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This is definitely not my brand of heroin…

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

September 16, 2021 by postcardsandbooks 5 Comments

I think this officially marks the end of the week of finishing my bingo-inspired bad choices. Well let’s be honest, I can’t really blame bingo for this one. Allow me to thoroughly embarrass myself for a moment:15 years ago, I was really into Twilight. I mean really into it, in a pre-ordering-the-books-as-they-came-out, getting-involved-in-fandom-on-LiveJournal,-reading-and-writing-fanfiction,-taking-the-train-to-Belgium-to-watch-the-movie-on-opening-weekend-because-it-took-a-couple-of-months-for-it-to-get-to-the-theater-in-France kind of way. And to be honest, I regret nothing. I made some pretty good friends during that time and even if I can acknowledge all the problematic things about it, I loved […]

Werther is a selfish, entitled, overly dramatic arsehole and I am glad he is dead

The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

September 15, 2021 by postcardsandbooks 8 Comments

Content Warning for suicide. I am kind of sad this book marks my first cannonball, but oh well… When book bingo asked for a “White Whale”, I had a hard time picking a book. It’s just that I couldn’t think of anything I’d been meaning to read forever. And then I remembered the audiobook I bought back in 2016 when my bookclub read it, but I never did. It’d been sitting on my phone for over 5 years, and it was only a little over […]

…and people say you can’t judge a book by its cover

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

September 1, 2021 by postcardsandbooks 1 Comment

Look at how pretty this book is. I am serious: take a minute to ignore the Lego boxes hiding behind the books and truly appreciate how absolutely gorgeous the Waterstones exclusive edition of the Vanishing Half is. I will be honest, I bought this book for the purely superficial reason that it would look gorgeous on my shelf, and it delivered (don’t even get me started on the gorgeous purple hardcover underneath the dust jacket or I might never actually tell you anything about the […]

Nick and Charlie Omnibus :)

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

This Winter by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper vol. 1 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper vol. 2 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper vol. 3 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper vol. 4 by Alice Oseman

Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

August 18, 2021 by postcardsandbooks 2 Comments

After falling in love with Alice Oseman’s latest novel Loveless back at the start of the year, I decided to dive into her backlist and start reading everything she ever wrote. This didn’t quite go as planned with her debut Solitaire, but after that I found her graphic novels and now I am in love with Nick and Charlie. So here’s a bulk review of 1 novel, 4 graphic novels and 2 novellas. Solitaire *** Alice Oseman’s debut novel tells the story of Tori Spring, […]

Another lukewarm thriller

I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

August 7, 2021 by postcardsandbooks Leave a Comment

It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed a thriller. It used to be my favourite genre, but lately I’ve had a hard time finding ones that really excited me. Unfortunately, this one was no exception. I chose to read this because one of my favourite booktubers listed it on her top 5 thrillers, so I went in with high hopes. I’d read Clare Mackintosh’s sophomore novel a couple of years ago and I remember thinking it was okay (also a 3-star, though), so I thought […]

The Arc of a Scythe was a welcome surprise

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

The Toll by Neal Shusterman

August 6, 2021 by postcardsandbooks 2 Comments

This trilogy was of those surprise!sci-fi books I’ve mentioned in a previous review. I had exactly zero idea what exactly the book was about when I picked it up. I was doing Whatever-you-want-a-thon in June, and reading one of the hosts favourites gave extra points. As I had previously got this on Audible, I decided to give it a try and I absolutely loved it. So here we go with bulk reviews. Each book review will contain spoilers for the previous book, but I’ll try […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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