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My Week In Books ( February 1st - 7th)

Poems To Save The World Chosen & Illustrated by Chris Riddell
Beautifully put together collection of poems and illustrations by the wonderfully creative Chris Riddell. Features poems by Emily Dickinson, Neil Gaiman, Nikita Gill, Lewis Carroll, Brian Bilson to name but a few. There are even a few poems about Lockdown in the mix. 
5/5

Black Widow Deadly Origin

Found this a bit lacking. Some elements of the story where excellent but the beginning was a bit irritating. Felt like it was trying hard to be mysterious but just came across as all over the place. 

3/5

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Historical fiction at its finest. (More in-depth review to follow)

5/5

Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet

I love Black Panther but this was hard to get in to. There are elements I loved namely the women's stories but I kind of wasn't digging T'Challa in this. I will seek out volume 2 however to see if as this story progresses my opinion changes. 

3/5
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