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YALC 2: Electric Booglaoo

Jul 26, 2020Jul 26, 2020 ~ Ellen ~ Leave a comment

Since there isn't going to be a YALC this year (thanks, coronavirus), and I never got around to posting my blog about YALC 2019, I figured I would finish and share it to make up for the lack of YALC in my life this weekend! I started writing this post in August 2019 so I … Continue reading YALC 2: Electric Booglaoo

ARC Review: Hideous Beauty

Apr 1, 2020Jun 17, 2020 ~ Ellen ~ Leave a comment

Hideous Beauty is a brilliant new YA thriller from William Hussey. It is a mixture of dark page-turning mystery and sweet LGBTQ+ love story. Be prepared for William Hussey to tear your heart right out of your chest and stomp all over it, because he will, and you will thank him for it after. I … Continue reading ARC Review: Hideous Beauty

Review: Chinglish

Feb 8, 2020Jun 17, 2020 ~ Ellen ~ Leave a comment

Just like the last book I reviewed on here, Chinglish is a book I was lucky enough to win a copy of at YALC 2019. The Andersen Press stall were holding a competition to win a copy (ahead of its publication in September) and the entry requirements were simple - you get 30 seconds to … Continue reading Review: Chinglish

Review: The Places I’ve Cried in Public

Sep 25, 2019Jun 17, 2020 ~ Ellen ~ 5 Comments

The queen of UK YA has done it again. Holly Bourne's new book, The Places I've Cried in Public, is her most powerful story yet. It follows Amelie as she retraces the steps of her relationship with Reese, specifically all the places he made her cry. This is a brilliant and heartbreaking book about abuse, … Continue reading Review: The Places I’ve Cried in Public

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