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A Taste of Utopia by L. Duarte – Review by Jana Teppih

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A Taste of UtopiaA Taste of Utopia by L. Duarte
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A Taste of Utopia by Luciana Duarte blows you away! I cried and I laughed and I cried and I could not fall asleep as the images I got in my head while reading the book refused to leave me … You are amazing, I am humbled by your talent of creating characters that resonant so much with one that it is so hard to let them go!
This story is not an easy or light romantic read, it is beautiful, amazing, steamy and romantic with some really heavy baggage that BOTH of the main characters carry with them. They are PERFECT for each other, they balance each other out, they enable each other to express the sides they have suppressed or that they think they have no right for …. It is a journey to discovering what love means to one, how a completely broken person can be put back together when they meet the right person and when they open themselves up to the possibility of love … We will meet again Luna and Caleb and Caleb’s parents from Fall Out Girl here but it is not continuation of their story!
I have always been drawn to words and the emotions and images they evoke and I am telling that after having read two books by Ms Duarte that are linked with each other, she is a master with words! You have no choice but keep reading as you are caught in the net from the first page on and you know that there is no escape until you have reached the last page …
Do yourself a favor and read this book, you will not regret the time you will use for it, it will make you to appreciate your life or it makes you to re-evaluate your life, you will NOT walk away from it untouched!

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Fall Out Girl by L. Duarte – Review by Jana Teppih

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Fall Out GirlFall Out Girl by L. Duarte
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fall Out Girl by Luciana Duarte is a YA book that blows you away! I cried and I laughed and I raged and I was amazed. Your words Dear Ms Duarte, you put so much truth in them, they make one think, question what one believes in… You tear us down and then you build us up …. Where do you take it all from?
This story is about Luna and Caleb and all the other characters that are part of their lives. Luna is a badass drug dealer who volunteers at an animal shelter and takes care of her younger cousin Jake. She is full of dreams and hopes … Caleb is this adorable golden boy, the son of a judge and he is the one who will break through Luna’s façade …
I admire Luna very much, she is so much more mature than one would expect from a 17-year-old, I feel for her for the decisions she needs to take, things she does that might jeopardize her future, the way she took care of her cousin … I loved the relationship Luna and Caleb had, the simplicity of it, their love that defines the course of their life …
This book is magical, powerful, meaningful, realistic, heartbreaking, hopeful… It is full of emotions and pain, hope and love. I strongly recommend anyone to read it, it is a YA book but it is so much more!

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Flightless by L. Duarte – Review by Jenni Bishop

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FlightlessFlightless by L. Duarte
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Gray, now a talented, award winning singer, songwriter finishes her concert and is getting ready to meet and greet. When her assistant hands her the phone, she hears the words no one wants to hear. Cancelling the rest of her tour, she flies home to help the only person who has ever loved her unconditionally.

Now at home, not only is she faced with nursing the one person who she loves most in the world back to health, but she has come face to face with the one person who sent her running in the first place. Will she ever be able to forgive or will she hold onto the hate and forget to live her life as she has done for the last ten years? After coming to terms with her past, Gray finally realises that it is time to forgive.

Gray finds out her mother is sicker than she has been told and together they decide to live life with the time they have left together. With an unknown danger lurking in the background will Gray have her happy ever after?

To find out the answer to that question you will have to read this book. It is truly well worth the read. L Duarte is a very talented writer and I can’t wait to read other books by this Author.

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