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Title: All Of This Is True
Author: Lygia Day Penaflor
Publisher: Bloomsbury
ISBN 13: 978-1408890936
Synopsis:
MIRI loves the novel Undertow like it's a living being. So when she and her friends get the chance to meet the author, Fatima Ro, they plot a way to get closer to her. As for what happened with Jonah . Well, obviously none of that was Fatima's fault.
SOLEIL wants to be a writer herself one day. She can't believe it when Fatima asks them to hang out with her - and having Jonah there makes it even better.
PENNY is more than the party girl everyone thinks she is, and she's willing to share her darkest secrets with Fatima to prove it. But what will happen when Fatima finds out about Jonah?
Review:
This book was trying so hard to be edgy and mysterious but it just didn't manage to pull it off. I did like the style of it, the way it was set out was interesting and it was a quick read but the characters were unappealing and generally un-likeable. There was a lot of set up for the 'secret' and then it was easy to guess when we were given the first hint. I was genuinely expecting there to be more to it but sadly that was it. The ending especially left me feeling a little 'Is that all?' it was definitely not developed enough for me and too much of it was speculation.
This book was trying so hard to be edgy and mysterious but it just didn't manage to pull it off. I did like the style of it, the way it was set out was interesting and it was a quick read but the characters were unappealing and generally un-likeable. There was a lot of set up for the 'secret' and then it was easy to guess when we were given the first hint. I was genuinely expecting there to be more to it but sadly that was it. The ending especially left me feeling a little 'Is that all?' it was definitely not developed enough for me and too much of it was speculation.
I gave this book 2.5 out of 5 stars.
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