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It didn't take much more than the prologue to conclude this isn't the book for. I imagine it's...
I'm excited at the prospect of reading this because I know the author's reputation (despite which...
The book is wonderful to look at and I can imagine any child having a great time looking at all...
I imagine some readers will think the opening chapter action-packed and exciting but I just found...
I think it's quite a brave move to create a book positioned as middle grade whose subject matter...
Even though I'm sighing and thinking 'Readers First, not another children's book?' I can...
Full disclosure: I'm not a child and I don't have children. However even I can appreciate the...
This seems to be tapping into the current vogue for retellings of Greek mythology (Circe,...
The storyline concerning Ivy's search for the mother who abandoned her might grab my interest but...
I'm already loving this. So much atmosphere and detail. I particularly liked the passage 'What...
I'm very much not a Young Adult so I'm not surprised I found it difficult to feel much connection...
The writing feels completely authentic to the characters, the time and place and from the outset...
I think the author has done a good job in only a couple of chapters of making Denise and Thea...
This has a brilliantly creepy and unsettling feel to it and although I very rarely read anything...
Just reading the Introduction alone has left my head spinning as a result of the sheer multitude...
This is not a book I would read myself because I'm definitely no longer a young adult! I found it...
I've really enjoyed all the previous books in the series that I've read and I like the idea of...
This book's breezy style might be sweet music to some but I couldn't get past the slangy,...
I definitely think I'm not the target audience for this book. I'm probably too old to get most of...
Not being a child this isn't a book aimed at me but I really liked the voice the author has...
I realise this is fiction but I just don't get the premise that a world controlled by women would...
This is probably not the sort of book I'd be drawn to and I'm not familiar with the author but I...
I like the idea of encapsulating the general plight of refugees and people fleeing war zones or...
I love the atmosphere of mystery and tension the author has created in these first few chapters...
As a happily married older reader who's never likely to own a cat I'm pretty sure I'm not the...
I've read and enjoyed the author's previous two books - Grace After Henry and Three Little Truths...
As a huge fan of historical fiction, this ticks an awful lot of boxes for me. It's set in a...
I find the writing style really strange and the odd hyphenation of words rather distracting -...
I like the idea of a chance overheard remark setting off a chain of events that might end up who...
I love novels set in wartime but I don't think I've come across one that features the experiences...
The opening chapters set up a number of topics no doubt expanded upon as the book progresses -...
I know many readers loved the first book in the series and now I understand why they liked it so...
This surprised me as it isn't the type of book I'd usually go for, not being a lover of the...
Fantastic opening chapter that really grabs your attention and is going to be in the back of your...
The English Civil War is a promising setting for a novel because it divided families, neighbours...
Who can resist a book that opens with a scene set in a madhouse in Cornwall? Not this reader! So...
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