Tag: review
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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: Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
“Feeling is always worth it.” Title: Take a Hint, Dani BrownAuthor: Talia HibbertPublication: June 23, 2020Rating: 4.5/5 starsCW/TW: anxiety, depression, panic attack, mention of deathNotes: I received an advanced reader copy via Netgalley Is there anything better than a good rom-com? In my eyes, Talia Hibbert is one of the queens of this kind 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: 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: Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
“Hate is just fear in drag.” Title: Like a Love StoryAuthor: Abdi NazemianPublication: 2019Rating: 4/5 starsCW/TW: homophobia, racism, illness + death, fat-shaming New York City might be considered progressive due to its diverse population, but in 1989 – and probably still in 2019 – it was still a city that reeked of homophobia and racism.…
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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 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…