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Book Review – This Is Not the Jess Show
Title: This Is Not the Jess Show Author: Anna Carey Published: 2nd February 2021 Publisher: Quirk Books Genre: YA, thriller Rating: 4.5/5 stars Black Mirror meets My So-Called Life in this fast-paced, timely YA thriller about separating fact from fiction–and how far we’ll go to create our own version of reality. Like any other teenager, Jess Flynn is just trying to get through her junior year without drama … but drama seems to keep finding her. Between a new crush on her childhood best friend, overprotective parents cramping her social life, and her younger sister’s worsening health, the only constant is change–and her hometown of Swickley, which feels smaller by…
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Book Review- The Survivors
Title: The Survivors Author: Jane Harper Publisher: Little, Brown Book Published: 21st January 2021 Genre: Thriller, Mystery TWs: Drowning, Death, Suicide, Death of a child, Rating: 4/5 stars The compelling new novel from Jane Harper, the New York Times bestselling author of The Dry. Kieran Elliott’s life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal town he once called home. Kieran’s parents are struggling in a community which is bound, for better or worse, to the sea, that is both a lifeline and a threat. Between them all…