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Very clever and enjoyable read with some brilliantly written characters and some great WTF moments.
Very clever little book, I was wondering where it was going most of the time
Meanwhile, over in a Dystopian America....Women have been silenced!
They are no longer allowed to read, write, use phones, hold a job, and most scary of all, they are only allowed to speak a maximum 100 words a day!
To make sure that this is completely set in place, all women have been fitted with a beautiful bracelet, a little bit like a digital watch, it has a counter on it, but instead of telling the time, it slowly counts down from 100 every time you utter a word. When it gets down to zero you will receive an electric shock.
But don't feel it's just us poor old women that get the sh*tty end of the stick, no, the bracelet and the rules will also apply to young female children including babies!
A once brilliant minded Dr. Jean McClellan, a leading doctor in her field of Cognitive linguistics is now just a mother of 4, she is in the house just to cook, clean and wash like the dutiful housewife that she is!
She is however given a slight reprieve when her expertise is needed...to help a man!
With Flashbacks that show how women have been beaten down to nothing, while men are still allowed to do whatever they want, this Dystopian book will give you Handmaids Tale vibes, if you like that one, then you will probably love this book too.
They are no longer allowed to read, write, use phones, hold a job, and most scary of all, they are only allowed to speak a maximum 100 words a day!
To make sure that this is completely set in place, all women have been fitted with a beautiful bracelet, a little bit like a digital watch, it has a counter on it, but instead of telling the time, it slowly counts down from 100 every time you utter a word. When it gets down to zero you will receive an electric shock.
But don't feel it's just us poor old women that get the sh*tty end of the stick, no, the bracelet and the rules will also apply to young female children including babies!
A once brilliant minded Dr. Jean McClellan, a leading doctor in her field of Cognitive linguistics is now just a mother of 4, she is in the house just to cook, clean and wash like the dutiful housewife that she is!
She is however given a slight reprieve when her expertise is needed...to help a man!
With Flashbacks that show how women have been beaten down to nothing, while men are still allowed to do whatever they want, this Dystopian book will give you Handmaids Tale vibes, if you like that one, then you will probably love this book too.
How many times have you thought to yourself I wish I was famous? How many times have you thought that all of your troubles would go away if you were?
How about being famous by accident?
This story is being told by our main MC 23 year old April May, who while wandering through NYC one night spies something that she doesn't remember seeing there before.
Being super quirky and arty, she does the only thing she can think of at this time in the morning, and excitedly calls her best friend Andy.
Andy isn't too happy about being woken up at 3am, but of course he goes along to see what April May is so excited about, when he gets there, so is he.
A huge statue has appeared in the middle of New York, and no-one seems to be paying it much attention, April May is astounded about how much work has gone into this statue, and there is no name attached to it to give any credit.
Andy has his own YouTube channel where he uploads silly videos, so the natural response would be to make a silly video of this, April "interviews" the statue, naming him Carl, and Andy later uploads the video.
The next morning, it seems that the video has gone viral, and April May is hot-stuff due to there not being just one Carl, oh no, that one is just New York Carl, there are also Carl's in cities all over the world, and it also seems that they all appeared at the same time, and Carl seems to be the name of choice, i.e Beijing Carl, Buenos Aires Carl, Tokyo Carl etc.
But April and Andy are the original Carl discoverers, and fame is instant for them.
April has to deal with fame with the whole world watching, and I really do mean the whole wide world!
🎧🎧 - Narrated by Kristen Sieh with a cameo by the author, who both did a fantastic job, I will definitely be looking out for book 2 and more by Kristen.
Until I was about 3 hours into this book I had no idea that Hank is the brother of the super duper famous John green, author of The Fault in Our Stars!
Comparing both authors is inevitable, but Hank hold his own, and dare I say it, even manages for me to slightly outshine his brother **ducks the flying objects**
How about being famous by accident?
This story is being told by our main MC 23 year old April May, who while wandering through NYC one night spies something that she doesn't remember seeing there before.
Being super quirky and arty, she does the only thing she can think of at this time in the morning, and excitedly calls her best friend Andy.
Andy isn't too happy about being woken up at 3am, but of course he goes along to see what April May is so excited about, when he gets there, so is he.
A huge statue has appeared in the middle of New York, and no-one seems to be paying it much attention, April May is astounded about how much work has gone into this statue, and there is no name attached to it to give any credit.
Andy has his own YouTube channel where he uploads silly videos, so the natural response would be to make a silly video of this, April "interviews" the statue, naming him Carl, and Andy later uploads the video.
The next morning, it seems that the video has gone viral, and April May is hot-stuff due to there not being just one Carl, oh no, that one is just New York Carl, there are also Carl's in cities all over the world, and it also seems that they all appeared at the same time, and Carl seems to be the name of choice, i.e Beijing Carl, Buenos Aires Carl, Tokyo Carl etc.
But April and Andy are the original Carl discoverers, and fame is instant for them.
April has to deal with fame with the whole world watching, and I really do mean the whole wide world!
🎧🎧 - Narrated by Kristen Sieh with a cameo by the author, who both did a fantastic job, I will definitely be looking out for book 2 and more by Kristen.
Until I was about 3 hours into this book I had no idea that Hank is the brother of the super duper famous John green, author of The Fault in Our Stars!
Comparing both authors is inevitable, but Hank hold his own, and dare I say it, even manages for me to slightly outshine his brother **ducks the flying objects**
This will be the 4th book of John Marrs that I have read, and it certainly won't be the last.
I love the way that he builds the story, and that you get really invested in the characters lives. And I'm super excited about his book "The One" that is soon to be a major Netflix series.
𝔹𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗 𝕚𝕟 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒 𝕓𝕦𝕞𝕡𝕪 𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕖!
Set in a not-too-distant-future, Britain is now seeing self-drive cars on our roads every day, they are the saviour of our highways, as they help the environment, as well as cutting down traffic jams, they can see possible problems ahead, so will take alternative routes.
You can just get in the car, and relax, maybe sit and read the daily paper, maybe finish putting on your make-up, or because the windows turn opaque and let you play videos, you can sit and scroll through Facebook and Twitter on the way to work...Sounds great right?
And it is, everyone has embraced the future, except some, some people really don't like these cars at all!
Libby is one of these people, she is called for jury duty, but not for what you think, these juries consist of just one member of the public, and they are held in secret to discuss accidents involving Driverless cars, and also to determine who (or what) is at fault.
Headed by the obnoxious MP Jack, the trial is in full swing when the hacker joins the conversation, and he makes it clear very quickly who is in charge!
You see, it turns out that the cars that "could never be hacked" actually could be, and the hacker will show you what happens when you do not pay attention.
A live fed has been set up on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram showing the courtroom and all of the Jurors, it also shows the random 8 people that are now stuck in their cars and are all driving to the same location, the exact location, meaning that they will all crash...but the hacker will allow one person to live, who decides that....Oh...it's you!!
A wonderful read with a scary look into our near future.
Mr Marrs, I think Ron Weasley said it best:
I love the way that he builds the story, and that you get really invested in the characters lives. And I'm super excited about his book "The One" that is soon to be a major Netflix series.
𝔹𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗 𝕚𝕟 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒 𝕓𝕦𝕞𝕡𝕪 𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕖!
Set in a not-too-distant-future, Britain is now seeing self-drive cars on our roads every day, they are the saviour of our highways, as they help the environment, as well as cutting down traffic jams, they can see possible problems ahead, so will take alternative routes.
You can just get in the car, and relax, maybe sit and read the daily paper, maybe finish putting on your make-up, or because the windows turn opaque and let you play videos, you can sit and scroll through Facebook and Twitter on the way to work...Sounds great right?
And it is, everyone has embraced the future, except some, some people really don't like these cars at all!
Libby is one of these people, she is called for jury duty, but not for what you think, these juries consist of just one member of the public, and they are held in secret to discuss accidents involving Driverless cars, and also to determine who (or what) is at fault.
Headed by the obnoxious MP Jack, the trial is in full swing when the hacker joins the conversation, and he makes it clear very quickly who is in charge!
You see, it turns out that the cars that "could never be hacked" actually could be, and the hacker will show you what happens when you do not pay attention.
A live fed has been set up on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram showing the courtroom and all of the Jurors, it also shows the random 8 people that are now stuck in their cars and are all driving to the same location, the exact location, meaning that they will all crash...but the hacker will allow one person to live, who decides that....Oh...it's you!!
A wonderful read with a scary look into our near future.
Mr Marrs, I think Ron Weasley said it best:
Well another day, another book!!
I’m super happy to bring you my review for this fabulous read, I love books with ‘quirky’ characters, and although it isn’t at all the same, if you loved the book Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, and the Rosie project by Graeme Simsion, chances are you’re going to love this one too.
Why Did You Pick It Up Vicci?
Well I grabbed it because it was the June pick for Book of the Month for Reece Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Book Club Hello Sunshine, and so far she hasn’t steered me wrong, and she didn’t this time either.
𝔸 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕪 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝔹𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖!
Susan Green, 45, likes to be in control, of her life, her work, and her love life.
She lives in her one-bedroom flat in London which is perfectly suited to her as she can keep everything organised and functional, she works in an office environment, and is a little bit of an enigma to her work colleagues, as she doesn’t have anything like a social media account, she wouldn’t stoop so low!
No, she is happy as she is at work, and socialising outside of the office with her work friends is a no-no, in fact she doesn’t see why anyone would want to do this! She’s happy just getting on with her work, and looking after her succulents, i.e. Cacti / Cactuses.
She has an arrangement with a man for a no-strings-attached relationship, that provides cultural and other, more intimate, benefits, however she does NOT want, or NEED a relationship, as it causes problems.
“Dealing with members of the opposite sex isn’t that dissimilar from training a dog; you need to be firm and persistent.”
Her brother Edward is the “Golden Child” and she has always been slightly resentful of him because of this, he doesn’t work and hasn’t contributed to the help with their mother’s care during her illness.
When their mother suddenly passes away, Susan is horrified to find out at the reading of the will, that her mother has left the family home to her brother, not only that, he has moved his friend into the house, and he SMOKES!! This simply Will. Not. Do
And then to add to a bad situation, she finds out that she is pregnant at 45!
I really enjoyed this story, Susan was quite difficult to like at the beginning, because she came across very emotionless, however as you begin to get to know her better, you start to realise that this is part of her quirky personality, and she copes with things this way.
🎧🎧
I listened to the Audiobook, and the narration for this was fabulous, Katherine Manners did a fantastic job with the accents and the characters.
I’m super happy to bring you my review for this fabulous read, I love books with ‘quirky’ characters, and although it isn’t at all the same, if you loved the book Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, and the Rosie project by Graeme Simsion, chances are you’re going to love this one too.
Why Did You Pick It Up Vicci?
Well I grabbed it because it was the June pick for Book of the Month for Reece Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Book Club Hello Sunshine, and so far she hasn’t steered me wrong, and she didn’t this time either.
𝔸 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕪 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦'𝕝𝕝 𝔹𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖!
Susan Green, 45, likes to be in control, of her life, her work, and her love life.
She lives in her one-bedroom flat in London which is perfectly suited to her as she can keep everything organised and functional, she works in an office environment, and is a little bit of an enigma to her work colleagues, as she doesn’t have anything like a social media account, she wouldn’t stoop so low!
No, she is happy as she is at work, and socialising outside of the office with her work friends is a no-no, in fact she doesn’t see why anyone would want to do this! She’s happy just getting on with her work, and looking after her succulents, i.e. Cacti / Cactuses.
She has an arrangement with a man for a no-strings-attached relationship, that provides cultural and other, more intimate, benefits, however she does NOT want, or NEED a relationship, as it causes problems.
“Dealing with members of the opposite sex isn’t that dissimilar from training a dog; you need to be firm and persistent.”
Her brother Edward is the “Golden Child” and she has always been slightly resentful of him because of this, he doesn’t work and hasn’t contributed to the help with their mother’s care during her illness.
When their mother suddenly passes away, Susan is horrified to find out at the reading of the will, that her mother has left the family home to her brother, not only that, he has moved his friend into the house, and he SMOKES!! This simply Will. Not. Do
And then to add to a bad situation, she finds out that she is pregnant at 45!
I really enjoyed this story, Susan was quite difficult to like at the beginning, because she came across very emotionless, however as you begin to get to know her better, you start to realise that this is part of her quirky personality, and she copes with things this way.
🎧🎧
I listened to the Audiobook, and the narration for this was fabulous, Katherine Manners did a fantastic job with the accents and the characters.
Hello book friends,
I'm super happy to bring you a review for this fab read, that quite frankly scared the pants off of me, the thought of a stranger just being in your house when you arrive home makes me a bit 😲
Why Did You Pick It Up Vicci?
Well for one, if you've never read a book by Shalini Boland before then you are really missing out on some great reads, and also have you read the blurb to this book??!!
So I don't mind telling you that this one terrified me, and I don't really know why!
I think it is something to do with the fact that Tessa Markham comes home from work one day, let's herself in and makes her way into the kitchen, only to find a small child in there, who turns around and says "Are you my Mummy?"
Now I'm sure if I was in that situation in real life, I wouldn't have said ARGHHHHH!!! (or something vaguely similar) but I did, those words just took me back to early 2000's and that horrid Doctor Who episode called The Empty Child, and he wasn't cute....he wasn't cute at all!!
Anyhoo I digress.
Tessa finds the said (non evil) child in her kitchen and panics, what does she do? Who does she tell? and where the hell did he come from?
After calling the police and getting the side eye from them, she suddenly gets labelled as a child abductor, and people that know her, start looking at her in a different light.
Did she steal that child?, Is she what people are calling her?, or is there something sinister going on?
She doesn't remember taking him, but her mind has been a little distracted after her recent tragedy, so who knows.
The press hound her, and her ex boyfriend isn't helping much either.
Be prepared to whizz your way through this one, it's a cracker!
🎧🎧
I listened to the Audiobook narrated by Katie Villa who did a brilliant job , I will certainly be looking out for other titles that she has narrated.
I'm super happy to bring you a review for this fab read, that quite frankly scared the pants off of me, the thought of a stranger just being in your house when you arrive home makes me a bit 😲
Why Did You Pick It Up Vicci?
Well for one, if you've never read a book by Shalini Boland before then you are really missing out on some great reads, and also have you read the blurb to this book??!!
So I don't mind telling you that this one terrified me, and I don't really know why!
I think it is something to do with the fact that Tessa Markham comes home from work one day, let's herself in and makes her way into the kitchen, only to find a small child in there, who turns around and says "Are you my Mummy?"
Now I'm sure if I was in that situation in real life, I wouldn't have said ARGHHHHH!!! (or something vaguely similar) but I did, those words just took me back to early 2000's and that horrid Doctor Who episode called The Empty Child, and he wasn't cute....he wasn't cute at all!!
Anyhoo I digress.
Tessa finds the said (non evil) child in her kitchen and panics, what does she do? Who does she tell? and where the hell did he come from?
After calling the police and getting the side eye from them, she suddenly gets labelled as a child abductor, and people that know her, start looking at her in a different light.
Did she steal that child?, Is she what people are calling her?, or is there something sinister going on?
She doesn't remember taking him, but her mind has been a little distracted after her recent tragedy, so who knows.
The press hound her, and her ex boyfriend isn't helping much either.
Be prepared to whizz your way through this one, it's a cracker!
🎧🎧
I listened to the Audiobook narrated by Katie Villa who did a brilliant job , I will certainly be looking out for other titles that she has narrated.