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My life was an absolute bastard with a chip on his shoulder.

December 28, 2016 by borisanne 8 Comments

Who recommended this to me? How did this end up on my to-be-read list? Whoever you are, thanks, my friend! It was an absolutely fantastic interlude after the deep, dark despair inspired by the “Peculiar Children” series. Honestly, this is the kind of story-telling I think people are talking about when they talk about Rainbow Rowell (note: I have only read one Rowell book, and it was totally fine). The prose is very sharp and full of whimsy. It’s clever, but lands on the right […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Ahern, breakup, cannonball, CBR8, Cecelia Ahern, family, Fiction, Ireland, life, maybe science fiction, romance

borisanne's CBR8 Review No:52 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Ahern, breakup, cannonball, CBR8, Cecelia Ahern, family, Fiction, Ireland, life, maybe science fiction, romance ·
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