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In Review: Relight My Fire - Miss Known
Author: Joanna Bolouri Publisher: Quercus Publishing Year: 2018 Pages: 336 Sometimes you read a book that gets you more and more excited by each sentence as the end approaches, and then you turn the page and find a blank one. You keep going back and forward with that single sheet of paper until your brain realises the book is over. Then you get up, slowly stepping away from the book and you start shouting NO! NO! NONONONONO! NNNNNOOOOOOOOO! NO NO NO NO NO! NO NO NO NO NO No No No no no no no… while walking all crazy and finish off on your knees completely defeated while your voice fades away. no… But suddenly, a little smile starts to form in your mouth and it gets bigger and bigger. You can’t control it. And that’s when you realise you read a good book. No, that’s wrong! You read a GREAT book! You aren’t upset because how it ended you are upset because there aren’t any more stories to read. This is how I felt after reading Relight My Fire, minus the kneeling part, but I was close to doing it. Each of the characters has their unique personalities that can make you laugh, fall in love, smile, face-palm, and sometimes, a strong will to slap off their faces. I had my eye on this book from the moment I knew it was coming out. When I finished The List, I wasn’t expecting any book coming after, since it was released back in 2014. Although this didn’t stop me from having high expectations and I was worried to be disappointed. The first book set the bar very high and anything that couldn’t get close to that would be bad and even worst for a sequel. Once I’ve started reading every thought, every worry went away. It was the same Phoebe, the same quirky, smart-arse, funny, self-deprecating, and people-hater. She was back once again, but with a new challenge in hands: being a mom. The book takes place 5 years after The List, ten challenges to do between the sheets. Phoebe and Oliver are together as a couple and caring for their four years-old girl, named Molly. Nothing much has changed around them. Lucy is still with the same boyfriend, Kyle. Hazel is still happily married to Kevin, and Grace as grown up to a seven years-old. Workwise, Phoebe still works...
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