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November 14, 2015

FALLING INTO PLACE by Amy Zhang

November 14, 2015

Audiobook cover of FALLING INTO PLACE by Amy ZhangWhen I first finished reading Falling into Place, I didn’t know how to rate it. It spoke to me in the most painful manner. No other book in recent memory has made me cry so much. When I wasn’t crying, I was on the verge of tears. The rest of the time I was uncomfortable. Liz wasn’t a nice person and yet I felt a connection because a lot of her thoughts had been mine before.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: alcoholism, audiobooks, bullying, cheating, death, despair, drug abuse, drugs, experimental writing, family problems, friendship, grief, guilt, high school, mental health, realistic fiction, single parenthood, soccer, sports, suicide

September 9, 2015

THE RULE OF THIRDS (Pippa Greene #1) by Chantel Guertin

September 9, 2015

Book cover of THE RULE OF THIRDS (Pippa Greene #1) by Chantel GuertinLet’s start with the best part of The Rule of Thirds: photography is front and centre! Pippa Greene loves photography. She lives and breathes it, is in the school photography club and is gearing up to take part in a photography competition. As someone who loves photography, I’m always sad at the lack of it in the books I’ve read. A lot has been written about music and art but photography has mostly been missing. Well, here we have a good book in The Rule of Thirds.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: ambition, canadian authors, cheating, competition, friendship, grief, high school, terminal illness

June 19, 2015

THOSE GIRLS by Lauren Saft

June 19, 2015

Book cover of THOSE GIRLS by Lauren SaftThere are so many reasons to hate Those Girls. Yet when I step away from the content and simply think about the structure of Those Girls as a novel, it actually holds up pretty well. This is why I think Lauren Saft has what it takes to become a successful author but I don’t have it in me to like this book much.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: abuse, accidents, alcoholism, american authors, betrayal, bullying, cheating, dating, death, dysfunctional families, family problems, frenemies, friendship, high school, lies, loneliness, morality, post-traumatic stress disorder, revenge, secrets, self perception

September 11, 2014

LOLA AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR by Stephanie Perkins

September 11, 2014

LOLA AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR (Anna and the French Kiss #2) by Stephanie PerkinsWhat do you make of a book that everyone has already loved to shreds? How do you pick up those pieces and see what others saw before you? Hype has a way of bringing awareness to certain books. At the same time, it can negatively impact one’s enjoyment. Without the hype I wouldn’t have loved Lola and the Boy Next Door. With the hype, I came to feel indifferent.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: adoption, alcoholism, american authors, cheating, choices, dating, diversity, family, friendship, ice skating, identity, lgbtq characters, lies, love triangles, music bands, musicians, realistic fiction, self perception, sewing, siblinghood, twins

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

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