While I have not read all Cassandra Clare’s books on the Shadowhunters world, I remember reading a few books from The Mortal Instruments series when I was in secondary school. For me, reading this book was a way to reconnect with my younger self to see if what I enjoy reading has changed.
Author: Bookerification
July 2020 Monthly Spotlight
It’s a new month and that means a new list of books that have us excited! Amidst this season of confusion and adjusting to a “new normal”, we can take comfort in knowing that July 19th is in fact NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY. If ever you needed an excuse to have some ice-cream, there you have it. Whilst you’re at it, let us know if you excited about any of the new books below or others coming out this month.
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HOUSE OF EARTH AND BLOOD by Sarah J. Maas
Props to Sarah J. Maas for trying something new, but… This was such a let down! The storyline starts off a little slow and generally remains that way for most of the book as the main characters face a series of dead ends. Things finally pick up towards the ends as we are hit with several twists that I really did not see coming.
June 2020 Monthly Spotlight
As we come to the end of spring and gear up for a “summer” of sorts, reading becomes all the more important with various events being cancelled or postponed. Here is our run-down of the books coming out this month that have caught our attention:
Books to read in your twenties
Being an August child, I spent most of my school years being the youngest in classroom and so wanted to grow up. Add to this the societal view most of us grew up with that being older = freedom (the freedom to stay up late, do what I want and never have to ask for permission). You can quickly see why I, like many, bought into one of the biggest scams of childhood.
THIS IS GOING TO HURT: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
In this painfully funny book, Adam Kay shares tales from his experience training as a junior doctor for the NHS. I laughed, cringed and held back tears; but mainly I laughed. Adam’s writing style is absolutely comical and witty. Even the constant commentaries and explanations in the footnotes were not annoying!
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AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE by Tayari Jones
On the surface, this book appears to be a book about race – A young, newly-wed black man is wrongfully convicted of a crime we know he did not commit (not a spoiler, the blurb gives this away) or so it seems.
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CIRCE by Madeline Miller
Circe, pronounced – Sur-see; Not circ or circle! Now that I have gotten my pettiness out of the way, let’s talk about the book. I bought this book because of all the hype surrounding it and its long residence on the Goodreads’ Most Read This Week list. This book also had so many positive reviews, so of course I was really excited to start reading.
