The prospect of a funny, conflicted look at teenage feminism and finding your voice sounded right up my street. Luckily, Diary of a Confused Feminist turned out to be that witty examination, with a brilliant representation of anxiety and the rocky road of recovery. Thank you so much to the lovely Becci Mansell and Team BKMRK for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Last year, I renamed 'Weekly' Wrap-Ups to Recent Reads, as I feel like that reflects the timescale between posts more accurately! As ever, today I will be briefly reviewing all the books I've read since my last post in approximately fifty words. This post also explains my concept of 'The Chosen Ones' to highlight my favourite books in each post! Some of these books aren't released yet, so I'll just have a quick thought with the full review to come closer to publication date!
As always, writing a review for a mystery/thriller is difficult, as you don't want to give anything away. Therefore today's review will be short and sweet, as this is the type of book where you want to go in blind. I received an e-ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Trigger warnings: … Continue reading Follow Me, Like Me
This will be a short and sweet review, as I don't want to reveal any spoilers. Therefore I've edited the synopsis, so even if you haven't read the previous books, nothing is given away. I received an e-ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: After the horrifying explosion that claimed one … Continue reading The King of Crows
As this is the sequel to One of Us is Lying, the synopsis and review do contain spoilers for that book. When I heard that McManus was writing a sequel to One of Us is Lying, I knew I had to have the follow-up to an excellent, refreshing YA murder mystery with hints of The Breakfast Club. Luckily, the lovely Simon Armstrong and Penguin Books sent me the ARC of One of Us is Next and I greedily devoured it in one day. Obviously, there will be no spoilers here, but it does mean that my review will be limited.
For my first reviews of 2020, I'm sharing another instalment of my Mini Review Mondays, after reviving it last month! In case you haven't seen any of my previous posts, I do 'mini' reviews of books that I've read, loved and usually promised to review ages ago. Today, I'm focusing on two absolutely stunning stories, starting with Wilder Girls, which is published in the UK exactly one month from today. I managed to read it early, as I traded for a UK ARC.
This month, I'm aiming to read a fair few books, many of which I've been generously gifted by various lovely publishers and friends & family! As always, this will be a working document that I will update throughout the month to track my progress. The symbol ✨ means that I'm currently reading that book. Grief Angels … Continue reading January TBR
This year, I want to try something new on here. In addition to my monthly TBR, I want to shout about my most anticipated releases of each month and see how many of them I've read by the end of the year. For this, I've created a massive spreadsheet and have tried to keep an … Continue reading January Anticipated Releases
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