Book Review: Love, Theoretically
August 24, 2024
I adored this STEM love story! With a past betrayal and deception, this story is both plot AND romance heavy.
I adored this STEM love story! With a past betrayal and deception, this story is both plot AND romance heavy.
Told through multiple points of view, Generation Ship is a tale of community, power and the resilience of humanity.
Crosley utilises her humour, wit, and brutal honestly, and takes the awful experiences of loss and makes them reassuring and insightful.
It’s fun, it’s compulsive, it has a plot that is both dramatic and easy to follow and makes it all too easy to turn that next page.
Clark skilfully explores teenage friendship and manipulation, 2010’s internet culture, and the politics of class with a sharp eye.
The pacing is fantastic, building tension and a connection between Raeve and Kaan that is both raw and beautiful
Written as a biography of a fictional artist, this book is a wild experiment in history-making & the relationship between fact and fiction.
Ali Hazelwood strikes again with another science-y rom-com! Bee is such a loveable character. Nerdy, witty and deeply romantic.
Switching between the Old Woman’s present as she haunts a young man and her past, we get to see her slow and steady descent into villainy.
Through understated prose and a deep care for her characters, Dinan explores the challenges and rewards of being vulnerable.
Written with an unrestrained, clumsily poetic feel, Dogs of Summer transports the reader into the sticky summer of the Canary Islands.
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These prompts encourage philosophers young and old to ponder life’s mysteries, and embrace the idea that not every question has an answer.
These tales are reminiscent of Dahl’s whimsical storytelling, making them a captivating read for anyone looking to dive back into literature.
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A fantastic example of dark academia done well, Àbíké-Íyímídé’s writing lent this book the perfect amount of atmospheric pull and suspense.
The story is full of clever twists. It’s a very sophisticated debut, and I’m hungry to read whatever she writes next.
If you want a series that you can commit to, this is the perfect one. It’s funny, emotional and intense, all at the same time.
This title was first published over a century ago, yet its thesis of a collective democratic future still holds a great deal of relevance.
If you like genre mixing, strangely wholesome narratives, and a deeply human story, The Ministry of Time is for you.
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