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 ...
I'm not going to go through with a formal review on this one. The author, Sonya Bria, kindly offered me a signed copy to review and I thought: "Wow, Celtic folklore, that's gotta be good" and lately, independent/self published authors have been sending me requests to review their books. I know several good self-published authors, like Keary Taylor (and her amazing book, Eden), so I accepted and....well, here you go: title: Harmony: A kingdom of souls book author: Sonya Bria Sophie is a high school senior with only two things on her mind, graduating from Jefferson High, and moving on, leaving the death of her mother firmly in the past. But the past is not done with Sophie, and she finds herself suddenly thrust into a tragic, Irish love story centuries old. Does she have the strength to accept her part, confront her own past, and rely on someone long forgotten? Ian is a vampire with only one thing on his mind...Sophie. For years, he has watched over Sophie, and protecte...
