Title: Parachutes Author: Kelly Yang Type: Fiction Pages: 496 Published: 2020 Claire Wang of Shanghai and Dani De La Cruz of California both go to a private high school near Los Angeles. Claire’s parents’ decision to send her to American Prep reflects the cultural phenomenon for which the book is titled, in which wealthy Chinese students immigrate to attend American high schools in the hopes … Continue reading Book Review: Parachutes
Title: Little Universes Author: Heather Demetrios Type: Fiction Pages: 368 Published:2020 I feel that there was a lot going on in this book, however. There was nothing light-hearted about it. It was supremely dark, and there is very little light or hope in this book. While most of that is due to Hannah, Mae also experiences some things as well. When Mae and Hannah’s parents … Continue reading Book Review: Little Universes
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Title: Writers & Lovers Author: Lily King Type: Fiction Pages:320 Published: 2020 Casey Kasem, is a struggling writer who is also struggling to make ends meet as a waitress, she lives in her landlord’s shed and has to walk his dog to be able to cover rent. Not only is she struggling but she’s also in debt and her love life is also in trouble. … Continue reading Book Review: Writers and lovers
Title: My kind of people Author: Lisa Duffy Type: Fiction Published: 2020 Pages: 352 Lisa Duffy depicts the events of the story in the book beautifully, makes the reader feel what the character is feeling no matter how uncomfortable it is.. Summary: Sky is a little girl who was abandoned at a fire station as a baby, by the age of 10 she has experienced … Continue reading Book Review: My Kind of people
Title: Happy and you know it Author: Laura Hankin Type: Fiction Pages: 384 Published: 2020 Laura Hankin’s debut is a quick read, a novel that could be categorized as a beach book. Its the type of book you can read all day until you finish it. Summary:After Claire is fired from her band, she’s trying to pay her way through New York City life, and … Continue reading Book Review: Happy and you know it
Title: All Things Consoled Author: Elizabeth Hay Type: Memoir Pages: 272 Published: 2019 Hay’s relationship with her parents had always been a tricky one but when they move across Ontario into a retirement home just down the road from Hay and her husband, she finds herself struggling with their slow decline into decrepitude. All Things Consoled is a recounting of those years and the family history that … Continue reading Book Review: All Things Consoled
Title: The Break Author: Katherena Vermette Type: Fiction Pages: 288 Published: 2016 By opening this book, the reader should be prepared to be plunged into the deep winter darkness of Winnipeg. Snowy city streets and bone-chilling dampness fill the pages as slow and steady as a snowstorm in January. When Margaret Atwood describes a book as ‘very tough and real’ you know you’re in for … Continue reading Book Review: The Break
Title: The Flat share Author: Beth O’Leary Type: Fictional Romance Published: 2019 Pages: 400 Time: 3min Rating:7/10 I’ve been wanting to read this book because I’ve been seeing good things about it everywhere. Tiffy lives in London with her ex because she is living on a budget. One day she responds to a strange advert for a flatshare. The flat in question is only 1 … Continue reading Book Review: The flat share
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