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March 16, 2018

THE POET X by Elizabeth Acevedo

March 16, 2018

Book cover & rating - The Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoUsually, when I find out a book is a novel in verse, I will skip it. The Poet X, however, sounded so relatable, that I stepped out of my reading comfort zone. Let me tell you, it was absolutely worth it!

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, beliefs, bullying, catholicism, dating, diverse authors, diverse books, family, family problems, friendship, growing up, high school, lgbtq characters, mothers and daughters, novels-in-verse, own-voices, poetry, religion, religious institutions, secrets, siblinghood, twins

February 14, 2018

SUNFLOWERS IN FEBRUARY by Phyllida Shrimpton

February 14, 2018

Book cover & rating - SUNFLOWERS IN FEBRUARY by Phyllida ShrimptonSunflowers in February is at its core a morbid book. Lily was in a car accident and woke up dead. Death is never an easy topic to face. What comes after death though, is a question I’m sure many of us do wonder about. Sunflowers in February grappled with exactly that, as Lily was in limbo, unable to move on.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, alcoholism, british authors, bullying, car accident, conduct of life, dating, death, despair, dreams, drink-driving, drug abuse, drugs, dysfunctional families, existentialism, family, family life, family problems, forgiveness, friendship, funerals, gratitude, grief, guilt, high school, hit-and-run, hope, life, life-after-death, on love, relationships, remorse, siblinghood

August 16, 2017

STAGS by M.A. Bennett

August 16, 2017

Book cover & rating - STAGS by M.A. BennettSTAGS isn’t a conventional “whodunnit” mystery novel. It’s clear from the opening sentence that someone died. But who? Now, that’s the question! Sadly, I figured that out way too early, so the mystery aspect didn’t grip me quite as much as I’d have liked. Thankfully, there still was more to the book than meets the eye — some really twisted events and towards the end, some sinister foreshadowing of the future.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: assault, boarding school, british authors, bullying, conspiracy theories, death, friendship, inequality, loneliness, poc characters, racism, romance, secret societies, secrets, suicide, tradition, violence, wealth

June 7, 2017

SPELLSLINGER by Sebastien de Castell

June 7, 2017

Book cover & rating - Spellslinger by Sebastien de CastellSpellslinger is a rather quirky book, which I enjoyed very much. A young mage who’s struggling with magic, a traveller passing through who can’t keep her hilarious social commentary to herself, and a snarky talking squirrel cat? This combination was most peculiar, making me laugh and smirk throughout.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: abduction, abuse, ambition, beliefs, betrayal, bullying, canadian authors, conspiracy theories, culture, death, dysfunctional families, eugenics, family, gender, humour, identity, inequality, jealousy, lies, loyalty, magic, monsters, mystery, oppression, power, revenge, rituals, sacrifice, secrets, self discovery, siblinghood, slavery, snarky characters, truth, violence

March 1, 2017

WING JONES by Katherine Webber

March 1, 2017

Book cover & rating - WING JONES by Katherine WebberIn many ways, Wing Jone is the book that I’ve been searching for for half my life. (I’m in my mid-twenties, so that’s not an exaggeration.) See, I’m of biracial descent. Even though I’ve sought books with biracial protagonists all my life, I’ve come across very few. Combine that with sports, one of my many passions, and odds of finding such a book plummet to near zero. Then Wing Jones came along and that book made my heart sing.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, alcoholism, ambition, american authors, bi- or multiracial characters, bullying, car accident, culture, diverse books, ethnicity, family, family life, family problems, friendship, hope, hospital, inter-generations, multiculturalism, on love, poc characters, poverty, racism, romance, running, siblinghood, single parenthood

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