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Sing, Unburied, Sing- Jesmyn Ward
Rating- 9/10 Hauntingly beautiful, raw, and digs deep into your soul. That's how I would describe Sing, Unburied, Sing by the very...
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Jul 6, 20183 min read
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Rebecca- Daphne Du Maurier
Rating- 8/10 This is a legit book y'all. What I would call a complete book. It's a slow but good burner, has great character...
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Jun 27, 20184 min read
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Unwritten Stories- Brandy Row
Rating 8/10 If you are into poetry and music, this one is definitely for you. Unwritten Stories is a collection of poems and lyrics from...
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Jun 18, 20182 min read
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Animal Farm- George Orwell
Rating- 6/10 First off, I gotta tell you, I knew nothing about this book when it was given to me. I had never heard of the writer before...
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May 30, 20183 min read
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House of Daughters- Sarah-Kate Lynch
Rating- 7/10 Set in the Champagne region of France, this charming novel follows 3 sisters, lonely & vivacious Clementine, sophisticated...
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May 23, 20183 min read
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The Good Immigrant- Edited by Nikesh Shukla
Rating- 9/10 'The biggest burden facing people of colour in this country is that society deems us bad immigrants- job stealers, benefit...
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May 15, 20183 min read
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The Woman in the Window- A.J. Finn
Rating 8/10 This is a very strong 8/10! Great book. My lovely kiwi friend Suzy (Hi Suz!) in New Zealand recommended this book when I...
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May 4, 20183 min read
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Rating- 4/10 It's always good to revert back to classic contemporary literature amongst all my current and flashy reads. Ross, a buddy of...
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Apr 25, 20182 min read
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The Wedding Bees- Sarah-Kate Lynch
Rating- 7/10 A pleasant, and cosy read indeed. I was in the mood for an easy romance novel this time and was given this book by the...
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Apr 16, 20182 min read
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When Breath Becomes Air- Paul Kalanithi
Rating- 10/10 'When Breath Becomes Air is, in a sense, unfinished, detailed by Paul's rapid decline, but that is an essential component...
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Apr 5, 20183 min read
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The Power- Naomi Alderman
Rating- 8/10 Who run the world? Girls ! Yes! What an epic book. Why no one is making a movie from this novel is beyond me. The Power is...
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Mar 25, 20184 min read
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The Old Man & the Sea- Ernest Hemingway
Rating- 8/10 Caution: NOT SUITABLE FOR VEGANS Now, I'm not a vegan or a vegetarian or anything, but even I found this book a little...
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Mar 8, 20183 min read
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The Couple Next Door- Shari Lapena
Rating- 4/10 So I was in the mood for a twisty plot thriller this time. I wanted something easy and exciting to read, I picked up this...
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Mar 3, 20182 min read
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Rules for a Knight- Ethan Hawke
Rating- 8/10 I know what your thinking, this can't be 'THE' Ethan Hawke, as in the actor Ethan Hawke. Well peeps, it actually is....
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Feb 22, 20183 min read
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Big Little Lies- Liane Moriarty
Rating- 9/10 Loved it ! What a great unputdownable read. I was given this book by my sassy friend Rosie, who travelled around Australia...
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Feb 18, 20182 min read
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The Summer House by the Sea- Jenny Oliver
Rating- 5/10 Total summer read. That's how I'd describe this book. It was delightful and had a touching heartfelt story. It made me want...
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Feb 2, 20181 min read
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Noughts & Crosses- Malorie Blackman
Rating- 9/10 Game changer. I struggled so much to write this review, this book was so much more than what I thought it would be. It...
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Jan 21, 20183 min read
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The Cherry Tree Cafe- Heidi Swain
Rating- 7/10 I gotta take a minute and just appreciate how pretty this book cover is. Isn't it just so gorgeous! I literary read it...
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Jan 6, 20181 min read
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The One That Got Away- Annabel Kantari
Rating- 2/10 Waste of my time. Hated it. What a weird book. I was enticed by the cover, title and colours of the book lol weirdly enough,...
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Dec 29, 20171 min read
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The Panda Theory- Pascal Garnier
Rating- 6/10 One word to describe this book would be 'Mysterious'. Interesting book, very French Noir style of writing, it was easy to...
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Dec 3, 20171 min read
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The Mistake I Made- Paula Daly
Rating- 6/10 I liked the look of this book, and chose to read because it had a touch of 'indecent proposal' to it, from that 90s movie...
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Dec 1, 20171 min read
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