Tag: 5 stars
Review: Human Acts by Han Kang
Published: January 17th 2017 (first published 2014)
Translated by: Deborah Smith
Publisher: Hogarth
Genres: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Korean Literature
Source: Purchased Harcover
My Rating:
Her Naughty Holiday by Tiffany Reisz
Publication: October 18th 2016
Publisher: Harlequin Blaze
Series: Men at Work #2
Genres: Adult, Romance, Holiday
Format: eARC Source: Publisher via Netgalley
My Rating:
Blog Tour: The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis – Review + Giveaway
Hi guys! Welcome to my stop on The Female of the Species blog tour, hosted by Irish Banana Tours. I am excited to share my thoughts about this book with you, so that you can run and grab it on release day. This is my favorite McGinnis book, to date. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway at the bottom, before you go!
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow + Giveaway
Published: August 30th 2016
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Genres: YA, Contemporary, Mental Health
Format: ARC Source: First In Line
My Rating:
Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she’s already lost more than most people lose in a lifetime. But she’s learned how to forget. The thick glass of a mason jar cuts deep, and the pain washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don’t have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is gone forever. Or your mother, who has nothing left to give you.
Every new scar hardens Charlie’s heart just a little more, yet it still hurts so much. It hurts enough to not care anymore, which is sometimes what has to happen before you can find your way back from the edge.
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~Review~
I’ll start by saying that this book may be a trigger for some readers. There’s no shortage of issues in this book, so read at your own risk. It’s dark and gritty, and not what I thought going into it.
It took me roughly 2 days to get through Girl In Pieces. It’s a very heavily issued story; ranging from self harm, abuse, eating disorders, rape, etc… Our main character Charlie, along with side characters, are living in hell. There’s no other way to describe it. Life is tough, but this just felt like too much for anyone to go through. Yet, this is happening all over the world. I love that the author doesn’t gloss over the UGLY. There’s plenty of it to go around.
Charlie’s stream of consciousness is very sad. We get lucid thoughts and actions from her, but her fragmented thoughts also drove the story forward. Those chapters are short, which made the story progress even faster; even though you want to savor every little detail. My favorite parts in the beginning are her interactions with the other girls in the psych hospital. There’s her roommate Louisa, whom is also a cutter. Then there’s Blue, who has quite a mouth on her. She likes to antagonize Charlie, to make her talk. Charlie doesn’t talk the first few weeks that she’s there, but when she starts admitting to herself that she wants to get better and try to move on from what put her there, she finally speaks. Her fears and pain were so very real, and the way that the author characterized self harm in this story is really eye-opening. There were moments when I thought that I needed to just put the book down for a moment.
The second half of the story is Charlie trying to put her life back together after she’s discharged. It was very hard. Just when I was thinking that life for Charlie was going to be all rainbows and sunshine, here comes an asshole. More than that, though, is Charlie’s craving for normal. She wants her life back the way it was before her dad died. She misses her best friend, Ellis’, touch. She wants Mikey to love her like he loves Ellis. It was just all written so boldly, and I admire the author for that.
I highly recommend this book. It’s not just about cutting. Please don’t think that it’s all about cutting.
~Giveaway~
I ended up with 2 ARCs of Girl In Pieces, so I feel it is my duty to share this story with one of you lucky readers. To enter, just fill out the Rafflecopter form. This giveaway is US only. Sorry INT readers. I will have a giveaway for you guys soon.
- must be a US resident
- must be 13 years or older
- winner will have 48 hrs. to reply to my email, or another winner will be chosen
- Ends 9/7
Mini Reviews: From the World of Kate Daniels
Magic Steals by Ilona Andrews
Published: August 16th 2016 (first published 2014)
Publisher: InterMix
Series: Kate Daniels #6.5
Format: Kindle Format: Purchased
My Rating: 5 Stars
I Can’t Hold It In Any Longer: Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews
Publication: September 20th 2016 by: Ace
Series: Kate Daniels #9
Genres: Adult Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Supernatural, Mythology
Format: eARC Source: Publisher via Netgalley
My Rating:
The Others by Anne Bishop: This Series Will Be The Death of Me
*WARNING: Each review may contain a little spoiler about the previous book. Nothing big, I just don’t want to catch you unaware.*
Murder of Crows
Series: The Others #2
Published: March 14th 2014
Publisher: Roc
Genres: Adult Fiction, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
Format: Library ebook
My Rating: 5 Stars
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Published: September 27th, 2011
by: Little Brown BFYR
Genres: YA, Fantasy, Paranormal
Series: Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Everyone Should Read This Book
Published: May 14th, 2013
by: Knopf
Genres: Adult-Fiction, Contemporary, Literary, Politics, Cultural, Mental Health, Coming-of-Age, Romance
Format: Paperback
Source: Purchased
My Rating: 5 Stars