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Joelle Charbonneau

Auteur de L'élite, tome 1 : Résilience

27+ oeuvres 5,451 utilisateurs 301 critiques 3 Favoris

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Joelle Charbonneau received a bachelor's degree in vocal performance from Millikin University and a master's degree in opera performance from DePaul University. She performed as an opera singer around the Chicago area. She currently works as an acting and vocal coach. She is the author of the afficher plus Rebecca Robbins Mysteries series, a Glee Club Mystery series, and theTesting series. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

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Œuvres de Joelle Charbonneau

L'élite, tome 1 : Résilience (2013) 1,934 exemplaires
Independent Study (2014) 945 exemplaires
Graduation Day (2014) — Auteur — 800 exemplaires
Dividing Eden (2017) 440 exemplaires
NEED (2015) 372 exemplaires
Time Bomb (2018) 244 exemplaires
Eden Conquered (2018) 159 exemplaires
Verify (2019) 134 exemplaires
Skating Around the Law (2010) 68 exemplaires
Murder for Choir (2012) 58 exemplaires
The Testing Guide (2013) 52 exemplaires
Skating Over the Line (2011) 38 exemplaires
Skating on the Edge (2012) 36 exemplaires
Disclose (2020) 33 exemplaires
End Me a Tenor (2013) 32 exemplaires
Skating Under the Wire (2013) 31 exemplaires
A Chorus Lineup (2014) 22 exemplaires
Forbidden Fruit (2018) 9 exemplaires
Into the Garden (2017) 8 exemplaires
Mezun - Test 3. Kitap (2018) 1 exemplaire
Akademi Test-2 (2017) 1 exemplaire
Test (2016) 1 exemplaire
D.E.S.E.O. (Spanish Edition) (2016) 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

Among the Shadows: 13 Stories of Darkness and Light (2015) — Contributeur — 31 exemplaires
Writes of Passage: Adventures on the Writer's Journey (2014) — Contributeur — 17 exemplaires
Protectors 2: Heroes (2015) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire

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What are they putting in the water at that Senior Center?
 
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amandabeaty | 4 autres critiques | Jan 4, 2024 |
I got this book from the library because I'm supposed to review the third book in the series and I had to know what was going on first. :-) This is not my first book by this author. I read and loved [b:Murder for Choir|13110452|Murder for Choir|Joelle Charbonneau|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1331349721s/13110452.jpg|18283908] so I already knew I loved the writing style.

The humor was great, but Pop was a little weird. I did guess the murderer, but it was late in the story and wasn't blantantly obvious, so it didn't bother me. All in all, I'm looking forward to reading books #2 and #3 (which are already on my shelf waiting for me).… (plus d'informations)
 
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amandabeaty | 8 autres critiques | Jan 4, 2024 |
Paige is stuck in a job she hates, with high school students who aren't too fond of her, when things get even worse. A colleague is found dead, and suddenly everyone is a suspect.

I haven't read many of this type of mystery, but I've enjoyed all that I've read. I am wondering, though, if there is some formula somewhere that requires a flaky old aunt/grandmother to encourage the heroine to risk her fool neck by trying to solve a murder? At least in this book, the aunt was less annoying than in some of the others I've read.

This book is well-written and funny. I loved Paige's battles with her aunt's dogs. The mystery and romance are both well-done. I wasn't sure until the very end what was going to happen with either aspect. It looks like I've been sucked into another series. I can't wait to see what happens to Paige next.

I received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review.
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amandabeaty | 2 autres critiques | Jan 4, 2024 |
THanks to the author for providing the ARC!

This review originally appeared on my blog at www.gimmethatbook.com.

As pervasive as social media is among today’s students, NEED illustrates what can happen when teens are faced with having every wish fulfulled so they can appear superior to their peers. Angst and stress rule in this small town in Wisconsin, where all troubled and misunderstood Kaylee wants (or NEEDs) is a kidney for her younger brother. She is doubtful of the site’s ability to grant wishes, yet she posts her request up anyway.

Getting deep into the story may take a while: there are many characters and each chapter is told in their own point of view. We see the social media site becoming larger and more greedy, in how it changes its requirements to submit a “need”. These “needs” morph rapidly into “wants”, and grow rapidly from a new pair of skis into setting up an entire VIP package – including car service and front row seats – for a concert. Greed and deceit go hand in hand, while Kaylee (who may or may not be completely innocent) tries to figure it all out. Authority figures see her as an unreliable narrator and thwart her efforts.

Soon, very bad things are happening, and deaths start occurring. As the plot unfolded, it went from believeable to almost over the top; how was it that the police and other school figures weren’t able to stop the killing? However, when you consider the teen hormones and lack of good judgement, it did kind of make sense. Towards the last third of the book, the dark twists suddenly started making sense, and I was on the edge of my seat, hoping Kaylee would be able to figure things out in time to save others from certain death.

There are plenty of lessons to be learned from reading NEED, the most important being if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Plus, reading this from an adult aspect made me truly see how 17-somethings treat everything like life and death, whereas a jaded (read: older) person would see through all the convolutions and machinations and not become sucked in. Kaylee annoyed me sometimes when she was so hesitant to make a move, but given her past (which the author slowly reveals) she has reasons to be that way.

I enjoyed the descriptions of the cold weather and the bare emotions of the teenagers, just trying to get through the drama. The plot twists will keep you interested, and once details are shared, bit by bit you see the big picture and how all the narrators/characters tie in to each other.

NEED should be a big hit in today’s social media obsessed world. YA readers will enjoy the escalating greed of the members of NEED, as well as the ever fluid high school world of who-is-cool-this-moment dynamic. Charbonneau’s premise is brilliant without being too dystopian. Definitely one to check out.
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kwskultety | 21 autres critiques | Jul 4, 2023 |

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