Hmmm... I still don't really know exactly how I feel about this book, and I've been mulling it over for a few hours now. Admittedly, I didn't read the blurb before starting The Walls Around Us. I simply noticed that it had a ton of love thrown at it, plus that I hadn't yet reviewed it as a NetGalley...
So I read that last couple of chapters four or five times, because what the fucking what!? Two stories: A ballerina who is on a meteoric rise towards whatever it is that she dreams. A princess whose best friend was sent to prison and died three years ago. An innocent (?) girl in prison for t...
4.5Was I being ridiculously generous when I awarded this book almost 5 stars, something I hardly ever do?Several weeks after the fact, I wonder if the answer is yes. Somehow, I think five years from now this book will not be one that comes to mind quickly as a favorite. Even so, I found myself rivet...
This was one very disturbing book. I read the first ten pages one night, then the next day read the whole thing. I had to stop a few times throughout the afternoon, the book was so intense and disturbing. But before I knew it, I was picking the book up again to read more. This is a dark book w...
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The story centres around two main characters, Violet and Amber. Violet is 18 and leaving her friends and family to study at Juilliard with big dreams of becoming a lead ballet dancer. Amber is locked up in...
I'm fast beginning to believe that Nova Ren Suma is the YA Shirley Jackson for our time. This is her third novel, the second that I've read. Her first, Imaginary Girls, is now on my kindle because she has interested me enough that I want to find out more. There are just the three books. I saw some...
Thank you Algonquin and Net Galley for providing me this free e-galley in exchange for an honest review. When I first started reading this book I was a little confused as to where Amber fit into the story. I mean, Violet was ranting about her and Orianna. I even went back a couple of times to make s...
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