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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

August 13, 2015

SAINT ANYTHING by Sarah Dessen

August 13, 2015

Audiobook cover of SAINT ANYTHING by Sarah DessenSaint Anything wasn’t a book I had meant to read. I figured that the three unread Dessen books that I own should take priority and I don’t even know when I’ll get down to reading any of them. Perhaps I’ll read one later this year since I did like this latest release of hers. The reason I decided to listen to the audiobook of Saint Anything was that it happened to be available to me via Overdrive, so I decided to borrow it on a whim.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, alcoholism, audiobooks, crime, drug abuse, family problems, friendship, high school, siblinghood

June 23, 2015

CLEAN by Amy Reed

June 23, 2015

Book cover of CLEAN by Amy ReedClean is a book that thoroughly surprised me. Firstly, I thought this book would be about mental illness. Actually it’s about addiction. I should’ve realized that before I started reading but as usual, I hardly glanced at the synopsis. Secondly, I was impressed with how the characters were portrayed in terms of depth, development and voice. Best of all, I was amazed by the writing style. It was on the experimental side, which I hadn’t expected.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: abuse, addiction, alcoholism, american authors, beliefs, bullying, christianity, delinquency, depression, drug abuse, drugs, eating disorder, experimental writing, faith, family problems, friendship, health, mental health, psychology, realistic fiction, rehab, religion, self discovery, self harm, self perception, sexuality, sociology, therapy

June 28, 2014

THE TREATMENT (The Program #2) by Suzanne Young

June 28, 2014

THE TREATMENT (The Program #2) by Suzanne YoungI can hardly describe the overwhelming disappointment that The Treatment brought me. I know I wasn’t a fan of The Program but I did like it for the concept. Still, I had problems with it because of the many unanswered questions The Program left me with. I pegged them as cliffhangers, so I expected The Treatment answer them, particularly the ones about the suicide epidemic that wrought this society. Did I get those answers? Hardly. The big issues were glossed over so much, I was mad at the end of the book. To me, The Treatment hardly contributed to the duology. It would’ve been better left unread.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, brainwashing, death, depression, drug abuse, drugs, emotions, friendship, grief, love triangles, mental health, on love, psychology, romance, sociology, suicide, surveillance

May 12, 2014

SCREAMING DIVAS by Suzanne Kamata

May 12, 2014

Book cover of SCREAMING DIVAS by Suzanne KamataScreaming Divas had a couple of elements that I particularly liked: music, friendship and diversity.

Music effectively tied all four main characters together despite all their differences. Trudy, Harumi, Cassie and Esther had very different musical backgrounds, yet they came together to form a punk band. Each one of the girls had something to bring to the table, which also led to a lot of conflict. I think that is one thing I particularly appreciated. They didn’t always get along, which added a facet of realness that I often find lacking in books.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, death, drug abuse, drugs, lgbtq characters, multiculturalism, music bands, musicians, riot grrrl, single parenthood, subculture

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