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Begin, End, Begin by Danielle Binks
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it was amazing
bookshelves: type-short-stories, pretty-covers, straya, 5-stars, made-me-cry, read-in-2017, genre-contemporary

I LOVED THIS SO MUCH??????

Quick rundown of ratings:

One Small Step by Aime Kaufman - ★★★★★ - F/F romance on Mars? YES PLEASE.
I Can See the Ending by Will Kostakis - ★★★★★ - EVERYTHING WILL WRITES IS AN AUTOMATIC FAVOURITE. THIS MADE MY HEART HURT IN THE BEST WAY.
In a Heartbeat by Alice Pung - ★★ - I appreciated the sentiment of this. Teen pregnancy is definitely something that deserves better rep, but there was SO MUCH GIRL HATE AND RACISM? NO THANK YOU.
First Casualty by Michael Pryor - ★★★ - Kinda interesting. Kinda dry. Super spacey with interesting political themes.
Sundays by Melissa Keil - ★★★ - Characters were kinda annoying, but redeemed themselves and have really stuck with me. I LOVED the writing style.
Missing Persons by Elie Marney - ★★★★ - I GOTTA READ THE EVERY BREATH SERIES ASAP IF THIS IS ANYTHING TO GO BY.
Oona Underground by Lili Wilkinson - ★★★★★ - HOLY CRAP I LOVED THIS SO MUCH. IT WAS SO STRANGE AND THERE WAS AN UNDERGROUND DRAIN WITCH WHO TOLD YOUR FUTURE. F/F ROMANCE THAT MADE MY DEAD HEART BEAT.
The Feeling from Over Here by Gabrielle Tozer - ★★★★ - MC was biracial. This bought up a lot of feelings I wanted to forget about school ??? Loved the concept of the bus trip. Loved that the ending was realistic.
Last Night at the Mount Solemn Observatory by Danielle Binks - ★★★★ - Deaf character. Might have cried a little. Really related to the themes of wanting to get out of the town your living in. The ending made this go from a 3 to a 4.
Competition Entry #349 by Jaclyn Moriarty - ★★★★ - THIS WAS WEIRD AS HELL? BUT I REALLY LIKED IT! Definitely one of the more unique time travelling stories I've read.

YOU ALL GOTTA READ THIS BECAUSE AUSTRALIAN YA IS EVERYTHING ?????? AND IT DESERVES MORE LOVE AND RECOGNITION. GO GO GO GOOOO!!!!!
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Reading Progress

November 17, 2016 – Shelved
November 17, 2016 – Shelved as: to-read
November 17, 2016 – Shelved as: type-short-stories
May 9, 2017 – Started Reading
May 9, 2017 – Shelved as: straya
May 9, 2017 – Shelved as: pretty-covers
May 9, 2017 –
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May 9, 2017 –
page 209
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May 10, 2017 –
page 336
100%
May 10, 2017 – Shelved as: 5-stars
May 10, 2017 – Shelved as: made-me-cry
May 10, 2017 – Shelved as: read-in-2017
May 10, 2017 – Finished Reading
October 12, 2021 – Shelved as: genre-contemporary

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message 1: by rachel, x (new) - rated it 3 stars
May 10, 2017 06:04AM

rachel, x I was so turned off by the girl hate and racism in In a Heartbeat too. It was so unnecessary?? And I def plan on picking up the Every Breath series now too. I adored Mycroft.


message 2: by lauren ♡ (new) - rated it 5 stars
May 10, 2017 06:17AM

lauren ♡ Rachel wrote: "I was so turned off by the girl hate and racism in In a Heartbeat too. It was so unnecessary?? And I def plan on picking up the Every Breath series now too. I adored Mycroft."
Riight?? It made me feel SO uncomfortable. It could have been really a really good story with a great message too. Yesss. He was so interesting.


message 3: by rachel, x (new) - rated it 3 stars
May 10, 2017 06:30AM

rachel, x Same! I was literally cringing the whole time reading it. It had so much potential. What a shame.


message 4: by lauren ♡ (new) - rated it 5 stars
May 10, 2017 09:05PM

lauren ♡ I'd heard really great things about Laurinda too so I was really excited to read it but ahaha :/


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