Books in Review: This Week’s Highlights

In this selection of Books in Review, you'll find detailed summaries, insightful reviews, and key details about each post from the week.

I've included direct links and purchasing options to help you easily locate and acquire anything that interests you.

If any post sparks your curiosity or you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. I’d be delighted to discuss these selections further or offer additional recommendations tailored to your preferences.

Enjoy exploring this week's highlights!

Book Mail:

This week, I was thrilled to receive a special delivery of book mail.

The books included are:

• Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter

• The Strange Case of Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker

• Bad Manners by Amy Beashel

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Luster by Raven Leilani:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“He wants me to be myself like a leopard might be herself in a city zoo. Inert, waiting to be fed. Not out in the wild, with tendon in her teeth.”

Raven Leilani’s Luster is a sharp, poignant exploration of a young woman’s search for belonging, identity, and meaning in a world that doesn’t seem to have any answers for her.

Leilani’s writing is sharp and incisive, with a narrative voice that is both compelling and distinct. Her perspective as a young Black woman adds a much-needed depth to the genre, especially as much of the story takes place in the familiar setting of a white, middle-class suburban home.

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The Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“The snow may fall, but the sun also rises.”

Screaming, Crying, Throwing Up.

As someone who holds The Hunger Games series among my all-time favourite books and films, Sunrise on the Reaping felt like coming home, albeit a home soaked in grief, blood and rebellion.

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Next to Heaven by James Frey:

Next to Heaven by James Frey is a dark, unflinching exploration of privilege, desire, and the rot that festers beneath the polished surface of suburban perfection.

Set in the fictional town of New Bethlehem, Connecticut, this book peels back the pristine façades of the wealthy elite to expose the betrayals, secrets, and devastating consequences lurking behind closed doors.

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Book Mail:

This week, I was thrilled to receive a special delivery of book mail.

The books included are:

• Cleopatra by Natasha Solomons

• Revenge From The Inside by Richard C Morgan

• A Short Walk Through A Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke

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