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Book Review of Tin Lily by Joann Swanson 

9/11/2014

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Title: Tin Lily


Author: Joann Swanson


Publisher: Cranky Owl Books


Publication Date: July 6th 2014


Genre: YA, Psychological,Thriller


Format: eARC


My Rating : 2/5 stars ( D+)


Blurb:
Just because you survive doesn’t mean you’re alive. 
 
One moment fifteen-year-old Lily Berkenshire is sitting in her bedroom, favorite song blaring through her earbuds, history book open on her lap. The next, her alcoholic father is shooting and killing her mother. Then he’s pointing the gun at Lily and pulling the trigger. Click. He’s out of bullets. 


My Review:

A story packed with emotions , psychological events, and lots of fine description that; however, was not able to influence me or touch me deep inside.


I think that author is  really good with describing and painting a beautiful portrait of events. However, our main character, Lily was supposed to be hollow in the beginning, just like a tin. She is a person who has no room for fear or  love, so how can such a person notice and embrace such descriptions. 


The thing that I really liked in this book was lily's cat, Binka. The way the author gave her human traits was interesting and surprisingly true. Cats actually do that in reality .


I think the concept of this story is really good, but for some reason I was not able to connect with it. I think it was a bit bland for such a topic and I was definitely expecting it to affect me deeply.




There was a bit of humor every here now and then, which helped me get through the book.


I really loved this quote though :


"If we forget, we might do the same thing. If we remember, we can work hard to be something different." _Lily


I liked how the book recommend other book titles, I love it when authors do that.


I give this book 2/5 stars and a D+ according to my own rating scale.







  

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Book Review of Murder Me Dead by David Lapham

8/19/2014

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Author: David Lapham    Tt h


Title: Murder Me Dead


Publisher: Captin


Publication Date: January 30th, 2002


Genre: Graphic Novel, Comics, Mystery


My Rating: 2/5 stars ( D+)



Blurb:
Hanging from the ceiling fan in their lavish Hollywood home. That's where Steven Russell finds his estranged wife, a tear-stained note in her pocket pouring out years of pain and regret. Is it suicide?

My Review:
This comic is influenced by the old times and the old movies. It focuses
on human traits such as being naive, curious, abusive, abused, in love,
selfish,and much more.

 In my opinion, the author has failed to show these characteristic in a proper way.Most of the reactions to certain events were unrealistic.Even the most naive person would wake up after being showered with  lies for like a zillion times.

 I did not like the characters. They seemed to show how second chances should be a really REALLY fresh start. You can't go from not caring to absolutely loving in one day and continue to be that through out the long run. Change is supposed to come over time accompanied with a some screw ups!

 And then the mystery of a murder that no one seems to actually investigate. One group thinks that only one person did it, the others think that it was a suicide. I did not see any investigations happening  or suspects being questioned . Is not this supposed to be a murder mystery.

 Then comes the big ending; I honestly have no idea what that was supposed to mean.I did not understand what the ending was supposed to explain. If someone did, please help me understand the ending.

 Now, speaking of the illustration, I think it was good. I like the drawings
and scene building. However, there were sometimes conversations that were not very clear. I am not sure if it was done on purpose or just a mistake.

 I gave this book 2/5 stars and a D + according to my rating scale.









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