Forfatter: Amanda Thylkjær
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‘Lies We Tell Ourselves’ by Robin Talley
A brutal book with so much to say: ‘Lies We Tell Ourselves’ were one of my most anticipated reads for this summer, and it did not disappoint me.
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‘We All Looked Up’ by Tommy Wallach
‘We All Looked Up’ is a contemporary Young Adult novel with a very interesting concept and four main characters whom are very different from each other. I expected something new and educational from this book, but all it did was leaving me with a feeling of disappointment.
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‘Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda’ by Becky Albertalli
“Don’t you think everyone should have to come out? Why is straight the default?” ‘Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda’ is one of the funniest and most heart touching stories I’ve read so far this year. I’m absolutely in love with this book and believe me, if I could force everyone in the world to…
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Why YA ‘cure-all romance’ sucks!
A lot of Young Adult fiction these days implies that love is a cure-all, but is that really the case? I adore contemporary books that describe reality without sugar-coating it, and I love authors who let their characters feel lonely and depressed sometimes. That’s what real life is like. There’s not always a happy ending…