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Anna and the French Kiss
Stephanie Perkins
Winter's Light
M.J. Hearle
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Cynthia Hand
Behind the Shock Machine: The Untold Story of the Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments
Gina Perry
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Rachel Caine
Between the Lives
Jessica Shirvington
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Jeff Hart
Song in the Dark - Christine Howe 2.5 stars.Christine Howe’s debut novel Song in the Dark is a book of tough and mature themes definitely written for a mature young adult audience. It’s nice to know that some authors write to not squeeze into what’s popular within the age group such as young protagonists, cliched romances, and genre trends, but write matters that have meaning and levels of emotionality that you wouldn’t see elsewhere. Song in the Dark is one of those, but sadly for me, I didn’t quite connect with the book. I mean, it was good. But as it was written in third perspective it was hard to connect with our main character Paul as he hurts people he loves, family and friends, and runs away to recover at a rehab treatment centre for his marijuana addiction. I felt incredibly distant from him because of it; maybe it’s because I’m the polar opposite. If it were written in first there might’ve been a difference in the way I felt about this book. Despite it being short and a quick read I had skimmed about 30% of it and that’s really a shame.Thanks to Penguin Australia via NetGalley for the egalley to review.