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December 24, 2015

THE CHRISTMAS MYSTERY by Jostein Gaarder

December 24, 2015

Book cover & rating - The Christmas Mystery by Jostein GaarderIt’s Christmas Eve and so the Advent season is practically over. The same goes for The Christmas Mystery. While I’ve owned it for about ten years (probably more), I’ve never actually read it. This year I finally picked it up and used it as an Advent calendar. I must say, I’m glad I did. While I forgot my chocolates half-way through last year, there’s no way I could forget a book.

5 Comments · Categories: Fiction Keywords: advent, christmas, family life, history, metafiction, mystery, philosophy, pilgrimage, time travel

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.

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

December 13, 2014

FREE TO FALL by Lauren Miller

December 13, 2014

FREE TO FALL by Lauren MillerAs I sit down here to review Free to Fall, my mind is till completely lost in Angelfall by Susan Ee, which I finished listening to only a while ago. No matter, I took down notes as I read Free to Fall, and sometimes impressions after a few weeks give a much better idea of the impact of a book.

5 Comments · Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, boarding school, brainwashing, choices, coding, consumerism, death, drugs, ethics, friendship, futuristic, lies, mass media, mental health, mind control, morality, murder, mystery, on love, romance, smartphones

November 27, 2014

SWIPE (Swipe #1) by Evan Angler

November 27, 2014

SWIPE (Swipe #1) by Evan AnglerSwipe didn’t really grip me until the last two or three chapters. The world building was impeccable throughout the book but I wasn’t sure where the plot was going until the book was almost over.

Leave a Comment · Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, audiobooks, family problems, friendship, futuristc, mystery

February 24, 2014

OUT OF THE EASY by Ruta Sepetys

February 24, 2014

Historical Fiction is not usually my preferred genre. Unless the history that is involved is from two centuries ago or so, then I’m more likely to reconsider picking up such a book. Recent history though is not one of my preferences when it comes to fiction. Maybe I’m still hung on choosing to study History…

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Leave a Comment · Categories: Fiction Keywords: adultery, ambition, american authors, conduct of life, crime, death, friendship, grief, growing up, mental health, morality, mothers and daughters, murder, mystery, on books, poverty, prostitution, realistic fiction, romance, self-discovery, single parenthood, violence

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