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I loved this one so much! Just as much as Pet. This one is much more intense than Pet, because the Lucille in this novel could easily be the world we live in right now. It‘s dangerous. There is a rich, greedy, man corrupting the whole town, especially its government and the police, named Dian Theron. Police are killing civilians left and right.
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So excited for this one!
#AkwaekeEmezi #Bitter #audiobook

Where Pet felt like a MG read to me, this prequel was every bit the YA story it‘s billed as. Compared to its companion novel, Bitter is more morally ambiguous, the violence feels more immediate, and it depicts a world much closer to our own which makes it more disturbing. Of the two I actually preferred this one, which surprised me a little because I often find prequels more hit than miss.

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A prequel to “Pet”.

Bitter has had a hard life until she attends the Eucalyptus school. Outside the school, kids are fighting against monsters (the rulers of the city both politicians and company leaders).

A book about fighting, friendships and belonging.

(Picture from the Luxembourg park in Paris, and inspired by @BarbaraBB .)

#BookReport

Just back after almost one week in Paris. I‘m so glad I managed to visit Paris again, I love that city.

Before I left I finished Minor Feelings #SheSaid, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Birds, Beast and Relatives.

I‘ve started both Maps and Bitter. Bitter came with me to Paris and we had a couple of hours reading in the Luxembourg park so I‘m almost finished. Not sure how I feel about Maps.

#WeeklyForecast

Finish Minor Feelings #SheSaid

I also want to finish Birds, Beasts and Relatives, and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.

I want to start Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies and hopefully also Bitter.

With a similar voice to Pet this explores the inverse. If Pet is a story about a world of heroes with hidden monsters, this is a world of monsters with hidden heroes. https://youtu.be/-iqu8cQ5omE

I've slowed down a bit in my reading, but I have made some progress. I didn't like Bitter as much as Pet, and it feels more... relevant, very close to the bone. It's a very quick, compulsive read, though.

#BookSpinBingo

Not entirely sure what I think of this right now. I remember liking Pet a lot, but this isn't clicking with me as well, though I couldn't tell you why.