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January 13, 2021

A DEADLY EDUCATION by Naomi Novik

January 13, 2021

Book cover & 2-star rating - A Deadly Education by Naomi NovikA Deadly Education left me with very mixed feelings. The opening line held so much promise. It offered conflict and an intriguing dichotomy right from the get-go. Such as, why would anyone want to kill the very person who’d saved their life? What more when they had saved them more than once? I wanted answers but didn’t feel like I got much by the end of the book. Is this one premise supposed to span across the entire series? Evidently, but the opening of the story arc for it didn’t turn out as solidly as I had hoped.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, audiobooks, bi- or multiracial characters, boarding school, class struggle, death, discrimination, diverse books, friendship, language, learning process, loyalty, magic, monsters, mothers and daughters, murder, paranormal, romance, rumours, secrets, single parenthood, survival, wealth, witches, wizards

March 8, 2018

TO KILL A KINGDOM by Alexandra Christo

March 8, 2018

Book cover & rating - TO KILL A KINGDOM by Alexandra ChristoTo Kill a Kingdom is a fantasy standalone done right. Even better, it is so much more than I had envisioned!

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: abuse, betrayal, bribery, british authors, choices, cousins, death, deceit, diverse books, emotions, language, legends, lies, loyalty, mermaids, mind control, monsters, morality, mothers and daughters, murder, on love, pirates, royalty, sacrifice, secrets, sirens, villains, violence, war

November 27, 2016

THE RAVEN BOYS by Maggie Stiefvater

November 27, 2016

Book cover & rating - The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterIt’s amazing how much perspectives can shift upon a re-read. When I first picked up The Raven Boys nearly two years ago, I listened to the audiobook. I loved Will Patton’s narration but had a few reservations about the book itself. Recently, I sat down with the hardcover edition, post-its and pencil in hand, determined to annotate as I revisited The Raven Boys. There were so many things I newly discovered, I grew to love it a whole lot more.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: abuse, american authors, beliefs, brothers, choices, death, domestic violence, family, family problems, friendship, funerals, ghosts, hardship, high school, inequality, language, legends, mothers and daughters, murder, mystery, poverty, psychics, rituals, sacrifice, secrets, self-esteem, single parenthood, time, violence, wealth

June 2, 2016

LONDON BELONGS TO US by Sarra Manning

June 2, 2016

Book cover & rating - LONDON BELONGS TO US by Sarra ManningBust out your London maps! Needless to say, the city’s most central to London Belongs to Us. Anyone who lives in or has ever been to London is bound to appreciate the landmarks that the characters pass through in this book. I’ve never set foot onto the capital of the UK, so I might’ve derived greater joy if it had been set in Geneva, Paris, Rome, Berlin or another big city I have been to. Nonetheless, I appreciated the sentiment behind the heavy focus on the locale.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: bi- or multiracial characters, british authors, cheating, diversity, friendship, language, real-time, realistic fiction

August 13, 2013

CONFESSIONS OF AN ALMOST-GIRLFRIEND (Confessions #2) by Louise Rozett

August 13, 2013

CONFESSIONS OF AN ALMOST-GIRLFRIEND (Confessions #2) by Louise RozettRose is back, a year older, a sophomore, with a slight bit more mature voice, and a whole lot more problems than when readers first got to know her in Confessions of an Angry Girl. She needs to decide for herself what to do with Jamie. She still has the cheerleaders on her case. She and her brother are not exactly talking to each other either. She also hasn’t stopped missing her dad who died in Iraq the previous year. In the very least, she has her best friend back by her side.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, blogging, bullying, consumerism, drugs, family, friendship, high school, language, music, realistic fiction, romance, self discovery, siblinghood, single parenthood

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