by lauralizbuckley | 6 Feb, 2021 | Book Reviews
Such a Fun Age plot summary Ah, your twenties – such a fun age! Or not. Emira isn’t sure what she wants to do with her life. The little girl she babysits for is one of her favourite people in the world, but she’s short on money and even shorter on direction. What she...
by lauralizbuckley | 30 Jan, 2021 | Book Reviews
Plot summary: A Song Below Water Effie and Tavia are best friends, and thank goodness they have each other. Tavia is a siren, a fact which she has to keep completely secret or risk terrible persecution. Effie is struggling with mysteries from her past that seem...
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...
by lauralizbuckley | 4 Jul, 2020 | Book Reviews
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism synopsis Anger. Fear. Guilt. Denial. Silence. These are the ways in which ordinary white people react when it is pointed out to them that they have done or said something that has –...
