A list of books I’ve read so far this year and my ratings:
The Mars room 4/5 - sickening, horrifying, gritty and so intelligent. Difficult to read (topics and structure) and I’d say you have to really find an interest in it, definitely not for everyone.
Piranesi 4/5 - LOVED the main character, found myself more invested in the character and setting than plot but loved it and would read again.
If we were villains 5/5 - yeah, so good. Clever, sad, made for Shakespeare/ Jacobean fans. If you’ve read/ want to read ‘The Secret History’ by Donna Tartt and liked it or struggled to read but liked the idea of it, this is the book for you. Easier to read and heartbreaking.
The silence of the girls 5/5 - The Iliad from Briseis’ point of view. So good, using it for my English Lit NEA coursework (A-Levels). Joins the trend of a woman’s pov of Ancient Greek stories and myths. The ending was quite thought provoking for me- gave me a whole new perspective of ‘The Song of Achilles’ (don’t get me started I could blab all day about it- the good and the bad).