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49 reviews

Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

So Thrilled For You by Holly Bourne

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I was lucky enough to read an advanced copy via NetGalley. I loved this book from the first page, as a mum of two and having suffered post natal depression it was so refreshing to read a book that doesn’t glamorous motherhood and instead gives a real and raw account of how freaking hard it is! The writing is completely visceral and I wasn’t surprised to get to the end and read the author notes that she wrote this when she had a newborn. I will be recommending this book to everyone.

Post-Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Isaac by Curtis Garner

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Water by John Boyne

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I don’t feel like anything I write will give this book justice, it’s so well written following the story of the female main character and how her life turns out of she had made choice a or choice b …..very kind of sliding doors but much better.

The Aids pandemic is recounted from a very poignant and heartbreaking POV and the description of the hostility of people towards people with this unknown killer disease is told with a visceral truth.

The way the stories - or limbs - come together at the end is so clever, I can’t recall reading anything similar, it really was a breath of fresh air and I feel honoured to have had the opportunity to read this ahead of its release next year.

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

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