oathbringer.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I am currently 200 pages into this book and I'm really enjoying it. This is the second part of book 3 in <i>The Stormlight Archive </i>and I'm so happy I managed to get to it this year (because for a while there, I really thought I wouldn't!). I wanted to get this blog post out before Christmas, but I'll definitely finish this book in the next week so I'm happy to call this a win! For anyone that doesn't know, the first book in this series </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">follows several characters (but mostly Kaladin, Shallan, Dalinar, and Adolin) in the world of </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Roshar: a place of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilisation alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soil-less ground. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armour that transform ordinary men into near-invincible warriors. Men trade kingdoms for Shardblades. Wars are fought for them, and won by them. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">One such war is about to swallow up a soldier (Kaladin), a brightlord (Dalinar) and a young woman scholar (Shallan).</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">13. <i>Dreamcatcher </i>by Stephen King </span>★★</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRi3gMmGbBMIMWd5Tm4K3Hgf06Wb8e_dsDzfn-PS53m4xmE1n2TD_FdiAHyOa5gylc97M2dCa5vHk3T-nvL00mpCWH0vTfk_PxCmSm5C-4CI7Vx2HHIG2cAzcDV-s0YRyP0t_G5EvoHhDLwJHIo1P9H0mQjYwdAf38ze2xVHqDksJaUi5vwxSOkxq/s500/13Dreamcatcher.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="312" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRi3gMmGbBMIMWd5Tm4K3Hgf06Wb8e_dsDzfn-PS53m4xmE1n2TD_FdiAHyOa5gylc97M2dCa5vHk3T-nvL00mpCWH0vTfk_PxCmSm5C-4CI7Vx2HHIG2cAzcDV-s0YRyP0t_G5EvoHhDLwJHIo1P9H0mQjYwdAf38ze2xVHqDksJaUi5vwxSOkxq/w125-h200/13Dreamcatcher.jpg" width="125" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Sadly, this is one of the Stephen King books I've enjoyed the
least. </span><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Twenty-five years after saving a Down's-syndrome child from bullies,
Beav, Henry, Pete, and Jonesy - now men with separate lives and separate
problems - reunite in the woods of Maine for their annual hunting trip.
But when a stranger stumbles into their camp, disoriented and mumbling
something about lights in the sky, chaos erupts. Soon, the four friends
are plunged into a horrifying struggle with a creature from another world
where their only chance of survival is locked in their shared past - and
in the Dreamcatcher.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">This is a sci-fi, horror, alien invasion book. I knew that going in and
was really looking forward to seeing where King would take it. The first
200 pages or so were really intriguing - I loved seeing the four men's
different lives and the hints at what had happened in the past and how it
related to now. Unfortunately, it all went downhill from there for me.
About 50% of this book is vivid descriptions body horror and the rest is
just very slow pacing where not a lot happens. Even the last 50 pages of
action could barely hold my attention because I'd become so bored. The
animal thing was horrible too so I had to skip over that. I still didn't
really get how all the telepathy fit together with Duddits and some of the
deaths of characters felt incredibly underwhelming considering they were
main characters. Kurtz was also very weird and I still can't get my head
around what his motivations were. As always, there were some very
problematic parts of King's book (use of the n-word for one thing, and a
line that basically said men couldn't understand being raped - which was
really strange and made me pretty uncomfortable that King could think
that). I know King wrote this book while completely high on painkillers
after his accident and he doesn't like the book now, but that doesn't
really excuse it for those moments. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Overall, a very meh book that seemed to rely on body horror for its
impacts on the reader</span>.</span>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">14. <i>Jade City </i>by Fonda Lee </span>★★★★★</span></b></p>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5_tY7KzLCIyhlJ5Wzxgq49-Wc4MA6RxkromfkrPeMzDr1h7GeXy4iAisdGCxJMxOq-GOKbGPqqHhVuIZ0Hun9citiZg5rr8Mrk4psTAkGnAogoYDLrBD2IGhYvY7F4UBBcHyMmMvMNqS6PcZ1V1AuAJO4DA7E3ybdWz157XOcaLrp9pus5zRAqFr/s499/14JadeCity.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="331" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5_tY7KzLCIyhlJ5Wzxgq49-Wc4MA6RxkromfkrPeMzDr1h7GeXy4iAisdGCxJMxOq-GOKbGPqqHhVuIZ0Hun9citiZg5rr8Mrk4psTAkGnAogoYDLrBD2IGhYvY7F4UBBcHyMmMvMNqS6PcZ1V1AuAJO4DA7E3ybdWz157XOcaLrp9pus5zRAqFr/w133-h200/14JadeCity.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">This book. This book is absolutely amazing and I can't believe I waited
so long to read it. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I bought <i>Jade City </i>in 2018 when it first came out but I
just never got around to it (despite it being on about 20 TBRs), but it's
safe to say it's now one of my favourite books of all time. This
trilogy</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> is an urban fantasy, gripping Godfather-esque saga of
intergenerational blood feuds, vicious politics, magic, and
kung-fu. <i>Jade City </i>follows t</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">he Kaul family, who are one of two crime syndicates that control the island
of Kekon. It's the only place in the world that produces rare magical jade,
which grants those with the right training and heritage superhuman
abilities. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">The Green Bone clans of honorable jade-wearing warriors once protected the
island from foreign invasion, but nowadays, in a bustling post-war
metropolis full of fast cars and foreign money, Green Bone families like the
Kauls are primarily involved in commerce, construction, and the everyday
upkeep of the districts under their protection. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">When the simmering tension between the Kauls and their greatest rivals
erupts into open violence in the streets, the outcome of this clan war will
determine. </span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Firstly, Lee's worldbuilding is absolutely incredible. I really thought
this world and the amount of characters would be difficult to understand
or keep track of, but within 40 pages, I felt like I understood exactly
what was going on. That shows some incredible writing skill in fantasy
books in my opinion. I also loved every character in this book
(but </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">I especially loved Lan and Shae)</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">; even the villains were done so well. One thing this book did
exceptionally well is that it felt so </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Game of Thrones</i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">-esque, in that no character felt safe and anything vicious could happen
at any time. I was constantly on the edge of my seat. And then </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">THAT </i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">happened halfway through the book and left me a wreck. Lee also explores
women's places in this society and culture in such a well done way. I 100%
recommend this to anyone who enjoys urban fantasy/gangster-type films or
books. Lee is easily one of my new favourite authors and she made me want
to pick up the next book immediately.</span>.</span>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">15. <i>Wayward Son </i>by Rainbow Rowell </span>★★</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbf-E2uLgXKolceo19zEm6JgHj4pSxaa8PFiHuvEy0dfswjftyOGa9oC_L0cracgApeciqNYS52d7DpQjF979rq5Vp_-pCPthv7_kS2gnP5lH5kpbaom7oEhBlPL6b3QHelFnodUyOEs0BUFxW1sgQXjLYslMLQlP4tMHU7IHUjGnAbS__lYAA-Ku/s1200/15WaywardSon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="790" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbf-E2uLgXKolceo19zEm6JgHj4pSxaa8PFiHuvEy0dfswjftyOGa9oC_L0cracgApeciqNYS52d7DpQjF979rq5Vp_-pCPthv7_kS2gnP5lH5kpbaom7oEhBlPL6b3QHelFnodUyOEs0BUFxW1sgQXjLYslMLQlP4tMHU7IHUjGnAbS__lYAA-Ku/w132-h200/15WaywardSon.jpg" width="132" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">After enjoying </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Carry On </i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">so much, I thought it was time to finally pick up the sequel after owning
it for years. Unfortunately, this was a huge miss for me. I understand the
importance of showing the trauma of the characters from the previous book,
but it felt like all of the development from the first book had just
vanished. The characters were also more unlikeable in general. The road
trip aspect was interesting in theory, but again, it ended up falling
flat. It felt like nothing happened in this book: driving, they get
captured, they escape, driving, they get captured, they escape, etc. etc.
It was just that on repeat and it got so boring I was tempted to DNF it.
The only reason I didn't was because it was such a short book. Agatha's
plotline also felt weirdly tagged on and I really disliked the new
character that was added midway through the book (who was an obviously
inserted love interest for one character). I definitely won't be finishing
this series and I'm just going to pretend that </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Carry On </i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">was a standalone because it really didn't feel like it needed a
sequel</span>.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><b>16. <i>The Warrior Heir </i>by Cinda Williams Chima (DNF/UNHAUL)</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiR6IPZ4DmO8NEYGgLag2Kre_FzPmsmaT13uR1bM8sph6RPG6xdKhlu9l2EL6gm8y686vFd6vB2boXVRuVdPTNkUNJdYgEDz_UvVl96DMKOO_5_0lOB8k6I5xCvhNm_bYQZ7zlRt3XuaKfk6S604HuEIyE4l_ooEJqLsFDYxsYmNi6KRMc36d6f5k/s400/16TheWarriorHeir.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="261" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiR6IPZ4DmO8NEYGgLag2Kre_FzPmsmaT13uR1bM8sph6RPG6xdKhlu9l2EL6gm8y686vFd6vB2boXVRuVdPTNkUNJdYgEDz_UvVl96DMKOO_5_0lOB8k6I5xCvhNm_bYQZ7zlRt3XuaKfk6S604HuEIyE4l_ooEJqLsFDYxsYmNi6KRMc36d6f5k/w131-h200/16TheWarriorHeir.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This is another book that was a DNF and unhaul for me. I read around 80
pages of the book before I put it down. Unfortunately, I'd heard this was a
YA, but it read far younger than I'd anticipated. Not only that, but the
worldbuilding wasn't great and I really didn't enjoy the fantasy aspect of
the book. I'm really sad I didn't enjoy this, but I'm glad I was able to
make some more space on my shelves. If anyone wants to know what this book
is about it follows</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> 16-year-old Jack who lives an unremarkable life in the small Ohio
town of Trinity. Only the medicine he has to take daily and the thick scar
above his heart set him apart from the other high schoolers. Then one day
Jack skips his medicine. Suddenly, he is stronger, fiercer, and more
confident than ever before. And it feels great—until he loses control of
his own strength and nearly kills another player during soccer team
tryouts. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Soon, Jack learns the startling truth about himself: he is Weirlind, part
of an underground society of magical people who live among us. At their helm
sits the feuding houses of the Red Rose and the White Rose, whose power is
determined by playing The Game—a magical tournament in which each house
sponsors a warrior to fight to the death. The winning house rules the
Weir.</span>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">17. <i>Once Upon a Dream </i>by Liz Braswell </span>★★.5</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluhGFQd--Y1zrFZcCUcKuas-_Buun21rWtXFqWq4rgdhdcgH5lyMPa6R0RsJiYEDY3L_TstU12oD-FSKC7FX7zhOuXNc0vNd-wOO3-gMkjCDgQSx28tZkV53J8XV-WcwyWo33ARmCbgdbhSfy92eqfzrj1MI_MPx1oDhuXtC82iAPrRUf8KTyf7vL/s500/17OnceUpon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="367" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluhGFQd--Y1zrFZcCUcKuas-_Buun21rWtXFqWq4rgdhdcgH5lyMPa6R0RsJiYEDY3L_TstU12oD-FSKC7FX7zhOuXNc0vNd-wOO3-gMkjCDgQSx28tZkV53J8XV-WcwyWo33ARmCbgdbhSfy92eqfzrj1MI_MPx1oDhuXtC82iAPrRUf8KTyf7vL/w147-h200/17OnceUpon.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">I'd heard a lot about the Disney <i>Twisted Tales </i>books and I
was really hoping I would love this. Unfortunately, I just found the book to
be very meh. This is a retelling of <i>Sleeping Beauty</i>, but with
(you guessed it) a twist. I feel like this book would've had a lot more
impact if we hadn't been told it was a dream from the very beginning.
Knowing that, we spend the first 100 pages just waiting for Aurora to also
figure it out. Then the next 350 pages were just her and Phillip walking
through a wood. Aurora's character was very difficult to grasp as the reader
because she herself didn't know who she really was, so I was left feeling
kind of detached from her.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">This was at least a quick read, but I feel like it's definitely for a
very young YA audience rather than an older one, which is what I was
expecting. The writing style was also quite simplistic and there were so
many ALL CAPS sentences that made it feel more like a fanfiction. Overall,
the plot was a clever idea but the execution didn't really have the
pay-off I was hoping for.</span>.</span>
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<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">18. <i>The Husband's Secret </i>by Liane Moriarty </span>★★★</span></b></p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">I read <i>Big Little Lies </i>by Liane Moriarty a few years ago
and absolutely loved it. Unfortunately, this book was a real disappointment
to me. The blurb of this book basically says: </span><span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Imagine your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death.
Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret -
something with the potential to destroy not only the life you have built
together but the lives of others as well. And then imagine that you
stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much
alive...</span></span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Moriarty's writing was still fantastic, as always. She writes in a very
compelling way and it never feels like a chore to pick up her book, even
when the story isn't as interesting. However, this book felt just a little
odd? It's marketed as a thriller, but there was no plot twist (the small one
we had halfway through the book was pretty obvious based on the blurb
alone). Tessa's story felt weirdly out of place with the other two women and
I felt like we got no real closure with what happened in her relationship or
with Felicity. Cecilia was interesting, but the majority of her chapters
were filled with 'should I open the letter' and then 'what should I do now
that I know what was in the letter', which got very repetitive. I also don't
really know why the Berlin Wall featured so heavily throughout the
book.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I did like the portrayal of actions having lasting consequences that you
can't foresee, especially with the Epilogue. I actually just wish we'd had
more of the Epilogue. Overall, this book was a quick read, but I just
didn't enjoy it as much as her other book. I think this is more of a dark
contemporary novel than a typical thriller, which is what I was expecting
and wanting when I picked it up. I still recommend trying Liane Moriarty's
books though and I'll definitely read more of her work in the
future.</span>.</span>
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<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">19. <i>Renegades </i>by Marissa Meyer </span>★★★★</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1Uvj5N_UAQf5YvfJ8N0dOCTGUX8UW2qD52MYQHJbqN7T46ygUEqlE8T40gZIZr57Sg1W7e3mCp7vkqA42R6PV9b2MWqi-oEdtX5jc76E6EGdVEUEiB7HxtZ-_qZ0Sl2-jnTOXVAL1lloFUEBRtkeP6QenStsNOZoBYlMBKwN9x4ps2d4SEPxis6s/s2327/19Renegades.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2327" data-original-width="1535" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1Uvj5N_UAQf5YvfJ8N0dOCTGUX8UW2qD52MYQHJbqN7T46ygUEqlE8T40gZIZr57Sg1W7e3mCp7vkqA42R6PV9b2MWqi-oEdtX5jc76E6EGdVEUEiB7HxtZ-_qZ0Sl2-jnTOXVAL1lloFUEBRtkeP6QenStsNOZoBYlMBKwN9x4ps2d4SEPxis6s/w132-h200/19Renegades.jpg" width="132" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">I hadn't heard great things about this book so I was pleasantly surprised
to discover how much I enjoyed it. I've loved all of Marissa Meyer's books
so far, but especially her<i> Lunar Chronicles</i> series. This
is YA sci-fi following superheroes. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span>The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies - humans with extraordinary
abilities - who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and
established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of
justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone... except
the villains they once overthrew. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for
vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade
boy who believes in justice - and in Nova. But Nova’s allegiance is to a
villain who has the power to end them both. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">My favourite thing about this
book was that e</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">veryone's motivations felt very realistic and I loved how morally grey
all the characters are. You see so much of the world from Nova (the
villain's) perspective, and it feels really good to see her discovering
that the world isn't necessarily what she thought it was. The found family
on both the 'villain' and 'hero' sides were great and I loved Nova's
relationships with them. Max was also a fantastic character - I just want
to look after him! The twists in this book were really interesting and you
can tell that more are coming in the next books. If you've watched/read a
lot of superhero media, then you'll probably be able to see a lot of
things coming, but that didn't detract from my enjoyment of it. Overall, a
great superhero sci-fi book and I'll definitely continue the series.</span>.</span>
</p>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><b>20. <i>The Smoke Thieves </i>by Sally Green (DNF/UNHAUL)</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc68uKW9jSuPMmb_9eETIhwy-LblfgRE853pdJAyNvClb-YPY6e806oNeJS8c5odf1P-n6zS0cYCzpoo3FNIniv_iJ-MmkHAzkZ1kH7w40ctt0caiCYhiE9nspLUHr0AxFQZ-YFbIJSRyZzJYthVsHRnYmkAdckNpnaS3i32QIjtq4bLvG_Jeb5V_y/s500/20TheSmokeThieves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc68uKW9jSuPMmb_9eETIhwy-LblfgRE853pdJAyNvClb-YPY6e806oNeJS8c5odf1P-n6zS0cYCzpoo3FNIniv_iJ-MmkHAzkZ1kH7w40ctt0caiCYhiE9nspLUHr0AxFQZ-YFbIJSRyZzJYthVsHRnYmkAdckNpnaS3i32QIjtq4bLvG_Jeb5V_y/w131-h200/20TheSmokeThieves.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">And this final one was another unhaul. I didn't actually try to read it in
the end. In all honesty, the blurb sounded very similar to other YA
fantasies that I'd read and I knew I wasn't going to get to this any time
soon. Plus, the last Sally Green trilogy did leave a bitter taste in my
mouth after the whole 'bury your gays' trope appeared. That means I was able
to give this book away to someone who would really appreciate and enjoy it.
If I ever want to read it then I'll get it from my local library, but I
don't regret my choice to unhaul this one.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">So, there we have it! I either read or unhauled every book on the list
this year and I'm really happy to say I succeeded in this challenge. Look
out for my future blog posts where I'll be talking about my challenges for 2023 and what I hope to achieve next year.</span>
</p>
<p></p>Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-85908857831117507562022-12-04T12:14:00.000-08:002022-12-04T12:15:02.073-08:00November Wrap-Up | 2022<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Welcome to my November wrap-up! This month wasn't quite as successful as I
hoped in terms of amount of books read, but I did also read a lot of chunky
books, so I'm not too bothered that I read less. I'm just happy that I'm
getting round to catching up to <i>The Stormlight Archive </i>- finally! So,
without further ado, here are my reviews and ratings for the month!</span>
</p>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: centre;">1. <i>Ninth House</i> by Leigh Bardugo </span>★★★★
</span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This book has been on my TBR since it first came out in 2019.
<i>Ninth House </i>follows </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Galaxy “Alex” Stern, the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class.
Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of
school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end
jobs, and much, much worse. By age twenty, in fact, she is the sole
survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s
thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second
chance: to attend one of the world’s most elite universities on a full
ride. What’s the catch, and why her? </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven
tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of
Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs” are well-known to
be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to
Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities
are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid
imagination might conceive.</span></span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I have some mixed feelings on this book, but I did end up liking it a lot
more than I thought I would initially. I struggled with the first 100 pages
or so because I didn't feel particularly invested in Alex or the 'current'
storyline. I was always itching to get back to Darlington's point of view.
However, at around the 200 pages mark, I became a lot more interested in
Alex and her past. Alex was a frustrating character to read from to begin
with, but as soon as I found out her backstory I loved her so much more. I
kind of wish the book had started in a different place, but it probably
wouldn't have had the same impact if it had. </span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I loved Turner and Dawes so much. And I even ended up finding some of the
Grays incredibly interesting characters. I will say that I did figure out
the 'who' behind it all quite early on, but I definitely didn't see the
'how' or the 'why' - I loved that reveal at the end and it was so well done.
The atmosphere was also great throughout the book. My only issues with this
book was the slow start, and the fact that other people have called this
book 'dark academia', which isn't exactly true because the main character is
barely involved in the academia at all, so it mostly just felt like a
paranormal thriller set at Yale; it didn't really give me the same vibes as
other dark academia for me. Overall though a brilliantly written book with a
clever twist.</span>
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<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #e3326d; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">2.<i> The Astonishing Colour of After </i>by Emily X.R.
Pan </span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★★</span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is a YA contemporary with a hint of magical realism. If the magical
realism puts you off, I would say to try and get past that because the
story Pan tells is beautiful. When Leigh's mother dies by suicide she
leaves only a scribbled note - I want you to remember. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Leigh doesn't understand its meaning and wishes she could turn to her best
friend, Axel - if only she hadn't kissed him and changed everything between
them. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Guided by a mysterious red bird, Leigh travels to Taiwan to meet her
grandparents for the first time. There, Leigh retreats into art and
memories, where colours collide, the rules of reality are broken and the
ghosts of the past refuse to rest… </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But Leigh is determined to unlock her family's secrets. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">To remember.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I was pretty hesitant about this book, despite hearing good things, mostly
because the plot summary mentioning the romance between Leigh and Axel made
the book sound like it was going to have a lot more YA drama than it
actually does. Don't get me wrong, there are a few bits here and there, but
the romance isn't the focus; the book encapsulates depictions of grief and
depression, family trauma, navigating family and friendships, and cultural
heritage. It was also beautifully written. I have never read a book that
shows how both hidden and obvious depression can be, nor does Pan try to
explain the depression, which I appreciated.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I did think the colours being described felt like Pan was trying to do
something that a lot of YA contemporary books did around that time (main
character has an interest and quirk to go alongside it), but with the
colours were so vividly described that I did feel they worked well with the
tone of the book, especially the magical realism aspects. I loved the twists
towards the end and I absolutely didn't see them coming; it made me want to
re-read the book immediately so I can look for the obvious
clues. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Leigh finding out more about her heritage and Asia was so interesting - I
especially enjoyed reading about the language. The descriptions of food were
mouth-watering and made me want to try so many of the foods
mentioned. </span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">A couple of things did bother me about the book, which is why it only got
four stars. Firstly, I loved her friendship with Axel, but the way he
treated her relationship-wise was weird and never really explained - why did
he keep getting with other people, other than Leigh? Did he not like her
before? </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The other thing I really disliked throughout was Leigh's father. He was
unbearable even before the grief. He was constantly leaving his wife and
daughter, even when it was obvious they needed him, because it was easier
for him? And then he constantly puts Leigh's art down, literally telling her
she's not talented enough?? What? Who does that? (I mean, I know some
parents do, but in this book he never really explains why he put her down so
much, or why he suddenly changes his mind). And when he sent her away,
without asking her or literally explaining anything? And abandoning her in a
foreign country where she didn't know the language? Everything about him was
so frustrating. I really found him to be insufferable until the last 20
pages.</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Despite my mini rant there, I did enjoy this book. It was beautiful,
poignant and will help so many people who have been through similar trauma.
If you're looking for a meaningful YA book that doesn't focus on a
relationship, then try this one.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #e65caa; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">3. <i>This Wicked Fate </i>by Kalynn Bayron </span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★.5</span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><i>This Wicked Fate </i>is the sequel to <i>This Poison Heart</i> and
the final book in the duology. These books are incredibly quick to read and
they are not the Snow White retelling that's implied by the first book. The
first book follows </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Briseis who has a gift: she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich
blooms with a single touch. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">When Briseis's aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New
York, Bri and her parents decide to leave Brooklyn behind for the summer.
Hopefully there, surrounded by plants and flowers, Bri will finally learn to
control her gift. But their new home is sinister in ways they could never
have imagined--it comes with a specific set of instructions, an old-school
apothecary, and a walled garden filled with the deadliest botanicals in the
world that can only be entered by those who share Bri's unique family
lineage.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The first book is extremely gothic (with the old house, apothecary, and
hidden poison garden), but the second book focuses more on the Greek
mythological retelling that's happening in the story; it follows more of a
heroes quest rather than the small-town vibes of the first book. I loved
the Greek myths used in this book, however, the pacing did feel a little
bit off. There was a lot of waiting around in the first half of the book
and all the action was packed into the final 100 pages. These books are
very short though, and that definitely works in its favour because you can
pretty much read them in one sitting. Bayron also writes beautifully and
her descriptions of plants and flowers are vivid.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Bayron has also created a cast of incredibly diverse characters; there
are so many Sapphic relationships in this book and people of colour,
and it's so lovely to see the love between all the characters. I
especially loved seeing all the familial relationships that Bri has, and
how much the families care about each other. I do feel like the opposing
family are very 'twirling-moustache villainous', with very little
exploration of their characters other than 'they're bad and want power'.
Overall, a very fun, quick to read duology that I would recommend to
anyone who enjoys Greek myths.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">4. <i>Kingdom of the Wicked</i> by Kerri Maniscalco </span><span style="text-align: left;">★★</span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I had heard very polarising things about this book, with people either
wholeheartedly loving it or hating it. Unfortunately, this book really
wasn't for me. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live
secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night,
Vittoria misses dinner service at the family's renowned Sicilian
restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin desecrated
beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister's killer and
to seek vengeance at any cost, even if it means using dark magic that's
been long forbidden. T</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">hen Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked—princes of Hell she has been
warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on
Emilia's side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women's
murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it
seems...</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Okay, lets start with the plot, which felt a bit all over the place to me.
The beginning of the book felt like it was missing entire chapters and that
didn't let up throughout the book. Emilia would just suddenly be doing
something entirely different the next chapter, even when something big had
happened the chapter before. When the sister dies, we just get a time skip,
we don't see the grief of the parents, barely see the grief of the Nonna and
Emilia. It's like we skip the grief and move straight to revenge, which
feels weird. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The plot felt so drawn out but it also felt like Emilia was finding and
following clues very quickly and everything just seemed too easy.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The worldbuilding was, unfortunately, non-existent. I couldn't tell you
what time period this was set in (in all honesty, I actually thought it was
more modern day until something was brought up about a third of the way
through). There were no descriptions of buildings or the city/town. However,
we did get copious amounts of description of the food. While I did enjoy
that to begin with, and I love food descriptions in books, it just felt over
the top in this book when we received no descriptions of anything
else.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Emilia was kind of boring as a main character, I felt like I knew nothing
about her or her sister. There was a lot of telling and not a lot of
showing. We never see Emilia really interacting with her family other than
some serious conversations that showed little to no emotion between them.
She also barely even thought about her family at all in any emotional way,
even when they were in danger. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">When something happens to her Nonna, she doesn't even give her a second
thought afterwards, nor does she seem to care about her parents at
all.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Although I did love the idea of the seven deadly sins being the Princes, it
just wasn't fleshed out enough for me, nor was the magic system. It felt
like we learned everything through exposition and there was always a reason
why someone couldn't just tell Emilia the information she needed, even when
they knew it. Wrath was a bland 'love' interest - just a typical broody
immortal. The 'twist' at the end was very obviously set up and I saw it
coming a mile away. Overall, this book was not for me, although I can see
why people who've read less fantasy might enjoy it more.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #43cbb4; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">5. <i>Assassin's Fate</i> by Robin Hobb </span></span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★★</span></span></b>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">And here we are at last, this is the 16th and final book Robin Hobb's
Elderling series and The Fitz and the Fool trilogy. I can't say what the
actual plot of this book was about, but just know that I loved this book.
This was a culmination of all 15 books and I can't express how beautifully
well-written it was to combine everything from previous series and seeing
how far every single character has come through these books. Hobb has
written Fitz in so many stages of his life, and every single one of them
felt realistic for his age.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I will say that the beginning was very repetitive from one of the
perspectives; it was very much a cycle of travel, escape, get caught,
travel, escape, etc. However, the final half of the book really picked up
the pace and that perspective ended up being so well done. Seeing so many
characters get their revenge was incredibly satisfying. One thing that Hobb
does very well is writing characters and not minimising the things that they
went through and actually showing their trauma and their responses to it.
No-one is just fine at the end and that makes sense after what they went
through. The return of one character in this book was especially
heart-wrenching and those final 100 pages were so hard to read, but it was
such a good ending.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">So many things were tied up and explained from both this trilogy and every
other single book before then. Seeing all the characters finally meet one
another was hilarious and heart-warming. There were a couple of things that
I would've liked more answers about (the Farseer line and magic), and a
couple of characters I wanted to talk more, but honestly, that barely
detracted from the book. I would also love to re-read the first trilogy
again, just so I could view it with more understanding now that I know all
the reveals that happened in this book.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I highly recommend Hobb's books to any lover of high fantasy. Even if you
struggle with the first trilogy initially (like I did), you'll be hooked
once you get to <i>The Liveship trilogy</i>.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">6. <i>Girl Friends </i>by Holly Bourne </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★★</span></span></b>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Ahhhhhhh, Holly Bourne does it again with this adult contemporary novel.
Although I don't read a ton of this genre, she is easily my favourite
contemporary writer. How does she write in such a realistic way about what
it's like to be a woman in this society? </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">"<i>Men see women in two separate categories. There are the women they
sleep with, and the women they fall in love with. And they will treat
you differently based on that." </i></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">From the day they first meet as teenagers Fern and Jessica are best
friends. Despite their differences, they are there for each other throughout
everything, navigating the difficulties of growing up and fitting in. That
is until Jessica crosses a line that Fern can't forgive. B</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">ut now, more than ten years later, Jessica has unexpectedly reappeared in
Fern's life. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">A lot has changed for them both - but can their relationship be different
now they are older? Is it possible for either of them to rewrite the role
that they have been cast in? Or will their shared history ultimately be
doomed to repeat itself again?</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Bourne, as always, is able to capture what it's like to be a girl/woman
growing up in the UK, and the pitfalls that surround us. She explores the
insecurities and anxiety women often have, strong female friendships,
the female friendships fraught with jealousies, the struggle to be thought
attractive, and the performances women put on in order to fit into
relationships and how people view us. This is definitely more of a
character-driven book, and </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I ended up reading this in one sitting because Bourne's writing is so
compelling. The book alternates between the past (with Fern in school,
college, and university), and the present (where Fern is in her early 30s).
Both of these storylines were equally intriguing to me and I actually gasped
at the moments towards the end where the two emotional storylines
practically collided. Everything Fern feels -the insecurities, the feeling
of never being enough, knowing you're being pitted against your best friend
and not knowing what to do about it - is something that so many women will
relate to. The friendships and relationships in this book really spoke to
me, and even though I didn't have the exact same experiences, it still felt
like I was understood.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Honestly, this was such a difficult read, but only because of how realistic
it is. Moments of realising what society has trained us to be as women are
very depressing, but equally, it also shows a glimmer of hope of what women
can be to one another. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">If you enjoy a hard-hitting contemporary about female friendships then pick
this up (I do recommend checking the trigger warnings list though). I will
never recommend Holly Bourne enough.</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">7. <i>Black Girl Unlimited </i>by Echo Brown </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★</span></span></b>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">This is a heavily autobiographical book infused with magical realism.
Echo Brown fearlessly explores the intersections of poverty, sexual
violence, depression, racism, and sexism - all through the arc of a
transcendent coming-of-age story.</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> Echo Brown is a wizard from the East Side, where apartments are
small and parents suffer addictions to the white rocks. Yet there is magic
everywhere. New portals begin to open when Echo transfers to the rich
school on the West Side, and an insightful teacher becomes a pivotal
mentor. Each day, Echo travels between two worlds, leaving her brothers,
her friends, and a piece of herself behind on the East Side. There are
dangers to leaving behind the place that made you. Echo soon realises
there is pain flowing through everyone around her, and a black veil of
depression threatens to undo everything she’s worked for.</span></span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">K</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">nowing that this book is partly auto-biographical makes it incredibly
powerful</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">It's both beautifully written and simultaneously so painful to read as it
shows so many characters confronting childhood traumas. The struggles Echo
Brown and her family go through are heartbreaking, even more so knowing
that so many people still suffer from the struggles from racism, sexism,
prejudice, sexual violence. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">All of the characters are so realistic and Brown shows what she learns with
such raw and meaningful language. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Echo is a powerful person; she goes through so much and still manages to
get straight A's and go to college despite everything. I also love the way
the author writes two scenes that happen at different times, but connects
them; it made the impact of them hit so much harder. I usually struggle with
fabulism too, but the magical realism in this book worked so well and really
helped to show to community and support around Echo. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It portrays the struggles of women of colour, but it's also incredibly
uplifting and truly shows how powerful they are. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I don't want to say too much more since this is such a short book, but I
highly recommend picking this up; by the time I got to the Acknowledgements
I was crying. </span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">8. </span><i style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">The Way of Kings: Part One </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">by Brandon Sanderson (re-read) </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★.5</span></span></b>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">As it says above, this is actually a re-read for me. I decided to re-read
the first two books so I could finally continue and catch-up with the series
so far. In <i>The</i> <i>Stormlight Archives </i>each book is split into two
separate books because of their length. This first book follows several
characters (but mostly Kaladin, Shallan, Dalinar, and Adolin) in the world
of </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Roshar: a place of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power
sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology
and civilisation alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches,
and grass retracts into the soil-less ground. Cities are built only where
the topography offers shelter. </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It has been centuries since the fall of the ten consecrated orders known as
the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical
swords and suits of armour that transform ordinary men into near-invincible
warriors. Men trade kingdoms for Shardblades. Wars are fought for them, and
won by them. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">One such war is about to swallow up a soldier (Kaladin), a brightlord
(Dalinar) and a young woman scholar (Shallan).</span>
</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I don't really want to say more about the plot other than that because
Sanderson does a wonderful job slowly revealing the story and characters in
this epic fantasy series. This world and magic system is one of the most
unique that I've ever read about. I love the idea of most of the creatures
being shelled creatures, and that all the plants can hide during a highstorm
to protect themselves. Kaladin will forever remain my favourite character,
although I do feel like he should probably be older than he actually is -
it's hard to believe that he's only nineteen given the way he commands
respect and with how he thinks - however, that doesn't hold me back from
believing his chapters Shallan is one of Sanderson's many strong female
characters. While I do respect her and love her yearning for knowledge, I
will forever struggle with the sheet amount of comebacks she comes out with,
it can get a little tedious after a time. Despite those things, I still love
these characters, and Dalinar and Adolin are equally fascinating. This book
leaves so many questions unanswered, while simultaneously explaining and
exploring so much of this huge world. Sanderson's writing is incredibly
clever yet very easy to read. I will always recommend Sanderson to new
fantasy readers, and if you're looking for the next high fantasy series to
sink your teeth into, then pick this up.</span>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">9. </span><i style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">The Way of Kings: Part Two </i><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">by Brandon Sanderson (re-read) </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★★</span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is the second part to book one of <i>Stormlight Archive </i>by Brandon
Sanderson (in the UK each of these books is split and published in two
halves because of how big they are). The first part, as mentioned above, got
4.5 stars, but the twists and turns this second half took easily bring the
overall book up to a 5 star read. The synopsis for book one is mentioned
above so I won't mention much more of that. I will say that I'm surprised by
how much I remembered of this book, which just goes to show how much of an
impact it made on me three years ago. I remembered every twist in this so
vividly, but I still loved every moment. The reveals in Jasnah's and
Shallan's storylines are particularly interesting, but of course, Kaladin
always steals the spotlight; seeing more of his past be revealed while he
simultaneously discovers more about himself and his present situation is
incredibly well written. Seeing Dalinar and Adolin grow in this book is also
incredible to see. I love how this book ends too - seeing multiple
storylines finally coming together. Overall, a fantastic end to an amazing
first book. I'm excited to re-read the sequel and then finally continue with
the series. Sanderson, how did you get this good at writing?</span>
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">10. <i>Everything I Never Told You </i>by Celeste Ng </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span><span style="text-align: left;">★★★</span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i>Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet. </i></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in
1970's small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James
Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfil the dreams they
were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the
delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is
destroyed, tumbling them into chaos.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I thought it would be
a typical literary fiction novel, but it really didn't feel like that; it
was more of a contemporary drama. This felt like a Jonathan Franzen novel,
but one that actually looked at an American family with a diverse
background. This is a profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and
longing, It portrays a sensitive family portrait, uncovering the ways in
which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives
struggle, all their lives, to understand one another. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Both parents are struggling with their own issues, while assuming they're
doing well as parents; a mother that dealt with sexism and missed
opportunities and a father that has dealt with racism and
oppression. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Lydia is struggling to live up to expectations that her mother puts on her;
willing her to take opportunities that she wasn't given. Meanwhile, the
other siblings are ignored, yet both parents think they're doing a great
job. Ng writes so beautifully and successfully paints a picture of each
member of the family in only 300 pages with such subtle tension. This is a
heartbreaking and truly realistic read piece of fiction that explores race
and gender in America in the '70s.</span>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; text-align: justify;">11. <i>Words of Radiance: Part One </i>by Brandon Sanderson
(re-read) </span><span style="text-align: left;">★</span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">★★★</span><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></span></span></b>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">This is the first part of Book Two in <i>The Stormlight Archive</i>, as
such I can't say much about the plot so feel free to refer back to my review
of book one above. The main reason this book gets 4 stars is because it
definitely reads like half of a book; the second half of this book
definitely brings it up to a 5 star, but the first half just feels so
incomplete and doesn't show the whole story arc. As always, Kaladin is great
and I love seeing how much he grows in this book, especially when it comes
to how he views his friends. Shallan's quips were less frequent, and she
becomes so much more interesting in her journey with the Ghostbloods. I love
the political manoeuvrings that occur throughout with Dalinar, Adolin, and
Navani. Overall, this epic fantasy series is brilliant, and this instalment
was no different.</span>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">And those were all the books I read in November! Not as many as I hoped,
but it was a busy month so I can't be too mad at myself. What did you read
last month?</span>
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Sarah Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06965175587635636152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501321387440518048.post-35322423927178731382022-11-27T12:30:00.002-08:002022-12-15T07:57:08.270-08:00December TBR | 2022<p>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">I can't believe it's December and the last TBR of 2022. Welcome to the
Festive Season! My November wrap-up will be coming soon, so look out for
that blog post. In December, I have a pretty ambitious TBR; I would like
catch-up with the <i>Stormlight Archive</i> and also read a few books
that have been on my TBR for a long time. It's also only 10 books long
because of the larger books, and also because December is always such a busy
month.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">So, without further ado, here are the books I plan on reading in
December!</span>
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<div>1. <i>Edgedancer </i>by Brandon Sanderson (re-read) </div>
<div>2.<i> Oathbringer Part One </i>by Brandon Sanderson (re-read)</div>
<div>3. <i>Oathbringer Part Two </i>by Brandon Sanderson</div>
<div>4. <i>Rhythm of War Part One </i>by Brandon Sanderson</div>
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5. <i>Rhythm of War</i><i> Part Two </i>by Brandon Sanderson
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<div>6. <i>Me and Earl and the Dying Girl </i>by Jesse Andrews</div>
<div>7. <i>It's Kind of a Funny Story </i>by Ned Vizzini</div>
<div>8. <i>The Prenup </i>by Lauren Layne</div>
<div>9. <i>Wrapped up in You </i>by Talia Hibbert</div>
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10. <i>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo </i>by Taylor Jenkins Reid
(re-read)
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">So that's my TBR for December! </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Let me know what you're reading and if you've read any of these books.
Also, are you participating in any readathons this month? Let me know if
you are!</span>
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