I recommend this novel for everyone
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This novel is out of this world! Not a big romance genre person, but this author is incredibly erotic! The story is intriguing & has an incredible twist to it. I recommend this novel for everyone. It could change your life if not your easy of thinking!
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It was a brilliantly and wonderfully written novel. It was full of detail, suspense, sorrow, hope, happiness, love, life, and death. A reflection of our time today (what us LGBT human beings go through today; persecution, ridicule, discrimination, oppression and even murder) and what may very well be a realistic future, if ever. This really good novel was so detailed and realistic that it grasped me into the book and made me feel as if I was right there along side Grace Jarvis and Dex Wheelock. It's full of edge-of-your-seat suspense that grasps you by the neck in a strong hold. It's a brilliantly and wonderfully written literary art. I am also glad the author did an afterword to explain why he written the novel the way he did. Most of the stuff was obvious to me-I'm gay-but he gave a better explanation to heterosexuals. A very real depiction of how society views and treats us gays and lesbians; only the table is turned onto heterosexuals. I believe every homophobic heterosexual should read this great novel because it will put them into our shoes and give them a whole new perspective. It will make them realize that they have it made in this world and what they are doing to us is wrong and will, hopefully, change many many hearts and souls for the better. Like another said, "It will leave you with mental images that will linger in your sub-conscience for days". Not only that, the truth and morals behind it will linger inside those who read this novel for a lifetime, as it will for me. Hell, I live it this very moment in life, all for simply being born different. I loved this novel, it is a work of literary art that deserves it's utmost recognition and distribution. I highly recommend this brilliant novel and will tell everyone I know to read it.
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I finished this novel in 2days that's how good it is.
I couldn't put my phone down . Read it for yourself , you won't be disappointed
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I absolutely loved this novel.  I read it about 3 times for the same class.  We discussed trauma and oppression and this was one of the books on our list that semester and I completely devoured it in one sitting.  Needless to say it was what I used to write all  my reports on and it continues to be one of the best books I've read in quite a while.  Antoon uses beautiful metaphors to bring us into the world of Jawad and his family.  To think that Antoon spent 4 years total (between writing and then translating) in the world of Jawad is amazing to me.  He did an amazing job of capturing this snapshot of time.
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She's The Girl is one of the most enjoyable adventure novels I've read in a long time. It is also an emotional journey from start to finish that will leave you wanting more.  I was drawn in from the first page and had a hard time stopping so I could go on about my day.  The style of author Susan M. Brooks is prolific, realistic, whimsical and a no nonsense approach that speaks volumes to anyone considering how love affects them.
This story is infectious and smart.  We are introduced to some dynamic characters, offering their own life story and experiences along the way.  These inhabitants could be your friends and neighbors or the people you only dream of getting to being acquainted with.  The journal-like novel follows our main character Nat on her travel to North Dakota in hopes of marrying the man she has dubbed as her soul mate.  Along the way she comes in contact with some of the most eccentric people she's ever known, who in turn draw her into their unique yet complex lives.  We first meet Trina, a carefree wild child hitching a ride in the rain to marry a convict.  As the pages turn we learn of attention-seeker Madeline, Mexican Bob, and Ivy an older woman with her own ideals of love and how it fits into our lives.  Everyone has quite a tale to tell.
She's the Girl isn't your typical love theme by any means, but instead gives us insight into one learning about themselves and gathering a wealth of knowledge about the one subject that eludes us all; love.  Through Nat we learn there are no right or wrong answers in love, and sometimes it's the illusion that gets in the way of reality.
I appreciated the author's ability to bring the reader in and create so much compassion for the characters.  Here is a story that is genuine, down to earth, quirky, and filled with more emotional prose than one could imagine.  It's real, raw, and will make you laugh out loud.  It's a book that will be talked about and remembered for its sheer honesty and a drive that will surpass time.  There is so much more here than meets the eye.  I tried to put it down and but found it difficult to not find out what was going to happen next.  Read and enjoy and look forward to more from such a talented writer.
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I received a free electronic copy of this novel from Netgalley, Katherine Reay and Thomas Nelson in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you all, for sharing your hard work with me.

This novel is much deeper than most romance novels, yet - Yeah! - contains no graphic sexual scenes.  Katherine Reay takes us into the hearts and minds of her protagonists, and the soul of the families and communities involved.  I also loved the glimmers of the things that draw me to Italy - the food, the light, the history, the food.  This is a book for all ages - suitable to teens as well as adults. It is a book I am comfortable recommending to friends and family.
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"Our fear of people's rejecting the things that make us happy limits how much happiness we can actually find".

In this novel I laughed, cried, smiled and felt inspired. Tyler has created a wonderful novel that I recommend to people that love #TeamInterent. You will not be disappointed as you get to see a whole new side to the guy that you have grown to love. I don't believe you have to be a fan of his to read the novel, its just that there is multiple references you might not understand but it won't taint the overall experience.
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This is the first novel of this kind for me and and I was mesmerized from the first word.  I found a few grammatical errors that a proofer should have caught but the content and writing style are fabulous!  I highly recommend this one for all ages, teens to adults.
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This book is one of the best novels I have read in years (and I read A LOT!).  It starts off very subtley as you wonder why on earth Annabelle and Grant ever got married in the first place and then how the marriage has lasted for 26 years.  Through brilliant interweaving of the late 70's when the two main characters first met one another and the mid-2000's as they are empty nesters, we gradually learn and come to understand the dynamics of a long term marriage and to really care about the people, even Grant, who seems rather stuffy.  I'm glad we got to learn about all his good points before the end of the story! There were so many wonderful insights into human nature as Annabelle deals with her daughter's questions and explores her own life.  Maddie Dawson is an incredibly wise woman to have so exquisitely captured so much truth and wisdom in this novel.  I loved this book, and highly recommend it.
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The best novel ever. I wouldn't change a thing. I love the main characters and the story line. I would recommend this book to anyone. Especially women like myself who have problems with family members. It reaches out to you and you experience how each character feels.
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I would give this novel 10 stars if that was possible. I decided to read One Lavender Ribbon because I found the cover art intriguing but found the entire book to be intriguing, endearing and impossible to put down.
The story begins with Adrienne, a young woman determined to make a fresh start in her life after divorce. While she is remodeling her recently purchased Victorian home, she finds love letters dating back to the second world war. They were tied together with a lavender ribbon. Her determination to return the letters to their rightful owner brings mystery, curiosity, challenges, new friends and the possibility of a new love into her life.
The characters are people I would like to know. The story is compelling with realism, dreams, wishes, true friendship and love.
I highly recommend this novel to everyone.
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Robert Cormier has written a story which is so true in all of today's schools. Bullying should be a crime because it affects so many lives of young adults. This read is a total gem and I recommend it for everyone. Thank you Robert Cormier for mirorring today's occurrences at schools and what happens at them. As a writer with my debut novel coming out September 13th, 2011 and available on Amazon.com, three cheers to Robert Cormier for an unforgettable and timeless effort.
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I *just* completed this novel after a mere few hours of reading.  I must say that there is much more to this book than what meets the eye.  I recommend it for all ages..especially teens and younger adults.  I am a part time college freshman and high school senior.. an avid reader and writer, and found this novel throughly refreshing.
The writing style is as unique as the plot line.  I enjoyed seeing the story from each girl's POV then a combination at the end.  The story was unique.  Having a knowledge of faeries, I found it wonderful to see someone writing about a girl who gets caught up in that fantasy world, just as most of us have throughout our years.  Violet and Claire "remind me of me"..(quote from the novel)...
I remind this book avidly for all.
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Nayomi Munaweeras second novel, What Lies Between Us, fulfilled the grand expectations I had after reading her debut novel, Island of a Thousand Mirrors. I inhaled the novel within two days, becoming so preoccupied with the characters, I could not put it down. This novel explores the nuanced relationships between mothers and daughters. As a Sri Lankan-American, I found this novel to sit so close to home, that once I was finished reading it, I laid on my couch, unable to hold back my tears. It speaks to the subtle hardships that encompass immigrant lives and gives validity to the experiences I have had and continue to have even after living in the U.S for almost 20 years.

Munaweera guides us through the life of a young girl living in Sri Lanka who goes onto immigrate to California with her mother due to tragic circumstances that happen back home. She builds her life in this foreign country and falls in love, gets married and has a daughter of her own. With the birth of her daughter emerges the demons her own childhood which she is unable to escape from. She does what she deems sane and necessary to protect her child.

This is an absolutely gripping novel which explores some major themes considered taboo in South Asian communities. It is refreshing to have these issues brought to light in such a beautiful and tragic way. I highly recommend this novel as well as her first novel. I cannot wait for what she will write next.
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I recently reread this novel, and it didn't take long for me to remember how much this book affected me the first time that I read it. It is definitely a must read novel for anyone. It demonstrates many lessons that everyone should learn including compassion and standing up for what you believe in. The point of view in which it is written strongly affected me: seeing racism in the south through the eyes of a young girl definitely put everything this novel touches on in perspective for me!
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Maria E. Andreu has written a moving and haunting novel about the immigrant experience from the viewpoint of a teenage girl brought to the United States as a child and growing up as one of the millions of undocumented residents living here. Reading this book with its uniquely personal viewpoint will open anybody's eyes. Not only is this one of the best novels I've ever read about the immigrant's life, it is one of the best novels I've read in the past few years period.
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Really engrossing novel, couldn't stop reading