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Wrap up
1. Burial rites by Hannah Kent
2. A Study In Charlotte by Brittany Cavallero
3. A very Large Expanse Of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
5. The Odd One Out by Nic Stone
6. The Boneless Mercies
TBR
November brings a lot of books I am excited about! Mainly A Ladies Guide to Petticoats and Piracy!!
Let me know what you’ve been reading and what your excited about…….
From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes this illuminating exploration of old friendships, new crushes, and the path to self-discovery. Told in three voices, Nic Stone’s new book is sure to please fans of Becky Albertalli, Nicola Yoon, and Jason Reynolds.
Courtney “Coop” Cooper
Dumped. Again. And normally I wouldn’t mind. But right now, my best friend and source of solace, Jupiter Sanchez, is ignoring me to text some girl.
Rae Evelyn Chin
I assumed “new girl” would be synonymous with “pariah,” but Jupiter and Courtney make me feel like I’m right where I belong. I also want to kiss him. And her. Which is . . . perplexing.
Jupiter Charity-Sanchez
The only thing worse than losing the girl you love to a boy is losing her to your boy. That means losing him, too. I have to make a move. . . .
One story.
Three sides.
No easy answers.
This book was really powerful. It’s the perfect awkward teenage love story. It talks about questioning your sexual identity and about identity and finding out who you are.
I really loved all these characters and felt like I wanted to protect them, as this book discusses their most vulnerable moments and periods of life.
Golly the gentile giant and Brit were honestly my favourites characters they were so funny and I loved reading scenes with them. Brah
“Did you not hear her say no labels fit? If she doesn’t
wanna use one, she doesn’t have to. It’s her life. She can love whoever the hell she wants to.”
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Nic Stone has a lovely way with words and her writing flows and reads so perfectly. I really enjoy her books and am very excited to read whatever she writes next.
I recommend this book to fans of Nic Stone fans of Holly Bourne and maybe fans of John Green.
Let me know your thoughts ………….
Synopsis
Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street.
Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable.
When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding.
But with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick’s changing landscape, or lose it all.
In a timely update of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, critically acclaimed author Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic.
Review!
I loved this book! I am a fan of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice so was very excited for this retelling. I loved Zuri as a character she was so fierce and strong, she new what she thought and she was confident. I really love how Ibi Zoboi creates strong female characters. Her family in this book were amazing! They all loved each other so much and they all cared about each other. I loved reading about the Benitez family. Darius Darcy was a perfect flawed very human character, he was very kind and relatable because of his easy going character.
I really loved this book and highly recommend it!
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Summary
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature!
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice.
It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped.
Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She’s tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments—even the physical violence—she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she’s built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother.
But then she meets Ocean James. He’s the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her—they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds—and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to let it down.
Review!!
This Book is beautiful completely and utterly beautiful. Tahereh Mafi is a beautiful writer, this story made me happy, made me sad, made me angry and made me think. The story seemed to flow it was written perfectly and I loved every second of it.
The way this book talks about racism is raw, it’s not really about racism but about the effects of it, how it makes Shirin feel, and what it means to her.
“I didn’t understand how anyone could be so violently angry with me for something I hadn’t done”
She was such a human character it shocked me. It’s rare to read a book and think, ‘that’s a person’ I felt like I was watching this happen to her. I felt I was watching her story. I felt like I was helplessly watching her story, her discussions, other people’s actions.
“Everything about me-my face, my fashion- had become political.”
I loved her family and her relationship with them it again felt so real. I really liked her brother and his friends everybody needs a big group of breakdancing boys to help them out. I loved Ocean. And I thought their relationship was beautifully poignant.
“Just try to be happy,” Jacobi finally said to me. “Your happiness is the one thing these assholes can’t stand.”
I recommend this book to everybody. No matter your race, religion or views. As I have said this book is beautiful and ultimately a love story. I loved this book and am so glad it exists. I can see it empowering young women and girls all over the globe. This book is powerful.
Summary
The first book in a witty, suspenseful new series about a brilliant new crime-solving duo: the teen descendants of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. This clever page-turner will appeal to fans of Maureen Johnson and Ally Carter.
Jamie Watson has always been intrigued by Charlotte Holmes; after all, their great-great-great-grandfathers are one of the most infamous pairs in history. But the Holmes family has always been odd, and Charlotte is no exception. She’s inherited Sherlock’s volatility and some of his vices—and when Jamie and Charlotte end up at the same Connecticut boarding school, Charlotte makes it clear she’s not looking for friends.
But when a student they both have a history with dies under suspicious circumstances, ripped straight from the most terrifying of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Jamie can no longer afford to keep his distance. Danger is mounting and nowhere is safe—and the only people they can trust are each other.
Review!!
I didn’t like this book. I felt like I was reading fan fiction. It read very poorly. I didn’t feel anything towards the main characters, they were unlikable. I felt the story was bland, yes it was clever but it didn’t have any other wow factors. I have heard some really great reviews for this book so was really disappointed when it wasn’t very good. Might just not be my kind of books, but I usually love mysteries and thought this would be right up my street.
I didn’t like Jamie and Charlotte. I felt Jamie was very 2D he had no depth or opinions really. Charlotte wasn’t a copy of Sherlock she was just rude.
Sorry to fans of this book, it wasn’t for me
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Summary
SHORTLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE AND THE BAILEYS WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014
“Burial Rites is beautiful and compelling . . . it’s the announcement of a writer to watch.” Guardian
“A gripping tale.” New York Times
In northern Iceland, 1829, Agnes Magnusdottir is condemned to death for her part in the brutal murder of two men.
Agnes is sent to wait on the farm of District Officer Jon Jonsson and his family, who are horrified and avoid Agnes. Only Toti, the young assistant reverend appointed as Agnes’s spiritual guardian, is compelled to try to understand her. As the summer months fall away to winter, Agnes’s story begins to emerge. And as the days to her execution draw closer, the question burns: did she or didn’t she?
Based on a true story, Burial Rites is a deeply moving novel about freedom and the ways we will risk everything for love. In beautiful, cut-glass prose, Hannah Kent portrays Iceland’s formidable landscape, and asks: how can one woman endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others?
Fans of Anna Funder’s All That I Am and Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist will love Burial Rites.
PRAISE FOR HANNAH KENT
“An outstandingly good debut . . . I found myself spellbound . . . Kent has done a great deal of research and transformed its results into a work of art.” Literary Review
Review!!
This book is fantastical, it is written so beautifully you feel everything the characters do. I feel this is one of those books it’s better to not really know about when reading so this will be short! Just know it’s completely fabulous and gorgeous. It really is.
The descriptions of the settings in this book are picture perfect I felt like I was standing looking around. The story is really interesting and I was hooked from the first page. All the characters are great in there own ways and the writer makes sure they all have their own voices.
Ultimately this is an amazing mystery, full of suspense, question and beauty.
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1. The Miseducation Of Cameron Post by Emily E Danforth
2. An Inspector Calls by JB Priestly
4.Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
5.Save the Date by Morgan Matson
TBR
There are so many books I am excited for this month ! At the top of my list though is Odd One out by Nic Stone ! I read her last book and loved it and this new book sounds amazing and I can’t wait to get my paws on it! Another book I’m looking forward to is Pride by Ibi Zoboi! I can’t wait for this booook! I am also very excited for A very large expanse of sea by Tahereh Mafi!
Father of the Bride meets Sixteen Candles in the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Morgan Matson.
Charlie Grant’s older sister is getting married this weekend at their family home, and Charlie can’t wait—for the first time in years, all four of her older siblings will be under one roof. Charlie is desperate for one last perfect weekend, before the house is sold and everything changes. The house will be filled with jokes and games and laughs again. Making decisions about things like what college to attend and reuniting with longstanding crush Jesse Foster—all that can wait. She wants to focus on making the weekend perfect.
The only problem? The weekend is shaping up to be an absolute disaster.
There’s the unexpected dog with a penchant for howling, house alarm that won’t stop going off, and a papergirl with a grudge.
There are the relatives who aren’t speaking, the (awful) girl her favorite brother brought home unannounced, and a missing tuxedo.
Not to mention the neighbor who seems to be bent on sabotage and a storm that is bent on drenching everything. The justice of the peace is missing. The band will only play covers. The guests are all crazy. And the wedding planner’s nephew is unexpectedly, distractingly…cute.
Over the course of three ridiculously chaotic days, Charlie will learn more than she ever expected about the family she thought she knew by heart. And she’ll realize that sometimes, trying to keep everything like it was in the past means missing out on the future.
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This book was a good fun read that kept me interested and happy. It wasn’t amazing and I unfortunately didn’t love it but I read it and enjoyed it.
I didn’t really like the main character, I found her Winey and I didn’t relate to her at all. I really disliked the way she justified thing she said or did. And I really didn’t like her relationship with Jesse, I saw the idea but it just didn’t work for me it was awkward and sleazy.
I loved the big family, that was so good and really well done. I loved Billiam or Bill, he was a very good character. And I loved loved loved JJ he was hilarious and mad the whole book so much brighter and fun tickling!
Overall this book was fun and I enjoyed myself. It wasn’t amazing and definitely had flaws but it was enjoyable and well written!
I totally recommend it’s quite a summery read! If you like Morgan Matson this book will be totally for you !
Summary
Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi’s life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran’s last emperor, Satrapi bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Amidst the tragedy, Marjane’s child’s eye view adds immediacy and humour, and her story of a childhood at once outrageous and ordinary, beset by the unthinkable and yet buffered by an extraordinary and loving family, is immensely moving. It is also very beautiful.
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A stunning, enlightening and beautiful read. This book is full of wonderful illustrations and hilarious it informative words. The story of a young strong girl who is confident, smart and amazing.
My favourite bit of this book was this box.
It’s just so beautiful and moving. She’s standing up for what she believes in. This book is also a coming of age story, full with awkward encounters ! This book is also full of rich Iranian culture and history that was so interesting to read about from a first hand perspective. I really really love this book and 100% recommend it to anyone and everyone it’s completely fabulous and amazing!! Go read it!
Before Liz Lemon, before “Weekend Update,” before “Sarah Palin,” Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV.
She has seen both these dreams come true.
At last, Tina Fey’s story can be told. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon — from the beginning of this paragraph to this final sentence.
Tina Fey reveals all, and proves what we’ve all suspected: you’re no one until someone calls you bossy.
(Includes Special, Never-Before-Solicited Opinions on Breastfeeding, Princesses, Photoshop, the Electoral Process, and Italian Rum Cake!)
I love Tina Fey and I love 30 rock and Saturday Night Live! So understandably I have wanted to read this book and when I was given it by a friend it skipped my whole TBR list and jumped into my hands.
This book is incredibly witty and I loved the was Tina Fey talks about normal seeming things. I enjoyed learning about her childhood, her family and her life, it was really good fun. Then she discussed working on SNL and the process of writing, creating and working on 30 Rock, this was so interesting it was like behind the scenes footage that is just good fun to watch. All her opinions are intelligent and well worded- and almost always hilarious- I really really enjoyed reading this book.
I was so entertained from start to finish! I recommend this book to Tina Fey fans and I recommend not Tina Fey fans to go a way and become Tina Fey fans and then read this book! A very smart, funny, amazing women!
The best bit of this book had to be the jacket! With the quotes on the back and the author bio!! Just to good! Read this book!
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