Thank you @NetGalley and @PenguinRandomHouse for giving me an ARC of this beautiful book!
I was lucky enough to have read an ARC of this amazing book. The author has stunned me and left me speechless with this brilliant dystopian fiction. If Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro left an impact on you, you are going to enjoy this book a lot!
When you start reading, you will find yourself learning about 3 orphan triplets who are living in an orphan home with their carers, in the late 1900s, living their day-to-day lives waiting to be adopted. They do what they are told, like learning, taking their medicines, playing and chores of different types to enable them to grow up to become a fully functioning adult. All the boys want is to good enough to be accepted into this dream place called as Margate where the fun never ends. However, the more you delve into this book the more you will get to know the purpose of these boys, and the more your skin will crawl. She has brilliantly weaved a beautiful story out of things that may even happen in this weird world into something that will haunt you. I cannot recommend this book enough! Have thoroughly enjoyed reading it and will definitely buy a copy as soon as it is released! Release date 6th May 2025!

Thank you so much to @netgally @penguinrandom for letting me read this amazing ARC which is coming out in May and my god I just know this is gonna be a big hit.

Summary - In England 1970, 3 triplets are the last remaining children in an isolated home as part of the Sycamore scheme. They dream of going to ‘Margate’ which seems to be paradise. But unfortunately the government is shutting down the Sycamore scheme and as truths start to unfold, the triplets start to question everything they’ve been told.

Review - If Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro had an impact on you, then this is the book for you. I don’t want to give too much away in regard to this book but it was an insane moral and ethical fiction piece regarding how humans value one life over another.

I will admit the book started off slow but in hindsight, I think that build the suspense and when the bombs started to drop and the plot twists came, it made the impact so much harder. There were so many times where something was revealed and I sat staring at the page in shock.

This book was such an incredible story and really made me question whether it was even a fiction at times, because a lot of the events I definitely see happening in the future which is kind of scary making it an almost dystopian fiction but set in the past. As someone in science, it definitely made me question the ethics of research and it was just such an incredible read.

Catherine’s writing really put me through so many emotions and built up the plot twists and reveals so perfectly I am so so excited for the official release so more people can read this book !

Review time!!!!! Going into The Book of Guilt, I knew I was going to love it and I was right. The story unfolds bit by bit, sometimes leaving my mouth hanging open. The book is based in the late 70’s, England. Three young boys are raised in relative isolation as part of the government’s Sycamore scheme. Three women (Mother Morning, Mother Afternoon and Mother Evening) are rostered around the clock to observe, care for and teach the boys. The triplets do their exercises and their chores, and swallow not only their medication, but also the lies they are constantly told.
My heart absolutely went out to the boys as more and more of their purpose in life was revealed, and how little their lives seemed to matter to some. It’s hard to write a review without spoiling the story, but just know this is a carefully crafted book by an incredibly talented author. I definitely need a trophy copy of this when it is released! I loved it so much. Pleeeeeeease get your hands on it when it’s is released (Pub date May 6th), I haven’t stopped thinking about it since I finished it.
Thankyou to Catherine Chidgey, the publishers and NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.
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