April started off as a really good reading month, but ended up not being so great towards the end because that's when I went into a reading slump that I couldn't really get out of it. I spent this month trying to catch up to my Goodreads goal so I read a lot of shorter books. It would've worked out if I kept it up but unfortunately, life had other plans. But, reviews! Reviews Bossman by Vi Keeland I don't know what it was about this book that didn't do it for me. I really thought this was going to be another one of those steamy books I love, but for the most part, it was okay. I think the past vs. present story line wasn't something I really enjoyed. While I get that the author was trying to show the tragic past of the male protagonist, I felt like it was dragged on too long. It could've been told as a prologue and then I would've felt more attachment seeing his side of the story as well. I found this to be a little predictable and overall meh in the sex...
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ABOUT THE BOOK
A Room Away From the Wolves
by Nova Ren Suma
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Genre: Young Adult, Magical Realism, Mystery
Synopsis:
Bina has never forgotten the time she and her mother ran away from home. Her mother promised they would hitchhike to the city to escape Bina’s cruel father and start over. But before they could even leave town, Bina had a new stepfather and two new stepsisters, and a humming sense of betrayal pulling apart the bond with her mother—a bond Bina thought was unbreakable.
Eight years later, after too many lies and with trouble on her heels, Bina finds herself on the side of the road again, the city of her dreams calling for her. She has an old suitcase, a fresh black eye, and a room waiting for her at Catherine House, a young women’s residence in Greenwich Village with a tragic history, a vow of confidentiality, and dark, magical secrets. There, Bina is drawn to her enigmatic downstairs neighbor Monet, a girl who is equal parts intriguing and dangerous. As Bina’s lease begins to run out, and nightmare and memory get tangled, she will be forced to face the terrible truth of why she’s come to Catherine House and what it will take for her to leave...
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nova Ren Suma is the author of the YA novels THE WALLS AROUND US as well as the YA novels IMAGINARY GIRLS and 17 & GONE, which were both named 2014 Outstanding Books for the College Bound by YALSA. Her middle-grade novel, DANI NOIR, was reissued for a YA audience under the title FADE OUT. She has a BA in writing & photography from Antioch College and an MFA in fiction from Columbia University and has been awarded fiction fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, the Millay Colony, and an NEA fellowship for a residency at the Hambidge Center. She worked for years behind the scenes in publishing, at places such as HarperCollins, Penguin, Marvel Comics, and RAW Books, and now she teaches writing workshops. She is from various small towns across the Hudson Valley and lives and writes in New York City.
Find Nova online at novaren.com and on her blog distraction99.com.
Two sentence review: Who do you believe? What do you believe? Mystery and ghosts all mixed together.
Best for readers who: Are ok with being kept in the dark some - not having the whole picture.
Best Stick-with-You Image: The opening scene - grabbed me right away.
Library Thoughts: If I had a high school library I'd consider it, but it's really not for middle-grade students.
This is a story that captures your attention from the beginning and doesn't let go. I've loved previous books from Nova Ren Suma, so I was super excited to jump into this one. I wasn't disappointed. As usual, I questioned what was happening. Did a trust what I was being told? Could I believe it? It wasn't until the end that I felt like I had all the answers - well at least enough to be satisfied.
I liked the character of Bina - well mostly. At first, she was really hard to like! When you first meet her, her mother is sending her away for issues with her step-sisters. I wanted to believe that it was all their fault - that they were mean to Bina, but there were hints that I shouldn't completely believe that. BUT as the story went along, she really grew on me! I found her strong, smart and willing to act. She drove the story and at times it was a bumpy ride.
I love ghost stories and mysteries, and this book had some of both. And in typical Nova Ren Suma style that mystery is created by a writing style that is both detailed and shaded. I had to get used to it again, but once I did I fell into the world and got swept away with Bina.
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Prize: 1 copy of A ROOM AWAY FROM THE WOLVES by Nova Ren Suma
US Only
Starts: 8/20
Ends: 9/5
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