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210 reviews

Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown

3.5

I definitely cried a lot at this, and read it pretty quick cos it wasn't very dense. I mean, it was okay and the characters were sweet. I had no idea that the disaster was a real thing until I did some research after! Crazy! 170+ people died :(

After the Quake by Haruki Murakami

3.0

Another slightly strange Murakami, haven't read anything by him in a while so nice to dive back into his magical realism. 
A set of short stories that are all subtly linked. And a frog, fighting a worm (of course???!) 

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Worst Case Scenario by Helen Fitzgerald

This was kinda weird and overly sexual and felt uncomfortable. But also kinda good? 

The Strength of Love by Kate Garraway

3.75

Freeze by Kate Simants

4.0

Ooh this was fun. Arctic and a game show, and then murder mystery and cue everything going wrong. 
Dark and stormy. 

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

5.0

Holy shit. Oh my god. Stuart does it again. So powerful, so raw, so vivid. A firm 5 stars. I can almost imagine Shuggie living up the road from Mungo. So real. An easy, and a firm, 5 stars. 

The Recovery of Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

3.0

This was a good, quick read, if not a little predictable. i feel like i guessed the ‘twist’ way before it came about. 

Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena

3.5

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

Holy smokes. I was expecting this to be intense but not this intense. 
There were defo tears.