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Book Reviews, Nonfiction

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

18th May 2018
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- Publisher: Spiegel & Grau, 2016
- Genre: Biography
- Format: Ebook
- Page Count: 304 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
You separate people into groups and make them hate one another so you can run them all.

This book is an enthralling, completely action-packed autobiography that took place in the transition from apartheid to post-apartheid eras of South Africa. It was easy to read, and should be read by everyone. By easy, I meant the language, not the content. Some of the stories were pretty disturbing.
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Book Reviews, Fiction

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

8th May 2018
Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1), by Leigh Bardugo
- Publisher: Henry Holt & Co., 2015
- Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
- Format: Ebook
- Page Count: 465 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
Oh my Saints! The whole plot had me on the edge of my seat, and my forehead was beaded with sweat by the time I finished it in an extended reading session. Please, not the dreadful cliffhanger!!!
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

20th April 2018
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood #1, Simonverse #1) by Becky Albertalli, read by Michael Crouch
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, 2017
- Genre: Young Adult, LGBTQ+
- Format: Audiobook
- Length: 6h 44m (303 pages)
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
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Love,
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I figured since I love Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, this book might be something of the same sort. According to Becky, Stephen’s book was part of her inspiration.
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