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Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
5.0
I flew through this book. I fell in love with the way it was written and the story never lets up. I found very few places in the book where it felt comfortable to put the book down. In the end I read the entire 400+ paged book in half a day.
The book does touch on very sensitive topics such as kidnap, terrorism, racism, rape, abortions, suicide etc.
This book should definitely be on everyone's tbr list if they are in a position to cope with sensitive storylines. I now hope to read the rest of Malorie Balckman's novels in the near future!!!
The book does touch on very sensitive topics such as kidnap, terrorism, racism, rape, abortions, suicide etc.
This book should definitely be on everyone's tbr list if they are in a position to cope with sensitive storylines. I now hope to read the rest of Malorie Balckman's novels in the near future!!!
Talking with Psychopaths and Savages: A Journey into the Evil Mind by Christopher Berry-Dee
1.0
I despised the way that the book was written. I am really disappointed as I had such high expectations of this book.
It is supposed to be a 'factual' depiction of how the interactions between the author and a select number of criminals has helped him to understand the mind of a psychopath.
My issue in this book is that the author is so self-centred that he wastes half of his word count bragging about his accomplishments and all his contacts in the police. He left very little words to write the actual book. On top of this, he uses the same phrases repeatedly throughout the book which gets tiresome.
I feel like I should give his other books a read as I know that some of them are very highly regarded and they will aid in my forensic psychology course but as I had to force myself to finish this book, it will probably be a little while before I do.
It is supposed to be a 'factual' depiction of how the interactions between the author and a select number of criminals has helped him to understand the mind of a psychopath.
My issue in this book is that the author is so self-centred that he wastes half of his word count bragging about his accomplishments and all his contacts in the police. He left very little words to write the actual book. On top of this, he uses the same phrases repeatedly throughout the book which gets tiresome.
I feel like I should give his other books a read as I know that some of them are very highly regarded and they will aid in my forensic psychology course but as I had to force myself to finish this book, it will probably be a little while before I do.
The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord
5.0
OMG!!! I have not cried at a novel since I read the hunger games trilogy when they were released years ago.
I found myself sobbing my heart out at many parts during the story and my heart longs for a second book. I fell in love with every character and I powered through the book in one sitting.
I am not religious but I found the perspective of Lucy on regaining her faith to be so interesting and there are many inspirational moments in the book where a character will give an alternative perspective on a negative situation and it changed the way I look at some aspects of my past.
I have to try my hardest to resist not instantly re-reading but I will definitely return to this book again sometime in the future!
There are some tough topics of abuse, cancer and suicide. Though in my opinion it is not triggering unless you are currently experiencing watching someone close to you battling cancer, and even so it may be comforting to see a different (though somewhat fictional) perspective on what you are going through.
I found myself sobbing my heart out at many parts during the story and my heart longs for a second book. I fell in love with every character and I powered through the book in one sitting.
I am not religious but I found the perspective of Lucy on regaining her faith to be so interesting and there are many inspirational moments in the book where a character will give an alternative perspective on a negative situation and it changed the way I look at some aspects of my past.
I have to try my hardest to resist not instantly re-reading but I will definitely return to this book again sometime in the future!
There are some tough topics of abuse, cancer and suicide. Though in my opinion it is not triggering unless you are currently experiencing watching someone close to you battling cancer, and even so it may be comforting to see a different (though somewhat fictional) perspective on what you are going through.