April Wrap Up

Hi guys, this post is coming to you a bit later than we would of liked but it’s finally here (sorry again😂)

Also for our TBR’s each month they might change to what we had originally planned to read. Thanks for your patience guys – Caroline and Jen x

Caroline-

For this month I didn’t read what I had originally planned to as I went to a book signing so I had to read the book for that author, and I was a tad bit ambitious with my tbr pile 😅 these are the books I did read:

Ignite Me- Tahereh Mafi

I love how Juliette finally realised the strength she has within herself in this book. She’s not the scared timid character we met in Shatter Me and it’s amazing to see how far she’s come.

To finally realise Warner’s intentions this whole time was a revelation and also heartbreaking as we see how broken he is but also how much Juliette makes him feel alive again.

Restore Me- Tahereh Mafi

OK THIS BOOK I WAS SCREAMING!!

In this book we see Juliette trying to be the leader of The Reestablishment and trying to figure out how to do that. Then unexpected twists and turns happen and she finally finds out the truth about her past.

She struggles to deal with what she’s been told by Warner, and ok I wanted to slap Warner in the head a few times throughout this because I was like just tell the truth goddammit!!

I love Kenji so much in this because he’s just real and he doesn’t bullshit around anything, and I’m legit in love with his character, and the moments in this with him and Warner.

The twist at the end that you think is it and then BAM another twist and you’re shook honestly. I don’t know how I’m going to wait for the next book, I NEED IT NOW!!

Clean- Juno Dawson

This book has trigger warnings before you read it and I think that’s a good thing to have, but also made me wary of reading it because I didn’t know how I would feel.

I do have mixed feelings about this book. At some stages I was getting a bit frustrated with Lexi who is the main character, but I knew it was her addiction that was making her be a bit of a bitch in it if I’m honest 😂 she was very reliant on people who were very toxic in her life.

I am glad how the story turned out and it didn’t trigger me as much as I thought it would which was a huge bonus. Lexi finally works out who she is and deals with her past. It was a really good read.

Jennifer-

So once again April was a flop for me in terms of reading. I only finished 3 books in total and those weren’t even my tbr books, I mean one was 🤷🏼‍♀️

The Upside of Unrequited- Becky Albertalli

The first book in read in the month of April was The Upside it Unrequited by Becky Albertalli. I really enjoyed this book, it was so nice to read something fun and fluffy because I had been reading so much fantasy. The representation was amazing in this book with Cassie being interested in having a relationship with a girl, Molly having what I think to be an un represented body type in YA…also…GAY MARRIAGE!!! Molly having so many crushes but not doing anything about them was so relatable 😂 The relationship between Cassie and Molly was fun to read about as it goes through stages over the course of the book. I thought Reid was so cute, his funny and nerdy personality reminded me a lot of my boyfriend. Also loved the fact that he didn’t care about what other people think of him. Seeing and hearing about characters from Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda was so much fun. All around I thought this book was an enjoyable read.

Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone- J.K. Rowling

The next book I completed was a re-read of Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone. Being back in this world was amazing. I had missed it so much! I couldn’t put it down when reading it, literally felt like I was chilling in Hogwarts with Harry and the gang. Hagrid is my favourite character so him featuring heavily in this book is always nice, I feel so comforted when reading about him. The part where Harry is being taught about Quidditch by Oliver Wood was just like the movie scene playing out in my head which was so cool. The characters get up to mischief, learn a lot about spells, flying, quidditch (for Harry) and of course… Voldemort! I might do a review on this because I plan on doing a review for each book in the Harry Potter series just to have up on the blog.

Clean- Juno Dawson

Let me start of by saying wow! I loved this book so much! From the get go this book is gritty and intense which sets us up for quite the ride for the rest of the novel. Lexi is a rebellious teen that has no problems with money but has a problem with addiction which causes her to end up in a rehab centre which her brother brought her to. In this centre we are introduced to a group of likeable, funny and inclusive people who are also struggling with things such as: eating disorders, sex addiction, drug addiction and self harm.

The centres doctors are also very likeable characters, especially Mr Goldstein, I really enjoyed reading about him. I thought this was a very well written and compelling novel. Juno Dawson done an amazing job at writing such an inclusive, gritty and heart wrenching story. One of my favourite books this year so I’m adding that to my list of reviewsto do.