Katja Millay
Katja Millay graduated with a degree in film and television production from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and has worked as a television producer and film studies & screenwriting teacher. Her debut novel The Sea of Tranquility was a recipient of the American Library Association's...
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Katja Millay graduated with a degree in film and television production from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and has worked as a television producer and film studies & screenwriting teacher. Her debut novel The Sea of Tranquility was a recipient of the American Library Association's Alex Award and was named one of the Best Books of 2013 by the School Library Journal. She currently resides in Florida with her family.
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I'm pretty outspoken about my heartfelt dislike of books that are overly angsty. I can't stand whiny characters, or characters that I feel act horrible to further the plot of the book. If there's going to be heartbreak, or 'angst', I need to be able to understand it. I need to be able to find a way ...
This book had been on my radar for a few years--I know, a long time, right?--but I'd always put it off due to the price tag and the "do I really want to read it" question. So when I saw it on Scribd I thought let's try it. I'm glad I did. It had a good build up throughout, both in relation to the ...
Nastya was a promising piano prodigy. Then her hand was shattered along with her bright future. Even a prodigy cannot play the piano with one hand.Everything in her life is broken, except for the boy who did this to her. She intends to find him and make him feel her pain.There is nothing left in Jos...
***Note: this review assumes that you've read the book.*** One-sentence summary: A reasonably strong debut, The Sea of Tranquility is fatally wounded by its ending, and is ultimately outclassed by the less-well-known 2014 young-adult novel, Perfectly Good White Boy, by Carrie Mesrobian. Adult or...
I am so glad I read this one. *wipes tears*
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