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August 24, 2015

THE REST OF US JUST LIVE HERE by Patrick Ness

August 24, 2015

Book cover of The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick NessGoing into The Rest of Us Just Live Here I felt very disconcerted. The main text reads like a contemporary book but each chapter starts with insights on the Chosen Ones and the gods above. There are however overlaps that can be seen when the paranormal events have an impact on the ordinary people. This makes the setting a very strange yet familiar one.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: alcoholism, anxiety, bi- or multiracial characters, death, eating disorder, existentialism, family problems, friendship, genre-fantasy, high school, mental health, metafiction, multiculturalism, ocd, on love, paranormal, politics, postmodernism, romance, self-esteem, siblinghood, therapy

April 11, 2015

SHATTER ME (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi

April 11, 2015

Book cover of SHATTER ME (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh MafiYou know those books that you add to your TBR pile for no apparent reason, except that the cover looks cool? Shatter Me was one of those books for me.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: action, american authors, bi- or multiracial characters, biosphere, death, environment, loneliness, mental health, postmodernism, psychology, remorse, surveillance

August 19, 2014

ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins

August 19, 2014

ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie PerkinsI finally decided to join the party and read Anna and the French Kiss. It’s one of those books I read because I wanted to know what the book was about. It keeps popping up everywhere online—in the blogosphere, on Instagram, as well as Twitter—and all the online bookstores seem to have it under their recommendations right now. At first I did mostly enjoy the book. For the most part, I liked Stephanie Perkins’ writing style, which was well-suited towards a sweet romance. Sadly, towards the last third, prominent cracks started appearing for me.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, bi- or multiracial characters, boarding school, cancer, cheating, diversity, family problems, friendship, high school, holidays, love triangles, siblinghood, single parenthood

July 30, 2014

EVERY DAY by David Levithan

July 30, 2014

EVERY DAY by David LevithanIf there is one thing I adored about Every Day, it’s the prose. The prose was so fluid, it bordered on poetic. It captured many of the ideas so beautifully, it was nothing short of thought-provoking.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: audiobooks, bi- or multiracial characters, depression, diversity, existentialism, fantasy, gender studies, high school, identity, internet, lgbtq characters, paranormal

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