Was this how the world was to end? Not with a bang and not even with a whimper, but with the slow deterioration of everything good and beautiful and kind? To begin with, this book had me completely hooked, it was a really intriguing plot and I was looking forward to finding out the reason …
The Hummingbird’s Cage by Tamara Dietrich
”You used to be only two colors. Maybe three, on good days,” Laurel said, as if she were drawing me in crayon. “Now you’re all of them.” Love how this got straight into the story, author didn’t bother feeding us extra details we didn’t need, which was great! The short chapters definitely make this feel …
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Zodiac by Sam Wilson
"How much worse would the world be if everyone was colour-coded? If people thought they could tell someone's essence at a glance, and discrimination became purely thoughtless? … Maybe people wouldn't spend so much time making sure they acted, sounded and thought the same as their neighbours, if they weren't terrified of being mistaken for …
The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley
’”It’s funny, int it?” he said. “How you church people can have more faith in something that can’t be proved than something that's standing right in front of you? I suppose it comes down to seeing what you want to see, dunt it?”’ 3.5 stars! I had really high hopes for this book, more because …
The Good Kind of Bad by Rita Brassington
3.5 stars! Secrets don't stay secret for long. This was definitely slow to start. After getting into my last read almost instantly (All The Ugly and Wonderful Things) this one didn’t seem like it was going to be my cup of tea, but after I got to around the 20% mark things started getting a little more …
Dear Amy by Helen Callaghan
Synopsis Margot Lewis is the agony aunt for The Cambridge Examiner. Her advice column, Dear Amy, gets all kinds of letters - but none like the one she's just received:Dear Amy,I don't know where I am. I've been kidnapped and am being held prisoner by a strange man. I'm afraid he'll kill me.Please help me soon,Bethan AveryBethan …
The Lake House by Kate Morton
Synopsis A missing child...June 1933, and the Edevane family's country house, Loeanneth, is polished and gleaming, ready for the much-anticipated Midsummer Eve party. Alice Edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially excited. Not only has she worked out the perfect twist for her novel, she's also fallen helplessly in love with someone …
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