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Lovely War is a fictional novel by Julie Berry. It is a story of love, beauty and the effects of war. As the first world war spreads its impact throughout Europe, two unlikely couples meet — Hazel and James and Aubrey and Colette. Aphrodite tells the story with roles from Ares, Apollo, Hephaestus, and Hades. … Continue reading The Ending of Lovely War
This post is full of spoilers. If you want a review without spoilers, visit I'll Give You the Sun Book Review. In I’ll Give You the Sun, we follow Noah and Jude from age 13 to 16. The book goes back and forth in time, starting with Noah. Noah is always himself, refusing to succumb … Continue reading The Ending of I’ll Give You the Sun
There's a Word for That is a contemporary novel by Sloane Tanen. The cast of characters include Marty, his girlfriend Gail, his daughters Janine and Amanda, Amanda's daughters Jaycee and Hailey, Bunny and her son Henry. The Kresslers Marty Kressler has been married and divorced many times. His current girlfriend has her heart set on … Continue reading The Ending of There’s a Word for That by Sloane Tanen
Once in a Blue Moon is a contemporary romance novel. Fourteen years ago, Tate Jones and her grandmother, Judith, went on a once in a lifetime trip to London. On the very first day at breakfast, they meet Sam and his grandfather Luther. This post is spoiler-full! If you're looking for a more general review, … Continue reading The Ending of Once in a Blue Moon
You Had Me at Hola is a contemporary romance by Alexis Daria. Jasmine is a soap opera actress who hopes to make it big in Hollywood. Her father is Puerto Rican while her mother is Puerto Rican and Filipina. While Jasmine speaks some Spanish with excellent pronunciation, her Spanish isn't that great. However, she's been … Continue reading The Ending of You Had Me at Hola
Home from her engagement dinner, Dannie falls asleep. There, in the only element of magical realism in the book, she has a dream. In that dream, it’s five years later, which she knows from seeing the news on TV. She wakes up in a strange bed, in a strange apartment. There’s a stranger in the … Continue reading The Ending of In Five Years
The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a novel by Milan Kundera. It follows the stories of 4 characters as they navigate live and love. Tomáš and Tereza Tomáš and Tereza meet in a cafe during one of her visits to Prague. Ten days later she visits him in Prague and stays over when she falls … Continue reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being
When We Left Cuba tells the story of Beatriz Perez, the aunt of Marisol, who we met in Next Year in Havana. Chanel Cleeton weaves a story of society and espionage in light of American and Cuban allegiance, set in the 60s. Beatriz Perez's family fled Cuba when Fidel Castro came into power after the … Continue reading The Ending of When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones is a love story, but it is not a conventional one. The first third of the book is about newlyweds Celestial and Roy, with each of them having one chapter to set the stage. In the last two thirds of the book, the third in their triangle, Andre, gets … Continue reading The Ending of An American Marriage
Red at the Bone is a story of three generations by Jacqueline Woodson. Looking for a review only, without spoilers, read this post instead. Iris got pregnant and had a baby at the age of 15. She'd been having sex since she was 13, but didn't quite understand how reproduction worked. When she got pregnant, … Continue reading The Ending of Red at the Bone
