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May 18, 2016

TONIGHT THE STREETS ARE OURS by Leila Sales

May 18, 2016

Book cover & rating - TONIGHT THE STREETS ARE OURS by Leila SalesTonight the Streets Are Ours was such a fun read! I enjoyed it tremendously, even though the characters were far from perfect. They each had their flaws and made questionable decisions. I liked that because that’s precisely what made them so relatable. The realism in the book mirrored the craziness of real life and for that I adored it.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, brothers, cheating, diversity, ethnicity, family problems, friendship, lgbtq characters, metafiction, multiculturalism, on love, on-writing, realistic fiction, road trip, romance, siblinghood, theatre and drama

December 24, 2015

THE CHRISTMAS MYSTERY by Jostein Gaarder

December 24, 2015

Book cover & rating - The Christmas Mystery by Jostein GaarderIt’s Christmas Eve and so the Advent season is practically over. The same goes for The Christmas Mystery. While I’ve owned it for about ten years (probably more), I’ve never actually read it. This year I finally picked it up and used it as an Advent calendar. I must say, I’m glad I did. While I forgot my chocolates half-way through last year, there’s no way I could forget a book.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: advent, christmas, family life, history, metafiction, mystery, philosophy, pilgrimage, time travel

August 24, 2015

THE REST OF US JUST LIVE HERE by Patrick Ness

August 24, 2015

Book cover of The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick NessGoing into The Rest of Us Just Live Here I felt very disconcerted. The main text reads like a contemporary book but each chapter starts with insights on the Chosen Ones and the gods above. There are however overlaps that can be seen when the paranormal events have an impact on the ordinary people. This makes the setting a very strange yet familiar one.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: alcoholism, anxiety, bi- or multiracial characters, death, eating disorder, existentialism, family problems, friendship, genre-fantasy, high school, mental health, metafiction, multiculturalism, ocd, on love, paranormal, politics, postmodernism, romance, self-esteem, siblinghood, therapy

January 10, 2015

FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell

January 10, 2015

Book cover of FANGIRL by Rainbow RowellFangirl was funny and sweet and wonderful. What I liked best was the college setting without an intense focus on romance. This book was about Cath who tried to find herself, even though she felt she was losing everything. She so desperately tried to hold on to familiarity through her high school boyfriend, her father and most importantly to her, her twin sister Wren. For the first time, she had to be truly independent. I believe that for many, college is the time to find oneself and Rowell presented this transition very well in Fangirl.

· Categories: Epic Recs, Fiction Keywords: alcoholism, american authors, college, family, fanfiction, friendship, humour, mental health, metafiction, on books, postmodernism, realistic fiction, romance, siblinghood, single parenthood, sisters, story-within-a-story, twins, writing

April 11, 2014

CHOP CHOP by Simon Wroe

April 11, 2014

The thing about reading debut novels is that you never know what to expect. This abyss of the unknown is exacerbated when you have the privilege of reading a review copy. While not knowing can be disconcerting to some readers, I think it is precisely that which heightens the thrill of a book. In the…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: british authors, crime, death, dysfunctional families, fresh graduates, kitchen work, metafiction, restaurants, suffering, working life

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