The cover of Lullaby is very striking but simple, with an image of a dress not dissimilar to the one which many of us were forced to wear as children. The quote on the cover catches the eye immediately, causing intrigue as to what the book is about – at least it did for me. “The baby is dead. It took only a few seconds.”
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DIAL A FOR AUNTIES by Jesse Q. Sutanto
‘Dial A for Aunties’ was a light, fun read filled with lots of drama. Between the murder cover-up, rekindling romance and wedding chaos, there was certainly more than enough to keep me entertained!
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THE COURT OF MIRACLES by Kester Grant
I have to start this review by celebrating my very first completed audiobook! No one is more shocked than me by how much I loved listening to the narration of this book. I certainly did not expect to be able to focus on the narrated story as my mind tends to wander when I listen to people talk for a long time. Although this was not a huge problem here, I cannot tell how much of this was because of the narration or the story.
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A THRONE OF SWANS by Katherine & Elizabeth Corr
It is very rare for me to be undecided in the rating I want to give a book right after I finish reading it. Yet, here I am, confused because I was not fully enthralled by the contents of this book, but I still found myself constantly drawn to it by something I can not put my finger on.
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THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS by Chloe Gong
To anyone expecting a close retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, this book is not that. ‘These violent delights’ is a loose, loooooose, l-o-o-s-e (have I said LOOSE?) homage to the tale of Romeo and Juliet. Nevertheless, it is a refreshing blend of romance, mystery, history AND fantasy.
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GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER by Bernardine Evaristo
‘Girl, Woman, Other’ is a much-needed tribute to the lives and struggles of black women in Britain. Themes such as feminism and diversity are expertly presented through the depiction of women from different backgrounds, careers, ages, and sexuality.
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MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
I cannot talk about this book without first mentioning the absolutely BEAU-TI-FUL cover that adorns it! I am not ashamed to say that this book was definitely one that I judged by its cover. Seriously, on the computer this cover looks really pretty and easy on the eye, but it is even better in real life! I may or may not have spent the first five minutes after I this book arrived, stroking and staring at the cover. If you have never done this to a book, then you are just weird!
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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.