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Thank you Gallery Books for this gifted copy in exchange for my honest review.
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Thank you to Penguin Random House for the gifted copy in exchange for my honest review.
I read The Chalk Man and The Hiding Place in the last few months and CJ Tudors writing hooked me completely.
I spent this book (like the others) utterly confused and trying to figure out what was going on. Not in a this is completely far fetched and unbelievable sort of way, because CJ Tudor weaves all of the ends perfectly to connect and interact with each other beautifully. I’d say 95% of the plot points were a shock to me. There were one or two I “figured out” but I think that may have been the point was to let us have them.
Do you like thrillers? Do you like weird? Do you like thought provoking concepts? This book is for you.
I think the only thing I’d want for a future CJ Tudor book is a change in protagonist. All three of her mains have been men, middle aged, dealing with one struggle or another.
I read The Chalk Man and The Hiding Place in the last few months and CJ Tudors writing hooked me completely.
I spent this book (like the others) utterly confused and trying to figure out what was going on. Not in a this is completely far fetched and unbelievable sort of way, because CJ Tudor weaves all of the ends perfectly to connect and interact with each other beautifully. I’d say 95% of the plot points were a shock to me. There were one or two I “figured out” but I think that may have been the point was to let us have them.
Do you like thrillers? Do you like weird? Do you like thought provoking concepts? This book is for you.
I think the only thing I’d want for a future CJ Tudor book is a change in protagonist. All three of her mains have been men, middle aged, dealing with one struggle or another.
A HUGE thank you to Cranthorpe Millner Publishing for giving me a copy of this book for an honest review and tour stop on Instagram.
This book was really good. This was out of my normal genres of choice (I don’t normally read primarily romance novels) but the premise behind this book allured me.
This book was really good. This was out of my normal genres of choice (I don’t normally read primarily romance novels) but the premise behind this book allured me.
I have not read The Count if Monte Cristo. So I am not sure if it would lend anything to my experience with this book.
Thank you to Disney Hyperion and Netgalley for my copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the plot. I enjoyed the character developments. I enjoyed my journey through Moray.
The characters were really interesting. Amaya was such a strong character in spite of every single punch life hit her with. Her compassion and kindness to those who deserved it made her likeable and her anger made me believe her.
Cayo spent a considerable amount of time making me feel sorry for him. Then Frustrated. Then angry. But I could appreciate his personality.
I felt the threads all dove together really nicely and I wasn’t super confused or frustrated at the end.
Although I could hear the Disney soundtrack and end credits rolling in the final pages. This book had enough violence and heartache to balance out the happy feelings.
Can we also talk about this insanely gorgeous cover?!
Looking forward to the next book!
Thank you to Disney Hyperion and Netgalley for my copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the plot. I enjoyed the character developments. I enjoyed my journey through Moray.
The characters were really interesting. Amaya was such a strong character in spite of every single punch life hit her with. Her compassion and kindness to those who deserved it made her likeable and her anger made me believe her.
Cayo spent a considerable amount of time making me feel sorry for him. Then Frustrated. Then angry. But I could appreciate his personality.
I felt the threads all dove together really nicely and I wasn’t super confused or frustrated at the end.
Although I could hear the Disney soundtrack and end credits rolling in the final pages. This book had enough violence and heartache to balance out the happy feelings.
Can we also talk about this insanely gorgeous cover?!
Looking forward to the next book!
Thank you to Macmillan audio and Libro FM for an ALC in exchange for an honest review.
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Heavily autobiographical and infused with magical realism, Black Girl Unlimited fearlessly explores the intersections of poverty, sexual violence, depression, racism, and sexism—all through the arc of a transcendent coming-of-age story.
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Full disclosure, I actually believed this was a POC story like Harry Potter. I’m like American wizards from the East side... yes! Let’s do this! I was, wrong in my assumptions about what this book would be. I actually struggled with the style of writing at first. The story is alive with magical realism and at times could get a bit confusing the way timelines overlapped, or when you didn’t realize it had gone from real to magical.
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I liked how Echo used this “magic” to deal with big issues. A Black veil over people to represent their negativity, depression, evil. Portals opening to “better” places. Out of body experiences to deal with some really heavy stuff. The females are the ones who are wizards in this story and that representation of growth and empowerment was really beautiful.
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It wasn’t what I expected but I enjoyed it. It tackled real life issues in a unique way.
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Heavily autobiographical and infused with magical realism, Black Girl Unlimited fearlessly explores the intersections of poverty, sexual violence, depression, racism, and sexism—all through the arc of a transcendent coming-of-age story.
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Full disclosure, I actually believed this was a POC story like Harry Potter. I’m like American wizards from the East side... yes! Let’s do this! I was, wrong in my assumptions about what this book would be. I actually struggled with the style of writing at first. The story is alive with magical realism and at times could get a bit confusing the way timelines overlapped, or when you didn’t realize it had gone from real to magical.
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I liked how Echo used this “magic” to deal with big issues. A Black veil over people to represent their negativity, depression, evil. Portals opening to “better” places. Out of body experiences to deal with some really heavy stuff. The females are the ones who are wizards in this story and that representation of growth and empowerment was really beautiful.
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It wasn’t what I expected but I enjoyed it. It tackled real life issues in a unique way.
It is international women’s day... so I felt it was fitting to review this book today.
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