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September 16, 2013

THE S-WORD by Chelsea Pitcher

September 16, 2013

I first caught sight of this book at the library when I randomly pulled it out of the shelf. The premise seemed promising enough but I didn’t realize till I got home that this is a mystery novel. Now, I don’t read a lot of these nowadays but I had this phase when I was…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, betrayal, bullying, dating, death, debut authors, high school, homosexuality, loneliness, realistic fiction, suicide

September 9, 2013

ANOMALY by Krista McGee

September 9, 2013

ANOMALY (Anomaly #1) by Krista McGeeAnomaly contains everything a reader expects in a good story. A protagonist, a hero, a plot with highs and lows, problems that need to be solved and an unexpected twist.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, brainwashing, christianity, dystopian, emotions, faith, futuristic, genetics, humanity, mind control, music, post-apocalyptic, religion, subterranean

September 8, 2013

DANCING IN THE DARK by Robyn Bavati

September 8, 2013

If you have no Jewish background, it might be  difficult at first to get into the book because Bavati chose to adopt Jewish/ Hebrew terms wherever possible. She did explain her choice however, including a letter of sorts at the beginning, noting that she hoped to capture the authenticity in this manner. For those who…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: ambition, australian authors, ballet, coming of age, customs and practices, dance, debut authors, family life, judaism, orthodox judaism, religion

August 28, 2013

KITE SPIRIT by Sita Brahmachari

August 28, 2013

There are books that entrap readers—they can’t put them down until they have read them cover to cover. Those books don’t allow readers to do anything else but read because they must know what happens next. This was no such book. No, it was great in a different manner. Plot was not what drove the…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: british authors, death, ethnicity, family, friendship, grief, heritage, multiculturalism, suicide, travel, vacation

August 20, 2013

Short Break

August 20, 2013

I apologize for not posting any review over the past week. I am kinda caught up in completing my honours thesis. It’s due this coming Monday, so I promise to be back when that is done! In the mean time, feel free to check out the reviews I have posted thus far. Perhaps you’ll find…

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