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March 1, 2017

WING JONES by Katherine Webber

March 1, 2017

Book cover & rating - WING JONES by Katherine WebberIn many ways, Wing Jone is the book that I’ve been searching for for half my life. (I’m in my mid-twenties, so that’s not an exaggeration.) See, I’m of biracial descent. Even though I’ve sought books with biracial protagonists all my life, I’ve come across very few. Combine that with sports, one of my many passions, and odds of finding such a book plummet to near zero. Then Wing Jones came along and that book made my heart sing.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, alcoholism, ambition, american authors, bi- or multiracial characters, bullying, car accident, culture, diverse books, ethnicity, family, family life, family problems, friendship, hope, hospital, inter-generations, multiculturalism, on love, poc characters, poverty, racism, romance, running, siblinghood, single parenthood

December 22, 2016

THE TWELVE DAYS OF DASH AND LILY by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

December 22, 2016

Book cover & rating -THE TWELVE DAYS OF DASH AND LILY by Rachel Cohn & David LevithanThis book does not live up to the preceding Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares. I’ve listened to the audiobook, and reread the paperback. I’m sure I’ll reread it again in future. The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily, however, is a book I most likely won’t revisit. It’s neither quirky nor charming — the very reasons I enjoy Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares. These elements went completely missing in this long-awaited sequel.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, alternative perspectives, american authors, baking, christmas, diversity, divorce, drugs, family life, family problems, friendship, grandparents, hospital, lgbtq characters, on love, realistic fiction, relationships, siblinghood, stress, winter

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

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

June 15, 2015

EQUATORIAL SUNSHINE by Wong Su Ann

June 15, 2015

EQUATORIAL SUNSHINE by Wong Su AnnEquatorial Sunshine offers more than just another collection of poems — it also contains snippets of musings. These musings are written in prose poetry form. This means they are laid out in prose but in a lyrical manner befitting a collection of poems. It’s evident that Su Ann put a lot of herself into Equatorial Sunshine. That’s why her poems surely are relatable to anyone in their twenties.

· Categories: Poetry Keywords: life, memories, on love, singaporean authors

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