“Before the Coffee Gets Cold” by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Thanks to a Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
I am a huge fan of Japanese literature and always hesitate to describe something as very ‘Japanese’ because Japanese culture is not a monolith but…this book is very Japanese.
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“The Beautiful” by Renee Ahdieh
Thanks to Hodder and Stoughton and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
I for one am SO ready for the Vampire genre to rise from the dead. There’s been a lot of buzz about this book so I was looking forward to sinking my teeth into it.
Ok, ok I’ll stop.
Things My Mother Told Me by Tanya Atapattu
I know I haven’t updated in forever. In my defence, I am doing two Masters qualifications concurrently and I have a two year old child. My job is also insanely busy. I’ve still been reading a ton but my blogging has slipped unfortunately. Apologies all.
Thanks to Little Brown Book Group UK and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
My expectations were already pretty high for this book because contemporary South Asian diaspora stories are my jam, but if anything, this book managed to exceed them. I tend to read multiple books at once, but when I was reading this I basically did not leave my bed until I finished it.
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“The Deathless Girls” by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Thanks to Hachette Children’s Group and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
So I was really pumped to read this, I really like Hargrave’s writing and I’m also really excited to read The Mercies when it’s released. Plus, a feminist Brides of Dracula retelling? Yeah, I’m here for that.
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“Mudlarking” by Lara Maiklem
Thanks to Bloomsbury Publishing and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
So as anyone can see I’m completely behind with my blogging. There are various reasons for it that I won’t bore you with but suffice to say, I would have much preferred to be reading than doing the other things I was doing.
The situation isn’t likely to change anytime soon so I think I will have to become a little more selective in what I request. But on to the book…
“Sorcery of Thorns” by Margaret Rogerson
Thanks to Simon and Schuster UK and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump recently, I haven’t read any particularly interesting or exciting new YA releases lately so to say my expectations were low going into this would be an understatement of epic proportions.
“The Art of Taxidermy” by Sharon Kernot
Thanks to Text Publishing and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book is written in verse which is really cool and something a bit different.. I was a little apprehensive at first as this is not a writing style I engage with very often. I needn’t have worried however, as it it’s a sublime reading experience and makes perfect sense in the context of the book.
