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Anything But Fine by Tobias Madden
I had quite hopes for Anything But Fine and the first few chapters promised a ya coming-of-age in the realms of The Sky Blues, Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun, and You Should See Me in a Crown. As the story progresses however I found myself growing weary of the unnecessary miscommunication. If you are…
1st pov, 3 STARS, Anything But Fine, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR, bi side characters, BOOK REVIEW, Booklr, Contemporary, dancing, drama, gay, HIGH SCHOOL, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, m/m, male authors, My reviews, published in 2021, queer, read in 2022, reading, ROMANCE, sports, teen angst, Tobias Madden, YOUNG ADULT -
The Archer by Shruti Swamy
Throughout the course of reading The Archer, I was painfully aware that I was in fact reading a novel. That is to say, I did not think this was a particularly βimmersive coming-of-ageβ story, quite the contrary. Almost every line I read struck me as contrived and as attempting (and failing) to be eloquent and…
1960s, 1970s, 2 STARS, 20th century, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, CHILDHOOD, coming of age, dancing, different styles (1st/2nd/3rd povs), female authors, growing up, heavy on telling, HISTORICAL FICTION, identity, India, indian american author, lgbtq+, LITERARY FICTION, MARRIAGE, mothers & daughters, My reviews, navel gazing, pregnancy, published in 2021, purply prose, queer, read in 2021, reading, slow pacing, sports, style over character, stylised prose, subject over characters/story, UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE -
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
As per usual I was drawn to a book because I found its cover cute. The novel itself has plenty of cute moments, however, various elements prevented me from truly appreciating it. Before her parentsβ separation 17-year-old Evie Thomas was a lover of romance and a believer in happy-ever-afters. When she becomes aware that her…
1st pov, 3 STARS, affairs, America, American, ANGST, Black & Black heritage authors, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, caribbean author, coming of age, Contemporary, dancing, DEATH, drama, f/f side, female authors, forgiveness, Instructions for Dancing, jamaican american author, lesbian side characters, lgbtq+ side, MAGICAL REALISM, My reviews, Nicola Yoon, published in 2021, queer side characters, read in 2021, reading, summer reads, YOUNG ADULT -
Invitation to the Waltz by Rosamond Lehmann
Invitation to the Waltz is a short novel which was first published in 1932 and written by Rosamond Lehmann, an overlooked yet clearly talented author. The narrative takes place over the course of two days: the day of Olivia Curtis’ seventeenth birthday and the day in which, together with her older sister Kate and a…
1930S, 20th century, 3.25 stars, balls, BOOK REVIEW, BOOK REVIEWS, Booklr, British author, british classics, class, CLASSICS, coming of age, dancing, drama, england, female authors, girlhood, HISTORICAL FICTION, identity, introspective, Invitation to the Waltz, LITERARY FICTION, Longing, modern classics, published in 1932, read in 2020, Rosamond Lehmann, satire, SEXUALITY, SISTERS -
We Came Here to Forget by Andrea Dunlop β book review
For the most part We Came Here to Forget was a somewhat inconsistent read. Perhaps this is due to the two timelines, one which follows Katie Cleary as she grows up, and the other one focuses on the aftermath a personal tragedy. In order to escape from her unbearable existence (one in which she has…
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