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Beach Read by Emily Henry — book review
Romance enthusiasts will undoubtedly enjoy Emily Henry’s Beach Read. Personally, while I do enjoy romance books, I usually prefer them to be less cheesy…and while certain scenes or lines in Beach Read did make me smile, it wasn’t quite the ‘laugh-out-loud’ read I was hoping it would be. This is yet another novel that seems…
1st pov, 3 STARS, Adult, affairs, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Beach Read, books about books, books about writers, BOOKS ON WRITING, cheesy, Contemporary, drama, Emily Henry, ENEMIES TO LOVERS, female authors, HUMOR, hyped novels, hyped releases, lesbian side characters, lgbtq+ side, light reads, Michigan, published in 2020, read in 2020, rom-coms, ROMANCE, Summer, summer reads -
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell — book review
“I think we’re very similar, Nessa,” he whispers. “From the way you write, I can tell you’re a dark romantic like me. You like dark things.” Recently I read a nonfiction book which claimed that when reading a book “However you get it, you’ve got it right”. When I read those words I found them…
3 STARS, ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS, Adult, all of the trigger warnings, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, boarding/private school, BOOK REVIEW, Booklr, books about books, dark, distressing reads, female authors, hyped releases, Kate Elizabeth Russell, LOLITA, maine, MEMORY, mental health, My Dark Vanessa, netgalley, Pedophelia, published in 2020, rape, READ IN 2019, sexual assault/abuse/rape, SEXUALITY, subject over characters/story, trauma, VLADIMIR NABOKOV -
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado — book review
While I definitely admire Carmen Maria Machado for having not only the strength to tackle such a difficult subject matter but to do so by sharing her own personal experience with her readers, and part of me also can’t help but to recognise that In the Dream House: A Memoir is one of the most…
3 STARS, abuse, ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS, America, American, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, BOOK REVIEW, Booklr, Carmen Maria Machado, FAIRY TALES, female authors, HYPED, hyped releases, In the Dream House, lgbtq+, LGBTQ+ Author, MEMOIR, mental health, netgalley, Nonfiction, published in 2019, queer, READ IN 2019, trauma -
The Confession by Jessie Burton – book review
Although The Confession had a very promising start…I think I liked the book’s cover more than its actual contents. “It came smoothly to me, this loosening the threads of my own identity, weaving a new one. How had it become this easy to let go of myself, to pour words and fantasy into these gaping…
1980s, 2.5 STARS, 3rd pov, abortion/miscarriage/bodily autonomy, Adult, America, books about writers, British author, Contemporary, drama, england, f/f, feminism, HISTORICAL FICTION, hyped releases, Jessie Burton, lgbtq+, LITERARY FICTION, MELODRAMA, motherhood, mothers & daughters, MYSTERY, pregnancy, published in 2019, queer, READ IN 2019, sapphic, The Confession, trying and failing @ feminism -
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes – book review
“She wasn’t really one for big groups, but she quite liked this, the jokes and the merriment, and the way that you could see actual friendships springing up around the room, like green shoots.” The Giver of Stars is a sweeping romantic western that tells a fictionalised account of the Kentucky Pack Horse Librarians. It…
1930S, 1940s, 2.5 STARS, 3rd pov, Adult, America, American, books about books, British author, cheesy, drama, female authors, female friendships, feminism, friendships, Great Depression, HISTORICAL FICTION, hyped releases, Jojo Moyes, Kentucky, librarians, libraries/bookshops, light reads, MARRIAGE, MELODRAMA, published in 2019, READ IN 2019, road trip, ROMANCE, rural setting, Southern America, The Giver of Stars, trying and failing @ feminism, why the hype -
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes — book review
Sadly, I ended up disliking most aspects of this novel. It might appeal to those looking for a light summer read that isn’t necessarily funny or moving. Throughout the novel I had the impression that I was reading an early draft rather than a completed and published version of a book. ➜The story as such…
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