Author: Mariam MaaroufTitle: Rosie
Publisher: Alexandria Library For Publishing & Distribution
Publish Date: January 15, 2011
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Review Copy Provided By: Book Lovin' Bitches Ebook Tours & the author.
Book Blurb:
In life, nothing is the same as it seems. People create masks –identities – to hide who they really are –some for noble reasons, or nefarious ones, but only a tiny fraction because they must. Alessandra and Damien, or Rosalie and Daniel, were once the Princess and Prince of La Pacifica until they were forced out of the beautiful island. Eight months flew by, and they finally began to settle in Alexandria, Egypt, when they found out that they didn’t leave their past behind them, and that they were both wanted urgently.
Dead.
Review: Rosie is an extremely fast read. It is only about 100 pages long. Maybe the story is a little too fast, but then again, this story was written by a 17 year old, in which case, this YA novella is really great.
The story is told from Damien, Alessandra and the villians' point of views. At times that makes things a little chaotic, but it also lets you get into the heads of each character better than if the story had been told in the first person and only one character. The only problem I had with the story was that their wasn't a good backstory tying it together. The readers don't get to understand much of what happened before the story was taking place until the final pages.
The characters though were intriguing. Damien/Daniel was the most likable. He was a very protective brother. Rosie/Alessandra was a bit more spoiled, and she was harder to like. At times I found her to be a bit whiny. I know she went through a lot, but it didn't make it any easier to like her.
For the length of the story, it was well paced and it definitely kept my attention. It is a good first effort, and it will be interesting to see how Mariam grows as an author.
Rating: 3 flowers
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