Review #479: Unbecoming by Jenny Downham

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


“To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.”

----Tia Walker

Jenny Downham, a British novelist, pens an incredibly honest family drama surrounding three generations of women in her new young adult book, Unbecoming that narrates the story of a young teenager who had no idea that she had a grandmother, until the day when her grandmother comes to live with her and her mum, who it seems never ever talked about her, thus opening the floodgates to some painful memories both in the grandmother's as well as in the teenager's mother's past that they have buried deep under piles of happy memories.

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Review #371: This is Not a Love Story by Keren David

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”

----Anaïs Nin

Keren David, a British writer, has penned an uplifting tale about three teenagers set in Amsterdam in her book, This is Not a Love Story. This book explores the relationship of two individuals who move to Amsterdam and meet with another boy who changes their life completely. This book is going to remind you of The Fault in Our Stars a lot, as it is written is similar prose and offers lot of TFIOS kinda moments that are really enthralling to read about.

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Review #259: Only We Know by Simon Packham

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“The best way of keeping a secret is to pretend there isn't one.” 

----Margaret Atwood, a Canadian author

Simon Packham, an English YA author, pens his latest YA book, Only We Know, that traces the story of a young teenage girl named Lauren, who moves to a new town with her parents and her younger sister, the only slight problem is that the whole family is trying to run as well as hide away from Lauren's little secret, so they all have to maintain a very low profile to not to attract any undue attention towards themselves. What is that secret?

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