Tag: magical realism
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Colourful initiatic journey of a brother and sister lost in 90s Portland
I picked up this book for the wrong reasons, but aren’t I glad that I did! Summer in the City of Roses by Michelle Ruiz Keil is a contemporary YA novel exploring family betrayal and love, anxiety, autism spectrum, LGBTQ feelings, trangender identity, family violence, prostitution, homelessness, baby blues, creativity, bohemian lifestyles and so many […]
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When reality reads like dystopia and folklore like magic
The Bone Fire by György Dragomán is a fascinating YA fantasy from Hungary and I am so glad it was translated! This is unlike any other young adult books I have read and I can say it is quite a slap: powerful, real, and phantasmagorical. I love it. I know little about the history of […]
Sholm Pearly 