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It's just not gonna happen, let's just clear the slate for 2023
Let's be real if I haven't finished this book by now I'm never going to.
Emily Henry know what the girlies want and she continues to deliver. Happy Place, is I suppose a second chance romance, with a bit fake dating and dare I say guy falls harder.
Exhibit A of why I loved this book - Wyn:
Exhibit A of why I loved this book - Wyn:
Quote 1: “In every universe, it’s you for me. Even if it not me for you.”
Quote 2: “You are my periodic table.”
Quote 3: “There was noting bigger than you. Not to me. Not ever.”
Of course, it wouldn’t be written by Emily Henry if the characters weren’t so relatable and immersive. Every single character made you fall in love with them; made you root for them. From Cleo and Kimmy, to Sabrina and Parth, no side character was unimportant or overtly prominent, there’s a perfect balance between the main relationship and the relationships of and with the characters around them. I also loved the representation of mental health, lesbian relationships and parental pressure, and doing something you want to do, even if it doesn’t make any sense.
Happy Place gave me Sweet Home Alabama vibes where you know that two people belong together and Wyn and Harriet belong together.
I can’t even say too much because I don’t want to spoil anything but please read this book, you won’t be disappointed
Thank you to Emily Henry, Penguin and Net Galley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Book #345 of 2022
A History of Burning is a multi-generational work of literary fiction - a saga, likened to Pachinko, Homegoing and Half of a Yellow Sun. The story focuses on Pirbhai and Sonal and their family from the late 1800s to the 1990s, covering key periods of history such as colonialism in India by the British Empire to the military coup that saw Idi Amin's rise to power in Uganda to modern times.
History of Burning explores themes of racism, colonialism and immigration, especially the want for a better life, which kicks off the start of the book. But also the fragmentation of identity that comes with colonialism and moving from one country to another, yet never really feeling a part of one or another. Or having lived your whole life in one place but not being welcome in the country you call home.
Oza creates wonderfully tangible characters who bleed into reality; you ache for them.
NB: The content is heavy, but the book is very much worth it, and one that will stay with you.
Thank you to NetGalley, Random House UK, Vintage, Chatto & Windus for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Book #326 of 2022
History of Burning explores themes of racism, colonialism and immigration, especially the want for a better life, which kicks off the start of the book. But also the fragmentation of identity that comes with colonialism and moving from one country to another, yet never really feeling a part of one or another. Or having lived your whole life in one place but not being welcome in the country you call home.
Oza creates wonderfully tangible characters who bleed into reality; you ache for them.
NB: The content is heavy, but the book is very much worth it, and one that will stay with you.
Thank you to NetGalley, Random House UK, Vintage, Chatto & Windus for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Book #326 of 2022
Idk why I keep picking this authors books up I don't think I've ever finished them
I do not have the willpower to get through this