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Into The Wilderness by Nicky Heymans

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

β€œπ’²π‘’ π’Έπ’Άπ“ƒπ“ƒπ‘œπ“‰ 𝓁𝑒𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒻𝑒𝒢𝓇 π‘œπ’» π“Œπ’½π’Άπ“‰ 𝓂𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒽𝒢𝓅𝓅𝑒𝓃 π“‰π‘œπ“‚π‘œπ“‡π“‡π‘œπ“Œ π“‡π‘œπ’· π“Šπ“ˆ π‘œπ’» 𝓉𝒽𝑒 π’Ώπ‘œπ“Ž π‘œπ’» π“‰π‘œπ’Ήπ’Άπ“Ž.β€œ

Into The Wilderness is a truly spectacular and powerful book that tells us the story of the Israelites escape from Egypt, starting with the parting of the Red Sea. Though this exciting journey to Canaan we can imagine what it might have been like to travel with Moses, seen through the eyes of his manservant and friend, the warrior Joshua.

I had the most wonderful time with this book! It definitely is a must read to everyone, even if you are not religious. 
To learn more about this wonderful journey was an uplifting feeling that I’ll never forget.
Diary of Murders by Sarah Cook

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Diary of Murders gripped me from the very beginning, even the title is captivating. 
I had the most amazing time reading this very unique and interesting story! I loved the main characters - Miriam and John. Loved to see their relationship bloom. The writing style of the novel was beautiful and charming.
I highly recommend reading this book!
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The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

1st read
β€œβ„’π’Ύπ’»π‘’ 𝒢𝓃𝒹 π‘œπ“‰π’½π‘’π“‡ π“…π‘’π‘œπ“…π“π‘’'π“ˆ π“ˆπ“‰π‘œπ“‡π’Ύπ‘’π“ˆ 𝒽𝒢𝒹 π’Άπ“π“Œπ’Άπ“Žπ“ˆ π“‰π‘œπ“π’Ή 𝒽𝑒𝓇 π“ˆπ’½π‘’ π“Œπ’Άπ“ˆ π’·π“π“Šπ‘’. ℋ𝑒𝓇 𝒻𝒢𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇'π“ˆ π‘’π“Žπ‘’π“ˆ. 𝒯𝒽𝑒 π“ˆπ‘’π’Ά. π’œπ“π’Ύπ’Έπ‘’ β„¬π“π“Šπ‘’. 𝒯𝒽𝑒 π’Έπ‘œπ“π‘œπ“‡ π‘œπ’» π‘œπ“‡π’Έπ’½π’Ύπ’Ήπ“ˆ. π’ͺ𝒻 𝒽𝑒𝓇 π’·π‘œπ‘œπ“‰π“ˆ. π’ͺ𝒻 π’»π’Άπ’Ύπ“‡π“Žπ“‰π’Άπ“π‘’ π“†π“Šπ‘’π‘’π“ƒπ“ˆ. π’ͺ𝒻 π“π‘œπ“ˆπ“ˆ. β„¬π“Šπ“‰ π’œπ“π’Ύπ’Έπ‘’'π“ˆ π’Έπ‘’π“ƒπ“‰π“‡π‘’π“Œπ’Άπ“ˆ 𝓇𝑒𝒹. ℐ𝓉 π’Άπ“π“Œπ’Άπ“Žπ“ˆ π“Œπ’Άπ“ˆ. 𝒯𝒽𝑒 π’Έπ‘œπ“π‘œπ“‡ π‘œπ’» 𝒻𝒾𝓇𝑒. π’ͺ𝒻 𝑒𝒢𝓇𝓉𝒽. π’ͺ𝒻 𝒽𝑒𝒢𝓇𝓉, 𝒢𝓃𝒹 π’Έπ‘œπ“Šπ“‡π’Άπ‘”π‘’.β€œ

I never cried after finishing a book solely because I was heartbroken that it ended. But after reading this book I did cried, I’m still crying. I can’t believe that this magical and powerful story just came to an end. From the beginning to the very end it enchanted me, I couldn’t stop reading it. I want to start it all over again right now and then again and again. This book has been published in 30 countries and I want to collect every possible edition I can get, it may seem like an overstatement but this book means everything to me. Even though I have literally just finished it but I truly haven’t felt this way about any book before. I want to learn everything about flowers and about Alice. She is such a wonderful character, I feel like I knew her my whole life.

First I started watching the tv series without knowing it’s based on a book, after watching the first episode I realized that it’s an adaptation and since I already felt so deeply about the story I started listening to the audiobook the very next day. Actually it only took me a day to listen to the whole book. I couldn’t stop listening to it! I cannot even express how much I loved it! Also the tv adaptation is amazing very similar to the book which is the best thing ever! Only watched 3 episodes so far but incredibly excited to watch more of it!

I can’t believe that this was the author’s debut novel. I’m so grateful that she shared this incredible story to the world! Holly Ringland is an outstanding writer who deserves everything and I can’t wait to read more from her.

This book is a must read, please read it! It is a very important and beautiful story!

2nd read 
β€œβ„’π’Ύπ’»π‘’ π’Ύπ“ˆ 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝑒𝒹 π’»π‘œπ“‡π“Œπ’Άπ“‡π’Ή π’·π“Šπ“‰ π‘œπ“ƒπ“π“Ž π“Šπ“ƒπ’Ήπ‘’π“‡π“ˆπ“‰π‘œπ‘œπ’Ή π’·π’Άπ’Έπ“€π“Œπ’Άπ“‡π’Ή. π’΄π‘œπ“Š 𝒸𝒢𝓃’𝓉 π“ˆπ‘’π‘’ 𝓉𝒽𝑒 π“π’Άπ“ƒπ’Ήπ“ˆπ’Έπ’Άπ“…π‘’ π“Žπ‘œπ“Šβ€™π“‡π‘’ π’Ύπ“ƒπ“Œπ’½π’Ύπ“π‘’ π“Žπ‘œπ“Šβ€™π“‡π‘’ 𝒾𝓃 𝒾𝓉.”

This book changed my life and I’m sure it can change many more. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is a true masterpiece. 
Unique, charming and inspiring.

I love rereading favorite books of mine but this year surprisingly this was my first reread. I think I knew deep down that I will find a book that becomes part of me, the book I want to relive over and over again the first time. My reread was truly wonderful, the most magical thing happened.
I felt like I’m reading this book for the first time again, even though I knew everything that happened I still had that magical feeling. The feeling that this book became my home.

I honestly couldn’t recommend this book enough!
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Diary of an Artist in Love by The Muse Frequency

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emotional hopeful lighthearted

5.0

Diary of an Artist in Love is a brilliant poetry book focused around love. It’s an exploration of love in many ways. 

I really enjoyed my time reading these 30 poems, the illustrations were magical and made this collection very special.

Highly recommend this book to poetry lovers!
Rupert's Snowman by Phillipa Warden

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inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Rupert’s Snowman is a delightful children book set in the wintertime. The story was touching and heartwarming, a perfect read for Christmas or any time. 

This book is a beautiful message to spend time with our loved ones and no one should be alone on Christmas Eve. Not even a snowman.

The illustrations were wonderful, I felt like I’m building a snowman with Rupert.

Highly recommend this book to everyone!
Shade of Light by Kimberly Grymes

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Shade of Light is a fast paced and action packed young adult fantasy read filled with incredible characters, unique magic system and storyline. 
I very much enjoyed every moment of this adventure, the characters were amazing.
Highly recommend this book to anyone!
The Siren's song by Katelyn Brehm

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Siren’s Song filled me up with joy and peacefulness. It tells us about how to find happiness after a difficult time. 

Lena Sommer lost her grandmother who meant everything to her, she’s full of sadness and grief when she meets a handsome stranger Elias Georgiou, who soon changes everything.

I had the most wonderful and magical time while reading this lovely and beautiful story. I’ll definitely read the previous book in the Demons Among Us standalone series. 

Highly recommend this novella to everyone!
The Misfit Mage and His Dashing Devil by M.N. Bennet

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

To be completely honest, I didn’t understand anything about this book. The story, this world and magic system felt very chaotic to me. At the beginning I thought I would understand the concept of it more as I go on with the story, but that didn’t happen unfortunately. That doesn’t mean that I didn’t enjoyed my time reading it. While yes, sometimes it definitely annoyed me that I still don’t understand what’s going on I liked the characters, especially Bez. He was an amazing character.
Kellen by Remy Fisher

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Kellen was such a wonderful read! 

Short, spicy and so wholesome. I’ve enjoyed every moment reading this story. The chemistry between Kellen and Wren was incredible.

Highly recommend this sweet cowboy romance to anyone!

Thank you @author.remy.fisher for letting me read an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Zola by D.E. McCluskey

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dark emotional inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

β€œπ’±π‘’π“ƒπ‘”π‘’π’Άπ“ƒπ’Έπ‘’ π’Ύπ“ˆ 𝒢 π’Ήπ’Ύπ“ˆπ’½ π’·π‘’π“ˆπ“‰ π“ˆπ‘’π“‡π“‹π‘’π’Ή π’Έπ‘œπ“π’Ή, π“ˆπ’½π‘’ π“‰π’½π‘œπ“Šπ‘”π’½π“‰. β„¬π“Šπ“‰ ℐ 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝒻𝑒𝓇 𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑒 π“Œπ’Ύπ“‰π’½ π’Έπ’½π‘’π‘’π“ˆπ‘’.β€œ

Zola was a fun, gross and emotional extreme horror novella with a lot of cheese. 

I really liked the story, underneath the cheese there was a beautifully written tale of a relationship between mother and son.

Highly recommended reading this one if you like horror and cheese!