WombatCombat

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I couldn‘t help starting this one yesterday, then I‘m up till 8am this morning finishing it! It was intense, intriguing & obviously, very addicting. But I did have some issues with it, which I‘ll be explaining in Spoiler comments below👇👇👇 #Booked2023 #Featuring3Generations #FourFoursIn23 #WombatCombat #ChunksterChallenge #Pantone2023 #GreyedJade #ReadySetRead #52BookClubRC #BookspinBingo

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, Amiable, Clwojick, Lauredhel, alisiakae, TheAromaofBooks

Lizpixie While I loved the story & the setting, the author is as good as Jane Harper in making the place a character, she also does the same with the time it‘s set in, I had issues with the characters! Two were extremely gullible & weak & the other was one of the most manipulative MCs she‘s ever written. Which isn‘t really an issue, my problem is that she got away with everything she did with not even a single blame in sight! If that was my parent, 👇👇👇 2y

Lizpixie you bet your arse I‘d be blaming her for everything!! And that the real murderer got away with what she did and the poor murdered mother was left with the blame still. And the ending was a bit of an anticlimax honestly. But don‘t get me wrong, it was still an enthralling read. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2y

Cinfhen I used to love Kate Morton / definitely adding this one to my RIDICULOUS TBR 2y

Clwojick Great job! ❤️ 2y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y

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Jas16

Braver: A Wombat's Tale | Suzanne Selfors, Walker Ranson

A cute story about a non- shy wombat who sets out to save her family and ends up saving the entire kingdom. I don‘t often have the patience for middle grade kids books so I will admit to speeding up the audio on this quite a bit but I can see how the right demographic will find it charming. #foursfoursin23 #wombatcombat

Lauredhel

Lauredhel I don‘t think the cover artist has ever met a wombat :) 2y

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Lauredhel

One Hundred Days | Alice Pung

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This was a thought-provoking book. Filipino-Australian Karuna lives in a council flat with her overbearing, emotionally (& occ. physically) abusive mother. The situation escalates when Karuna becomes pregnant and gives birth. I get the feeling we're supposed to feel like the mother is at least sometimes trying her best, but what I came away with is that the fallout from trauma tied up with 'tradition' is horrifying, and echoes down generations.

Lauredhel I also came away with hope, and joy in Karuna's resilience and her determination to do her best by her child despite their circumstances, and her hesitant gathering of allies. Perhaps trauma doesn't have to keep echoing down generations. 2y

Lauredhel #Booked2023 #ReproRights for the right of pregnant people, however young, to determine whether they continue a pregnancy, and whether and how they parent if they give birth @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen @alisiakae

#Pantone2023 #EmpireYellow @clwojick

#fourfoursin23 #WombatCombat for Australian setting and the constant friction and fighting between the two MCs
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Clwojick Spot on! Way to go! 💛 2y

Cinfhen Perfect color match 💛 2y

Cinfhen And really beautiful review 2y

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