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Going to share a little cover love for these two pretties that recently joined my library. Have you read either of them? #bookstagram #instabook #thepufflehufflekittehreads #paperback #hardback #bookdragon #bookworm #bookhoarder #bookcollector #beatthealgorithm #lovebooks #bookwitch #thingsbrightandbeautiful #anbarasalam #singunburiedsing #jesmynward #coverlove

[peafield]

Book 12/52 - #ThingsBrightandBeautiful by #AnbaraSalam (2018) | Bea Hanlon follows her pastor husband Max on a mission to a south pacific, jungle island in order to bring Christian civilisation to its inhabitants. As the novel progresses their mission degrades into a living nightmare. I was incredibly surprised by this debut novel. When I began reading it I had a vision of how the story was going to go, one of Christian fellowship and the power of prayer maybe. But this is not that book. Instead, we have something close to The Shining. The jungle and it's dark magic, the crawling insects, the incessant rain seeps into the minds of the protagonists, bringing out those hidden parts of themselves they have tried to keep locked away. And this is enhanced by one of the best characters in the book is the jungle itself, which Salam's deft descriptions brings to life. It creeps all over your skin, burrows underneath. The island life is not idyllic in this novel, but iniquitous. I wasn't too sure about the end of the novel. Although I have only read it once, I feel there are some unanswered mysterious and lingering questions that can't be answered through subtext. Not fully. But this didn't diminish the foreboding atmosphere that Salam has created. | #atleastonebookaweek #bookstagram #bookshelf #bookreview #bookrecommendation #booklover #bookish #bookworm #bookaddict #booklove #bibliophile #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booknerd #brightandbeautiful