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Pintip Dunn

Autor(a) de Forget Tomorrow

12 Works 563 Membros 25 Críticas

About the Author

Pintip Dunn knew what she wanted to be when she when her first-grade teacher asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up, she replied, "An author." Pintip graduated from Harvard University, magna cum laude, with an A.B. in English Literature and Language. She received a J.D. at Yale Law mostrar mais School, where she was an editor of the Yale Law Journal. Pintip is a 2012 Golden Heart® finalist and a 2014 double-finalist. Her first novel, Forget Tomorrow, was the 2016 RITA® Winner for Best First Book! (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Obras por Pintip Dunn

Forget Tomorrow (2015) 210 exemplares
Dating Makes Perfect (2020) 68 exemplares
Malice (2020) 64 exemplares
Remember Yesterday (2016) 60 exemplares
The Darkest Lie (2016) 58 exemplares
Star-Crossed (2018) 26 exemplares
Seize Today (2017) 25 exemplares
Girl in Between (2017) 24 exemplares
Girl on the Verge (2017) 6 exemplares
The Lotus Flower Champion (2023) 6 exemplares
LIve Today (French Edition) (2018) 1 exemplar

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Conhecimento Comum

Nacionalidade
USA

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Thai mythology slams into a teen's desire for her mother and herself to survive on an island, which is filled with dangers...and not all come from the nature around them.

Alaia has only two goals during her family's vacation, to spend every possible moment with her mother and to keep a smile on her mother's face. After several rounds of chemo, it's clear her mother won't hold on much longer. While Alaia's OCD is making the stay in Thailand challenging, it's worth every effort for her mother. When an ship excursion turns into disaster, Alaia and her mother find themselves stranded with several other passengers on a deserted island. It may look like paradise, but every part of it holds unexpected dangers. Add a madman's desire to use them as guinea pigs in testing myth's reality, and Alaia isn't sure that any of them are going to survive.

While this one didn't really hold the promised Squid Games atmosphere (the stakes are nearly high enough for that), it is a quick-paced read with enough tension to keep those pages turning. The beginning takes a little bit to settle in, but after that, the stories flows leading from one situation to the next. The island is as beautiful as it is deadly, and the other characters add the right spice at the right times. Several of these were especially strong and really dug in. The romance wasn't the most exciting, but it settles fine along the way for the extra touch. It's the Thai mythology and Alaia's own struggles, which stick out in these pages to make it worth a glance. I received a DRC and enjoyed the original twists. I received a DRC and found it a fun adventure.
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tdrecker | 1 outra crítica | Nov 2, 2023 |
This book tells the story of the heroine's adventure filled with Thai folktales and a bit of romance.
The heroine's dying mother wanted the whole family to visit Thailand. However, the heroine's family ends up stranded on an island with ten strangers while being tested to awaken dormant powers by facing their own fears and possibly end up with a deathly outcome. The heroine must try to find a way to escape and survive this ordeal while also facing her own issues that can either derail or help her during this chaotic time.

This is nice, quick read that features a relatable character that is facing so many things during the story. I liked the main character and her growth in this book. There were also some secondary characters that were memorable in the book, including the heroine's family. I liked the Thai mythology aspect of this book, though the romance didn't stand out as much as I would have liked it to be. Though easy-to-read, I would appreciate a bit more details in certain areas of the story for a smoother transition. Overall, a nice introduction to the authors' writing style and the Thai folktales.

** Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the review copy. All opinions and thoughts in the review are my own. **
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DilowRosas | 1 outra crítica | Oct 31, 2023 |
2.5 Stars

So.

In my last few reviews I have been a bit negative about romance in books. I am not going to do that in this review. I am not going to mention that the love interests called themselves something like ‘soulmates across different timelines’ (I have forgotten the exact words because I blocked it out). I am also not going to comment on the fact that at one point they started giggling, then tickled each other and rolled around on the ground laughing and staring goofily at each other.

On with the review.

I’m not a scientist so I can't really comment on this too much but I think if you are looking for a story with real scientific plausibility then move on folks. Move on. I mean a teenager cracked ‘mind time travel’ with the help of a blue haired guy massaging her shoulders to help her think...

Just accept this story as a fun race to save the world from imminent disaster. There were a few plot holes and really bad dialogue but I tried not to fixate on those because I did like the premise. Just okay for me.
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Mrs_Tapsell_Bookzone | 2 outras críticas | Feb 14, 2023 |
CW: Mother abandons son and husband for another man

Well that was a charming YA romance with an endearing Thai American main character.

This story will appeal to many as it was filled with some standard YA romance tropes making it a fairly 'safe' read. However, this will stand above other similar books for me because the characters were so enjoyable to read about and I adored the family dynamics. The romance was cute and flirty with some witty banter thrown in. It also touched upon some coming-of-age/identity type issues as Winnie struggles in the shadows of her amazing and accomplished older twin sisters. I really enjoyed this light-hearted YA rom-com.… (mais)
 
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Mrs_Tapsell_Bookzone | 5 outras críticas | Feb 14, 2023 |

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Obras
12
Membros
563
Popularidade
#44,421
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
25
ISBN
43
Línguas
2

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