Patreon Reviews
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Review: ‘About a Boy’, Nick Hornby
This review is the first that feels a little like cheating because I had actually seen bits of the film on TV, about 10 years ago. All I could remember before starting the novel is that Hugh Grant’s in the film and so’s that guy who went on to be in Skins (I think?). So Continue reading
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Review: ‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’, Benjamin Alire Sáenz
This is a spoiler-free review except for the bits you can guess from the title. Oh look, something else I originally saw on Tumblr, probably courtesy of feistiest. You know how they say you should never judge a book by its cover, but we all do? With this, the cover – by Chloë Foglia -made me Continue reading
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Review: ‘Persuasion’, Jane Austen
If you are aware of Jane Austen’s work, you may have noticed a trend of intelligent women, social comedy and weddings. I will not be spoiling this particular novel by saying that Persuasion is no exception. Turns out I have a reading list, and, weirdly, quite a bit of what I’ve read so far is on it. Continue reading
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Review: ‘The Raven Boys’, Maggie Stiefvater
Ye olde disclaimer: this review has no spoilers. Tumblr does though. To be honest, if I’d come across this novel in the library or a shop, I probably would have ignored it because I judge books by their covers and this one screamed ‘boring YA romance between “quirky” teenage girl and dashing, brooding, teenage male’. Good Continue reading
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