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review: rooftops of tehran

book info: on sale: now copy from: public library pages: 348 review written: 21.12.17 originally published: 2009 edition read: Penguin NAL 2009 title: Rooftops of Tehran author: Mahbod Seraji In a middle-class neighborhood of Iran's sprawling capital city, 17-year-old Pasha Shahed spends the summer of 1973 on his rooftop with his best friend Ahmed, joking around one minute and asking burning questions about life the next. He also hides a secret love for his beautiful neighbor Zari, who has been betrothed since birth to another man. But the bliss of Pasha and Zari's stolen time together is shattered when Pasha unwittingly acts as a beacon for the Shah's secret police. The violent consequences awaken him to the reality of living under a powerful despot, and lead Zari to make a shocking choice... my thoughts: This book was first published in 2009 and I remember adding it to my list around that time but never actually reading it since I preferred checking out library books to ...
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The Secret

The Secret

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares  by  Rachel Cohn and David Levithan  Source:  bought hardcover Publisher:  Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date:  October 26th 2010 Age Genre: Young Adult Challenges: TBR - Cleaning my Shelves Challenges: Contemporary “I’ve left some clues for you. If you want them, turn the page. If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.”   So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the bestselling authors ofNick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions? Rachel Cohn and David Levithan...
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Tattoo Thief by Heidi Joy Tretheway

Tattoo Thief by Heidi Joy Tretheway  Series:   Tattoo Thief #1 Source:  Free kindle copy Publisher:  Jasper Ridge Press Publication Date:  October 6th 2013 Age Genre: New Adult   Challenges: TBR-Read Your Freebies Challenges: Contemporary 22-year-old Beryl doesn't know why Gavin Slater trashed his penthouse, abandoned his dog and fled the country. But as his house sitter, she must pick up the pieces for the front man of the white-hot rock band Tattoo Thief. When ultra-responsible Beryl confronts the reckless rock star, she wants to know more than just what to do with his mess. Why is he running? What’s he searching for? And is he responsible for the death of his muse? New York newbie Beryl must find her footing in Gavin’s crazy world of the ultra-wealthy to discover her own direction and what can bring him back. If Tom says so, it must be right ;) Okay, color me shocked. I never really expected to like this book much. Maybe that's mean of me (who am I k...
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Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Source:  Bought Hardcover Publisher:  St. Martin's Griffin Publication Date: February 26th 2013 Age Genre: Young Adult Challenges: TBR-Cleaning My Shelves Challenges: Contemporary    Two misfits. One extraordinary love. Eleanor... Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough...Eleanor. Park... He knows she'll love a song before he plays it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his throat, that makes her want to keep promises...Park. Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. I joined the Rainbow Rowell bandwagon a while ago, when I read and loved Fangirl, so Eleanor & Park has ...
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Married by Mistake by Abby Gaines

Married by Mistake by Abby Gaines Source:  Free kindle copy Publisher:  Harlequin Superromance Publication Date:  August 1st 2012 Age Genre: Adult Challenges: TBR - Oldies Challenges: Contemporary Find On Leafmarks!  Do not adjust your set. That really was Casey Greene being jilted by her fiance on live TV! And that really was Memphis's most eligible bachelor who stepped in to marry her instead. Millionaire businessman Adam Carmichael wanted only to help Casey save face. He isn't prepared for the news that their "fake" wedding is legal and binding. While they secretly wait for an annulment, media and family scrutiny forces them to put on their best loving-couple act. Except by now, neither one is quite sure who's acting.... I am not going to lie - I was surprised by how much I liked this book. Married By Mistake was one of the first kindle freebies I one clicked (though it's no longer free). I'm talking about 2012 here. It's been sitting on my shelf ...
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Smolder by Lacey Weatherford

Smolder   by  Lacey Weatherford Series:   Crush #4 Source:  bought Kindle Publisher:  Moonstruck Media Publication Date:  April 12, 2014 Age Genre:  New Adult (not explicit) Challenges:  Prequel-Sequel Challenges:   Contemporary Challenges:  TBR - Paid For Find on Leafmarks! The last thing Russ Weston ever wanted was to be called a hero. A normal guy, out doing the job he was trained to do, he’s nothing special—at least he doesn’t think so. All that changes, though, on the day he rescues renowned psychiatrist, Evelyn McKnight, from drowning. Suddenly thrown in the spotlight, Russ becomes the center of media frenzy and he hates it. One thing he doesn’t hate, however, is the good doctor. Unable to deny the sparks between them, Russ wants Evie in a bad way. Unfortunately for him, Evie seems determined to continue nursing the broken heart she’s been clinging to for years, since the death of her fiancé. Always up for a good challenge, Russ pu...
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Love by Lacey Weatherford

Love by Lacey Weatherford Series:   Crush #3 Source:  bought Kindle Publisher:  Moonstruck Media Publication Date:  April 12, 2014 Age Genre: New Adult (not explicit) Challenges: Prequel-Sequel Challenges: Contemporary Challenges: TBR - Paid For Find on Leafmarks!  Living happily ever after has always been part of the plan for Cami and Dylan, but when strange things begin happening around the Wilcock household, Cami simply believes she’s becoming forgetful. However, when the incidents begin to escalate, both are left feeling vulnerable. Unable to figure out what’s going on, Dylan delves deeper into the mysterious happenings. But when the truth comes out, he finds himself faced with the biggest decision of his life—how far will he go to protect the one he loves? *To see spoilers, mark them with your mouse* Love is the final book in the Cami x Dylan chronicles. We've watched these two since high-school (sort of), battling maniac after maniac, surviving and bein...
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Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles

Rules of Attraction   by Simone Elkeles Series:   Perfect Chemistry #2 Source:  gifted paperback Publisher:  Walker Publication Date:  April 19, 2010 Age Genre: Mature YA (includes sex) Challenges: TBR / Cleaning my Shelves Challenges: Prequel-Sequel Challenges: Contemporary Find on Leafmarks!  Carlos Fuentes felt betrayed when the big brother he idolized, Alex, chose to get jumped out of the Latino Blood for a chance at a future with his gringa girlfriend, Brittany. Even worse, Alex has forced Carlos to come back from Mexico to join him on the straight and narrow path. Trouble is, Carlos just wants to keep living on the edge. And ties to his Mexican gang aren't easy to break, even when Carlos is living with one of Alex's college professors in Colorado. Carlos feels completely out of place in the suburbs. He's even more thrown by his feelings for the professor's daughter, Kiara, who is nothing like the wild girls he's usually drawn to. But Carlos and Kiar...
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2015 Reading Challenges

I like reading challenges. I seldom follow through them, mostly due to laziness (I'm too lazy to post the reviews on the challenge itself, stupidly enough. It would make more sense if I actually, I don't know... was too lazy to do the challenge itself. But, I like to invent new levels of stupidness every day.) Anyways, in this post, I'm going to gather all the challenges I've decide to participate at in 2015. Some of those are legitimate stuff, and some are personal challenges. I've opened a personal challenge on LeafMarks for each one of those, where you can trace my progress! And yes, there is a ton. I'm counting on books fitting under more than one category. Don't call me a cheater, that's not nice! 1. Read Your Freebies! Reading Challenge The name is pretty self explanatory. As an avid freebie downloader, I have more free kindle books than I can possibly read - but I'm going to try my best to! I've decided to try my hand at super saver (50 ...
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