I do definitely think this is worth a read though and maybe one day I’ll go back and give it another go. I also felt that the big twists, which is a lot of peoples favourite parts about this book, relied too much on coincidence, so I couldn’t feel invested in it. I wasn’t a fan of how the dialogue was done. There’s just something about it that I didn’t click with, and I think it was partly the writing. I felt myself getting so frustrated with some of the characters actions. The way it explores the themes of white saviourism and white people using black people to feel woke was so well done.

It been a pick for pretty much every book club, I’ve seen it all over twitter, booktube and blogs, so I built up very high expectations for it, and I feel quite bad when I say I was disappointed because maybe that’s my own fault? There is so much hype for this book on every corner of the internet. One night Alix, her rich white employer, asks her to take care of her daughter Briar and Emira ends up being accused of kidnapping. Since graduating college Emira has no clear plans for her career, so she takes on a series of part time jobs, one of which is babysitting. This book has become seriously popular and has just been longlisted for the Booker prize, so I’m glad I can finally be part of the discussions! What Is It About? Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid transported me back to my high-school days, because that used to be the phase when I would give up a good nights sleep to read. Unfortunately the hosts never got around the reading it which has caused a lot of backlash, but I’m so glad I did. Last week it was The Reading Rush and I read this during it as it was the group read.

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