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A month of novellas, wrapping up series and an Octavia Butler novel 😇
🌹 Mentioned Hannah @LadetteM who runs Waypoint Books: https://waypointbooks.co.uk/
📚 The Books 📚
Foster by Claire Keegan
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater
Business Casual by B.K. Borison
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste
The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk by Carissa Broadbent
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
One Yellow Eye by Leigh Radford
Invisible Women by Christine Crialdo Perez
Empress & Aniya by Candice Carty-Williams
Signs, Music by Raymond Antrobus
Isle of the Gods by Amie Kaufman
Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
Monumenta by Lara Haworth
⚡ Content Warnings⚡
Foster: grief
Fledgling: pedophilia, sex with a minor (child), gunshot, murder, fire, racism
Greywaren: murder, grief, explosion, torture, gunfire, death, cheating, self sacrifice
Business Casual: migraine
The Poisons We Drink: grief, discrimination, police brutality, injury, death, drugging, murder, gunshots, violence, anxiety, depression, PTSD, underage drinking
Empress & Aniya: bullying, sexism, child neglect
Signs, Music: childhood trauma, grief
Isle of the Gods: murder, shipwreck, war, grief, death, injury, martyrdom
Comfort Me With Apples: murder
Monumenta: grief
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Hi! I’m Olivia-Savannah. I studied English Literature and Creative Writing at university, and work in publishing (Pan Macmillan, Tor). I’m based in London, the UK but I visit The Netherlands where some of my family live from time to time. I love reading, writing, travel, yoga and working out, cooking and baking. I enjoy reading all genres and age audiences. I’m represented by Salma at The Greyhound Literary agency. Nice to meet you x
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So glad you liked Foster! Also I completely forgot that there was a Raven Boys spin-off series!
I can't believe I still haven't read past Call Down The Hawk…I just need to bite the bullet and get it over with!
Great wrap up lovely 💜💜💜
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Can't wait to get to Business Casual :- )
hair is looking gorgeousss x
have heard many good things about claire keegan but not felt drawn to her yet, but your review has pushed it up for me! omg i remember raven cycle being a fave of yours, i love to see the strong feelings haha
Monumenta sounds really fascinating! I enjoyed Foster so much too. I haven't read Fledgling, but Butler's Xenogenesis series had so much uncomfortable content about consent as well.
So many similar thoughts about Fledgling! I actually ended up dnf-ing it though at like 40%
Fledging sounds like such a difficult read with those aspects in there. I'm really sad that you had the same thoughts as me about The Poisons We Drink, I wanted to love it and just couldn't! Hannah is far too good at her recommendations I swear!! Comfort Me With Apples was a really interesting read, I wished it was a little longer!
I am currently reading The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler and I would like to read more by her, but I think I'll skip Fledgling😅 What you described would also make me very uncomfortable… What is your favourite book by her?
Great wrap up as always Olivia. I really enjoyed Empress & Aniya too. It good you enjoyed Monumenta, I will look out for that one. The last book I enjoyed was Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell ❤
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My favourite book of the month was 200% wolf song 🎉🎉🎉
I want to get into reading more pirate books so I'm definitely going to keep an eye out for Isle Of The Gods, thanks for the rec!
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Comfort Me With Apples sounds so interesting. Please tell Me
No ghost right?
I read ‘Foster’ in January and loved it.
I’ve tried a couple of times to read ‘Fledgling’ because I want to read all of OEB, but I don’t know if i’ll manage it.
I love being able to recommend you a "fun time"!