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Six Scorched Roses || By Carissa Broadbent
Year of Publication: 2023 Genre: Fiction, Fantasy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by Pan MacMillan Publishers for review purposes. Imagine you’re a frail and fragile mortal in a world that’s dying. You have death following you since the day you were born, and try as it might, it just can’t keep…
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Sunshine & Shadows || By Busisekile Khumalo
Year of Publication: 2023 Genre: Fiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by NB Publishers for review purposes. Imagine being at the brink of everything you’ve ever wanted. Through you, finally the dreams of your dead mother and your ‘struggling’ father can finally come true. Foremost, however, is how you are so…
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Red, White & Royal Blue || By Casey McQuiston
Year of Publication: 2019 Genre: Fiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by Wordsworth Books for review purposes. Red, White & Royal Blue was one of those books that was all over my TikTok feed for a minute and at some point. Looking back at it all, I knew I’d read the book…
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Yellowface|| By Rebecca F. Kuang
Year of Publication: 2023 Genre: Fiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by Wordsworth Books for review purposes. First of all, WHAT?! This is the second time I’ve engaged with Rebecca F. Kuang’s work. The first was reading book 1 of The Poppy War series which is genres apart from Yellowface. Yellowface, is the one…
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The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRuE|| By V.E. Schwab
Year of Publication: 2020 Genre: Fiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by Wordsworth Books for review purposes. I’ve high key been smitten by V.E. Schwab since I first read her in the Monsters of Verity duology. She has this lyricism and nuance to her writing that is unmatched, and most attractive to me…
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Bridge|| By Lauren Beukes
Year of Publication: 2023 Genre: Fiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Disclaimer: This book was Gifted by The Tandem Collective SA and Exclusive Books for readalong purposes If life has infinite realities and you exist in all, imagine being able to choose in which world you would you’d rather exist. Bridge follows Bridget Kattinger and her neuroscientist mother Jo…
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Thicker Than Water|| By Rudzani Khashane
Year of Publication: 2023 Genre: Fiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by The Author for review purposes. Thicker Than Water is a coming of age story told through the lens of two sisters who couldn’t be further apart in character. Zoe, the older sister is a rebel, free spirit and seemingly reckless…
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Where We Belong|| By Thandeka Makhubu
Year of Publication: 2022 Genre: Fiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by The Author for review purposes. Where We Belong is a journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance. Based in modern-day Johannesburg, the book navigates the lives of the men in Banele’s life, through his lens, while telling his coming of age…
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The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo || By Taylor Jenkins Reid
Year of Publication: 2017 Genre: Fiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by Wordsworth Books for review purposes. No matter how much of life we may assume to understand. Love is one of the most evasive of theories. One minute it’s anatomy is within grasp and the next, you can only wish…
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Before I Let Go || By Kennedy Ryan
Year of Publication: 2022 Genre: Fiction Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75 Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by Wordsworth Books for review purposes. I’m a sucker for black love stories. And, to be honest, the older I grow the more I want ‘adult’ love stories that reflect my current stage in life. So when I peeled the…