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Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim My rating: 5 of 5 stars First of all a rating, 4.5 stars . So where to begin with this review. This book is wonderful, and deeply moving. Tugging on many many emotions. My heart swelled up and it also broke, my eyes filled with tears but I also smiled. Felt struggle and pain also pride and joy. Pure happiness as well as pure agony. The topic of slavery in the US has also been of interest to me, as a small child one of my favorite books was Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman , a book that I have read many times and still own today. I have written papers in University about slavery and abolitionism, it should never have happened.   No person should have ever been allowed to own another.  No race, gender, creed, sexual orientation is any better then the other. We are all equal and should be treated as such. But other then a story involving slavery, Yellow Crocus is a coming of age story. The bond and love between 'Lisbeth and...

Golden by Jessi Kirby My rating: 4 of 5 stars A wonderful story about self discovery. Beautiful Inspirational Parker Frost, a high school senior, always thought she knew what she wanted in life, she had a plan. Study hard, work hard, go to Stanford and become a doctor. Everything she did was to reach her goal, never once waking off the path laid out before her, never once taking chances. Until she stumbles across the journal of Julianna Farnetti, who will forever be remembered with her boyfriend, Shane Cruz, as the towns golden couple. Forever in love, a perfect couple who's lives where tragically cut short. It is the words written 10 years ago and the choices made by others that make Parker open her eyes to what life is all about.   Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? The choices we make and the risks we take or don't take define how the rest of our lives play out. Sometimes you need to take that step, take that chance, no ...

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks My rating: 4 of 5 stars I knew when I started to read this that at some point I was going to need a box of tissues. It got to a point that I actually had to take a break from reading because my eyes were sore from crying, I was debating finishing it. Not because it wasn't a good book but because if I stopped Steve would not die, if I continued on and finished he would. I enjoyed this book even if it did start to emotionally drain me. View all my reviews