Review: Stolen

by Ikhlas // 22 December, 2011 // 2 Comments

Stolen tells the story of 16 year old Gemma who is on layover in Bangkok, on vacation with her parents, and how she is kidnapped by Ty. It only takes a second. She’s buying a cup of coffee. He’s checking her...

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Book Review: Vaclav & Lena

by Ikhlas // 12 December, 2011 // No Comments

Vaclav and Lena are five year old when they meet in the Russian immigrant community in Brooklyn. Worlds apart, friendship blossoms between the two until they are ten and inseparable. Vaclav dreams of becoming a famous magician one day, with...

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Book Review: If I Stay

by Ikhlas // 11 December, 2011 // 2 Comments

Seventeen-year old Mia has the perfect life. She has a warm and loving family, a great best friend, a super cool musician boyfriend, and maybe even a chance to get into Julliard music school. She thinks nothing can go wrong....

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Review: The Summer I Turned Pretty

by Ikhlas // 7 November, 2011 // No Comments

Belly lives her life for the summer. September to June are just months to wile away before the magic of summer begins. Summer is when Belly goes to Cousins house, where her, her mom, and brother go to spend the...

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Review: Nevermore

by Ikhlas // 6 November, 2011 // No Comments

In Nevermore, Isobel Lanley sounds like your typical ‘popular girl’. She’s blond, a cheerleader, and is dating one of the jock’s at school. Her normal world spins out of control when she is paired up with Varen, the school goth...

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book reviews

Review: Stolen

Book Review: Vaclav & Lena

Book Review: If I Stay

Review: The Summer I Turned Pretty

Review: Nevermore