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September 23, 2013

THE FALL by Claire Merle

September 23, 2013

Disclaimer: There are spoilers for the first book in the duology, The Glimpse. If you have not read it yet, you might want to check out that review instead. Having read and tremendously enjoyed “The Glimpse”, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on The Fall. I was so excited by the premise of the first…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: brainwashing, british authors, dystopian, futuristic, insurgency, mental health, romance, single parenthood

July 23, 2013

WILD AWAKE by Hilary T. Smith

July 23, 2013

Kiri lives for music. Classical piano consumes her life hours on end. She practices so much, it borders on obsession. With her showcase coming up, she needs to nail Khachaturian and Prokofiev. When she is not playing the piano, then she is practicing on her synth with her bandmate and best friend, Lukas. Their goal…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, death, debut authors, drugs, family, mental health, music, music bands, paranoia, piano, realistic fiction, romance, vacation

July 20, 2013

THE GLIMPSE by Claire Merle

July 20, 2013

London, 2041 — society is divided into the Pures and the Crazies. The Crazies are predisposed to mental illness based on their genetic make-up. The Pures are said to be healthy and must protect themselves to build a stronger race of humanity, devoid of mental illness. Then there’s Ana. This 17-year-old is no ordinary Pure. She…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: british authors, debut authors, dystopian, futuristic, mental health, psychology, romance, survival

July 12, 2013

SPLINTERED by Anita G. Howard

July 12, 2013

Wonderland in the hands of A.G. Howard became a whole lot more grotesque and twisted than it already was when Lewis Carroll first imagined it. “Splintered” is a quasi sequel and adaptation of the much loved classic of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll; a modern-day tribute, if you will. Alyssa can not only hear…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, classic lit basis, dark fantasy, debut authors, fairy tales, great book design, lewis carroll, mental health, paranormal, romance

June 25, 2013

THINGS I SHOULDN’T THINK by Janet Ruth Young

June 25, 2013

Book cover of THINGS I SHOULDN'T THINK by Janet Ruth YoungI could not put this book down. I had to know what would happen next. I wanted to know how Dani would come to deal with her thoughts, if she would be able to overcome them, and how. The chapters of Things I Shouldn’t Think were markedly short, so it was easy to fly past the pages.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, babysitting, blogging, epistolary, homosexuality, journalism, mass media, mental health, obsessive compulsive disorder, public opinion, realistic fiction, single parenthood

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