I received this book as an ARC from the publisher Pan Macmillan in exchange for an Honest Review.
Okay, I loved this book. This is the perfect YA book to read if you're interested in fantasy or sci-fi but you think you would be put off by confusing world building and extravagant fantastical plot twists. This book is real. It's emotional heartfelt and tackles issue relevant today by showing us the future.
The setting of The Kingdom is an obvious parody of Disney World and other amusement parks like it, which along with the excellent prose of Jess Rothenberg creates a real and terrifying world with augmented hybrid women created to serve men.
The feminist undertones of this book are not derailed by the romantic subplot as the book is more centred around Ana's family and her relationship with her sisters and how this translates to their actions in the world they live in. Themes of abuse and recovery inspire a dialogue between the characters that must be read to be believed (and you need to read this).
The retrospective prose and interview style of some sections of the novel keeps you on your toes and eager to turn the next page.
I could go on and on about how much I enjoyed this book but I'll finish this review by saying. Read the book. Want the Sequel. Gratitude.
(Trigger Warning for Self Harm and slight Body Horror)
I've read 20 books since i finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. But I still cant get it out of my head.
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Taylor Jenkins Reid hit me hard with this one.
The structure, damn. The characters, d...
This is one of my favourite books I've read this year.
I absolutely loved everything about this book, its complexity, character progression and lack thereof.
The stagnancy in which Mona leads her everyday life is compelling and drives...
ARC provided by St. Martin's Press in exchange for an honest review.
What can I say that hasn’t already been said about this book? I absolutely loved it. It is delightfully Gay- in both senses. As a queer reader, I find it difficult to ...
ARC provided from the publisher Unthank Books in exchange for an honest review.
Publication Date: 25th July 2019
A collection that provides an in-depth, thought-provoking look into the minds of characters with questionable morals that m...
I received this book as an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This is an extraordinarily intimate novel that I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since I finished it. This is another important story by El...
I received this book as an ARC from the publisher Pan Macmillan in exchange for an Honest Review.
Okay, I loved this book.
This is the perfect YA book to read if you're interested in fantasy or sci-fi but you think you would be put off ...
This is by far one of the most heartfelt queer love stories I have ever read. And it's a sci-fi graphic novel.
The art was stunning, every chapter offered the reader a broader understanding of the world that Tillie Walden has created. It...
This book is perfect.
If your looking for a critical non biased review this isn't the place because I haven't read a book by Margaret Atwood that I haven't loved.
This is a dual perspective novel and the sequel to Oryx y Crake featuri...
This is an exceptional collection. It speaks to the American experience; gun violence, mental illness and politics are all discussed in breathtaking verse. I read this in an hour and in that time it took me through every emotion I have. ...
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I've just finished this book and I have to say I think I'll be thinking about this book for weeks.
Roxane Gay has managed to absolutely floor me with this collection. it's up there with Margaret Atwod and her short story collections in ...
