Tag: bookrecs

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) it’s seriously one of my fav decades of film,tv and music!!

Anyways I’m going off track 🙈 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 🤔 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 😭 one significant scene near the end too that made my heart glow and my tear ducts Flow 😭😂

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 😍😍.

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 it’s a 4 or a 5 because damn this book was so good, I didn’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 it’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 🙂 can’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.

Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham. Blog tour Review post

Thank you to canongate publishing for the copy in exchange for review and for letting me on the blog tour

Review below

TW: Sexual assault and Abuse

Black Sunday follows four Yoruba siblings in Lagos, Nigeria through the years of 1996-2015 so we are with these characters as they all grow up and stick together when everything around them falls apart. we see our siblings care for each other and try and make a stable life for themselves after Their mother loses her job and Their father makes a huge bet that leaves the family broke and bankrupt.

The siblings are then sent to live with their Yoruba Grandmother and from this we see how our four siblings soon have to become the adults of the house for themselves but also to the siblings too, left with nearly nothing we see all four siblings go through some low times but by being together they all know that when one needs help the other will always be their to help them.

this was a Debut book that packed a lot into its 270 pages size and its definitely not a light and happy Read either. I would recommend this one very much and excited to see what the author does next

4 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Blog tour review post – In the Role of Brie Hutchens by Nicole Melleby

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Thank you to the publishers for an early copy of this book in exchange for review

Review below

I really enjoyed this one very much!!! A very cute coming of age story mixed in with some hard topics such as coming out to parents who are religious. F/F romance

This was a great read about Brie a theatre loving, soap star watching 13 year old girl who goes to a catholic school and is hiding that she is a lesbian… until she starts falling for the Always top of the class Girl called Kennedy, they start to bond and become closer and closer but one thing is stopping them from being their true selves and that is Brie’s parents and family who are very religious and are set in their ways. We see what unfolds as the book continues on.

One other part I loved if the book was the supportiveness of two of Brie’s teachers at school and also her best friend who always comforted her and made sure she was the best person she can be

Really enjoyed this one and I read this book In two sitting in one morning it was so easy to fly through and recommend very much.

4 Stars 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

JULY TBR

This is my July TBR. But this is only a small part of my TBR… yes there Is more on the way/I have quite a few ebooks and EARCS that I want to get to this month. Along with that about 40 minutes ago I got a very exciting approval of one of my most anticipated books of the year, The thousand doors of January. when I saw the message I had been approved for this book I was freaking out and so excited, it will probably be one of my first reads of the year aswell.

hope u all love the books you read this month 🙂

Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag

Question 1 – the best book read so far this year. (of course going to go for more than one)

Question 2 – what is the best sequel you have read this year

I havent read many novels sequels this year but this book right here Wow I Just loved this book so much.

Question 3 – what book do u want to read that you haven’t read yet

I really need to get this book, I can’t believe I haven’t yet I have been anticipating this book for a while but still not picked it up haha

Question 4 – what books are you anticipating for the rest of the year

I am so excited for all of these

Question 5 – what book was your biggest disappointment

sadly its got to be this book right here, I was so looking forward to reading this book but as I was reading this I just kept not wanting to Carry on every time picked it up and also I didn’t like one of the main characters at all.

Question 6 – your biggest surprise of the year

I had a incline I would like this but after I finished this book I was like wow I didn’t think I was gonna like it this much. I loved everything from the story, to the writing and the characters and even learning about the culture aswell.

Question 7 – your favourite new author

my favourite had got to be Casey Mcquiston like wow what a debut and im so excited for more books from this author to be released.

Question 8 – your new fictional crush

  • Alex Claremont-diaz – Red,White and Royal blue
  • Nathaniel – Sorcery of thorns
  • Nina – six of crows/crooked kingdom/King of scars

Question 9 – your new favourite characters

  • Silas – sorcery of thorns
  • olive – the unhoneymooners
  • Ethan – the unhoneymooners
  • jay – Patron saints of nothing
  • Emoni – with the fire on high

Question 10 – book that made you cry

wow this book right here there is one scene in this book where I just couldn’t stop crying because I just felt so much for these characters and I just wanted to hug them both and say its okay.

Question 11 – books that made you happy

this just made me smile from ear to ear the tropes in this book and the characters and just loved the romance in this book so much

Question 12 – the most beautiful book brought this year

This cover has the best cover of the year hands down

Question 13 – what books do u need to get to by the end of the years

wow now there is a lot/too many I need to get to but just going to say a few

  • Birthday – Meredith russo
  • The rest of the ToG series from Heir of fire
  • Finale – Stephanie Garber
  • strange the dreamer – Laini Taylor
  • I wish you all the best – Mason Deaver

There you have it my Mid year book freakout tag in blog form. hope you enjoyed.