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Life, Love, Lies & Loss

Advantages: Great read, thought-provoking
Disadvantages: Once it ends, it's gone

After finishing this book in a day and half, I sat quietly in my living room and thought. About lots of things. About Annabel, and her struggles throughout the book. About the mysterious Owen, with whom looks were very much deceiving. About Emily, who did ...

zoe_page 29.04.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Just Listen - Sarah Dessen

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Love & Family

Advantages: Inspirational plot, sweet romance
Disadvantages: Very troubling aspects - not a light read

Just Listen was written by Sarah Dessen and published by Puffin on 5th July 2007. It is 400 pages long.Plot -An outsider looking in on Annabel's life might think it was perfect - she has the looks to be a model, a great social lif ...

Angellia 21.01.2012 · Read full review
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The Ugly Truth in the book Just Listen

Advantages: Relatable characters, interesting events
Disadvantages: Includes content that may not be okay for younger kids.

In Just Listen, Annabel Greene, youngest of three girls, is the girl who seemingly has everything; the looks, the money, the clothes, and the friends. Just like her two older sisters, Whitney and Kirsten, she is a model for local commercials and advertis ...

paulina0 17.04.2013 · Read full review
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Jumper meets The Matrix in a book!

Advantages: Characters, setting, idea
Disadvantages: Nothing massive

About the book Tempest is the debut YA novel from Julie Cross and the first book in a trilogy. It is published by Macmillan Children's Books on 5th January 2012 and the book is 432 pages long. Thanks to the publisher for providing me with an ARC for ...

linzee_loulabelle 11.12.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Tempest - Julie Cross

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Addictive time travel!

Advantages: Very readable, interesting storyline and characters
Disadvantages: Some slight confusion over time travel elements but explained, ending that will make you gasp!

How much did I LOVE Tempest by Julie Cross?! I admit, I wasn't so sure that this book would be for me when I first started, but almost immediately I was absolutely sucked into this story, these characters and these wonderfully sweet relationships - both b ...

clovery 04.01.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Tempest - Julie Cross

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