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Sunday Chart
Another Sunday, another book chart 😀 Each week, I rank some of my favourite recent reads. Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer A Girl Called Shameless by Laura Steven The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Nexus by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings Stolen Time by Danielle Rollins King of Fools by Amanda Foody Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson Romanov by Nadine Brandes Do you agree with this list? Feel free to leave comments in the comments section below. Until next time, everyone ❤
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A Sky Painted Gold Book Review
A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood From Goodreads: Growing up in her sleepy Cornish village dreaming of being a writer, sixteen-year-old Lou has always wondered about the grand Cardew house which has stood empty for years. And when the owners arrive for the summer – a handsome, dashing brother and sister – Lou is quite swept off her feet and into a world of moonlit cocktail parties and glamour beyond her wildest dreams. But, as she grows closer to the Cardews, is she abandoning her own ambitions… And is there something darker lurking at the heart of the Cardew family? A gorgeously dreamy coming-of-age romance set against a stunning Gatsby-esque backdrop,…
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The Diviners Book Review
The Diviners by Libba Bray Evie O’Neill is too boisterous and wild to be contained by her boring old hometown. Following a crazy night of drinking, she is exiled to live with her Uncle Will, who runs a museum of the occult in New York. It feels like the opportunity of a lifetime, a chance to meet up with her old pal Mabel, not to mention the speakeasies, the Ziegfeld girls and the never ending parties spilling out across the city. 1926 in New York is a dream come true. At least, it appears that way at first. But it seems like life in the city that never sleeps might not…
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Orphan Monster Spy Review
Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen A lonely orphan with a dangerous secret. Not just another blonde-haired, blue-eyed little monster. Trapped inside a world full of lies, when does a schoolgirl become a spy. Set against the high-tension, pressure-cooker backdrop of Germany in the late 1930’s, Orphan Monster Spy follows Sarah, a young Jewish girl, who is forced to flee following the brutal death of her mother as they try to escape persecution. Trained in the art of the theatre by her mother, Sarah is cunning and quick, sly and intelligent. And she soon attracts the attention of a British spy. Her mission is simple, but it will turn her into the thing she…
