To Read or Not To Read ?
Welcome to 'Bliss or Dismiss'!
'Bliss or Dismiss' is my weekly round up of books I've read (for leisure) and whether you'll be blissfully happy if you pick them up...or whether you might feel like they just don't quite live up to the hype. As per usual on my blog, this segment is purely my opinion. Please feel free to read every book you come across that sparks your interest! Even if it didn't click with me, it might be your perfect bookish match. Let's get into it!
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As humans, much of our lives are spent making choices that define us...for better or for worse. People enter our lives and make an impression on us; shaping us, even scarring us. Hindsight allows us to look back and ask "What if?"
What if I'd said those burning words I kept inside? What if I'd taken that leap of faith? What if I'd known how it would end? Bridget Morrissey's A Thousand Miles brings to life a tale of a decades-old promise, and a road trip that will both hurt and heal two souls drawn together by a complicated shared history. It made me laugh - and it made me sob like a baby. Like ugly cry. Grab another box of Kleenex and maybe a few therapeutic chocolates kind of sobbing! Bridget beautifully crafts two main characters with such raw emotions, splayed out across the book's pages for us to read and relate to.
Mix 10 Things I Hate About You with Superman and you get When Gracie Met The Grump. I stumbled across this gem of a book as I was looking for some new reads via Amazon. The pop art-esque cover, the funny title, and the blurb had me intrigued. I hadn't read a book featuring superheroes in quite some time (my last one was Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas back in 2018) and was looking forward to seeing how Mariana Zapata would take on the genre and make it her own. I was hooked right away as the story jumped straight into the action. The best kinds of books allow the world-building and main concepts to develop organically instead of being a part of an information dump. Having the superheroes be a 'normal' part of the main protagonist's world without any over explanation gave this story a strong sense of realism right from the start: Even the clouds were hiding the stars, and if there was a member of the Trinity up in the sky creeping on me, I couldn’t see them. Humorous, full of action, and with a colourful cast of characters, When Gracie Met The Grump is a modern twist on a romantic comedy with plenty of depth and lots of heart.
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