Show Stopper

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Set in a near future England where the poorest people in the land are forced to sell their children to a travelling circus to perform at the mercy of hungry lions, sabotaged high wires and a demonic ringmaster The ruling class visit the circus as an escape from their structured, high achieving lives pure entertainment with a bloodthirsty edge Ben, the teenage son of a draconian government minister, visits the circus for the first time and falls instantly in love with Hoshiko, a young performer They come from harshly different worlds but must join together to escape the circus and put an end to its brutal sport. New Read eBook Show Stopper By Hayley Barker – kino-fada.fr This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click hereBoy sees girl and suddenly stops being racist This was set in a very racist world, but I don t think it portrayed racism that well Every pure aka white person was an evil, horrible person Every single one of them was bad That s their whole personality I definitely am against racism and racist people, but they also have some other human characteristics Racist people can like animals, can make art, can do something not evil One of our two main characters, Ben, sees the other mainBoy sees girl and suddenly stops being racist This was set in a very racist world, but I don t think it portrayed racism that well Every pure aka white person was an evil, horrible person Every single one of them was bad That s their whole personality I definitely am against racism and racist people, but they also have some other human characteristics Racist people can like animals, can make art, can do something not evil One of our two main ...Some parts I loved, other parts I didn t Overall a very enjoyable if that s the right word. read Will elaborate soonThis cover is simply gorgeous It kind of reminds me of the movie haven t watched it yet The Greatest Showman.oh wow I need this asapI m incredibly uncomfortable with the narrative and can t continue The concept sounded wonderful but a society racially segregated by those pure of blood and those who are immigrants from diverse backgrounds makes me incredibly uneasy The latter are referred to as being a blight on society, kept as disposable servants with the intention to eradicate them from society After an act of gallantry, I m assuming Benedict, the male ...Reviewed at Stopper is told from the POV of both Ben and Hoshiko, two very different characters in a dystopian world where people are split into Pures and Dregs The Pures consist of those who are considered Pure English whilst the Dregs are immigrants Ben is a Pure, privileged from birth and living better off than most due to his mother s high position in the government Hoshi is a Dreg who was taken away from her family in the slums and made to Reviewed at Stopper is told from the POV of both Ben and Hoshiko, two very different characters in a dystopian world where people are split into Pures and Dregs The Pur...This is one of the most fast paced books I ve ever read Hayley Barker s debut started at an absolute break neck pace and never once slowed down This, combined with the short chapters, made for an incredibly fast read There were even moments where I was so caught up in the action that I found myself holding my breath Barker writes very well from two different perspectives and I never once got confused about who was speaking, even with the story moving so rapidly This book is a refreshing and This is one of the most fast paced books I ve ever read Hayley Barker s debut started at an absolute break neck pace and never once slowed down This, combined with the short chapters, made for an incredibly fast read There were even moments where I was so caught up in the action that I found myself holding my breath Barker writes very well from two different perspectives and I never once got confused about who was speaking, even with the story moving so rap...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I reallllly wanted to love this book, but I couldnt I tried, but it just didnt work out This concept sounded so awesome and it is, but the execution wasnt so great I mean, a crazy circus, an evil ringmaster, sabotage Well, it promised all that, and those elements were there, but it didnt really make me feel anything The main character, Hoshi,had a potentially great backstory...dnf at 25%, the insta love and the writing was just not at my likingI really enjoyed reading Show Stopper I liked the characters and I could not put it down, I was too curious to find out what would happen in the end.

Show Stopper
  • English
  • 12 July 2018
  • Paperback
  • 418 pages
  • Hayley Barker
  • Show Stopper