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August 6, 2013

BESTEST. RAMADAN. EVER. by Medeia Sharif

August 6, 2013

In light of Ramadan, it seemed fitting to finally pick up Bestest. Ramadan. Ever. With the pink swirls on the cover, the depiction of a guy and a girl together with that pastel-creamed cupcake, I expected a feel-good kind of book. What I did not expect was a load of fluff to boot. Perhaps the…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, dating, debut authors, family, friendship, high school, islam, multiculturalism, muslim characters, realistic fiction, religion

July 23, 2013

WILD AWAKE by Hilary T. Smith

July 23, 2013

Kiri lives for music. Classical piano consumes her life hours on end. She practices so much, it borders on obsession. With her showcase coming up, she needs to nail Khachaturian and Prokofiev. When she is not playing the piano, then she is practicing on her synth with her bandmate and best friend, Lukas. Their goal…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, death, debut authors, drugs, family, mental health, music, music bands, paranoia, piano, realistic fiction, romance, vacation

July 15, 2013

AND THEN THINGS FALL APART by Arlaina Tibensky

July 15, 2013

I am sorely disappointed. I picked up this book because of the premise. Keek is a writer who is cut off from her friends because she has no Internet access and her cell is broken. That to me was a promise that Keek would be an introspective character with witty or poignant observations to share….

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, debut authors, family, realistic fiction, relationships, sylvia plath, writing

June 14, 2013

RED INK by Julie Mayhew

June 14, 2013

Book cover & rating - RED INK by Julie MayhewWhere do I start? With the tears that I shed or the smiles I cracked? To some degree, my own recent experiences influenced the way I read Red Ink.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: british authors, debut authors, denial, family, family myth, grief, life and death, personal history, realistic fiction, relatives

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