The Astrologers Daughter

Posted on 11 December 2017 by Rebecca Lim

A Kirkus Best Book of 2015It s going to happen, she would tell me calmly I even know when It s a twist in my stars It s written there, and we have to accept it Avicenna Crowe s mother, Joanne, is an astrologer with uncanny predictive powers and a history of being stalked.Now she is missing.The police are called, but they re not asking the right questions Like why Joanne lied about her past, and what she saw in her stars that made her so afraid.But Avicenna has inherited her mother s gift Finding an unlikely ally in the brooding Simon Thorn, she begins to piece together the mystery.And when she uncovers a link between Joanne s disappearance and a cold case murder, Avicenna is led deep into the city s dark and seedy underbelly, unaware of how far she is placing her own life in danger.Pulse racing and terrifyingly real, The Astrologer s Daughter will test your belief in destiny and the endurance of love. Free Read [ The Astrologers Daughter ] author [ Rebecca Lim ] – kino-fada.fr The Astrologer s Daughter was a fictional response to some terrible stories involving violent crimes against women that were emerging in the press around the time I was writing The real world news is a potent trigger for book ideas What people do to each other in real life is staggering.I wrote the novel in memory of two young women, 18 and 20, who went hitch hiking up the east coast of Australia in the early 1970s and were repeatedly violated, t...Source I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read to review basis Thanks to Text Publishing and NetGalley I really have to get this off my chest I wish that books with non endings had a warning on them, so that I wouldn t read them, because I am forever going to be wondering what the heck actually happened in this stupid book Ugh.This was a YA mystery story, in which the mystery wasn t solved Can you tell that that has annoyed me So, Avicenna s mother has gone missing, and Source I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read to review basis Thanks to Text Publishing and NetGalley I really have to get this off my chest I wish that books with non endings had a warning on them, so that I wouldn t read them, because I am forever going to be wondering what the heck actually happened in this stupid book Ugh.This was a YA mystery story, in which the mystery wasn t solved Can you tell that that has annoyed me So, Avicenna s mother has gone missing, and she s pretty upset and worried which you can understand seeing as how her mother is the only family she has The police get involved, there are several theories as to what might have happened, but the pace was is slow that nothing seems to be getting solved at all Anyway, after slogging through over 300 pages, do we find out where her mother went view spoiler No hide spoiler Did we find out why her mother disappeared view spoiler No hide spoiler Do we find out what Avicenna will do view spoiler ...I ve spent five minutes looking at synonyms for surreal but none of them quite fit this novel whimsical is too flippant and absurd doesn t sound complimentary and dreamlike belies the sinister aspects The Astrologer s Daughter leans towards the incredible and the extraordinary without ever stepping right over into paranormal There are parts of it that feel not quite realistic The astrology is detailed and authentic or at least authentic sounding I wouldn t be able to tell Joann I ve spent five minutes looking at synonyms for surreal but none ...Reasons to Read This 1 I m usually made of stone when reading books but this book made me tear up TWICE 2 I m still amazed 3 But really, this book is vastly different from a lot of other YA churned out simply by virtue of its protagonist 4 Now I know we ve heard intersectionality bandied around lots but there may be some people who don t know what it means Wiki has handily defined it as the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they a Reasons to Read This 1 I m usually made of stone when reading books but this book made me tear up TWICE 2 I m still amazed 3 But really, this book is vastly different from a lot of other YA churned out simply by virtue of its protagonist 4 Now I know we ve heard intersectionality bandied around lots but there may be some people who don t know what it means Wiki has handily defined it as the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage 5 Whichor less is correct 6 The reason I mention this is because Avicennaas I think of a correct word to put here it is 2 am so you ll have to excuse mebr...This is one of those books that I ve seen around for the past couple of years, probably because it was on the long list for the CBCA awards in 2015 And for some reason, despite a whole bunch of people telling me that it was great, it s always been one of those books that I just looked at the cover and went..eh But anyway I finally picked it up and read it Andit was pretty solid The gist of the story is that 18 year old Avicenna s mother, an astrologer, has disappeared It s susp This is one of those books that I ve seen around for the past couple of years, probably because it was on the long list for the CBCA awards in 2015 And for some reason, despite a whole bunch of people telling me that it was great, it s always been one of those books that I just looked at the cover and went..eh But anyway I finally picked it up and read it Andit was pretty solid The gist of the story is that 18 year old Avicenna s mother, an astrologer, has disappeared It s suspected that it had something to do with one of her clients Avicenna has inherited her mother s talent for astrology, and...A copy of this novel was provided by Text Publishing in exchange for an honest review.This is pretty much going to be a timeline of my relationship with The Astrologer s Daughter In an effort to bring some enthusiasm and Chiara ness back into my reviews sadly I have been feeling very UNenthused about my reviews as of late BOO , I am spicing this one up a little YAAAAAAAY.So I saw the cover on Twitter, as a fellow Australian blogger had received a copy for review I wanted it Desperately I A copy of this novel was provided by Text Publishing in exchange for an honest review.This is pretty much going to be a timeline of my relationship with The Astrologer s Daughter In an effort to bring some enthusiasm and Chiara ness back into my reviews sadly I have been feeling very UNenthused about my reviews as of late BOO , I am spicing this one up a little YAAAAAAAY.So I saw the cover on Twitter, as a fellow Aus...Full ReviewI received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.I don t usually read mystery crime thriller books, just because I amof a fantasy type of gal But I loved the cover and the premise of a story weaved with astrology intrigued me, so I requested a copy I m glad I did, because I ended up really liking this book The astrology was obviously very well researched and felt authentic, and while there was a couple times where the descri Full ReviewI received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.I don t usually read mystery crime thriller books, just because I amof a fantasy type of gal But I loved the cover and the premise of a story weaved with astrology intrigued me, so I requested a copy I m glad I did, because I ended up really liking this book The astrology was obviously very well researched and felt authentic, and while there was a couple times where the description of reading ones horary caused my eyes to glaze over a bit, for the most part the astrology explanatio...Rebecca Lim, author of the popular Mercy series, has written a thrilling contemporary mystery with coming of age elements and a hint of the paranormal Avicenna Crowe will always stick out in a crowd She s half Chinese with a large chest and a burn scar that covers half of her face and one of her ears Mostly she s a regular smart high school student Her mom, the astrologer, is the special one.And then her mom goes missing.Avicenna is thrown by the loss of her remaining parent Her father d Rebecca Lim, author of the popular Mercy series, has written a thrilling contemporary mystery with coming of age elements and a hint of the paranormal Avicenna Crowe will always stick out in a crowd She s half Chinese with a large chest and a burn scar that covers half of her face and one of her ears Mostly she s a regular smart high school student Her mom, the astrologer, is the special one.And then her mom goes missing.Avicenna is thrown by the loss of her remaining parent Her father died in the fire that scarred her She s just eighteen, so basically stuck to fend for herself Strangely, there s thousandsin their band account than there should be There are also three clients left unfin...The Astrologer s Daughter evoked a longing in me to wander through familiar streets I d recommend this to anyone interested in a quirky and sometimes, dark contemporary YA read Not everything is resolved by the end but I thought that was true of life.Cont d on the blogI received a copy from Netgalley, In exchange for an honest review I felt sorry for Avicenna at points, but I didn t love her character This just couldn t keep my interest unfortunately I started to feel bored a few chapters in, and it got worse as it progressed I really struggled to...

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11 December 2017

Rebecca Lim