Tag: Matthew Quick

Review: Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick

Posted June 24, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick Published by Headline on May 31, 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 265 Format: E-Arc, Hardback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads From Matthew Quick, bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook , comes a heartfelt, unconventional and moving novel for readers who love John Green and Annabel Pitcher. Nanette O’Hare is an unassuming teen who has played the role of dutiful daughter, hard-working student, and star athlete for as long as she can remember. But when a beloved teacher gives her his worn copy of The Bubblegum Reaper – the mysterious, out-of-print cult-classic – the rebel within Nanette awakens. As she befriends the reclusive author, falls in love with a young but troubled poet, and attempts to insert her true self into the world with wild abandon, Nanette learns the hard way that sometimes rebellion comes at a high price. A celebration […]

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Review: Boy21 by Matthew Quick

Posted August 1, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Boy21 by Matthew Quick

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Boy21 by Matthew Quick Published by Headline on June 19, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 277 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads It’s never been easy for Finley, particularly at home. But two things keep him going: his place on the basketball team and his girlfriend, Erin – the light in even the darkest of his days. Then Russ arrives. He answers only to Boy21, claims to be from outer space, and also has a past he wants to escape. He’s one of the best high school basketball players in the country and threatens to steal Finley’s starting position. Against all the odds, Russ and Finley become friends. Russ could change everything for Finley, both for better and for worse. But sometimes the person you least expect can give you the courage to face what’s gone before …and work out where you’re going next. Like all of Matthew Quick‘s […]

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Review: The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick

Posted May 24, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick Published by Picador on January 1, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 304 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Pendant trente-huit ans, Bartholomew Neil a vecu seul avec sa mere… jusqu’au jour ou la maladie l’emporte. Comment vivre sans elle? Ainsi commence la quete de notre heros pour se construire une nouvelle famille. Un pretre defroque, une bibliothecaire agoraphobe, un acolyte survolte rencontre en analyse, une psychotherapeute borderline, sans oublier Richard Gere, auquel Bartholomew est persuade d’etre uni par un lien cosmique… Tout ce petit monde s’embarquera dans une Ford Focus de location, a la recherche d’un mysterieux Parlement des Chats, et de bien plus encore…Best-seller international, Cher Monsieur Richard Gere est en cours de realisation par Dreamworks. Matthew Quick est aussi l’auteur d’un roman adapte au cinema sous le titre Happiness Therapy, un film recompense par huit Oscars.Merveilleux et extravagant, bourre […]

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Review: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick

Posted April 8, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick Published by Headline Review on January 16, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 273 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Leonard Peacock is turning 18. And he wants to say goodbye. Not to his former best friend, whose torments have driven him to consider committing something tragic and horrific. Nor to his mum who’s moved out and left him to fend form himself. But to his four friends. A Humphrey-Bogart-obsessed neighbour A teenage violin virtuoso A pastor’s daughter A teacher Most of the time, Leonard believes he’s weird and sad but these friends have made him think that maybe he’s not. He wants to thank them, and bid them farewell. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock is similar to The Silver Lining Playbook in many ways. Similar to Pat where the characters are considered to be strange, yet understand life and its rules better than the […]

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