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August 5, 2015

A MAD, WICKED FOLLY by Sharon Biggs Waller

August 5, 2015

Paperback book cover of A MAD, WICKED FOLLY by Sharon Biggs WallerI absolutely adored A Mad, Wicked Folly. It is hands down the favourite book of mine thus far this year. The Victorian setting of Trouville, France, followed predominantly by London was glorious. There was such a great mix between history and fiction, I felt like I could see myself as an observer right there by Vicky’s side; at the same time, immersing myself in stunning storytelling. Victoria Darling could be such an impossible main character — rather naïve, really — and yet I found myself caring a great deal for her plight.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: ambition, american authors, art, debut authors, feminism, politics, romance, siblinghood, suffragette movement

November 12, 2013

TAGGED by Mara Purnhagen

November 12, 2013

I present to you another book that grapples with graffiti. Unlike in Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra, The Colour of Trouble by Gerry Bobsien and getting Up by SD Thorpe, here the main character is not the one involved in graffiti. She is an innocent bystander who comes to be embroiled in the whole issue when a piece…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, dating, ethnicity, friendship, graffiti, high school, multiculturalism, mystery, romance

October 13, 2013

GRAFFITI GIRL by Kelly Parra

October 13, 2013

The world is rarely fair, if ever. Angel is only coming to truly realize this now. She loves art and has been vying to be part of her community mural project.  Through this project their neighbourhoods are supposed to be cleaned up while the best art students in town get to do up murals. But…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, art, dating, friendship, graffiti, high school, identity, multiculturalism, realistic fiction, self discovery, self-esteem, single parenthood

October 8, 2013

THE COLOUR OF TROUBLE by Gerry Bobsien

October 8, 2013

I had half the mind to chuck this book after the first 100 pages or so but wanting to know what the final outcome would be got the better of me. It was painstakingly difficult though not to skip past all the pages. As much as the beginning drew me in, I wanted to increasingly…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: art galleries, australian authors, graffiti, mass media, morality, realistic fiction, synesthesia

October 4, 2013

SAME DIFFERENCE by Siobhan Vivian

October 4, 2013

Emily was new to art. She had only recently discovered her interest in it and hoped that she would be able to learn more at a summer art programme. Little did she know she would find students with years of experience. Of course she started questioning if she made the right choice to pursue art…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, dating, friendship, identity, realistic fiction, self discovery, self-esteem

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