Where I chronicle my attempts to get through hundreds of kindle books, my personal library, library books and my NetGalley requests
Thanks to Hot Key Books and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book has been getting some really rave reviews so I was more than ready to hop right onto that hype train. The story has an interesting premise, it’s a sequel to Cinderella that follows the ‘ugly’ stepsisters after the events of the original story.
Thanks to Hachette Children’s Group and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
I really like Juno Dawson’s writing and she’s really popular with some of my students so I was keen to see if this was another book I could recommend to them.
Thanks to Penguin Books UK and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
Full disclosure, I am a white woman and I know this book wasn’t written for me. Please excuse any mistakes I may make in my review, I come from a position of almost complete ignorance on this subject.
Thanks to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
Every so often a book appears on NetGalley that makes me slam the Request button with extreme prejudice whilst muttering fervent prayers to the publishing gods. This was one of those books and I was so excited and chuffed when I was approved for it.
Thanks to Simon & Schuster UK Children’s and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
This was quite an interesting read. If my review seems brief it’s because this is the kind of book that’s easy to spoil so I’m only going to summarise the plot in the most general of senses.
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Thanks to Orion Publishing Group and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
I’ve been procrastinating on this review for a few days because I always seem to struggle more when writing positive reviews. I know I’m not alone in this but it’s weird, is it human nature to focus more on the negative? When I like something I tend to be quite effusive about it but “BUY THIS BOOK OMG IT’S SO GOOD” is a little less thoughtful than “I struggled with the characterisation”. Perhaps it’s because we tend to be more thoughtful when critiquing someone elses work? Anyhoo, I digress.
Thanks to Penguin Books and NetGalley for the Advance Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.
I can’t help but feel a little sorry for a debut author when their book is promoted as being similar to x or y. This particular book has been compared to both Alias Grace and Fingersmith. I can totally understand why publishers do this but, I think I’d find being compared to Margaret Atwood and Sarah Waters more than a little intimidating personally. It’s a lot for a debut novel to live up to and sets a certain expectation for the reader.
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