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March 2016 Reading Wrap Up

[BLOGTOUR] Flawed by Cecelia Ahern REVIEW & GIVEAWAY

Hardcover: 416 pages
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks (24 Mar. 2016)
ISBN-10: 0008125090
ISBN-13: 978-0008125097

The stunning YA debut from internationally bestselling author Cecelia Ahern.
Celestine North lives a perfect life. She’s a model daughter and sister, she’s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she’s dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan.
But then Celestine encounters a situation in which she makes an instinctive decision. She breaks a rule and now faces life-changing repercussions. She could be imprisoned. She could be branded. She could be found FLAWED.
In this stunning novel, bestselling author Cecelia Ahern depicts a society in which perfection is paramount and mistakes are punished. And where one young woman decides to take a stand that could cost her everything.


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Waiting On Wednesday 06/04/2016

Waiting on Wednesday is all about sharing the books that I'm eagerly waiting to be released.

This week the book that I'm waiting to be released is Jane by Patricia Park.  A contemporary re-telling of Jane Eyre.
Released 21st April.

"Re Jane" is snappy and memorable, with its clever narrator and insights on clashing cultures. "Entertainment Weekly" For Jane Re, half-Korean, half-American orphan, Flushing, Queens, is the place she s been trying to escape from her whole life. Sardonic yet vulnerable, Jane toils, unappreciated, in her strict uncle s grocery store and politely observes the traditional principle of "nunchi" (a combination of good manners, hierarchy, and obligation). Desperate for a new life, she s thrilled to become the au pair for the Mazer-Farleys, two Brooklyn English professors and their adopted Chinese daughter. Inducted into the world of organic food co-ops and nineteenth century novels, Jane is the recipient of Beth Mazer s feminist lectures and Ed Farley s very male attention. But when a family death interrupts Jane and Ed s blossoming affair, she flies off to Seoul, leaving New York far behind. Reconnecting with family, and struggling to learn the ways of modern-day Korea, Jane begins to wonder if Ed Farley is really the man for her. Jane returns to Queens, where she must find a balance between two cultures and accept who she really is. "Re Jane" is a bright, comic story of falling in love, finding strength, and living not just out of obligation to others, but for one s self. Journeying from Queens to Brooklyn to Seoul, and back, this is a fresh, contemporary retelling of"Jane Eyre"and a poignant Korean American debut. "

W...W...W...Wednesday 06/04/2016

To play along, just answer the following 3 questions:

What are you currently reading?

What did you recently finish reading?

What do you think you’ll read next?

 

My current read is The Obsession by Nora Roberts

I recently finished reading Flawed by Cecelia Ahern

I think my next read will be Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

 

A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole

Format: Kindle Edition
Print Length: 353 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1530496195
Publisher: Tillie Cole Ltd.; 1 edition (13 Mar. 2016)
ASIN: B01CXYSEB2

One kiss lasts a moment.
But a thousand kisses can last a lifetime.

One boy.
One girl.
A bond that is forged in an instant and cherished for a decade.
A bond that neither time nor distance can break.
A bond that will last forever.
Or so they believe.

When seventeen-year-old Rune Kristiansen returns from his native Norway to the sleepy town of Blossom Grove, Georgia, where he befriended Poppy Litchfield as a child, he has just one thing on his mind. Why did the girl who was one half of his soul, who promised to wait faithfully for his return, cut him off without a word of explanation?

Rune’s heart was broken two years ago when Poppy fell silent. When he discovers the truth, he finds that the greatest heartache is yet to come.

Standalone Young Adult Tearjerker Romance.
For ages 14 and up.

Cover:  I love a beautiful AND relevant cover.  And that's exactly what I get with this.

This was a young adult offering from Tillie…and I loved it.

Rune and Poppy are inseparable from the moment they meet at age 5.

They instantly connect.

Poppy is a vivacious character with a lust for life and adventure.

Rune is a more introverted, artistic type.

But together, they just work.

Until Rune’s family move back to Norway, separating them for two years.

When Rune comes back, everything is different, and heartbreak ensues.

This is quite the tear jerker.  It turned me into a right watering pot for a lot of this book.  Even chapter 1 had me tearing up.

This was a great Young Adult novel.  It was different to anything else I’ve ever read. 

I know a few people that have been disappointed with the ending, but while it was unconventional, I think that’s why I liked it.

While it wasn’t necessarily a traditional happily ever after, I thought it was beautiful.

4.5/5 stars.

Definitely one to read.  Tillie Cole has become one of my all time favourit authors.  She makes me fall in love with her characters, whether it's her Adult, New Adult and now her Young Adult books.

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