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October 6, 2018

NOT THE GIRLS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR by Aminah Mae Safi

October 6, 2018

Book cover & rating - NOT THE GIRLS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR by Aminah Mae SafiNot the Girls You’re Looking For is way more hard hitting than I had expected. Based on the synopsis I thought it’d be a fun, fluffy high school read with a dash of drama. Sure, there’s drama and the prose is typical of that sort of book but it is a whole lot more intense.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, bi- or multiracial characters, dating, diverse authors, diverse books, family, friendship, high school, muslim characters, ramadan, relatives, religion, romance, social media

September 2, 2018

LEGENDARY by Stephanie Garber

September 2, 2018

Book cover & rating - Legendary by Stephanie GarberIn 2017, I counted Caraval to my favourites of the year. It’s no wonder that I was super excited for the sequel. Thus, it’s with a heavy heart that I’m rating it 3 out of 5 stars. The problem for me was that Legendary was more of the same. Now, more of the same should be a great thing if you loved the original. So what went wrong?

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: betrayal, family, magic, romance, secrets, sisters

April 13, 2018

LOST FOR WORDS by Stephanie Butland

April 13, 2018

Book cover & rating - LOST FOR WORDS by Stephanie ButlandLost for Words is the sort of book that requires time and patience from the reader. During the first 100 pages, I considered abandoning the book a few times. I was bored with the writing style and didn’t enjoy jumping around three points in the protagonist’s life — 2016, 2013 and 1999. Two alternating timelines are already more than I tend to like. Three was pushing it.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: abuse, arson, bookstores, british authors, death, domestic violence, family problems, foster care, loneliness, loss, mental health, poetry, romance, secrets, self perception, self-esteem

April 1, 2018

THE PARIS WEDDING by Charlotte Nash

April 1, 2018

Book cover & rating - THE PARIS WEDDING by Charlotte NashA lot of the time, single people in their late twenties are portrayed as sad, lonely or desperate in the media. I’m glad The Paris Wedding doesn’t go down that road, even if the main character is pining after “the one who got away”. In fact, she’s invited to his destination wedding in Paris, which gives rise to a lot of awkward situations and some humorous ones.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: ambition, australian authors, cheating, death, family, family business, friendship, grief, romance, travel, weddings

March 13, 2018

CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE by Tomi Adeyemi

March 13, 2018

Book cover & rating - CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE by Tomi AdeyemiThis book, this book, this book!!! Children of Blood and Bone was such a treat to read. Right from the start, the stakes are high. With each chapter, they get even higher. Whenever I thought the plot would plateau, I was wrong.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: abuse, american authors, beliefs, betrayal, bravery, death, diverse authors, diverse books, ethnicity, eugenics, family, fathers and sons, friendship, gods, grief, guilt, hardship, holidays, insurgency, legends, magic, multiple points of view, on the run, own-voices, religion, romance, royalty, sacrifice, siblinghood, spirits, supernatural, violence, war

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