Tag: novels
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I’m Doing NaNoWriMo This Year
I never wanted to be a writer. Or maybe, because I work as a copy and content writer, the better word is author. I definitely never wanted to be an author. No, really, it’s true. I’ve always loved books and words – other people’s writing – but it was never something I ever saw myself…
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REVIEW: Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella
“I don’t want to sound overdramatic, but he’s crystal meth. In a good way.” Title: Love Your LifeAuthor: Sophie KinsellaExpected Publication: October 27, 2020Rating: 3/5 starsCW/TW: N/ANotes: I received an advanced reader copy via Netgalley For lovers of contemporary romances (especially of the rom-com variety), Sophie Kinsella is a staple. She has written plenty of…
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REVIEW: The Green and the Red by Armand Chauvel
“Like any other person, Léa had her own strengths, a potential that she alone could tap into, the ability to create something unique, even if on a modest scale, and nobody on earth would detract her from this goal.” Title: The Green and the RedAuthor: Armand Chauvel; Elisabeth Lyman (translator)Publication: 2014Rating: 2.5/5 starsCW/TW: N/ANotes: Vegan…
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REVIEW: Love at First Like by Hannah Orenstein
“America is a sick place in which little girls still grow up thinking getting someone to fall in love with them is some kind of achievement.“ Title: Love at First LikeAuthor: Hannah OrensteinPublication: 2019Rating: 1.5/5 starsCW/TW: N/A You ever start reading a book and get hopeful based on one thing (in this case, the mention…
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REVIEW: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
“‘Choke, Redford. Just choke.’He seemed to adore her more every second.” Title: Get a Life, Chloe BrownAuthor: Talia HibbertPublication: 2019Rating: 4.5/5 starsCW/TW: chronic illness, near-death experience What do you get when you combine a charming leading man/artist extraordinaire, a chronically ill sass-master of a heroine, nosy sisters, and a cat? Talia Hibbert’s delightful novel Get…
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REVIEW: Octavia E. Butler’s Xenogenesis Trilogy
“They own themselves. They don’t belong to you.” Title: Xenogenesis/Lilith’s BroodAuthor: Octavia E. ButlerPublication: 1987-89Rating: 3/5 stars (for the whole series)CW/TW: violence, child abuse, murder, rape Between the months of August and October, Vegan Book Club, an online community that gathers on Goodreads (and sometimes Instagram) to discuss, well, vegan books (duh), had been reading…
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Book Review: The Cactus by Sarah Haywood
“But, these days, fairy-tale endings come in all shapes and sizes. It’s okay for the princess to end up with the prince, it’s okay for her to end up with the footman, it’s okay for her to end up on her own. It’s also okay for her to end up with another princess, or with…
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Book Review: The Vegetarian by Han Kang
“Sister…all the trees of the world are like brothers and sisters.” Title: The Vegetarian Author: Han Kang Publication: 2007 Rating: 3/5 stars CW/TW: abuse, rape, sexual assault The Vegetarian by Han Kang is a relatively short read (the English edition clocks in at 188 pages), but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Originally published in 2007…
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