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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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· 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

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

December 17, 2013

THE PROGRAM by Suzanne Young

December 17, 2013

Suicide as an epidemic and how society deals with it—perfect premise of a work of fiction for a sociology student like me. Perhaps then my opinions on this book are unfair because I am weighing them against my academic background. But I can’t help it; after years of studying sociology, it has come to influence…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, brainwashing, death, depression, drugs, emotions, friendship, grief, loneliness, mental health, psychology, sociology, suicide, surveillance

December 11, 2013

HOW TO LEAD A LIFE OF CRIME by Kirsten Miller

December 11, 2013

It took me a few days to recover from this one. Don’t take it the wrong way. I have so much love for How to Lead a Life of Crime! I can’t think of a book I have read the past couple of years that can even remotely compare! Reading this book caused an internal…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: action, american authors, blackmail, brainwashing, death, domestic violence, drugs, family problems, mental health, morality, murder, psychology, rape, romance, suicide, thriller, violence

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

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