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Hi foreverBookers,  How are you all today? I hope you’re well! I’ve just finished reading “The Flat Share” by Beth O’Leary and I’m surprised to say that I VERY MUCH enjoyed it!  4 Stars! I only wanted to read “The Flat Share” because of the TV show that’s just come out in the UK! Beth O’Leary books seemed uninteresting to me before. I will probably read more from her in the future now as I enjoyed this one so much! “The Flat Share” had romance and fluff as well as more serious topics though, which was nice to see. Leon, the main male character is black. I don’t think we see many people of colour in books based in the UK or even the States. I can only think of two that I’ve read and reviewed that feature black characters and I’ve reviewed a lot of books! This was nice to see. It’s very much a white dominant industry, I feel. “The Flat Share” tells the story of a young woman, Tiffy who needs a house to live in, when she breaks up with her long term boyfriend, Justin. He’s ve...

  Hi Foreverbookers,   How are you all today? I hope you’re well!  I’ve just finished “Queen of Shadows,” book 4 of the “Throne Of Glass” series Sarah J Maas, and I bloody well LOVED it. It’s amazing to think that I didn’t think much of “The Assassin’s Blade” or “Throne of Glass” itself but I’m LOVING the latter books in the series!  In Queen Of Shadows we’re following our main protagonist from the prequel novella collection, “The Assassin’s Blade” and all the other books so far, Celaena or Aelin as she’s known in “Queen of Shadows” more, as she and her cadre become significant to the running and fighting of Erilea and Terrasen, where they live. There are surprises in the plot that I didn’t see coming. For example, when Aedion, Aelin’s cousin, gets captured and tortured by the King, Dorian’s father. Can he get out alive or does he die? You’ll need to read to find out for yourself! Also, what happens to Dorian? After losing the love of his life, Sorcha, ...

Hi ForeverBookers, How are you? I hope you’re well! I’ve just finished “Dark Waters” by Katherine Arden and I enjoyed it. It wasn’t as good as “Small Spaces” or “Dead Voices,” books 1 and 2 in this series, in my opinion but it was still a good read.  4 Stars! “Dark Waters” takes us to an island with our characters, Ollie, Coco and Brian. There’s another child this time as well, Phil as well as Coco’s mom and Ollie’s dad. What I did appreciate in this novel was the presence of the parents. In most middle grade/young adult novels, the parents don’t really play a part but in this one especially, Coco’s mom, who plans the trip to the island and Ollie’s dad who just goes along for the ride do play a vital role. If I’m being honest, the atmosphere in Dark Waters let it down considerably for me. It just didn’t feel as scary or dangerous as the other two books did, and I think that being stuck on a deserted, unknown island is scarier than either of the other two premises. You’ll know ...