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May 30, 2015

Epic Recs: May 2015

May 30, 2015

Epic Recs May 2015: More Than This & This Song Will Save Your LifeAs late in the month as I’m posting this, Hazel and I do tend to send each other recs at the beginning of the month. If you’re following us both on Twitter, you might already know that I picked More Than This by Patrick Ness for her and she recommended This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales.

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May 13, 2015

GRAFFITI MOON by Cath Crowley

May 13, 2015

Book cover of GRAFFITI MOON by Cath CrowleyMy favourite undergrad project was graffiti. I spent an entire semester studying the subculture of graffiti, which was a more than colourful endeavour. What I noticed then was the lack of representation of graffiti in YA literature. Perhaps it’s the deviant nature of it that precludes it from being written about so freely? Or maybe it’s also the difficulty of access, which could be limiting authors’ understanding of graffiti.

· Categories: Epic Recs, Fiction Keywords: art, australian authors, graffiti, mystery, poetry, romance

March 29, 2015

Epic Recs: March 2015

March 29, 2015

Epic Recs March 2015: The Archived & Rebel BelleThis month I picked The Archived by Victoria Schwab for Hazel and she picked Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins for me. Schwab is an excellent storyteller, so I can’t wait to see what Hazel thinks of The Archived.

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February 19, 2015

Epic Recs: February 2015

February 19, 2015

Epic Recs Feb 2015 - Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley and A Blind Spot for Boys by Justina ChenTo start off, Hazel recommended Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley. It’s one of her favourite contemporary/Australian YA books. The best part is I already owned it, so I just had to bump it up my TBR pile.

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January 10, 2015

FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell

January 10, 2015

Book cover of FANGIRL by Rainbow RowellFangirl was funny and sweet and wonderful. What I liked best was the college setting without an intense focus on romance. This book was about Cath who tried to find herself, even though she felt she was losing everything. She so desperately tried to hold on to familiarity through her high school boyfriend, her father and most importantly to her, her twin sister Wren. For the first time, she had to be truly independent. I believe that for many, college is the time to find oneself and Rowell presented this transition very well in Fangirl.

· Categories: Epic Recs, Fiction Keywords: alcoholism, american authors, college, family, fanfiction, friendship, humour, mental health, metafiction, on books, postmodernism, realistic fiction, romance, siblinghood, single parenthood, sisters, story-within-a-story, twins, writing

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