Game On (Vancouver Orcas #3)
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When he broke off his engagement to his team captain's brother the day before their wedding, Jamie...
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Tyler's Alphas
Drew Hunt and Chad White (Narrator)
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A hillbilly and a former Marine walk into a bar sounds like the opening line of a joke. But it's no...
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Touch in the Night (Blood and Bonds #1)
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With a criminal record, no steady job and a penchant for kink, Jesse Truelove has spent most of his...
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Bella's Countryside Christmas
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Fleeing her heartache and horrendous job, Bella stumbles upon a December wedding in the beautiful...
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People grieve in many different ways, as Shari Arnold shows in her young adult novel <i>Neverland</i>. It has been four months since seventeen-year-old Livy lost her little sister Jenna to leukemia. Her mother has become a workaholic, her father a ghost, but Livy has become determined to help as many sick children as she can, either by reading to them or becoming a bone marrow donor. Livy’s life revolves solely around the children at the hospital but things begin to change when she meets the mysterious Meyer who takes her out of her comfort zone and challenges her to have fun.
As suggested by the title, <i>Neverland</i> is based upon the well-known story of Peter Pan. Meyer, like Peter, loves an adventure and whisks Livy away to do things she would never have thought to do on her own. By showing Livy how to have fun, Meyer hopes to encourage her to move on, but the big question is, is Livy ready to live without her sister?
The first part of the book has a contemporary setting that makes the story appear to be the typical girl meets boy who makes everything better type of novel, however the second section is completely different. Part two is so full of fantasy and magical ideas that it feels like a completely different book. Initially it was exciting when Meyer was something of an enigma, but suddenly the story becomes childish and fake once his true identity has been revealed, thus making the novel less gripping.
Nonetheless, <i>Neverland</i> is very moving as is anything regarding the death of young children. Arnold provides an interesting retelling of the delightful fairytale giving a totally new meaning to the children who do not grow up. Those who enjoy contemporary and fantasy novels will enjoy both elements however some readers expecting a young adult love story may be disappointed with the unrealistic turn the novel takes part way through.
SMARTIFY: Scan & Discover art
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Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction
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In Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction, Joseph Dan, one of the world's leading authorities on Jewish...
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This pioneering new study of the Black megachurch phenomenon brings nuance and depth to the...
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Legal Systems & Skills provides students with a practical guide to all the essential knowledge and...
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Artisan, entrepreneur, and impresario, British filmmaker Ridley Scott accepts the profit motive as...