Read: The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld ★★★★☆ Fragmented stories of misogyny across time. Quite unsettling in both content and style. 📚
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The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey 📚
Read: The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey ★★★★☆ a lot of fun with an unusual take on mermaids. 📚
The Margot Affair by Sanaë Lemoine
Read: The Margot Affair by Sanaë Lemoine ★★★☆☆ enjoyable quick read. Teenagers pov, secret daughter of a French politician and a famous actress. Suspicious adult friends, trouble.
Barkskins by Annie Proulx
Read: Barkskins by Annie Proulx ★★★★☆ pretty huge multi generational story of destruction of the North American forests. Side trips to China and New Zealand. 📚
Writers & Lovers by Lily King
READ: Writers & Lovers by Lily King ★★★☆☆
Read: The Grave Tattoo by Val McDermid ★★★☆☆
I enjoyed the Wordsworth, The Mutiny on the Bounty and Lake District background more than the actual plot.
The Beloved Children by Tina Jackson 📚
Read: The Beloved Children by Tina Jackson ★★★★☆ engaging tale of theatre & show people. 📚
Summerwater by Sarah Moss ★★★★★ 📚
Read: Summerwater by Sarah Moss ★★★★★ 📚 I love the way you are taken into the character’s heads. Feels very real to me.
The Heavens by Sandra Newman ★★★★☆ 📚
Read The Heavens by Sandra Newman ★★★★☆
Time travel in dreams, madness, an unstable ‘present’, lots of fun. 📚
First book I’ve finished this year.
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
Read: Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi ★★★★☆The damage parents(mothers in this case) do. There isn’t any redemption or reconciliation as the mother drops into dementia.