July seems to be such a good month for new releases! And I know I say that every month but I can’t help it if so many good books are coming out this year, can I? All of these books look absolutely amazing and I can’t wait to read them, especially Eliza and Her Monsters. That might be my most anticipated one for this month.
Anyway, let’s get into the July releases that I’m most excited for… …
I’m sorry but how amazing is this graphic novel? I’ve heard so many people say that they don’t like graphic novels because they’re really short and so there isn’t much of a storyline in one volume. Well if they were talking about Saga, they would be completely wrong. There is so much story packed into this volume and it’s just bloody brilliant! …
I was browsing through Netgalley as I hadn’t looked in absolutely aaggeeesss, and I stumbled across None of the Above, read the description and I was immediately intrigued. I had never read a book that had an intersex character as the protagonist before and the premise of the book sounded really interesting. …
Ok, I’ll admit, at first I genuinely thought that this was a book that centred around two Indian lesbians meeting each other and falling in love. I was all about that life and it was one of the reasons why I was so excited to read it. Wow, how wrong was I?! If anything, this highlighted my ignorance towards Indian culture as I didn’t realise that Rishi was actually a male name. However, even though I had found out that this was a heterosexual relationship book, I was still intrigued because of the diversity and because the female protagonist is a computer coder! …
Another month means another amazing box from the Fairy Loot team! Even though last months wasn’t really my favourite box that I’ve received, it was still pretty good and I know how much time and effort goes into making these subscription boxes. Therefore, I’m grateful for whatever Fairy Loot decide to put in their boxes. Anyway, that being said, let’s just get on with this month unboxing.
The theme was ‘Elementalists’… …
I LOVED this book! It was just… wow… I can’t seem to get my brain together to write this review. I saw this book advertised about a year ago and I had read all of the hype that surrounded it. But when I looked on Amazon to buy it, it was £53 for the Audio CD and £35 for the hardcover. I was beat. But luckily, I waited and Nemesis was finally sent to me from the publisher so for that, I’ll be forever grateful! …
The main part of this novel that stood out to me was that it was set in Congo so I knew that diversity would be very very prominent within the book. With a 90% black cast with a handful of mixed race characters and a couple of white characters as well, this book explores racism, refugees and the war against the militia within Congo and surrounding areas. Whilst all of this is happening, this book also disguises itself as an action-packed thriller/mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat. …
A debut novel set in the Roman Empire and fictionalises the battle between the Romans and the Germans… It sounds epic. It sounds amazing and it sounds bloody. It was definitely bloody. …
When I read the blurb of this book, it didn’t really seem that interesting or captivating, but I went into it anyway knowing that I could surprise me, and it really did. Paintbrush is Hannah Bucchin’s debut novel and she broke into the world of YA with a bang. This is a truly remarkable debut that will stay in my heart forever. …
Grab your tissues, because you’re seriously going to be taken on an emotional rollercoaster ride with this book. I found this particularly difficult to read because it hit very very close to home with the character of the Granny. I got half way and I just didn’t think I could read anymore because it was getting too personal, but I ploughed through it and I’m really glad that I did. …