bookbeforeuleap's Reviews (863)

The story follows the character of Icharo from the day of the Hiroshima bombing in 1945 to present day, it tells the tale of destruction and devastation and of his life time of guilt.

I found this book absolutely fascinating and heart breaking, I could not put it down. towards the end I actually got goosebumps from the anticipation! I really loved that it was written in a mixture prose, illustrations and free verse.

This is perfect way to teach young adults of the devastation of war and the compassion humans can show for each other in such trying times.

This is the third instalment of the Bromance book club series and although it can be read as a standalone it would definitely add to the enjoyment to read the first in the series top make sense of the book club and of how the two in this book met.

This is another solid edition to the series that I flew through in two days. I really liked both of the characters and loved that we still got to see snippets of our favourites like Mack and the Russian.

My only qualm with the series is that now they are just like any other romance books, I loved the first one because the idea of males using romance books to help with their love lives was so unusual but that being said they are well written and address lots of issues and are fun to read and I will be continuing to read the series as it comes out!

This was a really solid piece of YA fiction written in free verse. I felt like it really captured the emotions that Amal would have been feeling and gave an insight into life in prison.

The authors note at the end was amazing and I had no idea going in that one of the authors had actually been imprisoned for a crime that he did not commit.

This is another free verse YA read from Sarah Crossan and wow does she know how to pack an emtional punch. It is the story of a young male who's brother is sent to death row for a crime he claims he did not commit. All through out the build up of if he did it or not and whether he would be put to death really created tension and anxiety. This book really makes you think about what goes on inside the justice system.

This was a really lovely little novella in which we see the couple struggling with the potential of long distance relationships and the troubles an age difference can cause in a relationship between young adults whose lives change so drastically year to year.

I had high hopes going into this one as I absolutely love an older character in a book and this one has a whole club of them! It did not disappoint at all and may be in my top 20 of 2020.

The book is written from multiple perspectives which gave us, as the reader, more information but also kept us on our toes with guessing 'who dunnit'. I really enjoyed how witty the elderly characters were and how they easily manipulated the police officer who thought he knew exactly what was going on. I though all the characters where well thought out and developed, I wouldn't be able to chose a favourite as they each brought something different. The plot had enough happening to keep you turning the pages for more and there were a lot of serious issues touched upon.

I have heard that this is the start of a series and I really hope that is true as I definitely need more from the TMC!