This is the type of book you want to savour even though you can read it all in one sitting. Colson Whitehead has done it again, The Nickel Boys is a gritty and horrifying story based on real events. Truth and fiction blend seamlessly in Whitehead's prose and the duel narratives force the reader to question their perceptions of the characters and their own preconceived notions about histories malleability.
Longer review to come because I plan to buy, annotate and reread this book many times. Some of the smaller things I enjoyed: •The callbacks to events at the very beginning of the book being shown in a new light (but in a way I would never have thought) •The relationships between the boys •How realistic the characters were •The ending •And that twist. I didn't see it coming...
I received this book as an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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 ...
