Today on All Things Bookish we discuss our recent, current and future reads. We delve into the world of unpopular opinions, mainly toxic relationships in YA books and have a new guess the book for you! Don't forget to follow our instagram page @allthingsbookspodcast, follow us and message us to guess the book and win a prize!
Show Notes:
This week we share five facts about ourselves, from we where we live in the world to our favourite countries!
5 star reading recommendation:
The City of Brass by S A Chakrabortyhttps://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008239398/the-city-of-brass/
Sienna's ReadsPast read: Piranesi by Susanna Clark Current read:Olive by Emma Gannon Future read:Retribution Dies by Chloe HodgeShan's ReadsCurrent reads:A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
Future reads:The Yield by Tara June WinchThe Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet
Unpopular bookish opinions - toxicity in YA booksSienna discusses whether Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte should be classified as a true romance novel: "This book should never make anyone's heart skip a beat".
Shan raises some issues she sees in the acclaimed Folk of the Air trilogy by Holly Black: "He literally says, 'You are so disgusting and I hate you'".
We discuss the limitations of first person POV versus multiple POVs.
Listen to find out who won the bookish guessing game from our first episode & make sure to join in this week for your chance to win a prize!
Next episode:We welcome the wonderful Steve Conte to the podcast to discuss his recently released The Tolstoy Estate.