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In a Perfect World by Trish Doller My rating: 4 of 5 stars "Is that all we'll ever be to each other? Memories?" I was supposed to read this book a long time ago, but I rain checked several times. Yeah, my bad... The book is really serious through and through. The religion of Islam is at play it. I feel like it was quite realistic. I have seen people just assume wrong about the religion and the people related to it. They believe that since one person with the religion is bad means the whole community is the same. It is wrong, though. It is called stereotyping. Which leads to prejudice. Which leads to discrimination. What if this cycle was repeated with you. What if someone criticized you without any reason? Would you still hold the same view of the world then? The book is a love story. However, it is also a story about growing up. It is also about keeping an open mind and learn about a different culture while keeping ethnocentrism in some dark place. People are dif...

Bacon Pie by Candace Robinson My rating: 3 of 5 stars 3 & 1/2 You ask why I just give 3.5? Well, I agree that the book was a fast read and captivating. Also, I did let learn some things about Mexican I suppose. However, that's where the praise ends. I like the idea of Piggy Pallooza, but I think that the book could have been a little more descriptive. There is a hint that yeah the reading is going to get more interesting, but let's not forget that the general idea is so cliche. Lia and Kiev don't like each other. Kiev has a secret crush on Lia. Then boom an incident happens, and ya all the rest is you know what it is... View all my reviews