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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) created a post

Dec 1, 2023  
My November 2023 reads!

19 reads this month I’ve enjoyed so many fab books this month! But only 1 5⭐️

1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
9 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3 ⭐️⭐️
0 ⭐️
4 DNFS

My favourite book of the month was The First Satan by G.R Thomas I absolutely love this author.

My least favourite was The Deception of Harriet Fleet it promised so much yet let me down!

My DNFS were at 4 this month so not too bad!

Book of the month The First Satan by G. R Thomas
     
The Jabberwocky Princess
The Jabberwocky Princess
Cece Louise | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I read this book not realising that it was the second of a series. And all I can say is that I will definitely be finding the first and reading it!
This was a great concept and it was written very well. I especially liked the "Easter eggs" within the story (I won't say more because I don't want to give them away, but I found three). I loved how the poem was used within the story and for the first time the poem has given me the chills. I had always read it differently. The characters were written really well, the relationship outcome a bit predictable, but how else could it end? You leave a lot about the protagonist's past really quickly without it impeding the present story and this makes it really easy to relate to her. The writing was very easy to read and the story telling was excellent. Love love love!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
  
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Mark Arm recommended Black & White by The Stranglers in Music (curated)

 
Black & White by The Stranglers
Black & White by The Stranglers
1978 | Punk
8.7 (3 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"I just love that record. I love the early Stranglers. The bass always sounds so good. It just drives everything. It's almost the lead instrument. The Stranglers were such a weird band. They've got this sort of Rick Wakeman-esque classical keyboard going all over the place but sometimes, like on Black And White, it's more synthesiser stuff which is cool. It's got my favourite Stranglers songs on it culminating in the last song 'Enough Time'. I think that's just a brutal and great song. I love 'The Tank', 'Toiler On The Sea', 'Do You Wanna', 'Sweden (All Quiet On The Eastern Front)', 'Outside Tokyo' the whole thing about the watches with a strap to sell is really funny. 'Nice 'N' Sleazy' has a really great groove. The bad pun bugs me a little bit but it's still pretty great. Rattus Norvegicus was a great record too, but No More Heroes, of the first three albums, seems the weakest. Or maybe it's the one I haven't listened to as much. Black and White just feels more brutal than the first two records."

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Shatter (Unbreakable Bonds, #2)
Shatter (Unbreakable Bonds, #2)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This series is so good. This slowly expanding group of friends and lovers are so close, so tight knit, so amazingly protective of each other. I love it!

Snow was a little bit of a mystery after the first one and i wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy his story but wow. It blew me away. I love his relationship with Jude, how much he softened in general when he was around, he was no longer the destructive guy from the first book. The connection between them was mindblowing.

I could have cried for Rowe in this. The blow he received at the beginning was heartbreaking. It affected them all but poor lovely Rowe...the next book is his and i hope the authors have figured out a brilliant way of writing his story. Off to start it now.
  
Annie on My Mind
Annie on My Mind
Nancy Garden | 1992 | LGBTQ+
8
7.7 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Banned Coming of Age Story
I love being a rebel and reading books that have been banned before. This book showed a lesbian relationship in a positive light which is what earned it the ban.

Nancy Garden did a magnificent job of capturing the angst of first love. This in itself can be hard but add to the mix it being love that is scorned by society and you have a new level of coming of age story. This book was originally published in 1992 which can be picked up from some of the descriptions, none the less, the basis of the story is still relevant today. This story will make you cheer, cry, and want to hit someone with anger. It is a fantastic book.
  
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Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) created a post

May 14, 2017  
Hey everyone. I know I have been bombarding this site with book reviews. I am a professional book reviewer and write for a national newspaper (under my other name). I do believe, however, in paying it forward, so these are some of my many reviews. I graduated from University last year with a BA Hons First class in English Literature, so as you might guess, I love books. I am now at the tail end of a post graduate course in Creative Writing and just started my dissertation. This site is a nice distraction and a great way to procrastinate, I would love to hear from like minded book people. I love memoir and am in the process of writing my own.
     
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stacey (81 KP) May 16, 2017

im also headed to school for creative writing and have written 3 books, none published because i'm to freaked out to let another person read them, they are memories of my life and i'm not ready to take that step yet. Im probably going to do the same as you, write a ton of books reviews because i'm obsessed with them LOL