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2 reviews in one!

My best friends Exorcism

This books setting in the 80s just filled my whole inner 80s soul (even though I was born way after the 80s hahah) itโ€™s seriously one of my fav decades of film,tv and music!!

Anyways Iโ€™m going off track ๐Ÿ™ˆ but the pop culture references and how the chapter names are 80s songs!! So good!

Now with the book overall it was a good book, very captivating and made me want to read on and on which is a big positive…But there was a few sections throughout this novel I thought were Questionable(I spoke with Jords about this) I was just a bit like ๐Ÿค” and that sadly knocked it down for me.

In the end a 3star!

Perfect on paper

Oh this was what the title says…Perfect!

Everything about it was just a beautiful story and definitely at times emotional… especially some of the scenes with the two main characters ๐Ÿ˜ญ one significant scene near the end too that made my heart glow and my tear ducts Flow ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜‚

I feel this book will be so important for quite a lot of people and @sgonzalesauthor really handles this book with so much care and love which you can see through the writing and speaking to Sophie Myself.

Everyone PICK THIS ONE UP! When this book releases next year! If you thought OMD was good this is just that little bit better but both are just ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜.

The package by Sebastian Fitzek review

๐Ÿ“ฆ The package by Sebastian Fitzek Review ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Thank you to @headofzeus for the early copy plus letting me be apart of the blog tour!

I wouldnโ€™t take your neighbours parcel in for them if I was you ๐Ÿคญ

Oh what a trip you go on in this novel, this was one wild ride of a novel that keeps you gripped for most of the novel!! Its one that you for sure would not want to know a lot about but just know that your in for twists,Turns and never wanting to look after your neighbours parcel till they knock for it ever again ๐Ÿ˜‚

If your looking for a thriller that doesnโ€™t hold back on the suspense and thrills then for sure I feel this will be the one for you! Like I said it has so many twists and turns and one for sure you can fly through. I read it in less than a day!!

I would for sure check Trigger warnings for this one though as it doesnโ€™t hold back!!

I would like to add though even though it was fast paced and has lots of thrilling elements this only came to be a 3 for me it was good but not anything that WOWed me plus I found some things a bit questionable throughout a big chunk of the book!

3/5 stars for me

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Vicious by V E Schwab review

Wow What a book this one was!! It was just so goood from start to finish! Full of action, edge of your seat stuff in some parts and just had some of my fav characters now!! VICTOR HAS STOLEN MY HEART!!!

From first days pages I read, I just knew I was in for a treat with this one.. I didnโ€™t want to put too much of a expectation on it as I didnโ€™t want to disappoint myself if I didnโ€™t enjoy it ๐Ÿคญ but itโ€™s V.E.Schwab and I had that faith and as youโ€™ve already heard.. it didnโ€™t disappoint!

I loved with this one the time jumps, the backwards and forwards and seeing how we get to the point In the characters lives and get to learn so much about them in the process wether thatโ€™s negative or positive!!

I donโ€™t want to say the characters name but there is one person I would loved to have seen a lot more depth about and got to know a lot more background and how this person uses what they have more! We get a little bit but I wanted more more more ๐Ÿ˜‚

Thatโ€™s only really the thing I would say was negative but everything else LOVED!!

In the end I would give it 4.5-4.75 ( I know thatโ€™s so picky but I canโ€™t help it ๐Ÿ˜)

Me, my dad and the the end of the rainbow by Benjamin Dean Review!

Me,My Dad and the end of the rainbow oh wow what a beautiful, heartwarming and real emotional book this one is!

This is a middle grade novel that every child in school should be reading!!! So so important.

This is a story following Archie who just wants things to go back to the way they used to be with his mother and father and to be a family again…His mum and dad have split up but Archie knows Both of them are keeping a secret… so one day he finds out His father is Gay! Archie is confused at first and this is a huge revelation for him, so with the help of his two best friends Seb and Bell, all three of them go on an adventure to learn more about the LGBTQ+ community and along the way come across some amazing people just living their lives freely and proud in the world!!

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson review

Thank you for Edelweiss/publishers for sending early review E-arc copy

Review below

Trigger warnings for sexual abuse,assault,Child abuse, opioid addiction, kidnapping, rape

Ooo I need to just have a little think On this one wether itโ€™s a 4 or a 5 because damn this book was so good, I didnโ€™t really know anything going into it (my fav thing to do with books) but when I started reading and got further and further into it, wow what a book this one is.

Grown is definitely full of trigger warnings and I would not go into this novel lightly this features some very upsetting themes and scenes throughout and for sure when I first read the beginning of this book and how itโ€™s path was taking a dark turn I was shocked and definitely caught off guard and from then the story gets darker and darker.

This novel also definitely dealt with issues and themes that are very important and Tiffany D Jackson wrote and dealt with these with care and also showing what does happen when someone with a higher status can and will try and control and manipulate everything.

As our main character is an aspiring singer I loved the songs that get mentioned throughout this book because most of these Songs are some of my all time faves and for sure I had to listen to them once I had finished the novel ๐Ÿ™‚ canโ€™t go wrong with the classics.

A very challenging plus flinching story that is not to be taken lightly!! Definitely if you want to read this one please check the trigger warnings on reviews or that feature inside the book before the novel starts.

The death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi review

Thank you to the publishers for sending me a copy in exchange for review

Review below

wow wow wow!!! what a book this one was, powerful from start to finish, so emotional and no spoilers but I just can’t get over that ending ๐Ÿ˜ฆ as it states in the synopsis we know that something terrible happens to Vivek Oji and that’s how we start the novel. from the first page I was sucked into this story and with what Emezi does best and we follow few different characters significant to the story and the switch between before and after of this incident that happens. Yes it is about the death of Vivek Oji but its not just that is explores the life of Vivek Oji and the company he kept (his family and friends) and how they treated Vivek with the ongoings of so many societal issues being put into these characters day in and out.

The way that Emezi can just write these stories is mind blowing and they are a force to be reckoned with from their writing and the beautiful prose to the characters and you can feel the emotion just rolling of the page with every novel Emezi writes, and this one did not disappoint. Auto buy author forever and always!!

this book deals with many subject matters that many readers could not want to read about but if you feel you are up for this novel I would recommend so so much!!!

Cemetery boys by Aiden Thomas Review

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Thank you to netgalley/publishers for sending me a E-Arc in exchange for review

Review below

4.5/5 stars

Oh this was everything and more!!

This is a story about a Latinx Trans boy called Yadriel from a Brujxs family who when he came out as trans are not accepting and find it hard to come to terms with. Especially his Father who doesnโ€™t let Yadriel take the ceremony to be come a fully fledged Part of the Brujxs community.

So Yadriel takes it into his own hands to prove to his family that he is ready and why shouldnโ€™t he be aloud to be apart of the community while being the person he wants to be too.

So this starts the trials and tribulations of a long adventure ahead with Yadrielโ€™s best friend Maritza where once they summon a Ghost named Julian a short tempered/caring person under his exterior things get more complicated as Julian wants Yadriel and Maritza to help him find out what happened to him to become a ghost.

This really is such a beautiful book and has some of the best trio of characters (our main three) and the bloom of such a precious friendship. There is a scene with Yadriel and Julian where they share a heart to heart and oh itโ€™s just ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ i canโ€™t deal.

Everyone pick this book up on September 1st and letโ€™s read more and more books about trans character written by Trans author and letโ€™s celebrate and admire these beautiful stories and Authors.

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The black kids by Christina Hammonds Reed review

Thank you to Simon and Schuster UK for sending me a copy in exchange for review

Review below

this book was so powerful from start to finish!!! the books message and story is so very important and significant for now and for years to come and stories like these need to be read not just today but everyday, this book was a work of fiction but with real life events and issues that are weaved into this novel.

it explores issues of race, class and violence in the midst of the 1992 Rodney King riots that happened in L.A. when Rodney king was a victim of police brutality and was beaten by the LAPD.

the writing was beautiful and this book does hit you right in the feels for what happening in the book but alongside that what is happening and continuing to happen in the world today! we see Ashley our main character come to terms with everything that is happening and I loved how Christina wrote about Ashleys friendship group and the question of when is the right time to leave a friendship group that is toxic and who don’t actually care about you much. Christina really questions the reader and it just makes you sit and think for so long about certain things/actions.

this book was just amazing and like I said its such an important read that It needs to get read and be given all the love it deserves!! this is one that could impact everyone and now I’ve finished this book I’m going to be sending this book to everyone I know.

4/5 stars ๐ŸŒŸ ๐ŸŒŸ ๐ŸŒŸ ๐ŸŒŸ

Eat,gay,love by Calum Mcswiggan and The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff Reviews below

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Both books provided for review from the publishers

Reviews below

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Oh WOW what a memoir this was!!! โฃ
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This one knocked it out the park for me what a amazing memoir following Calum after the breakdown of his relationship with his fiancรฉ and feeling really down and low, Calum decides to pack everything up and to look for happiness and travel the world!! Having his Eat pray love Moment (one of Calumโ€™s fav books) โฃ
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On his travels around the world Calum meets some inspiring people with some truly beautiful and emotive stories of their own lives!!! All of these people he meets are part of the LGBTQ+ stories some of them are out, some are hiding their sexuality from their families and friends because either the religion or country they live and/or because their own families are not okay with the LGBTQ+ community. โฃ
But through that what I love about every person Calum meets their is strength and hope in all of them and how all the stories and lives shared it brings Calum hope in his own self and for the future of the LGBTQ+ community โฃ
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This memoir was such a beautiful celebration of the power of community and a tribute to the Amazing LGBTQ+ community all over the world.โฃ

No rating for a memoir as itโ€™s someoneโ€™s life.

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This book for me was just middle of the road for me!!โฃ
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It was definitely a great read to fly through and a summery book if you wanted to read anything about two families going to their annual summer holiday destination and getting up to all sorts of antics!!! โฃ
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I just felt like that it was an insight to a familyโ€™s holiday and I was on the holiday with them but I just felt it was lacking in a plot and all couldnโ€™t connect with the characters as we were only seeing little snoops throughout the days we are with the characters. โฃ
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Sadly not the best ๐Ÿ˜ฆ but it was still enjoyable enough and I liked the summer holiday vibes (as not really going to be going on one this year, so just lived vicariously through this family ๐Ÿ˜†) โฃ
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A quick read though if you needed one to get you out of a reading slump ๐Ÿ™‚

3/5 stars

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Darius the great deserves better – Review

Thank you to the publishers for sending me a E-Galley in exchange for review

Review below

oh I loved this one so much!!!

the first book in this series is and always will be one of my fav books ever.!!! this sequel did not disappoint one bit
this is set a few months after our first novel and we follow Darius when he is back from Iran and we see how life has changed for him since his visit.

we see Darius grow even more in this second novel and while we have this few months time jump you can definitely see the confidence that oozes more Darius and how he handles himself in situations with himself and with others. he’s definitely changed but he still as all the same characteristics he had from the first novel with his love for tea being the biggest one and now as he works in the teashop (what a perfect job for him) this is also where he met his boyfriend Landon. plus always being the kind and protective brother and son to his family.

as with any mental illness you can have a good days and bad days and that for sure happens for Darius with his depression and the further exploration and talk of depression that happens in this second novel continues between Darius and his father. (their bond in this second novel is so beautiful to see and read about, and how accepted Darius’s family make him).

there are so manyyyy things I loved about this book that it would be like writing a book in itself but here is 2-3 out of about 50 that I loved.
the protectiveness Darius has over his sister and how he helps with the bullying she is facing in school .

Darius’s queer Grandma’s who come to stay with the family throughout this book and the slow growth that happens in the relationship between the three of them and all the little stories that they tell Darius about them being a couple growing up (one is transgender)

and finally how so supportive all of his friends are especially His soccer friends who will always be their for him and make sure he is okay and doing well, and actually not giving a damn that he is Gay. (which is very rare to see in a group of sports related mens teams/circles and we need this more)

like I said I could go on and on about this book but don’t want to bore you, when this releases please please pick this one up or if you haven’t read the first yet goโ€ฆ read the first then buy the second because you will not be disappointed.

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