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      • 1 Star/Did Not Finish1 Star reads and books I didn’t finish. I use this for books I couldn’t finish. If I finished a book, it meant it was passable at least so deserves an extra star! It is very rare that I need to do this, I’m good at knowing my own taste. Usually if  a book got this rating I’d made a miscalculation when I picked it up! I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 2 Stars2 out of 5 star  book reviews. I finished the book but it felt like a struggle, and I probably ended up skim reading a lot of it just to get though the thing. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
      • 3 Stars3 out of 5 star book reviews. These are middle-of-the-road books. Nothing that got me excited, but they were fine and I probably had a good time reading most of it. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
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      • 5 Stars5 out of 5 star book reviews. I got super excited about it! I’ll buy a hard copy for my library, and I’ll likely read it again. Sometimes for these books, I’ll write up a longer review with analysis. I have a whole post about how I rate books and my reading preferences.
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Contemporary Fiction

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sweetpea by c.j. skuse 3/5 stars This was fun, just a little bit of light murder. I enjoyed Rhiannon’s voice, even if her character felt a bit inconsistent towards the end.

Sweetpea by C. J. Skuse

Posted in3 StarsAugust 27, 2025
A fun little bit of murder! - ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 Stars
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Earthlings by Sayaka Murata 4/5 stars I’d recommend reading Life Ceremony before this novel, it might be less shocking that way around! Equally disturbing as I found it entertaining. Don’t be fooled by the cute hedgehog on the cover!

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Posted in4 StarsAugust 14, 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 Stars - As entertaining as it is disturbing!
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I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue

I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue

Posted in3 StarsDecember 29, 2024
I really related to Jolene's experience of anxiety but as a novel it never quite lived up to it's potential. - ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 Stars
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Lost Property by Helen Paris

Lost Property by Helen Paris

Posted in2 Stars, Book ReviewsJuly 28, 2024
Intruiging premise but it fell flat for me. - ⭐⭐ 2/3 Stars
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Weyward by Emilia Hart

Weyward by Emilia Hart

Posted in3 Stars, Book ReviewsJuly 14, 2024
Readable but rather miserable and message was muddy. It was not the story I thought it would be - ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 3/5 Stars
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White Teeth by Zadie Smith

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

Posted in3 Stars, Book Reviews, BooksApril 25, 2024
A well told, often funny, Dickensian flavour exploration of immigrant life in the melting pot of 1970s-1990s London. This was a great audiobook but just not a genre that excites me. - ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 Stars
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The No-Show by Beth O'Leary 2/5 stars This is not a rom-com! Too many POV protagonists and just rather dull. Plus, Bolinda audiobook version had horrific mouth noises for 2/3 narrators!

The No-Show by Beth O’Leary

Posted in2 Stars, Book ReviewsMarch 16, 2024
Not the story the cover would have you believe, with a twist predictable from the start. - 🤷🏻🤷🏻 2/5 Shrugs
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