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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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adventurous

4.75

Rereading a nostalgic series

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

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4.75


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The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

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4.5


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When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

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2.75

The premise of the book is interesting, women suddenly turning into dragons and societies denial of the existence of dragons. This book took me forever to finish, I kept picking it up and putting it down. I found myself skipping pages at a time, I was only interested in Alex and Beatrice's story. I found myself angry at the misogyny Alex faced, "no point getting an education when you'll just become a wife and mother", it was infuriating and testament to how women deal with adversity.
I loved the female rage aspect of the book,
when the dragons attack the abusive men in their lives, I wish Alex got her revenge on her teacher, he was insufferable.

It just failed to hold my interest and I struggled through this book, determined not to dnf 

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Songbirds: From the author of the international bestseller The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

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dark emotional mysterious
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The ending is realistic and heartbreaking,
it doesn't sugarcoat that the world is a cruel place. I liked the way the mystery of Nisha's disappearance was misdirected, we initially are led to believe it was one of the men in her life and we find out that it was actually a soldier. We are reminded of the atrocities that soldiers commit when overseas, a fact that is often skipped over in historical fiction.

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Atonement by Ian McEwan

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emotional

5.0


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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

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4.0

I found myself wanting more from the story. 
I prefer the starless sea to this book

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And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

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emotional sad
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Khaled hosseini is one of my favourite authors, I have read everything he's put out. He masterfully creates emotional stories that put the Afghan people at the forefront, showing us their culture and ways of life.
I love that the book had multiple povs, I found each story engaging. However I found that there were almost too many different stories intersecting, anytime a pov started I would get into it and then suddenly the pov changed and we don't get to hear about what happens next. I was listening to the audiobook and when the povs changed, I found myself listening and trying to figure out who's pov it was. Took me out of the story a little.

The ending is bittersweet,
Abdullah and Paris find each other, but Abdullah has succumbed to dementia and doesn't recognise her

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