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Blog Tour: The F*ck-It List by John Niven
Nothing quite like The F*ck-It List says welcome to a disenchanted America. I mean welcome in the most sarcastic and seeped in satire way possible. In many ways this book is a window into the future if things don’t change. Its nightmarish and I can’t think of anything that would resemble hell on earth. A life where the most basic of human rights have been extradited. This book plays on our fears and hopes pulls them taut and suffocates us with the implications. I had so many feelings whilst reading this book and I did see the parallels between The F*ck-It List and Breaking Bad. Frank Brill is both a…
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Blog Tour: I am Dust by Louise Beech
You know you are in trouble when your first thought after finishing an epic book is how on earth are you going to review it? How on earth can I do it justice? Never has dust been so visible. I am Dust is outstandingly perfect! This was an amazing read. This is a book that you don’t want to review straight away. You need to take a breather and relish in the absolute mastery that is I am Dust. It is a story that envelops your soul, becomes at one with your psyche and knows at your senses. This book flows so beautifully that it speaks to you on a…
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Review: The Argument by Victoria Jenkins
I absolutely adore stories focussed on relationships between teenage children and their parents. I love the nature of how both in the real world and in fiction they can turn into big sticky messes. There is no guidebook on how to navigate the murky waters of parenthood, but I would live in hope that we would all fare better than the events that take place in The Argument. The mother/daughter relationship is one that often falls foul to the trappings of clashing personalities and this story is no different. Be prepared to hear the painful ticking of the clock in the silence of everything that is left unsaid. In a…
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Review: The Fallout by Rebecca Thornton
What would you do if your five-year-old son fell and got injured on your watch. Your best friend tells you they checked on him before the accident happens. He was safe and happy. You would trust that, wouldn’t you? The Fallout examines the chain of events this accident triggers; they are catastrophic, and no one’s lives will ever be the same again. Friendships should be filled with trust and compassion to what ends will the threads that hold them together snap. The Fallout examines the confines and limits of friendships and the parenting circles of school age children. The two-faced sides of mothers that spend all their time professing kindness…
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Reading Wrap-Up: February 2020
The shortest month is over but that doesn’t mean that I’ve had a poor reading month…oh no! Seventeen books read this month. I think that’s my best reading month ever so onwards onto March, leaping into spring like the little lambs! Books I Read In February BOOK TITLE AUTHOR RATING A Memory Called Empire Arkady Martine ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Little White Lies Phillipa East ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Wash Of Black Chris MacDonald ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Never Look Back Alison Gaylin ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Wreckage Robin Morgan- Bentley ⭐⭐⭐⭐ All the Best Lies Joanna Schauffhausen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Library of the Unwritten A.J. Hackwith ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Sinner Martyn Waites ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beast Matt Wesolowski ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Golden Key Marian…
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Audio Blog Tour: The Wreckage by Robin Morgan-Bentley
The Wreckage– it’s clear from the offset the tone this story is going to take. A car wreck. Speeding towards an end goal that destroys lives. Whiplash that leaves you feeling pained and distraught. It’s a real play on the title and the deeper meaning behind it is poetic brilliance. This book hits you in the feels like a ten-tonne truck to the chest. You need to escape from the wrecked car, you’re injured, your disorientated and you have to drag yourself to safety. It’s pitch black and your senses have left you. You need to stumble from one event to the other – this book is the direct correlation to this. …