by lauralizbuckley | 18 Oct, 2020 | Book Reviews
And the Stars Were Burning Brightly Genre Young adult contemporary Content Warnings Suicide, intense bullying Plot summary: And the Stars Were Burning Brightly It’s been three days since Al killed himself. Three days since Nathan found his older brother’s body. Three...
by lauralizbuckley | 11 Oct, 2020 | Book Reviews
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Genre Young adult fantasy Content Warnings Thoughs of self-harm, violence, emotional and physical abuse, anxiety and panic attacks, parent death, animal death Plot summary: A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Malik, the dreamer, the storyteller, the...
by lauralizbuckley | 3 Oct, 2020 | Book Reviews
Surrender Your Sons Genre Young adult thriller Content Warnings Conversion therapy, panic attacks, homophobia, suicide, self-harm, transphobia Plot summary Connor Major came out to his mum this summer, and it was a disaster. She’s deep into the church in their...
by lauralizbuckley | 26 Sep, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Truants Genre Contemporary fiction, mystery Content Warnings Drug use, explicit references to sex, abortion, death The Truants plot summary Jess made her university choice based on one thing, and one thing only. Professor Lorna Clay, author of The Truants, and the...
by lauralizbuckley | 19 Sep, 2020 | Book Reviews
An American Marriage Genre Contemporary fiction, romance Content Warnings Sexual assault, abortion, violence, suicide, death or dying Plot summary Roy and Celestial have only been together for a year and a half when he goes to prison. Sentenced to 12 years in...
by lauralizbuckley | 12 Sep, 2020 | Book Reviews
Loveboat, Taipei Genre YA Contemporary, romance Content Warnings Domestic abuse, revenge porn, mentions of suicide, discussions of racism Loveboat, Taipei plot summary After all the sacrifices her parents have made for her, giving up her dream of dancing to instead...
