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February: What Did I Read?

I was not expecting myself to be tearing through books in the way that I am at the moment. 8 books in one month! Three of these were for school, one was non-fiction and one doesn't really count (we've been studying Richard III/ King Richard III- I can never work out which is the real title), but it's been an interesting mix. Let's get started! Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls might be the most painfully nostalgic book I've ever read. Although I can't really relate whatsoever (drama, Shakespeare, and the 90s are all passions that escape me, I have to admit) for some reason, everything was just painfully relatable. Nicholls masterfully captures the universal experiences of adolescence, which is why I rated this 5 stars out of 5. From 20 years in the future, our protagonist Charlie recounts his first love, and the Shakespearean rabbit hole that it pushes him down. Whilst the endless descriptions of Shakespeare rehearsals were not my thing (ever since I was demoted to