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March Book Haul
Hello everyone, welcome to my March Book Haul! Despite being quite restrained in the first two months of the year, this month I may have made a few more purchases! You have to treat yourself! I did also get some books for review from publishers too! Here we go! Review Copies I received these three fabulous books from various publishers in March. F**k I Think I’m Dying by Claire Eastham is a non-fiction memoir about living with panic and anxiety. As someone who has anxiety, I am always interested in mental health memoirs, and I think this one is going to be very insightful! The past 6 months of so…
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Six for Sunday | Blue and Green Books
Hello and welcome to another Six for Sunday post! Today’s post is titled Six for Sunday Blue and Green books. We are chatting all about covers with blue and green on them! Thank you to the lovely Steph for hosting! The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu My first choice is this fantasy novel set in a dystopian Edinburgh! I love the cover of this novel, with the map of the streets, and I am lucky enough to own the Goldsboro Books edition which has the map on the edges of the book too! Buy from Waterstones here and read my thoughts here Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice…
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Book Review | The Unbroken
Title: The Unbroken Author: C.L. Clark Published: 25th March 2021 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Series: Magic of the Lost #1 Rating: 4.5/5 stars EVERY EMPIRE DEMANDS REVOLUTION. Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought. Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet’s edge between treason and orders. Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle…
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Book Review | Circus Maximus Race to the Death
Title: Circus Maximus Race to the Death Author: Annelise Gray Publisher: Head of Zeus Published: 4th March 2021 Genre: Middle grade, Adventure, Historical Rating: 3.5/5 stars Circus Maximus, the greatest sporting stage of the ancient Roman world, where the best horses and charioteers compete in a race to the death, and one girl dreams of glory. Ben Hur meets National Velvet in the ultimate 9-12 adventure story by debut children’s author, Annelise Gray. Twelve-year-old Dido dreams of becoming the first female charioteer at the great Circus Maximus. She’s lost her heart to Porcellus, a wild, tempestuous horse she longs to train and race. But such ambitions are forbidden to girls…
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Book Review | Skyward Inn
Title: Skyward Inn Author: Aliya Whiteley Publisher: Rebellion Publishing Published: 16th March 2021 Genre: Science fiction, Rating: 3/5 stars Skyward Inn, within the high walls of the Western Protectorate, is a place of safety, where people come together to tell stories of the time before the war with Qita. But safety from what? Qita surrendered without complaint when Earth invaded; Innkeepers Jem and Isley, veterans from either side, have regrets but few scars. Their peace is disturbed when a visitor known to Isley comes to the Inn asking for help, bringing reminders of an unnerving past and triggering an uncertain future. Did humanity really win the war? -Goodreads Thank you…