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Something of a departure

My Darling Daughter by JP Delaney

December 29, 2022 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

This author also wrote The Girl Before, but has since refined his preoccupations and writing to the point where I’d stop describing his work as psychological thrillers altogether. This is Sky’s story, and though she is something of an unreliable narrator, this never comes as the sort of cheap shock or “writing myself out of a corner” gimmick its been elsewhere.  Neither does the fact that Susie, her biological mother, has a more complicated past than we’re led to believe initially.  Removed by the courts […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: JP Delaney

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: JP Delaney ·
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Sweetest Book I’ve Read This Year

Date Me, Bryson Keller by Kevin Van Whye

December 29, 2022 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

I don’t TikTok, so I am pretty sure that this hit my radar via Pajiba, and I am so glad it did.  It’s a top ten read of the year. Bryson agrees to a dare whereby he dates the first person to ask him out each Monday, until the end of that week.  The wording is nebulous – doesn’t specify a gender – so when Kai gets massively pissed at Bryson, he claims the week’s dates for himself. This is a sweet story with an […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Kevin Van Whye

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR14 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Kevin Van Whye ·
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You Get What You Pay For

Ten Trends to Seduce your Best Friend by Penny Reid

December 29, 2022 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

When I read this, I’d been reading a lot of books that I picked up for free or for a dollar.  My thumbnail says “oh, this is why we pay for good books.” I really enjoyed Ten Trends (notes: “I didn’t want this to end”).  Winnie is a teacher, and Byron is an author of some renown.  He’s clearly on the autism spectrum, but no attempt is made to “redeem” him, make him more “normal,” or suggest that he needs to change in any way.  […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Penny Reid

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR14 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Penny Reid ·
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Wait, this isn’t a YA series?

Gild by Raven Kennedy

Glint by Raven Kennedy

Gleam by Raven Kennedy

Glow by Raven Kennedy

December 29, 2022 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

Wow, I got this one totally wrong.  As the official Most Prolific Reader in the family, I pick books up all the time, and test them out.  Maybe they’re right for my brother, maybe they’re for my sister.  Perhaps someone is brutally murdered early on – then it’s for Nan.  Lately, I’ve been screening books for Australia’s Best (10yo) Niece.  I’d seen Gild around, and while I was (clearly) totally unspoiled, I somehow got the idea that it was YA fiction (maybe the price point?). […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Raven Kennedy

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Raven Kennedy ·
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The holidays are fucking hard

This Winter by Alice Oseman

December 29, 2022 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“When people know you’re mentally ill, most people either want to ignore it completely or they treat you like your strange, scary, or fascinating. Very few people are actually good at the middle ground. The middle ground isn’t hard. It’s just being there. Being helpful, if help is needed. Being understanding, even if they don’t understand everything.” ― Alice Oseman, This Winter “I think sometimes,’ says Nick, ‘you’re so scared of being a burden that it makes you terrified to ask for help. But you […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: alice oseman, Christmas novella, Dysfunctional Families, eating disorders, gay romance, LGBTQ, Mental Health, mental health issues, siblings, Young Adult Romance

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:52 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: alice oseman, Christmas novella, Dysfunctional Families, eating disorders, gay romance, LGBTQ, Mental Health, mental health issues, siblings, Young Adult Romance ·
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Local Booksellers Know Best (Part Two)

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

December 29, 2022 by thegirlwhogotoverit 2 Comments

This was recommended to me by a local bookseller, when I asked her “What’s the best book you’ve read this month?”  I consider it a solid strategy; I was introduced to Christopher Brookmyre this way back in the mid 90s, and have never had cause to regret it. The bookseller who recommended this said it got her out of a reading slump, and since I’d not long since read Beach Read, I was keen to give it a go. Its another winner from Emily Henry […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Emily Henry

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Emily Henry ·
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