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February 11, 2014

SOMETIMES NEVER, SOMETIMES ALWAYS by Elissa Janine Hoole

February 11, 2014

I’m not so sure what to say about Sometimes Never, Sometimes Always. It certainly is interesting and I think the subject matters are very relevant in this day and age. Religion and technology were both integrated to form the backdrop to Cass’s story. Cass struggles with living in a family where she is the only…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, atheism, blogging, bullying, christianity, discrimination, friendship, high school, homosexuality, loneliness, morality, realistic fiction, religious institutions, siblinghood

February 8, 2014

PIROUETTE by Robyn Bavati

February 8, 2014

Once in a while I pick up a book solely because of the author. I’ve read a book by that author before, loved it and decided to just go ahead and read whatever comes next. That’s how it went for Pirouette. Besides knowing that this book revolves around dance (I mean, duh, the title and…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: australian authors, dance, mistaken identity, orphans, read, realistic fiction, siblinghood, sisters, twins

February 3, 2014

ORIGIN by Jessica Khoury

February 3, 2014

Book cover of ORIGIN by Jessica KhouryTruth be told, I picked up Origin only because I saw the cover of Vitro, which I thought was gorgeous. I loved it the moment I laid my eyes on it and when I learnt that it’s the second book in the series, I decided I had to read the first, so I would have a reason to hold the pretty white cover with the test-tube that contains clear blue seawater and and island. Shallow, maybe. But what does it matter if a cover makes me pick up a book?

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, biotechnology, blackmail, death, eugenics, genetic engineering, jungles, legends, life, morality, murder, mystery, rainforest, read, tribes, violence

January 29, 2014

THE RULES FOR DISAPPEARING (The Rules for Disappearing #1) by Ashley Elston

January 29, 2014

I’m not sure what it is with me and endings. I noticed that every now and then I get really engrossed in a book, thinking I’ve found one I really enjoy, only to be disappointed by the ending. Maybe it has something to do with cliffhangers? When I first picked up The Rules for Disappearing,…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: alcoholism, american authors, blackmail, crime, death, depression, dissociative amnesia, dysfunctional families, friendship, high school, identity, mystery, on moving, paranoia, post-traumatic stress disorder, realistic fiction, romance, siblinghood, surveillance, survival, thriller, witness protection

January 25, 2014

VIRTUOSITY by Jessica Martinez

January 25, 2014

Book cover of VIRTUOSITY by Jessica MartinezI can’t remember the last time I loved a book that made me so so angry! Virtuosity did it for me. I must say I experienced a roller coaster ride of emotions. There were moments I felt happy and mesmerised and others where I felt sad and furious. Martinez writes beautifully and knows how to surprise her readers, which I already said about her second book, The Space Between Us. They are moving stories with beautiful prose and lots of surprises.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: biracial characters, canadian authors, cheating, choices, competition, conduct of life, contemporary, drug abuse, dysfunctional families, mothers and daughters, music, musicians, psychology, realistic fiction, romance, self-esteem, violin

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