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Your Comment:. Read Online Download. Related Books Hot Cinnamon by V. Andrews by V. Add a review Your Rating: Your Comment:. Keil by Sally V. It's for herself, not for guys' attention , feminine shaming in males and perpetuating toxic masculinity ideas like, all the guys love girls and breasts in their vicinity; never-below-the-chest bro hugs are an important man code apparently; a boy squealing and showing any exciting emotion is judged as "girly"; normalised small penis jokes; and an allergy to strawberries is seen as one of the most unmanly things ever - go to hell, book , and the casual use of an ableist slur which I will not gloss over.

It's like reading 'Whisper' by Chrissie Keighery, another book I used to love, which is also a contemporary Australian YA novel, all over again. Why don't I remember any ableist slurs being used on the first reads?! I'm just sick of heteronormativity, too. I expect better from my YA, thanks. The all-encompassing hetero relationship drama doesn't help it. If it were a graphic novel and not prose, it wouldn't exactly be incredible or adventurous. But the premise is a brilliant, clever coming-of-age metaphor, and ignoring all its problematic features easily done for its young target audience, I guess , it can be read as cute and lighthearted.

I also still think it is, in a way, realistic and relatable. But to heck with the fence, I love it. A darn-near perfect summer read. It gave me faith in Australian YA again as well. Keil's masterwork also reminded me of slice-of-life cartoons from the nineties such as 'Hey Arnold! The superhero and pop culture references don't hurt it at all, and just adds to the nostalgic cinnamon strudel. I want to hug this book repeatedly. The possibility of the world literally ending parallels the growing-up of Sarah Jane "Alba" Albany, a teen comic book nerd and artist who lives and works in a bakery with her mother.

Before she can process it, her whole world suddenly turns upside down in more ways than one. Her little, nondescript hometown of Eden Valley in Australia is being toted via social media as the only safe haven from an impending apocalypse. This, combined with most of her friends wanting to leave their "boring" town as soon as they graduate high school, a childhood friend turned D-list TV actor revisiting Eden Valley as a publicity stunt among other motives , and her coming to terms with her father's death, it is enough to make the escapist Alba curl up in her bed and never want to step out of her room.

Her favourite garden gnome goes missing too, one of the many cherries on top. She wants to stay in Eden Valley, where she was born and bred, and stick to her comfortable routines and traditions. She wants to hang out with her lifelong best friend Domenic Grady forever, but they have separate dreams and can't live in the same place when they become adults. She wants to continue drawing her own superhero creation and avatar, Cinnamon Girl, experimenting with alternate styles, but lately Cinnamon Girl's facial expressions turn negative on paper without Alba consciously meaning them to.

Everyone in this story keeps asking Alba, "What do you want? Really, I adore Alba. She's funny, not conventionally attractive with her chubbiness, and in keeping with the book's overall "It's all so strange it must be true" theme - like a graphic novel in prose form - she is totally, believably human; more so due to her quirks. It is almost scary how much I could relate to Alba: a struggling creative artist who is made to deal with real life and how it works, no matter how much she wishes to avoid confronting her issues through escapist fiction.

Particularly superhero fiction, and imagining she can live like the massively beloved Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, or Batgirl. It's unneeded, and refutes claims about the book "subverting" YA tropes something that really isn't hard to do. Seriously, why can't a boy and a girl just remain friends? So I decided I didn't mind their romance much. It's certainly not enough to ruin an otherwise fantastic novel. I love the writing; while one of the main highlights has to be the witty, charming and profound dialogue, another is how the small town aspects of Eden Valley, and Alba's artwork, are described.

The prose is simple and beautiful, written with an artist's touch like a fresh, colourful sky perfectly setting the mood of a situation. An inventive, poetic, sugary, superheroic delight.

Strongly recommended. Final Score: 4. View 1 comment. Sarah is a lover of comic books. You can see it. I want to meet someone like her. Melissa Keil is an amazing writer, and I fell in love with each and every one of her characters from their respective introductions. And I love the regular reference to comic books. A beautiful story. Dec 25, Tara rated it it was amazing Shelves: books-i-own , contemporary , chuckles , quirky-kinda. I hereby declare that I am in love with Alba, also known as Sarah Jane but This isn't a time to be first naming her!

The incredible adventures of cinnamon girl is a refreshing read full of friendship, comics, holding onto the past, bakery products salted caramel slice y'all and also, the forthcoming end of the world. I laughed and smiled and enjoyed getting to know Alba, Grady and the rest of the gang and I would be lying if there wasn't a few times I wanted to give Alba a push and tell her to I hereby declare that I am in love with Alba, also known as Sarah Jane but This isn't a time to be first naming her!

I laughed and smiled and enjoyed getting to know Alba, Grady and the rest of the gang and I would be lying if there wasn't a few times I wanted to give Alba a push and tell her to open her eyes!

This was fun, lovely and I really wish I could draw. Or bake. I loved it. It also held a lot of themes you can relate to, beings cared of change and the future, but I also love the message in the end. This book is adorable and I read all pages of it pretty much in one sitting oops!

Set in a small town in country NSW Australia it revolves around Alby Cinnamon Girl and her group of close friends in the month after they have finished year 12 and just before they are about to all head off in different directions: "What do I want?

I want to wrap everyone I love in one teeny bundle, and I want to build a wall around my Valley and keep it the same way it's been for the last seventeen years, This book is adorable and I read all pages of it pretty much in one sitting oops! I want to wrap everyone I love in one teeny bundle, and I want to build a wall around my Valley and keep it the same way it's been for the last seventeen years, and I want to wake up every morning in a fog of cinnamon and vanilla, and I want to stop everything from moving until I'm ready for it to move - ".

It is a cute coming of age book. It is a book about superheros, pop-culture, friendship, loss, family and of course a beautifully sweet romance underlying it all. However, it is also a book with some really quirky happenings given that a crackpot has gone viral with announcing that the world is coming to an end on New Years Eve but all those in this small town will be saved: "Some dude in a village in France is convinced his goat gave birth to a rabbit.

Though really, his proof seems to be an unfamiliar bunny hopping around his yard and his goat appearing a little more chuffed than usual. Drunk goat herders aside, the signs are, apparently everywhere". I laughed during this.

I sighed a lot! I have read other Melissa Keil books and never clicked while everyone else raved I think I was just waiting for this one. Totally sugary cinnamonly cute for when you need a feel-good book. Nov 07, Sarah rated it it was amazing. Full review also posted on my blog here. I was dying to read it so when a copy of the book turned up for my birthday last month I was over the moon!

The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl follows comic book lover and illustrator Sarah Jane Albany, known to everyone as Alba, and her friends as they decide what to do with their lives now sch Full review also posted on my blog here. The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl follows comic book lover and illustrator Sarah Jane Albany, known to everyone as Alba, and her friends as they decide what to do with their lives now school is over. As if all that wasn't enough to deal with, a viral YouTube video about the end of the world has seen hundreds of people descend on Alba's small town causing chaos.

I loved this book, like absolutely adored it. And it's so hard to know where to start! I think Alba is pretty much the best thing about the book. She was such a refreshing character and felt a lot more relatable than a lot of the characters I've read. There's a confidence about her which is striking, particularly when it comes to her views on herself and her body image.

It makes such a nice change to read about a female character who isn't obsessing about what she looks like or how hideous she is, but is so clearly comfortable in her own skin. I could also relate a lot to Alba's frustrations when it comes to her drawing. Throughout the book she's working on sketches and comic strips featuring her character Cinnamon Girl, only she can't seem to find the direction she wants to go with it.

I think anyone who's creative will be able to recognise that struggle to take your ideas and channel them into something. I thought it was really smart how Alba's challenges with her character kind of reflected what was happening in her own life as well. I also loved the way Keil has captured those uncertainties you have about the future, which are especially prevalent when you're a teenager. There are so many choices Alba and her friends have to make, all of which will affect the balance of their friendship.

I think we've all been in situations where change is on the horizon and you dread the inevitability of things being different and friends drifting apart, so you cling on desperately to the present where things are happy and comfortable. I thought it was clever how the addition of Daniel, someone from Alba's past, really helped shake things up and made Alba question things even more.

Then there's Grady, Alba's wonderfully sweet childhood friend. The two of them have a beautiful relationship which is really put to the test throughout the story.

I adored Grady and the chemistry between him and Alba. I just couldn't help becoming completely invested with what happened between the two of them and was riding the ups and downs of their friendship right there with them! When Alba and her friends were just hanging out, I felt like I was right there with them, sharing in the fun.

The dialogue was so spot on and Alba's inner monologue kept me grinning throughout. The writing in general was amazing, from the little details like the food cooked at the bakery it made you hungry just reading! The whole storyline of the end of the world being just around the corner was something that really drove the plot on, even though it was just something in the background of Alba's mind. Really the book is all about the characters, their decisions and how they're reflecting on their past as they start to plan their futures.

I can't recommend this book highly enough. I think everyone will find something in The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl that will make them look back at their own teenage years, or a time in their lives when big changes were happening, and stir up those feelings again. Spending time with Alba as she makes hers' was an absolute pleasure. Jan 23, Shanti rated it really liked it Shelves: write-faster-author , yes , fangirl-worthy , book-is-better-than-beautiful-cover , contemporary , , short-and-sweet , reviewed.

This book was brilliant. It featured excellent character building and a pitch-perfect setting, and a plot that worked so well with them both Alba lives in a small town.. She and her friends have finished school, and are hanging around waiting for something to happen, trying to decide what to do with their lives.

She is especially worried as her best friend, Grady, wants to go to law school in Melbourne, potentially leaving her behind. When her best friend from years ago, Daniel, turns up, and the This book was brilliant. When her best friend from years ago, Daniel, turns up, and the apocalypse is predicted, everything is complicated, and Alba, like her character Cinnamon Girl, needs to make some decisions and accept some Changes.

Lets talk about character developement, oui? Alba is wonderfully developed throughout the book. Her conflict- between small town and big town is perfectly layered. We can totally understand why she acts the way she does. As everything in 'Eden Valley', her idea of a perfect place changes- hippies, her relationship to Grady, etc- she becomes aware of this.

Seeing her realization is almost tangible, its a process that can easily be believed. Alba is a really likeable character, and I though that she was done wonderfully. I love it when side characters are also developed. Though it took me a while to work out all the names little details, like Eddies blushing, Carolines bluster, Tia's chatter, Daniels insecurites- reveal details about themselves that make them much more identifiable with. I also loved the dynamic the group has as a whole, as shown by the Christmas Dinner Breakfast and watching as home in the gum trees.

All of the characters have flaws and plus points, and that makes the book so much richer. The setting, a small town on the verge of the 'apocalypse' was really well done.

Alba's mum runs a bakery, and little details, like apple strudel and the wafting scent of cinnamon fill the book.

I love the little pieces that construct Eden Valley, like Mrs Garabaldi, and the general store, and farms and campgrounds. This author writes excellent settings without ever feeling like she's infodumping. I could tell you a whole lot of things about Alba's room- that she has stacks of comics everywhere, underwear on the floor, and a cupboard full of dresses, a green couch for Grady to sleep on- yet this information never feels like its intruding on the story Oh, yes, the story The story ambles along.

This book isn't fast paced, but it is lovely, and the plot unfolds like a origami flower, gently and beautifully. After the basic premise is established, Alba pretty much runs around with her friends, getting increasingly panicked about the future and her role in it. Daniels return makes her realise that she's sort of been hiding from the future and the past, and all the fluster surrounding all sorts of visitors.

Alba's choice making process was very realistic, and all the other vibrant characters made this book way more colourful. I also love the way that Cinnamon Girl was a metaphor for Alba. It worked really well, in my opinion. In short : if you like contemporaries, characters or fun reads, read this one. It turns out it is not. I had promised to read it and give an honest opinion so I opened my mind and read.

There is no action, battles, fantasy, magic, fight scene, or anything I am a The incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil and Mike Lawrence is a book that tricked me into liking it.

There is no action, battles, fantasy, magic, fight scene, or anything I am accustom to seeing. There is mostly dialogue but some how it creeped under my skin and I was fascinated. The dialogue was humorous, crazy, fun, and sad. One minute I am giggling, the next I had tears! Me, the hardened sci-fi geek! Not fair!

The plot was great, the characters were well developed. No, not a lot of action but what was there was purposeful and steady.

I have read all kinds of books but never one quite like this. It totally surprised me. Young adults in a small town, know each other their whole lives, then a big event happens in their town. The end of the world, at least that is the rumor. With it brings a member of their past, a boy. Alba, the girl of the story, deals with all kinds of true feelings of life in a crazy, comic book way. The dialogue is witty and creative.

It is slow at first but give it time, it picks up and then you can't put it down. A wonderful book. Listen to me, I would never recommend a book like this normally unless it had aliens, monsters, robots, or supernatural entities.

It is a good book without any of this. Great job! I received this book for a honest review from NetGalley and it in no way effects my rating or review content. Aug 12, Ashley rated it it was amazing Shelves: own , reads. This book was absolutely everything. A Christmas setting where people are complaining about the heat - I live this, and I was still so confused because every Christmas I've read about is set in Winter. A main character who's a fecking comic book nerd. Friends who tell each other that they love each other.

An amicable ex situation. But mostly, it encapsulated everything I've been feeling in regards to my studies. Okay, so I didn't have to move from a rural community to study, but I'm all too fami This book was absolutely everything. Okay, so I didn't have to move from a rural community to study, but I'm all too familiar with the feeling of not being sure if what I want to do is actually what I want to do.

This was a fun read, but it also made me laugh "It's not a fart in a lift! Just read it. I talk a little bit more about it on my channel here. Feb 05, Lissa Joy rated it it was amazing Shelves: physical-books-i-own , favourites , easy-reads , books-that-made-me-cry , australian , feminist. Though it took me a while to really get into it, once I passed the page mark I laughed out loud, cried my eyes out and found myself incredibly invested in these characters and their lives. Friendship, family, anxiety, uncertainty, angst, art, body confidence, food, frustration, self care, small town love and an impending apocalypse all fe 4.

Friendship, family, anxiety, uncertainty, angst, art, body confidence, food, frustration, self care, small town love and an impending apocalypse all feature in this remarkable Australian novel. Sep 06, Cath rated it really liked it. I really liked this book! I really liked Alba as a main character, she was confidant, funny and loved comic books!

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