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  Hi ForeverBookers,   Last night I read the first volume of BINTI by Nnedi Okarafor. I surprisingly REALLY enjoyed it! It’s a short novella but certainly packed a punch! We follow our FMC, Binti who is wanting to become a student at the famous Oomza University to study maths and become a “master harmonizer .”  This is someone who wants to understand how the universe is put together. She has to travel far to the planet of Oomza University, yes, a whole planet is dedicated to being a university, to do this. On her voyage she is joined by various young people, including her crush, Heru. He doesn’t have any page time, apart from being murdered by the Koush people. These people invade her ship, “The Third Fish” and kill everyone but her and the driver. What happens from there? I’ll let you read for yourself but it’s very good and rather interesting. I enjoyed it anyway.  I read Binti for a few readathons. They were: Reading Rivalry - An Afrofuturism read - this ...

Hey ForeverBookers,  I’ve just finished “The Girl Who Speaks Bear” by Sophie Anderson and I really enjoyed it. It was an easy middle-grade, stand-alone read but it had a serious message behind the text.  “The Girl Who Speaks Bear” is about our FMC, Yanka and how she believes she’s different from everyone else around her. She doesn’t like being different. Does this change throughout the novel? She also has three animal companions that she meets throughout the story, as well as a faithful companion in Mousetrap. He’s a squirrel that she tames from before the novel starts. She can trust Mousetrap, maybe more than any other character. She uncovers secrets about herself and makes discoveries that change who she is as a girl. I read “The Girl Who Speaks Bear” for a few readathons. They were: Reading Rivalry - Light on the Cover - Yanka is holding a light on the cover, while she follows Mousetrap, her friendly weasel.  Always Fully Booked 2026 Reading Challenge - A Bo...

Hey ForeverBookers, How are you all today? I hope you’re well! I’ve just finished reading “A Feather So Black” by Lyra Selene and I LOVED it! It’s a fantasy. I thought it was a take on the Swan Princess when I started reading it, but I didn’t find many similarities, apart from the swan maiden. It was still a really good story though.  We start with Fia, a young girl who doesn’t know where she’s come from. She was the ‘twin’ of another girl, Eala. Eala has been taken away from her home. Their mother, the High Queen wants Fia to go and find Eala, with Eala’s intended, Rogan by her side. What the High Queen doesn’t know is Eala isn’t the girl she was when she was younger. How/why? I’ll let you read for yourself. The romance was really what interested me the most in “A Feather So Black.” First we have, Prince Rogan who Fia loves with everything she has at the beginning. He knows he is promised to Eala, though. Then there’s Irian, a dark, brooding fae lord who’s questionable when ...

  I finished  “Hooked”  by Emily McIntyre a few weeks ago now and I surprisingly really enjoyed it. I didn’t think I would because it means more into the dark romance genre, which I don’t generally like, but this one was good. I forgot about posting this review.  4 Stars! In  “Hooked”  we primarily follow two characters, Wendy and Hook, also known as James. We see the story through both of their perspectives. Wendy is very naive at the beginning of  “Hooked.”  She’s been protected from life, until she meets Hook. Hook isn’t an evil character as you may think. No, he’s been used and abused and finds his ‘right’ with Wendy! Can they keep what they’ve built in  “Hooked,” or do the evil characters keep them apart? I’ll let you read for yourself but it was addictive! I finished it in 4 days!!! I read Hooked for a couple of readathons. They were: Reading Rivalry - A Book With A Reputation -  Hooked has been on my TBR for years and because of i...

Hey ForeverBookers,         I’ve just finished perhaps my favourite contemporary romance book that I’ve read in YEARS! “Binding 13” is a story based around the sport of rugby, first and foremost I’d say. It has a lot of rugby jargon in it, which I didn’t understand. In my copy there was an index at the front that explains the terms that I didn’t know the meaning of. While rugby is a main part of the story, the driving focus is the relationship that develops between Shannon and Johnny, or FMC and our MMC. They’re what holds the story together.  5 STARS! “Binding 13” is set in Ireland and starts when Shannon, our FMC has to start at a new school because she’s getting bullied at her current school. The new school is called Tommen, hence the series name “The Boys of Tommen.” Shannon was bullied for lots of different things at school, but her main trouble is at home with her abusive father. I just wanted to kill him if I’m being honest, but I think that’s h...