A Novel Curiosity | August Wrap Up // ranking and reviewing all the books I read in august @anovelcuriosity | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
I hope you enjoy!
M E N T I O N E D
Magical Readathon (Book Roast) - youtube.com/watch?v=fyL-xeBIYrI
Beth - instagram.com/biblio.beth
How to Train Your Gavin (Jane Austen vlog) - youtube.com/watch?v=uzCCZOE-RSM
I Read Books Recommended to Me Based on My Favourite Books of 2021 [vlog] - youtu.be/niV4MRekg-Q
T J K L U N E
In defence (not own voices) - nusantaranaga.wordpress.com/2021/06/30/the-controversial-politics-of-fantastical-wish-fulfillment-a-review-of-t-j-klunes-the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea
Against - reddit.com/r/romancelandia/comments/nqqofa/the_house_in_the_cerulean_sea_and_the_60s_scoop
Indigenous Reviews: (these were the first reviews I could find, but obviously they are not representative of all opinion on this book. I highly recommend seeking out more own voices reviews yourself)
https://chaptermalliumpkin.home.blog/2022/02/06/the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea-by-t-j-klune/
goodreads.com/review/show/3601407534
Video about Listening to Indigenous Voices and Performative Allyship (includes mention of Klune and The House in the Cerulean Sea) - youtube.com/watch?v=gd3trh5-m-U&t=2s
Another discussion on performative allyship - yvonnekommentiert.wordpress.com/2021/06/04/transcript-for-tj-klune-controversy-by-red_lion_literature
O T H E R L I N K S
Etsy Shop - etsy.com/uk/shop/anovelcuriosityshop?ref=profile_header
Etsy Instagram - @anovelcuriosityshop
Amazon Wishlist - amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/23GIQSZGG0YXY?ref_=wl_share
Scribd - scribd.com/g/70txsh (use my link to get a 60 day free trial)
C O N T E N T W A R N I N G S
Social Creature, Tara Isabella Burton: disordered eating, bulimia, mental ill health, homophobia, fatphobia, issues with consent, attempted suicide, suicidal ideation, emotional abuse, manipulation, drug use, murder, ableist slurs, rape (off page), racism
High Fantasies, Kurtis J. Wiebe: blood and gore, violence, sexual content
The Adventures of China Iron, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara: death, murder, forced marriage, slavery, rape, rape of a child, colourism, racism, animal death, child abuse (physical, off-page), massacre, war, colonialism, violence, desecration of a corpse, alcohol use, intimate partner abuse, death of a loved one, capital punishment, homophobia, misogyny, sexual content, whipping
Poison Study, Maria V. Snyder: captivity, fire, poisoning, whipping, PTSD, abuse, rape, blood and gore, injury, vomiting, violence, animal death, torture
The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune: negative body image and mention of dieting, discrimination, child abuse (off page)
Fool’s Quest, Robin Hobb: animal death, animal abuse, torture, rape, violence, murder, dead bodies, blood and gore, massacre, mind control, vomiting, kidnap, rape of a child, mutilation, pedophilia, child abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, neglect)
I hope you enjoy!
M E N T I O N E D
Magical Readathon (Book Roast) - youtube.com/watch?v=fyL-xeBIYrI
Beth - instagram.com/biblio.beth
How to Train Your Gavin (Jane Austen vlog) - youtube.com/watch?v=uzCCZOE-RSM
I Read Books Recommended to Me Based on My Favourite Books of 2021 [vlog] - youtu.be/niV4MRekg-Q
T J K L U N E
In defence (not own voices) - nusantaranaga.wordpress.com/2021/06/30/the-controversial-politics-of-fantastical-wish-fulfillment-a-review-of-t-j-klunes-the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea
Against - reddit.com/r/romancelandia/comments/nqqofa/the_house_in_the_cerulean_sea_and_the_60s_scoop
Indigenous Reviews: (these were the first reviews I could find, but obviously they are not representative of all opinion on this book. I highly recommend seeking out more own voices reviews yourself)
https://chaptermalliumpkin.home.blog/2022/02/06/the-house-in-the-cerulean-sea-by-t-j-klune/
goodreads.com/review/show/3601407534
Video about Listening to Indigenous Voices and Performative Allyship (includes mention of Klune and The House in the Cerulean Sea) - youtube.com/watch?v=gd3trh5-m-U&t=2s
Another discussion on performative allyship - yvonnekommentiert.wordpress.com/2021/06/04/transcript-for-tj-klune-controversy-by-red_lion_literature
O T H E R L I N K S
Etsy Shop - etsy.com/uk/shop/anovelcuriosityshop?ref=profile_header
Etsy Instagram - @anovelcuriosityshop
Amazon Wishlist - amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/23GIQSZGG0YXY?ref_=wl_share
Scribd - scribd.com/g/70txsh (use my link to get a 60 day free trial)
C O N T E N T W A R N I N G S
Social Creature, Tara Isabella Burton: disordered eating, bulimia, mental ill health, homophobia, fatphobia, issues with consent, attempted suicide, suicidal ideation, emotional abuse, manipulation, drug use, murder, ableist slurs, rape (off page), racism
High Fantasies, Kurtis J. Wiebe: blood and gore, violence, sexual content
The Adventures of China Iron, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara: death, murder, forced marriage, slavery, rape, rape of a child, colourism, racism, animal death, child abuse (physical, off-page), massacre, war, colonialism, violence, desecration of a corpse, alcohol use, intimate partner abuse, death of a loved one, capital punishment, homophobia, misogyny, sexual content, whipping
Poison Study, Maria V. Snyder: captivity, fire, poisoning, whipping, PTSD, abuse, rape, blood and gore, injury, vomiting, violence, animal death, torture
The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune: negative body image and mention of dieting, discrimination, child abuse (off page)
Fool’s Quest, Robin Hobb: animal death, animal abuse, torture, rape, violence, murder, dead bodies, blood and gore, massacre, mind control, vomiting, kidnap, rape of a child, mutilation, pedophilia, child abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, neglect)
