This year, I’m aiming to read 50 books! Here are some mini book reviews of my first 5 books:
1. A Thousand Splendid Suns – I’ve recently started branching out into different genres and was curious to read this as it was written by Khaled Hosseini, who wrote the popular The Kite Runner. It was a heartbreaking and moving story of 2 women born from different generations but whose lives are brought together by war and tragic circumstances. Although it’s a fictional story it weaves in historical events, which gave me a better understanding of the conflict in Afghanistan, and the plight of Afghan women today. A sad but great read.
2. All the Light we Cannot See – set in World War II, this book follows the parallel stories of a German boy and a blind French girl whose paths eventually cross in occupied France. It’s a beautifully written, poignant story and won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. This is a must read and I would love to see a movie adaptation for this book.
3. Fifty Shades of Grey – after a bit of heavy reading, I wanted to read something lighter so I finally succumbed to the Fifty Shades of Grey hype. I’m a big fan of Mills and Boon so I’m no stranger to romantic, or should I say passion filled books but oh my! This was a lot more explicit than I thought it would be but still a fun read and I managed to smash it out in a day.
4. Fifty Shades Darker – this picks up exactly where Fifty Shades of Grey left off and is more of the same stuff but there’s a bit more character and story development. You learn more about why Mr Grey is the way he is and why his tastes are so “singular”. Still a fun read.
5. Fifty Shades Freed – a bit more excitement in this one beyond the bubble of Mr Grey and Ana. The ending is predictable in the way that all Mills and Boon books are but still satisfying. All in all, an easy, romance trilogy with some adventurous sex thrown in for good measure!
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