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Homunculus: Fairy Tales for Adults

Aleksandar Prokopiev and Will Firth

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Homunculus is billed as a collection of sixteen 'fairy tales for adults' with something for every...

Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Legend in Books

Jan 6, 2021

Legend

Marie Lu | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry, Young Adult (YA)

7.8

(12 Ratings)

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I tend not to read books with characters under the age of 17 because they can come across as being immature and annoying.

However that is not the case in this, both Day and June are really mature for 15, maybe it's their upbringing; life on the streets and growing up in a posher area and being a member of the Republic.

I'll admit it took me a while to get into the story--about the 20-25% mark--what with the dual POV and one hunting the other down but once they finally met and got to now each other I became quickly engrossed in their story.

I wasn't sure how to feel about June's brother, Metias, but the more I read and grew to know him through June's memories and his journal, the more I liked him and was sorry that he'd died. He seemed like a really great big brother.

Action, political corruption, dystopia, a bit of romance; it was everything I like in a book and I liked a lot of things about it. I'll certainly be keeping an eye out for the rest of the series

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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Nov 10, 2020 (Updated Nov 10, 2020)

Sneak a peek at the mature Middle Grade realistic fiction novel ARACELI'S PATH: AMONG ANGELS AND DEVEILS IN JUAREZ by Marion Surles on my blog. Read about her cause Love and Literacy in her guest post. (It's a fantastic cause!) Enter the GIVEAWAY to win autographed copies of Araceli’s Path and Grit in Juarez (choice of English or Spanish) by Marion Surles, Day of the Dead shopping bag & plate, Mexican coin purse, and Mexican candy - two winners!

https://alltheupsandowns.blogspot.com/2020/11/book-blog-tour-and-giveaway-aracelis.html

**BOOK SYNOPSIS**
Araceli comes from a blended, dysfunctional family held together by the love of a grandmother. Rubí is being raised by a single mother who works as a prostitute. Both young girls are affected not only by their mothers' choices but also by the violence and culture of Juarez, Mexico.

Can they overcome the cards they have been dealt, or are they destined to follow the same paths as their mothers?

Follow the lives of Araceli and Rubí from childhood to young adulthood and listen for children everywhere who are voiceless, trapped in their own cultures.

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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Savannah James: Pendale High Class of ‘87 in Books

Jul 29, 2021

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Savannah James: Pendale High Class of ‘87
By Candi Fox

Once read a review will be written via Smashbomb and link posted in comments

Welcome to 1987, where the high school antics include hot rock stars running beside the smoking jocks.

Savannah James wants love and finds it with Stone Blackwell when he rescues her from an embarrassing speckle with punk metal bassist Aaron Angel.

But all is not fair in love and war, and Stone makes a terrible mistake. Can their connection be saved or will the star QB Thad Harrison make his pass and win the girl?

Pendale High, Class of ’87 is not a YA novel.

I wanted to like it and please don’t be put off this is just My opinion! I thought I t started really well but was seriously rushed in places. I know she’s a mature 17 year old but my god she still came across a child or just all felt a little wrong to me. The ending was very predictable and a little cringy. This was a girl damaged from abuse throwing herself at and man showing her attention. I found it quite toxic!