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November 1, 2019November 2, 2019alwaysneedmorebooks

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I'm sure by now you are aware of this book. My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell is being touted as the biggest debut of 2020 and at a recent 4th Estate Event, I was lucky enough to grab a proof and hear the author speak. Vanessa is just 15 and at boarding school when she first has sex with her English teacher. When Vanessa is 32,, her teacher is accused of sexual abuse by another pupil. Vanessa is horrified by this news, utterly convinced what she had with her teacher wasnt abuse, but love. Told in dual timelines from Vanessa as a 15 year old girl to Vanessa as an adult, this is a truly disturbing yet utterly addictive read. I was totally convinced in Vanessa as a narrator and because of this she almost had me believing what was happening wasn't so bad! It made me feel disturbed, angry and sad but it is an exceptional debut. One to watch...out in March 2020. Full thoughts are up on the blog today! #mydarkvanessa #kateelizabethrussell #debutnovels #metoo #metoomovement #onetowatch #4thestatelive #4thestatebooks #booksndcoffee #bookandcake #proofcopy #advancedreaderscopy
I've worn my fruity socks in honour of my #fruitybooks post today, inspired by @barbaras.book.obsession and @charliebooksandcoffee. What books do you have with fruit in the title? I have more than I thought! We have watermelon, blackberries, tangerine and two oranges! Love to see your #fruitybooks. #watermelon #mariankeyes #blackberryandwildrose #soniavelton #tangerine #christinemangan #bitterorange #clairefuller #bloodorange #harriettyce #socksunday #bookchallenge #bookstack #booktags
Happy Saturday! Any exciting weekend plans? My main plan is shopping today (mainly for presents) and tomorrow I need to write some blog posts and sort out all the books around the house! #readingupsidedown #readinganywhere #alwaysabookinmyhand #upsidedownhouse #upsidedownhousebrighton #booklover #bookstagram
Did much better than I thought in the #familytitles book tag! We have: Cousin, teen, girlfriend, child, husband, son, sister x 2, grandmother, wives and wife, father and mother! Just missing daughter! Thanks @barbaras.book.obsession for the prompt! How would you do? I've tagged a few to join in! #bookstack #family #mycousinrachel #teens #girlfriendinacoma #thesnowchild #thesevenhusbandsofevelynhugo #thegoodson #mysisterskeeper #grandmothers #thewives #theboywhofollowedhisfatherintoauschwitz #mysistertheserialkiller #thetimetravelerswife #themothers #booktags #bookchallenge
Today is #worldkindnessday so I wanted to share with you a recent competition win! The lovely @nora.reads (whom I'm lucky enough to have met in real life) recently sent me This Green and Pleasant Land by Ayisha Malik. I have read a couple of other books by her and this story how a deathbed promise to his mother leads Bilal to attempt to build a mosque in a country village sounds lovely! As well as sending me the book, Nora also sent me some lovely chocolate! I hope someone has been kind to you today! #thisgreenandpleasantland #ayishamalik #sophiakhanisnotobliged #theothersideofhappiness #booksandchocolate #giveawaywin #muslimauthors
Today on the blog is the lovely and charming Grandmothers by Salley Vickers. Grandmothers is the story of three very different women and their relationships with the younger generation. 👩‍🦳 Nan is a well respected poet but writes under a pen name so no one knows her true identity.  She has a brilliant relationship with her cheeky grandson Billy.  They like to visit Kew Gardens together and she gives him great advice. Nan is quite keen to get things in order, he even helps her choose her coffin! 👩‍🦳 Glamorous Blanche is the grandmother of Kitty and Harry and as the story opens her son and daughter in law have forbidden her to see them as it came to light she had a glass of wine while looking after them.  She is absolutely heart-broken and starts to self destruct, drinking heavily and shoplifting. 👩‍🦳 Minna is a retired teaching assistant who has a wonderful relationship with one of her ex-pupils Rose, and has become a surrogate grandmother.  Rose loves to visit Minna in her shepherds hut, where they play with toys together and share their love of books. I loved The Librarian earlier this year and this read was just as lovely. I loved the relationships depicted in this between the 3 grandmothers and their grandchildren! Thank you @vikingbooksuk for my #gifted copy and for inviting me on the tour! Full review is on the blog! #grandmothers #salleyvickers #hardbackbooks #bookblogger #blogtour #bookreview #flatlay

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