Free books: Young Adult Fiction
Anatomy of a Disappearance. Hisham Matar (2011)
Hisham Matar's English prose, infused with a breath of Arabic mien, makes this novel an exceptionally good read. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is that the truth about Naima was treated too lightly by Nuri. That would've been easier to accept if it didn't contradict Nuri's charact...
Hustlin' (2009)
Somebody: Jayd Jackson a junior at south bay high school " drama high " Wanted: drama to go away and live a drama free life. The drama she is having seems to be endless. Jayd is having conflicts with her friends Mickey and Nellie. Then the two main guys (Rah and Jeremy )in her life are both seeki...
Dark Florida (2012)
La scrittura di John Brandon è incredibile. Attraverso le parole riesce a creare un'inquietudine che ti accompagna dalla prima all'ultima pagina, e non solo questa. C'è un senso di perdita di se stessi e di perdita della speranza che sono date tanto dalla scrittura quanto dai personaggi.Toby, She...
Citrus County. John Brandon (2012)
Good fiction has the ring of truth. It is believable, plausible, and enjoyable, even the ugly bits. But great fiction is true. And Citrus County, with its extraordinarily ordinary characters, no frills prose, and stuck-in-second-gear pace is great fiction.The narrative follows (shadows might be a...
The Tyrant's Daughter (2014)
I was on my way to giving this a solid 3-stars, but the last part of the book made up for the lack of action in the first part. I expected a little more from a book with CIA connections. Laila and her mother and brother move to the US after her dictator father was assassinated in a fictional Midd...
Rouge comme le sang (2014)
I received As Red as Blood (The Snow White Trilogy) as part of the Kindle First program. As Red as Blood is the 1st book in the trilogy in the young adult crime genre. The writing style or translator's translation, I'm not sure which, leaves a bit to be desired. It seemed a bit repetitive at t...
Rood als bloed (2014)
El pasado verano fui invitada a un evento de la editorial de la editorial La Galera donde una de las novedades editoriales mas destacables que nos presentaron fue Rojo como la sangre de Salla Simukka, un thriller nórdico que he tenido el placer de leer y me ha encantado.Nos encontramos con un thr...
Punainen kuin veri (2013)
Inhalt:Die 17 Jährige Lumikki Anderson sieht sich eher als Außenseiterin in ihrer Schule. Früh hat sie gelernt auf eigenen Beinen zu stehen, sich gegen andere zur Wehr zu setzen und vor allem Niemandem zu vertrauen! Doch dies ändert sich schlagartig, als sie in der Dunkelkammer ihrer Schule auf e...
Le nostre luci (2011)
felt like an apology for date rapists, ironic racists, etc, all with a self-awareness that was meant to justify its fucked-up-ness. kept thinking 'i don't think i've disliked a protagonist this much since...' but then could never think of a protagonist this dislikeable and i still can't. seems fi...
Crezco (2011)
I read this book after hearing from a friend that it was really good. Although, immediately I noticed how much cross-over there was between this book and 'Submarine' - Joe Dunthorne. I did, however, think think that this book was really well written. I particularly enjoyed the descriptive languag...
Šok od pada (2014)
It's been a long time since I cried at the end of a book, so long that I can recall the tears but not the book. Having my breakfast in bed I reached Matt's invitation letters a few moments ago.....and that was it. In his writer notes at the end, Nathan Flier is asked what he would like readers ...
Where the Moon Isn't (2013)
This may have spoilers because its better to go into the book not knowing anything. And that is what I did. I had some expectations but overall I knew this book was worth 5 stars even when I was half way through. I read it extremely quickly because I was so engrossed in the story and the main cha...
The Bad Boy, Cupid & Me (2012)
The most amazing and fun story EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I loved this to bits.Hasti I cannot believe that such a young girl like you can write such captivating stories. You are amazing.I even dare say that I've read books by established writers that weren't even in the same neighborhood as yours. This wa...
Greyhound (2010)
What an enjoyable tale! 11 year old Sebastien is put on a Greyhound train by his no-account mother to go across the country alone to live with his grandparents. On the way he meets Marcus, a thirty-something black man returning home after a prison sentence, who acts as a sort of father figure and...
Mathilda Savitch (2009)
Described as: A young girl trying to find out the secret of her sister's death. Well - that wasn't exactly true. It was the story of a very disturbed young girl in a totally dysfunctional family. It was confusing to follow her when she had so demented she didn't know where or why. She pushes ever...