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Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith

Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith

What would you do if you won £140 million? This is the question that kept circling around in my head as I read this book. That’s a lot of money. And me saying that it’s a lot of money is a massive understatement. I’ve never understood why the lottery even exists… Surely, a better way for those jackpot amounts to be spent would be for the government to build a homeless shelter? Or even better yet, to buy homeless people homes and food and clothes? Not to give that money to someone who probably doesn’t need it… Well, that’s what this story is about…

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Girlhood by Cat Clarke

Girlhood by Cat Clarke

When reading the blurb of this book, it reminded me of the 2008 film Wild Child, starring Emma Roberts. It was set in a boarding school and there were catty friendships and backstabbing. It all sounded a bit cliché, to be honest. Boarding schools have this tendency to be portrayed in a very bitchy way… But I decided to give the book a shot anyway because I enjoyed reading Cat Clarke’s The Lost and the Found. 

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Geekerella by Ashley Poston

Geekerella by Ashley Poston

A re-telling of Cinderella and geekiness… What’s not to love about the concept of this book. I am a geek. I am proud of being a geek and if anyone calls me one, I’m like ‘HELL YEAH!’ Cinderella isn’t my favourite Brothers Grimm or Disney story so I didn’t think that I would absolutely love it. But I did… I really did.

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Descendants by Rae Else

Descendants by Rae Else

Who doesn’t love a good book about people who can manipulate the elements, a book where it is good versus evil? Descendants is a book about exactly that. With its captivating storyline and heart-wrenching plot points, I can guarantee that this will be a book that you won’t be able to put down.

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Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Readers all over the world were saying that if you liked The Night Circus, you would love Caraval… I loved the circus setting of The Night Circus so I was excited to read more about magical performers and I loved knowing that Caraval was about two sisters instead of two lovers. When I opened my January Fairy Loot box and saw that Caraval was the book of the month, I started reading it straight away. So yeah, this review is up 2 months after I finished the book but hey – it’s here now!

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Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer

Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer

I cried. I actually cried at this book. This is going to sound really cheesy, but this spoke to me on so many levels… Letters to the Lost is about confronting your own demons, about facing loss, dealing with family problems, friendship, and love. It is a beautiful young adult contemporary that deals with so many issues.

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