Romance, drama, and care surrounding issues of PTSD and sex.... a heart-warming page turner.
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Romance, drama, and care surrounding issues of PTSD and sex.... a heart-warming page turner.
A modern, feminist thriller about the dangers of the internet.
At its heart, The Lost Book of Adana Moreau is a story of stories — and a story of exile.
By physically returning to the site of her trauma — watching the mental decline of her father in their home and his eventual disappearance – Ida has to deal with what really happened when she was a teenager, and search for closure.
If a terminally ill friend asked you to be with them as they chose to end their life, would you agree? The narrator has to figure it out.
Edinburgh tells the story of Fee, a 12-year-old Korean-American boy who joins the choir in his small town in Maine. Fee, and his friend Peter, are soon molested by the choir director. I am really at a loss for words in trying to describe to you why you should read it and why I enjoyed it — you just should. I promise.
Turkish writer Elif Shafak’s 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World is the story of Leila, a sex worker who is murdered in Istanbul. The first half of the book is Leila in the 10 minutes and 38 seconds after she was murdered — when your brain stays conscious but your heart has stopped beating.
Kirkus calls Queenie ‘A black Bridget Jones, perfectly of the moment’ and I am deeply inclined to agree.
The plot is relatively straightforward: four girls attend a sleepaway camp in the Pacific Northwest. They set out on an overnight kayaking trip, get separated from the counselor, and shit goes down.
