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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Genre: Fiction, Young Adult and Poetry Publisher: Electric Monkey Publication Date: 8 th of March 2018 Rating: 4/5 Goodreads Blurb → https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33294200-the-poet-x The Poet X is beautifully written, empowering and relatable. It is written in verse and delves into Xiomara’s life as she navigates being a teenager. She is a first generation Dominican-American girl who deals with misogyny and sexual harassment and the book explores this in a way that is accessible to anyone. Those who have been in her same situation will feel less alone having read this book. The author explores Xiomara’s complicated relationship with her mother and the family dynamics. Her mother forces religion into rebellious Xiomara who questions her faith at every possible turn. Xiomara yearns to experience life and love unbeknownst to her mother and she feels like she’s committed a sin simply by falling in love. Her outlet for her trials and tribulations is through poetr

Echo Boy by Matt Haig

Genre: Fiction, Young Adult, Thriller and Sci-Fi Publisher: Corgi Childrens Publication Date: 26 th of March 2015 Rating: 3/5 Echo Boy is a futuristic Sci-Fi thriller written from the alternate perspectives of the main characters Audrey and Daniel. They meet unexpectedly after Audrey's parents get killed by an Echo - a household robot programmed to obey humans. Daniel is not your average guy because he himself is an Echo, but he is also much more than that. Audrey is on a whirlwind journey trying to find answers to her parents' death while starting to live with her estranged uncle who happens to know when to help. He is however a leading manufacturer of Echoes and has his own agenda. Goodreads Blurb → https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23346777-echo-boy Thoughts: The ultramodern premise of the story pulled me in as there's so much new technology around and people live beyond the age of 100. Matt Haig's world building is fascinating. I have to s