One of the main things I wanted to fix during the first year of my degree was my tendency to gravitate towards books that I was embarrassed to read. I’m talking trashy YA books with insanely problematic characters combined with edgy, quotable lines. At the start of the year, I berated myself for spending so … Continue reading
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Everything, Everything Wrong With Everything, Everything
A few years back, I won a free copy of Everything, Everything through Goodreads giveaways. It really angered me at the time, and watching the film recently only renewed that. I realise that I’m very late to the party on this one, but it seemed like something that belonged on Blogolepsy. This review contains spoilers. … Continue reading
Review: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
I was both blown away and thoroughly disappointed by this book. Since I stopped reading as much, I missed a lot of YA books. Shatter Me was one that I’d really looked forward to reading, as I’d heard a lot of good things. What I loved about this book was Mafi’s poetic style. I know … Continue reading
Review: Replica by Lauren Oliver
I loved Oliver’s book Delirium, and so I was hoping to find a book that I loved as much. In many ways, this book would have fared better if the bar wasn’t that high. Replica revolves around a research facility where they manufacture clones (or “replicas”). The idea is that the book is split into … Continue reading