Minnie's Fiction Addiction
Because one more chapter is never enough
Category: Book Review
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👀 First impressions:Before diving into Sunrise of the Reaping, it’s worth understanding where this book fits into the Hunger Games saga. Set just before the second Quarter Quell, the 50th Hunger Games, it explores a turbulent moment in Panem’s history when the Capitol’s power is both absolute and deeply insecure. This instalment expands on the twisted spectacle…
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👀 First impressions:George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) published Silas Marner in 1861, and it remains a classic of English literature. I first read it as a teenager, not expecting to be so moved by its simple, heartfelt story. I remember being struck by how Silas’s loneliness mirrored some of my own adolescent feelings of being misunderstood or apart…
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👀 First impressions:I was immediately intrigued by the premise of Atmosphere, which promised an epic story set during the heyday of the 1980s space shuttle program. Having recently read Orbital, I was eager to continue the space theme with Taylor Jenkins Reid’s unique perspective. Her talent for rich, emotionally resonant historical fiction made me excited to see how…
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Kristin Hannah is a bestselling American author known for her emotionally resonant historical and contemporary fiction. With hits like The Nightingale and Firefly Lane, she has a reputation for telling deeply human stories centered around resilient women. The Four Winds, published in 2021, is set during the Dust Bowl era of the Great Depression and highlights the strength and…
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👀 First impressions:From the very first line, “The farmer is dead, he is dead and all anyone wants to know is who killed him”, Broken Country sets a dark, melancholic tone. Set in the English countryside, it follows Beth through two timelines: the 1950s, when she first meets the enigmatic Gabriel, and 1968, when she’s married…
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👀 First impressions:I don’t normally gravitate toward romantasy, or fantasy and romance separately, for that matter , but something about The Knight and the Moth intrigued me enough to dip a toe into the genre. The cover was ethereal and mysterious, and the title alone hinted at a fairytale darkness I couldn’t resist. I went in with cautious…
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👀 First impressions:Frieda McFadden has built a reputation for twisty, fast-paced psychological thrillers that are easy to binge, and The Tenant is no exception. The premise, a woman moving into a too-good-to-be-true apartment with a strange landlord and even stranger neighbours, immediately had that classic McFadden hook. I was expecting secrets, suspense, and a finale that punches…
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👀 First impressions:From the moment I read the blurb for The Midnight Feast, I had a feeling this would be classic Lucy Foley, with multiple perspectives, a glamorous setting hiding something rotten underneath, and a creeping sense of doom. The idea of an exclusive wellness retreat launching on the Dorset coast felt ripe for drama, and the…
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👀 First impressions:I picked up Mortal Monarchs expecting a quirky history book, but what I got was something far more compelling. The idea of exploring the lives of British monarchs through the way they died is such a clever hook, morbid, yes, but undeniably fascinating. From the very first chapter, it was clear that Suzie Edge wasn’t just…
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👀 First impressions:I wasn’t sure what to expect going into Orbital. A novel set over a single day aboard the International Space Station, written by the always thoughtful Samantha Harvey, promised something quietly profound, and that’s exactly what I got. The premise felt both intimate and vast, a meditation on human fragility and cosmic perspective, and I…
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