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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Empress & Aniya by Candice Carty-Williams
4.0
This book has been on my wishlist for a long time already, but I always found the price a little bit too high for the amount of pages the book counts. This week I found a copy in a bargain store though and when the copy arrived today I knew what my afternoon read was gonna be. I wasn't prepared to find such an important story inside!
The basics of this story are actually pretty simple. Empress is a scholarship student attending a private school. Aniya has grown up in a big house with endless money. Forced by one of their teachers they spend a lot of time together and quite quickly they become friends, despite all their differences and their entirely different upbringing.
What I like about this book is that this shows that being unhappy doesn't have much to do with money. Aniya is growing up in a big, but cold, house with loads of pressure on her shoulders. Empress doesn't only miss out on material things, but also on emotional things. She gets no support and no love from her mother.
During the story the girls are forced to be in each other's shoes. And I like how the author shows that both girls have to deal with their own issues. They might be different issues, but they both don't have that perfect life. And their friendship and the way they're willing to fight for each other is so pure and really warms your heart while reading the book!
The basics of this story are actually pretty simple. Empress is a scholarship student attending a private school. Aniya has grown up in a big house with endless money. Forced by one of their teachers they spend a lot of time together and quite quickly they become friends, despite all their differences and their entirely different upbringing.
What I like about this book is that this shows that being unhappy doesn't have much to do with money. Aniya is growing up in a big, but cold, house with loads of pressure on her shoulders. Empress doesn't only miss out on material things, but also on emotional things. She gets no support and no love from her mother.
During the story the girls are forced to be in each other's shoes. And I like how the author shows that both girls have to deal with their own issues. They might be different issues, but they both don't have that perfect life. And their friendship and the way they're willing to fight for each other is so pure and really warms your heart while reading the book!