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Weekly Reviews and Recommendations: Week 9

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On account of getting out of school early every day this week, I have four books to share with you this week. All of these were solid reads, but I found Under the Rose-Tainted Skies  to be absolutely spectacular. I thought my favorite Kate Spade notebook summed up these books lovely protagonists.  Under the Rose- Tainted Skies  by Louise Gornoll ( https://www.amazon.com/Under-Rose-Tainted-Skies-Louise-Gornall-ebook/dp/B01912OSG4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494770309&sr=8-1&keywords=under+the+rose+tainted+sky   This was such an amazing book I wrote an article entirely dedicated to it. You can view that here:  http://www.readingwritingandme.com/2017/05/standout-book-under-rose-tainted-skies.html Always and Forever, Lara Jean  by Jenny Han ( https://www.amazon.com/Always-Forever-Lara-Loved-Before-ebook/dp/B01GD9DP08/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494770360&sr=8-1&keywords=always+and+forever+lara+jean Overview: For the last installment of Jenny Han's Laura Jean

Standout Book: Under the Rose-Tainted Skies

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Hello, everyone! The last book I got to read this week was beyond phenomenal, so I decided that I would feature it today. I had high expectations for this book and was thrilled when I found it at the library on Friday. Under the Rose-Tainted Skies  by Louise Gornall (  https://www.amazon.com/Under-Rose-Tainted-Skies-Louise-Gornall-ebook/dp/B01912OSG4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494770458&sr=8-1&keywords=under+the+rose+tainted+sky ) Overview: Under the Rose-Tainted Skies  is the story of Norah who has agoraphobia and OCD. She has remained in her house homeschooling and watching the world through television and social media since she quit Cardinal High School during her freshman year four years ago. Life follows a normal pattern of school work and therapist visits until the new boy next door moves in, and, despite catching her in a few odd moments, wants to get to know Norah better. As this happens and she gets closer to Luke, Norah worries that she is holding him back fro