Category: Book Reviews
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Good Girl by Aria Aber: What it Means to Be Seen
Let me start by saying Good Girl absolutely wrecked me. Not in a sobbing-on-the-floor kind of way, but in that deep, disorienting, quietly-knocks-the-air-out-of-you way. I picked this up because it was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize and I was intrigued, given how much I loved the other longlisted and shortlisted books that I’d read. Aber…
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No More Tears by Gardiner Harris: No Tears, Just Rage
Every so often, I finish a book and just sit there, blinking, trying to absorb what I’ve just read. No More Tears was one of those books. I knew it would be shocking – it’s right there in the subtitle – but I could never imagine just how deep the rot went. This was investigative…
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All The Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman: But I Kind of Loved Her
This books was exactly what I needed after a period of heavier reads. This one felt like a true palette cleanser – fun, fast-paced, and just the right amount of messed up. We meet Florence Grimes, a gloriously chaotic single mum with a past in a barely-famous girl band and a present that involves balloon…
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Perspectives by Laurent Binet: Whodunnit in Florence
Have you ever picked up a book and thought, “Wait…have I ever read anything quite like this before?”. That was me, immediately after reading the prologue of Persepctives by Laurent Binet. Told entirely through 176 letters exchanged between a host of very real, very dramatic figures from Renaissance Florence, Perspectives is part murder mystery, part…
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Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams: A Horror Story Inside a Tech Giant
Every now and then, a book comes along that leaves me feeling like I need to go for a long walk, take a deep breath, and maybe scream into a cushion. Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams was that book. Part memoir, part exposé, and 100% gut-punch, this book charts her time inside Facebook (now Meta),…
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There Came A-Tapping by Andrea Carter: Twist after Twist
Okay, so you know when you start a book expecting a straightforward missing person mystery, and it suddenly takes a turn into “oh wait…is this place haunted?” territory? Yep, that’s There Came A-Tapping. And I was all in. We follow Allie, who’s already been through the emotional wringer – she lost her parents in a…
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Counterattacks at Thirty by Sohn Won-pyung: Eggs, Invented Boyfriends & Quiet Rage
I went into Counterattacks at Thirty with pretty high hopes. I haven’t actually read Almond, Sohn Won-pyung’s breakout novel, but I’ve heard amazing things, so when I spotted this coming out, I figured it would be right up my street. A story about a woman at a dead-end job who starts fighting back in small,…
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Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green: A Disease of the Past?
Tuberculosis. If you’d asked me a few weeks ago, I would’ve said it was a disease of the past – something from Victorian novels or history books. But after reading Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green, I know better. And honestly? I don’t think I’ll ever look at this disease (or global healthcare) the same…
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The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson: The Highs, the Lows and the Lies We Tell Ourselves
I’ve been watching Gary Stevenson’s YouTube channel for a couple of years now, so when The Trading Game came out, I was genuinely curious. Watching someone go from rags to riches and then use that experience to critique the very system that made them? That’s exactly the kind of contradiction I find fascinating. Plus, working…
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The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha: The Family Reunion from Hell
If you’re after an atmospheric, slow-burn thriller with a dysfunctional family at its core and a locked-room vibe, then The Inheritance might be just what you’re looking for. Think: a remote Scottish island, zero WiFi, stormy weather, and an ultra-wealthy family gathering that is guaranteed not to end well. I love a claustrophobic setting and…
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