Minnie's Fiction Addiction
Because one more chapter is never enough
Category: Book Review
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👀 First impressions:Shuggie Bain is a raw and deeply moving novel set in 1980s Glasgow, a city scarred by industrial decline and social decay. It follows young Hugh “Shuggie” Bain as he grows up in a working-class family struggling to survive. His mother, Agnes, is beautiful, proud, and addicted to drink. She dreams of a better life,…
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👀 First impressions:Set in the remote Scottish Highlands in 1727, The Last Witch of Scotland tells the story of Aila and her mother Janet as they try to rebuild their lives after a fire kills Aila’s father and leaves her permanently scarred. They move to the parish of Loth in search of a fresh start, but soon discover…
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👀 First impressions:Victorian Psycho is a gothic thriller that fuses the eerie atmosphere of 19th-century London with the twisted psychology of a killer’s mind. Virginia Feito delivers an intoxicating blend of murder, repression, and moral decay, drawing clear inspiration from classics like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Picture of Dorian Gray. The story follows a seemingly respectable gentleman…
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👀 First impressions:American Pastoral by Philip Roth is one of those novels that stays with you long after you finish it, not because it’s comforting, but because it refuses to be. It tells the story of Seymour “Swede” Levov, a man who seems to have it all: success, family, and the American dream. But when his daughter…
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👀 First impressions:Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson is one of those rare novels that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant. First published in 1985, it tells the story of Jeanette, a young girl growing up in a strict Pentecostal household in northern England, who begins to question both her faith and her…
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👀 First impressions:The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore isn’t the kind of book I’d normally reach for, but my best friend has been singing its praises for months, so I finally gave in, and I’m glad I did. Set in the small, picturesque town of Dream Harbour, this story follows Jeanie, who unexpectedly inherits her aunt’s…
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👀 First impressions:The Family at Number 1 by Caroline Mitchell has all the ingredients of a solid domestic thriller: a new family moving into a quiet neighbourhood, neighbours who seem a little too curious, and secrets simmering just below the surface. From the very first chapter, it’s clear something isn’t right about Number 1, and Mitchell does…
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