I’m currently trying to get through as many shorter books and graphic novels as I can to take a bit of pressure off myself. You may be wondering what I mean by this. The simple answer is that I upload a new post every single day, a large number of which are book reviews. So to relieve myself of some stress, I’m trying to get as many reviews written in advance as I can–hence the short books.
Girl (In Real Life) by Tamsin Winter
This has been on my radar for quite some time now and it’s definitely the cover that caught my attention. I also quite enjoy books about influencers–I think it’s because their lives are an entirely different reality to mine.
Synopsis: What’s it like to grow up online and have every tantrum, every spot – even your first period – broadcast to hundreds of thousands of followers?
Most parents try to limit their kids’ online exposure. But not Eva’s. Her parents run a hugely successful YouTube channel, and Eva is the star of the show. But Eva is getting sick of being made to pose in stupid mum-and-daughter matching outfits for sponsored posts. The freebies aren’t worth the teasing at school. And when an intensely humiliating “period party” post goes viral, Eva is outraged. She’s going to find a way to stop the channel, even if she has to sabotage it herself.
Your Place or Mine? by Portia MacIntosh
I love a Portia MacIntosh romcom, she’s really good at writing funny and likeable characters. This one is meant to be an enemies-to-lovers story, so I’m really excited to check it out.
Synopsis: When Serena is kicked out of her flat, an offer from her friend, Taylor, to house sit for her while she and her husband go travelling could not be better timing. But unfortunately for Serena she’s not the only one to have received this offer…
Enter arrogant, messy (and annoyingly handsome) musician, and friend of Taylor’s husband. Living with him is far from ideal, especially when he claims the best room, has loud parties – and the least said about his kitchen manner the better…
There’s just one solution for Serena – drive him out of the house by being twice as difficult to live with than he is! But Ziggy knows Serena’s game and as war ensues between them, being forced together under one roof may result in some unexpected consequences…
Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
This is a debut novel and I’m always interested in checking out debuts, even before I started my post series about them. Godkiller is surprisingly short for a fantasy book and I’m hoping it will get me out of my fantasy slump.
Synopsis: Kissen’s family were killed by zealots of a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing gods, and enjoys it. That is until she finds a god she cannot kill: Skedi, a god of white lies, has somehow bound himself to a young noble, and they are both on the run from unknown assassins.
Joined by a disillusioned knight on a secret quest, they must travel to the ruined city of Blenraden, where the last of the wild gods reside, to each beg a favour.
Pursued by demons, and in the midst of burgeoning civil war, they will all face a reckoning – something is rotting at the heart of their world, and only they can be the ones to stop it.
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