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Their chemistry together is a cute, and again realistic, slow burn. From worrying they're enemies, to a grudging partnership, to a friendship and into romance. They had some cute moments together, that brought them closer, while never forgetting their purpose or responsibilities. The reason why I am telling you all of this is to illustrate that I, as a mood reader, was basically set up to resent/dislike this book because I was being 'forced' to read it at a time where I could barely read anything at all, and then stressing about having to interview the author of a book I might not like and/or hadn't finished reading...
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From his struggles with coming out, his aunt going through chemo, his struggles with ghosts, to his balance between prosthesis' and a wheelchair, he had A LOT going on in his life. Yet, he had a positive mentality, with a much-needed realist lurking beneath. He didn't feel sorry for himself or wish his life was different – which was SO refreshing, for a disabled main character – yet, he struggled, fought and embraced his emotions with maturity. I did a sensitivity read on this just over two years ago and I’ve NEVER STOPPED THINKING ABOUT IT. I’ll write a proper review after I buy a finished copy (who am I kidding, several, to force upon my loved ones), hold it in my hands, scream, do a reread, scream again, take 5-7 business days to process my feelings, scream some more, then collect my brain cells and get on goodreads. For now, suffice to say, YALL ARE IN FOR A TREAT WITH THIS BOOK. Deliciously dark” - Cynthia Murphy, author of Last One to Die, Win Lose Kill Die and The Midnight Game At the end of the month, join us for a live stream with some of my favourite authors and readers from across social media. There were also a significant number of typos, which I don't really care about in isolation, but that plus everything else really makes me feel like N
This was a wild ride through and through. Rosie Talbot has created a magical world with her wonderful writing and amazingly well fleshed out characters. I had no idea what to expect from the ending, but this absolutely blew me away. His growth throughout the novel was astounding, but felt natural and realistic for the events he endured and his growing emotional maturity.That is until a new seer, Sam, comes into town and expects Charlie to join him on discovering why some of the ghosts in town are disappearing. Talbot said: “I’m thrilled that Sixteen Souls has found its home with the incredible team at Scholastic. Their vibrant passion for Charlie’s story, his ghosts and the world of haunted York is electric! I’m very excited to become part of the Scholastic family alongside so many talented authors who I’ve long admired.” It's fast paced and exciting, with the danger level increasingly significantly as the story progresses, and characters I'd grown to really care for feeling very at risk.
This book was just the perfect Halloween surprise for me. I was approached by one of my fellow team members at Fantasy Fellowship asking me if I'd like to interview the author, Rosie Talbot, with him. She's big on BookTok, he says, you have a lot in common with her, you both like spooky things, are both bi, and both share the same values when it comes to LGBTQIA+ and disability/chronic illness issues. I will confess that at the time, I felt a bit put upon, what with being in the middle of the Battle of the Five Worlds readathon, having already mapped out my TBR, and having already very recently done another video for the fellowship (like, within the same week). I also had a very very short window in which to read it between release day (Thursday) and formulating questions to send off to Rosie on the Friday. The interview itself would then take place on a Saturday.A YA paranormal book with lots of lots of GHOSTS 👻👻 but some are kind and cute so don’t worry if you have a fainted heart 😄 the main character is a disable grumpy gay boy and the love interest is a trans which i rarely read in YA paranormal book Sixteen Souls follows Charlie, a seer of spirits living in the city of York, the most haunted city in Europe. All of Charlie’s friends are ghosts, but apart from that Charlie has tried to stay out of the ghostly business and just live his life as well as he can.
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