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February 26, 2019

HOW TO FIND LOVE IN THE LITTLE THINGS by Virginie Grimaldi

February 26, 2019

Book cover & and 4.5-star rating for HOW TO FIND LOVE IN THE LITTLE THINGS by Virginie GrimaldiDepending on how you look at it, quarter- and midlife crises books can add to the disillusion or be rather cathartic. Personally, I thought How to Find Love in the Little Things tended towards the cathartic.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: amnesia, break-ups, choices, dating, death, family, french authors, friendship, grandparents, grief, hope, life, mothers and daughters, psychologists, quarter-life-crisis, reconciliation, relationships, relatives, retirement-homes, romance, self discovery, siblinghood, sisters, translated into english, weddings, work life

March 8, 2018

TO KILL A KINGDOM by Alexandra Christo

March 8, 2018

Book cover & rating - TO KILL A KINGDOM by Alexandra ChristoTo Kill a Kingdom is a fantasy standalone done right. Even better, it is so much more than I had envisioned!

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: abuse, betrayal, bribery, british authors, choices, cousins, death, deceit, diverse books, emotions, language, legends, lies, loyalty, mermaids, mind control, monsters, morality, mothers and daughters, murder, on love, pirates, royalty, sacrifice, secrets, sirens, villains, violence, war

February 11, 2018

REBEL OF THE SANDS by Alwyn Hamilton

February 11, 2018

Book cover & rating - REBEL OF THE SANDS by Alwyn HamiltonThe first 200 pages were not written well. I was bored and felt growing discomfort with the mangled Middle Eastern culture this fantasy book was premised on. At least the next 150 odd pages picked up a little in terms of plot and also storytelling, so I didn’t end up thoroughly hating Rebel of the Sands. Still, this book has so many problems, I’m relieved I didn’t order the sequels before finishing this one first.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: ableist, abuse, alcoholism, assault, beliefs, betrayal, canadian authors, choices, cousins, death, disability, diverse books, domestic violence, ethics, family, gender, ghouls, half-siblings, identity, insurgency, jinn, magic, murder, mythology, on the run, poc characters, relatives, religion, romance, royalty, secrets, self discovery, shapeshifting, siblinghood, truth, violence

January 11, 2018

THE CRUEL PRINCE by Holly Black

January 11, 2018

Book cover & rating - The Cruel Prince by Holly BlackThe year has just begun and I’ve only finished three books so far, The Cruel Prince being the first, but I think I’m ready to declare it among my top 10 of 2018. Hah. I mean, only two books I read last year exceeded my rating of 4.883 that I gave The Cruel Prince, so yes I’m confident this book will be among my favourites. In other words, the hype pulled through for me, and I think it’s absolutely justified!

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: abuse, adoption, affairs, assault, betrayal, choices, corruption, dating, death, deceit, despair, diverse books, domestic violence, drugs, faeries, half-siblings, infidelity, jealousy, lgbtq characters, lies, loyalty, mind control, murder, orphans, royalty, siblinghood, sisters, suicide, twins

September 7, 2017

DEFY THE STARS by Claudia Gray

September 7, 2017

Book cover & rating - DEFY THE STARS by Claudia GrayFor better or for worse, the UK book cover of Defy the Stars isn’t befitting of the story. Romance isn’t central to the plot. The overarching theme was what constitutes humanity, which I thought was explored exceedingly well in this book. It was also about sacrifice to save others and the chase to live forever.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, artificial-intelligence, autonomy, beliefs, choices, crime, death, faith, friendship, futuristic, grief, on love, philosophy, robots, sacrifice, space opera, space travel, terrorism, war

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