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Love and other strangenesses

February 20, 2017 by Mim Leave a Comment

Meet Shannon Mc Farland:  in one night, she goes from atop the world to underneath it.  Now, as anyone who’s read a Palahniuk novel knows, the problem is not giving away the twist, and dancing around this one is going to be difficult.  This novel is about the bonds of love and friendship and the illusion of outward appearances.  It touches on desperation, toxic families, and hatred:  it does a bit more than flirt with suicide.  For those of us with triggers related to drug […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: chuck palahniuk, drugs, dysfunctional family, Invisible Monsters, modelling, road trip, self-harm, transgender

Mim's CBR9 Review No:2 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: chuck palahniuk, drugs, dysfunctional family, Invisible Monsters, modelling, road trip, self-harm, transgender ·
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Britain’s Next Top Model

January 17, 2016 by Malin 2 Comments

As of writing this review, the book is still on sale on Amazon for $1.99. So anyone interested, can check it out without spending a huge amount of money. Harriet Manners is a geek. If she wasn’t already painfully aware of the fact, and her less than stellar social status among her fellow teens, someone helpfully wrote the word in big red letters on her satchel. She does have a very good friend, and the ardent admiration of Toby, the only kid in school geekier […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR8, contemporary fiction, Geek Girl, geeks, Holly Smale, Malin, modelling, Young Adult

Malin's CBR8 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: CBR8, contemporary fiction, Geek Girl, geeks, Holly Smale, Malin, modelling, Young Adult ·
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