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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.

· 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

December 22, 2014

ASHES TO ASHES (Burn for Burn #3) by Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian

December 22, 2014

ASHES TO ASHES (Burn for Burn #3) by Jenny Han & Siobhan VivianI did not see this coming. I thoroughly enjoyed Burn for Burn and Fire with Fire. Ashes to Ashes, however, left me cold. I was already 84% through the book and yet I couldn’t bring myself to finish it. That thought keeps nagging at me but reading the last few chapters would for me be a waste of time.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, dating, ghosts, high school, horror, revenge

January 22, 2014

GOLDEN by Jessi Kirby

January 22, 2014

GOLDEN by Jessi KirbyGolden left me a little torn. On one hand, I really enjoyed it but on the other, it left me feeling unmoved. The prose was beautiful. The introspectiveness of it pulled me right in when I opened the book and read the first few pages.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, choices, conduct of life, diaries, epistolary, family problems, friendship, high school, hope, mystery, on love, realistic fiction, road trip, self discovery, single parenthood, story-within-a-story, travel

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