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July 27, 2016

ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

July 27, 2016

Book cover & rating - ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSEAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe was beautiful! I’ve had the hardcover on my bookshelves for over two years. I also knew that Lin-Manuel Miranda was an excellent narrator. But the more people told me to read it, the more I put it off. Yes, I blame my irrational brain. I wanted to read it but then I refused because others encouraged me to. Thankfully, Hazel picked it for our June Epic Recs, so I couldn’t deny her pick. I went on to alternate between print and audio.

6 Comments · Categories: Epic Recs, Fiction Keywords: accidents, american authors, culture, ethnicity, family life, friendship, homophobia, letters, lgbtq characters, own-voices, realistic fiction, romance, self perception, violence

June 8, 2016

WITH MALICE by Eileen Cook

June 8, 2016

Book cover & rating - With Malice by Eileen CookWith Malice kept me up at night because I couldn’t sleep without knowing how it would end. Of course, the job of a psychological thriller is to keep readers up long after everyone’s gone to sleep, so it should be the expectation when picking up such a book.

3 Comments · Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, american authors, amnesia, blogging, death, family problems, friendship, high school, hospital, jealousy, media, post-traumatic stress disorder, realistic fiction, recovery, social media, tragedy, travel, truth

June 2, 2016

LONDON BELONGS TO US by Sarra Manning

June 2, 2016

Book cover & rating - LONDON BELONGS TO US by Sarra ManningBust out your London maps! Needless to say, the city’s most central to London Belongs to Us. Anyone who lives in or has ever been to London is bound to appreciate the landmarks that the characters pass through in this book. I’ve never set foot onto the capital of the UK, so I might’ve derived greater joy if it had been set in Geneva, Paris, Rome, Berlin or another big city I have been to. Nonetheless, I appreciated the sentiment behind the heavy focus on the locale.

6 Comments · Categories: Fiction Keywords: bi- or multiracial characters, british authors, cheating, diversity, friendship, language, real-time, realistic fiction

May 29, 2016

THE MEMORY OF LIGHT by Francisco X. Stork

May 29, 2016

Book cover & rating - THE MEMORY OF LIGHT by Francisco X StorkThe Memory of Light is such an excellent book. It’s not excitingly adrenaline-pumping, although there are some intense moments. On the contrary, it’s an exceedingly introspective book dealing with the realities of mental illness. It portrays the complexities of mental health and the difficulties of diagnosing and treating those who are mentally ill.

3 Comments · Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, bipolar-disorder, delinquency, depression, diversity, drugs, family, family problems, friendship, high school, hope, mental health, mental institution, multiculturalism, poetry, psychology, realistic fiction, schizophrenia, sisters

May 18, 2016

TONIGHT THE STREETS ARE OURS by Leila Sales

May 18, 2016

Book cover & rating - TONIGHT THE STREETS ARE OURS by Leila SalesTonight the Streets Are Ours was such a fun read! I enjoyed it tremendously, even though the characters were far from perfect. They each had their flaws and made questionable decisions. I liked that because that’s precisely what made them so relatable. The realism in the book mirrored the craziness of real life and for that I adored it.

2 Comments · Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, brothers, cheating, diversity, ethnicity, family problems, friendship, lgbtq characters, metafiction, multiculturalism, on love, on-writing, realistic fiction, road trip, romance, siblinghood, theatre and drama

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