The Raven Room by Ana Medeiros – 1/10 – Hmm. I really don’t like writing negative reviews for things, especially books. Having said that, I really did not like this book. I think this book should come with a trigger warning of some kind, because it features a lot of physical and emotional abuse and some scenes that border on rape. Really, beyond that is there any need for me to explain why I didn’t enjoy it? I don’t think so.
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty – 8/10 – I love the way Liane Moriarty writes about Australian life. It’s so honest and her characters are always believable. Although this wasn’t my favourite out of her books that I’ve read so far, I found it really enjoyable and difficult to put down. If you’re after a funny contemporary fiction with a few twists and turns along the way you can’t go wrong with this.
The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver – 5/10 – You know that feeling when a main character in the book you’re reading constantly makes mind-bogglingly terrible decisions that don’t really make any sense? That’s what this book will give you. The story is basically laid out in the blurb, so I don’t think I’m giving anything away by saying this – the thing that pissed me off the most about this book was the fact that Ella completely took away her parent’s ability to properly grieve the loss of their daughter. Bizarre.
The Girl In 6E by A.R. Torre – 9/10 – So close to a perfect rating! So very close. I enjoyed this book a lot, so much so that halfway through reading it I put a reservation on the second book in the series at my local library. Gotta be prepared. This book was really different to anything I’ve ever read. Murderous female protaganist? Check. Interesting and believable erotica? Check. Romance!? Check. This was a great book, and I highly recommended it – but it’s definitely not for the faint hearted.
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty – 8/10 – I love the way Liane Moriarty writes about Australian life. It’s so honest and her characters are always believable. Although this wasn’t my favourite out of her books that I’ve read so far, I found it really enjoyable and difficult to put down. If you’re after a funny contemporary fiction with a few twists and turns along the way you can’t go wrong with this.
The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver – 5/10 – You know that feeling when a main character in the book you’re reading constantly makes mind-bogglingly terrible decisions that don’t really make any sense? That’s what this book will give you. The story is basically laid out in the blurb, so I don’t think I’m giving anything away by saying this – the thing that pissed me off the most about this book was the fact that Ella completely took away her parent’s ability to properly grieve the loss of their daughter. Bizarre.
The Girl In 6E by A.R. Torre – 9/10 – So close to a perfect rating! So very close. I enjoyed this book a lot, so much so that halfway through reading it I put a reservation on the second book in the series at my local library. Gotta be prepared. This book was really different to anything I’ve ever read. Murderous female protaganist? Check. Interesting and believable erotica? Check. Romance!? Check. This was a great book, and I highly recommended it – but it’s definitely not for the faint hearted.