Tag: Author: M R Carey

Book Review: Fellside

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4-star

Title: Fellside

Author: M. R. Carey

Rating: 4/5 stars

Series? No

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Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from Hachette Australia in exchange for an honest review.

I was positively gleeful when I received my copy of Fellside in the mail, being a huge fan of M. R. Carey’s first book: The Girl With All The Gifts. Comparing the two work is a pointless task, as they’re completely separate entities. Yet, Fellside retains the element I loved most from Girl: an unsettling glimpse into humanity’s psyche – especially at our lowest point.

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Book Review: The Girl With All the Gifts

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The Girl with All the Gifts

5star

Title:  The Girl With All the Gifts

Author:  M. R. Carey

Rating:  5/5 stars

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This is one of the rare instances where I started reading a book I knew next-to-nothing about.  All I knew about the book was: Melanie is a 10 year old girl who’s been locked in a cell for as long as she can remember.  I thought it was going to be a bit like Ender’s Game.  However, what I ended up reading was, dare I say, far better than Ender’s Game.  Here was a dystopia with a familiar premise, but it felt fresh because of how character-centric the writing was.

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