I am a massive fan of Sepetys’ work, and I have been ever since I read Between Shades of Gray when it first came out. I find her writing to be very emotional, so it was a shame when The Fountains of Silence managed to drag on for me and didn’t evoke many emotions at all. My main issue with The ...
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Review: The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
Blood and Sand by C. V. Wyk
I picked up Blood and Sand because I have a bit of an obsession with the Spartacus TV show. And Ancient Rome, but mostly Spartacus. So when I saw that a Spartacus-inspired YA book was being released I FREAKED. OUT. Blood and Sand isn’t a true story about the historical events that happened during ...
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
I don’t know what I was expecting when I picked up The Zookeeper’s Wife, but it certainly wasn’t this. I knew from reading a couple of reviews that this was a non-fiction account, but I wasn’t expecting the author to add so many fictionalised scenes and moments. It made for a very strange mixture. ...
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
I read the graphic novel of The Kite Runner about seven years ago when I first started blogging and I absolutely loved it. I immediately bought the novel, but I put off reading it for the longest time (seven years...) because I felt like the story was still too fresh in my mind and I remembered ...
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Salt to the Sea was one of my most anticipated releases of the year, and it certainly didn't disappoint. Ruta Sepetys has completely delivered three times in a row now, meaning that her spot on my auto-buy authors list is well deserved. Her writing style is captivating and contains the perfect blend ...
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
Happy New Year everyone! I'm kicking 2016 off as I mean to go on - by flailing about incredibly upsetting books that I enjoyed. Story of my life. So anyway, I'm a massive fan of Code Name Verity. It wasn't a perfect read for me, but it came pretty damn close and I am still broken over Julie and ...
