16th February 2012 | 3 Comments
After a tough breakup, Bria takes off on trip to Central America to join a tour run by “Global Vagabonds.” However, it doesn’t take long before she discovers that her tour group does not quite match the young, pretty people on the brochure. Breaking her usual mold, Bria takes a risk and leaves behind the [...]
Tags: romance, secrets, travel
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9th February 2012 | 0 Comments
The last time Eden saw her father there was blood everywhere. At ten years old, Eden was familiar with her father’s ups and downs. Her life was shaped by whether or not he chose to take his medication. He could be playful, creative, and charismatic, or he could be sullen, withdrawn, and moody. All the [...]
Tags: alcoholism, animals, cooking, family problems, homelessness, mental illness, romance
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2nd February 2012 | 1 Comment
Seventeen-year-old Hannah travels from Moldova to America with fake documents to be a nanny for a Russian-American family. Hannah is told that in exchange for taking care of two children and some “light” cleaning, she’ll make $400 a week on top of room and board–plenty to pay for her babushka’s surgery in no time at [...]
Tags: sexual abuse, slavery, social classes
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26th January 2012 | 6 Comments
There are thousands of stories about men going off to war. There are just as many about women staying at home trying to hold down the fort while the men are at war. Home Front is not one of those stories. Jolene joined the military at 18. She had nothing. Her parents were dead, not [...]
Tags: family problems, grief, identity, law, marriage, mental illness, parents, ptsd, war
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24th January 2012 | 13 Comments
What I knew about Drowning Instinct before reading it: Nothing. I loved the cover. I occasionally talk to Ilsa Bick on Twitter about challah and rugelach. I might have read a synopsis at one point, but by the time I read the book, I’d forgotten what it said. What you should know about Drowning Instinct [...]
Tags: family problems, high schools, mental illness, psychological fiction, secrets, self-injury, sports, teachers
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