Monthly TBR : June 2017

I have looked through all my books so many times and can never decide what I want to read next. My TBR shelf feels like it's never ending, but I love it!! 😊

I have recently decided to put my top books I want to read, on my nightstand so I can easily have access to them and so they are in plain sight out the way of my other books. This has actually helped me stay motivated to read as I am constantly wanting to change the books and also it's helped me keep on track of what I want to read next therefore helping me read my current book faster. 

I have chosen 4 books from that list that is currently on my bedside table and placed them into my June TBR. So without further ado... 

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie : Book Review

Title  :  We Should All Be Feminists

Author  :  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Format  :  Paperback

Length  :  52 Pages

Rating  :  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I was delightfully surprised by this book as I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. This very short book talks about the authors experiences , thoughts and feelings of gender and feminism.

I read the first half of this book whilst in the bath and then the other half as soon as I got out and into bed. It was so short yet so powerful. I've never thought as myself as a feminist as such but reading this made me realise how important gender equality is and how in different places around the world woman and men are treated a lot different to what I expected.

To say the least, this book really opened my eyes and I can't wait to read more books like this. Incredible!!

Exit, Pursed by a Bear by E. K. Johnston : Book Review

Title  :  Exit, Pursed by a Bear

Author  :  E. K. Johnston

Format  :  Paperback

Length  :  248 Pages

Rating  :  ★ ★

This book follows Hermione who is the captain of a cheerleading team in Palermo Heights. Every year Hermione attends camp and this year is her last year. But when everything turns black she ends up living a nightmare she feels isn't her own. 

This book wasn't that great for me. I think the idea was great but it didn't pull through in this particular book. I didn't feel like I was connected to any of the characters as such and personally there was a little too much about cheerleading within this book rather than what actually happened to our main character. Hermione was sexually assaulted which is what this book is supposed to be about (this happens really early on in the book so this isn't a spoiler), however I think the book was more driven by the knowledge of cheerleading than the event that took place.

There were a few things I enjoyed such as the way Hermione dealt with it. She had an interesting view on relating the assault with herself which really made me think. I'm not sure how realistic this would be but I think it makes sense.

I wouldn't recommend this book if you can't deal with reading about sexual assault. It's not particularly graphic but it's obviously meant to be the main premise of the story.

I really wanted to love this book but unfortunately it just didn't click with me which is a shame as I have been waiting to get my hands on it for months.

Let me know if you e read this book and whether you enjoyed it or not, I'm curious to know what other people think.

Book Recommendations

Not going to lie guys but most of the books I'm about to recommend are probably ones you have already read or have most definitely heard about. If that is the case then I hope you had the same experience reading them as I did, but if not then I would definitely suggest you try them out, especially if you already own the book. All of these books are rated a 5 out of 5 stars on my goodreads page.