I find myself comparing books to Bridget Jones's Diary fairly often, just because it's so iconic, but now I think maybe I should've saved the comparisI find myself comparing books to Bridget Jones's Diary fairly often, just because it's so iconic, but now I think maybe I should've saved the comparison for Yinka. This feels like the spiritual heir to Bridget Jones, while still being so modern and fresh. Yinka is hilarious and relatable, and her mishaps--and meddling aunties--are charming even as they occasionally have you cringing from the secondhand embarrassment. This book is an excellent reminder that we're all a little bit of a mess, and that's okay. Sometimes it's even fun. ...more
Ugh. So good. A Beauty & the Beast-esque love story that engages directly with all the complexities of that kind of power dynamic. I also always finisUgh. So good. A Beauty & the Beast-esque love story that engages directly with all the complexities of that kind of power dynamic. I also always finish Dunmore's books having genuinely LEARNED something, without it ever feeling like the historical elements are bogging down the narrative or romance. Her books HAVE to take place within their context, rather than the era feeling incidental, and it's clear how much research goes into these books. I can't even understand how she's been publishing at this pace. Nothing is sacrificed--the writing, the characters, the story itself. It's all just utterly intentional. LOVE....more
This is the kind of book that you just sort of ache to step inside. I want to be thereeeeeee heeeeeelp. It's a PERFECT fall read you want to make sureThis is the kind of book that you just sort of ache to step inside. I want to be thereeeeeee heeeeeelp. It's a PERFECT fall read you want to make sure you've got preordered now....more
In my real life, I cry from laughing a lot. It's only happened from a book once, and it was this book. A line about an inflatable airplane slide did iIn my real life, I cry from laughing a lot. It's only happened from a book once, and it was this book. A line about an inflatable airplane slide did it, and when I tried to read it to my husband, it took several minutes of wheezing to get it out. For that alone, this book was an instant five stars for me, but as I've come to expect, the emotional weight, angst, sweetness, wisdom of Mhairi McFarlane's writing sealed the deal over and over again.
Trigger warning: (view spoiler)[ There is a description of sexual assault in this book and knowing that ahead of time was helpful to me. You could pretty easily skip over it if you needed to, and you'll know when it's coming. (hide spoiler)]...more
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