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The Stolen Heir By Holly Black Book Review

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The stolen heir is an irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame from bestselling Folk of the Air author Holly Black. She’s a master of her craft and she totally nailed it with The Stolen Heir. The Stolen Heir is set in the same world as Holly Black's "Folk of the Air" trilogy and takes place some years after the events of the final book in that trilogy. The main characters are Wren and Oak, who were previously introduced as children in the "Folk of the Air" trilogy. Oak is a prince and the heir to Cardan's throne, while ...

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 My Favourite Dan Brown Books- The Robert Langdon Series

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Dan Brown is an American author who is best known for his thriller novels, including "The Da Vinci Code," "Angels and Demons," "Inferno," and "The Lost Symbol." Here is a list of some of his most popular books: 2. The Da Vinci Code This is the second book in the Robert Langdon Series and my favourite book in the series. The Da Vinci Code follows the story of Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor of symbology, who is summoned to the Louvre Museum in Paris to decipher a series of codes and symbols hidden within Leonardo da Vinci's ...

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Why Colleen Hoover's portrayal of women is harmful and problematic and why I will no longer be reading her books

Why Colleen Hoover’s portrayal of women is harmful and problematic and why I will no longer be reading her books

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Colleen Hoover is a bestselling author known for her romantic novels. However, many readers including me have criticized Hoover for her problematic and harmful portrayal of female characters in her books. Colleen Hoover is best known for her heartwarming and emotional stories. However, upon closer examination, her portrayal of female characters is problematic and offensive. One of the biggest issues with Hoover's writing is her tendency to portray women as weak and overly dependent on men. The female characters come off as weak. They ...

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The School for Good and Evil Book to Movie Adaptation Review

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The movie is VFX and Vibes with a dash of “Harry Potter” meets “Descendants” School of Good and Evil Movie Summary Based on the best-selling children’s book series by Soman Chainani, “The School for Good and Evil” focuses on two extremely different teenage best friends Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie), misfits of Gavaldon, a picturesque Arthurian-style town: Sophie dreams of a glamorous life as a princess and Agatha seems to be grumpy and labelled a witch.  Sophie and Agatha are sent to a school for ...

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It Starts With Us By Colleen Hoover Book Review (It Ends With Us Sequel Review)

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It Starts With Us, the highly anticipated sequel to the emotionally gripping It Ends With Us, was finally released on October 18th, 2020. The sequel is the narrative of Lilly and Atlas eventually navigating their second chance at love following leaving her ex-husband Ryle and raising their daughter Emerson. It Starts With Us is told through diary entries and letters that Lilly and Atlas exchange, allowing us to see their past through Atla's eyes. Despite her divorce, Lilly is still not free of Ryle. It starts with us showcases the ...

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Sorcery Of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson – Book Review

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Sorcery of Thorns Series by Margaret Rogerson Blurb A New York Times bestseller! All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire, and Elisabeth is implicated in the ...

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The Spanish Love Deception (Elena Armas) Book Review

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The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas is an “enemies-to-lovers”, fake-dating romantic comedy. Perfect for those looking for a steamy slow-burn romance with the sweetest Happily Ever After.  Honest opinion this book just wasn’t it for me. The Spanish Love Deception sealed my decision to stop reading books hyped on Tik Tok and Instagram because 3 in 5 of those books are sometimes bad recommendations. However, those 2 that end up being good books are always good as hyped. Nevertheless, I will still be reading less over-hyped books ...

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It Ends With Us Movie – What We Know About The Film Adaptation + Updates

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Colleen Hoover’s outstanding romance novel It Ends With Us is being made into a movie! It Ends With Us was originally published in August 2016 and won the Goodreads award for the Best romance book in 2016. It has been fully confirmed now that It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover has a movie adaptation in the works. However a release date is yet to be announced, and neither has the casting been announced. Nevertheless, what we do know is that the first draft has been completed and there is a script. The release date is yet to be confirmed and ...

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Confess By Colleen Hoover Hoover- Book Review

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Confess didn't meet my expectations. Been on a Colleen Hoover reading spree since last year. This wasn't like I expected. Auburn has suffered immensely in her teenage years and is struggling with her life. The story begins with her in search of a job as she is desperately in need of income. When she notices a Help Wanted sign and signed up for the job she definitely didn’t expect herself to be falling for the ludicrously handsome and talented artist Owen Gentry she begins to work for. As they continue to get acquainted, we realise that both ...

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The Cruel Prince by Holly Black – Book Review

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The Cruel Prince - Book One in The Folk of Air Book Series The Folk of Air series (The Cruel Prince, Wicked King and Queen of Nothing) is an intriguing enemy to lover's romance written by Holly Black. The book has been listed as a favourite bookish romance among many bok readers. It’s a slow burn romance with a strong albeit flawed female character- Jude and a dark, brooding male fae- Caradan The Cruel Prince  The Cruel Prince is the first book in The Folk of Air book series.  The first book follows the story of Jude, along ...

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Ogadinma by Ukamaka Olisakwe Book Review

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Ogadinma: (Everything Will Be All Right). The story was very engaging and relatable from the first page to the last.  Ogadinma tells the tale of what women go through in a world that is designed for men. It's painfully true, intriguing and very insightful. It shows the experience of women at the hands of men who want to control them until the women find it too much to bear. Please check for trigger warnings. Some include- domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Abortion. One thing I didn’t enjoy was ...

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Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye- Book Review

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Blood Scion gave me so much joy. I was so proud as a Yoruba girl to see Yoruba representation of the gods, names, incantations and anecdotes.  The Yoruba gods are known to be powerful and sometimes petty which is quite interesting. I had to learn their names, stories and powers growing up and I’ve always marvelled at them even going out of my way to learn more. Hence I’d always wondered why we didn’t have stories around them like the Greek gods. I’m glad they are being told like this. I enjoyed the anecdotes and how Yoruba mythology ...

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