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We are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

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“We may not get to choose how we die, but we can choose how we live. The universe may forget us, but it doesn't matter. Because we are the ants, and we'll keep marching on.” Summary: Henry Denton has spent years being periodically abducted by aliens. Then the aliens give him an ultimatum: The world will end in 144 days, and all Henry has to do to stop it is push a big red button. Only he isn't sure he wants to.  After all, life hasn't been great for Henry. His mom is a struggling waitress held together by a thin layer of cigarette smoke. His brother is a jobless dropout who just knocked someone up. His grandmother is slowly losing herself to Alzheimer's. And Henry is still dealing with the grief of his boyfriend's suicide last year.  Wiping the slate clean sounds like a pretty good choice to him.  But Henry is a scientist first, and facing the question thoroughly and logically, he begins to look for pros and cons: in the bully who is his ...

The Gentlemen's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee

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“We are not broken things, neither of us. We are cracked pottery mended with laquer and flakes of gold, whole as we are, complete unto each other. Complete and worthy and so very loved.”  Summary: Henry Montague is exactly what a gentleman ought not to be. He’s a booze hound and a rake, a seductive charmer with an allergy to keeping his breeches on. His heartless hard-ass of a father has had enough. He sends Monty, along with his sister Felicity and bestie Percy, on a Grand Tour of Europe. Where Monty sees it as one last hurrah, his father is determined to force some education and gravity on him whether he wants it or not. The boys will, under the guidance of a strict supervisor, learn all about the Continent’s art and culture. After depositing Felicity at a girls’ school where she will acquire all the necessary accomplishments to secure a high-ranking husband, Percy will head off to Holland to law school and Monty will return to England to become the dour man his father ...

Rating System

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Note: These ratings are how I would personally rate a novel. Everyone is different and can rate their novels quite differently to how I have.   Rating: This book was absolutely breathtaking. The characters caught my attention straight away from the start of the novel. The plot line of this book had me at the edge of the seat wanting more, after each page that I turned. The author’s writing style is another reason for the high rating. I love reading novels that are consistent, with a perfect flow. I would have been able to definitely connect with the plot and the characters. After finishing, I can’t stop thinking about it. Highly Recommended! Rating: This book was a really entertaining read. There would be moments in the novel where it would catch me in the feels. Yet, there were moments where things could have been written differently. But, there could have also been nothing wrong with the novel. I would be able to connect with the characters and the plot. I would recommend...

Reviews

A Gentlemen's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzie Lee  We are the Ants - Shaun David Hutchinson 

Novels I have read

A Never Always Sometimes - Adi Alsaid Twisted - Laurie Halse Anderson  The Problem with Forever - Jennifer L. Armentrout B  Of Poseidon: Book 1 of the Syrena Legacy - Anna Banks Of Triton: Book 2 of the Syrena Legacy - Anna Banks The One Memory of Flora Banks - Emily Barr Six of Crows: Book 1 of the Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo Crooked Kingdom: Book 2 of the Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo Shadows Of Hunters Ridge: Book 2 of the Hunters Ridge Series - Sarah Barrie The Iron Trial: Book 1 of the Magisterium Series - Holly Black Zenn Diagram - Wendy Brant Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte  C  City of Bones: Book 1 of The Mortal Instruments Series - Cassandra Clare City of Ashes: Book 2 of The Mortal Instruments Series - Cassandra Clare City of Glass: Book 3 of The Mortal Instruments Series - Cassandra Clare City of Fallen Angels: Book 4 of The Mortal Instruments Series - Cassandra Clare City of Lost Souls: Book 5 of The Mortal I...

Currently Reading

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To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo Furyborn by Claire Legrand Book 1: The Empirium Trilogy A Map For Wrecked Girls by Jessica Taylor