Oksana, Behave! | 
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Oksana‘s family immigrated from Ukraine to the US when she was a child. This is her coming of age story, told in time-hopping, formative snippets. There‘s a lot of quirk and humor at first, but as life happens, she becomes melancholy and maybe even bitter. Her decision making isn‘t perfect, but that‘s human. Loved the relationship between Oksana and her Baba (grandma). Two peas in a pod.
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🎧🚶🏼♀️Oh y‘all. I waited too long to go on my walk today. It‘s smoking ass hot out here. ☀️
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pickDelightful debut novel about a girl whose family moves from Kiev to the US. Oksana has to deal with uprootedness, loss, frustrated love, disappointing career options as she strives to become a writer. And she has a Baba who can both drive her crazy and inspire her. https://cannonballread.com/2019/09/oksana-behave-elcicco/
so-soI really enjoyed the beginning of this novel, but it lost me a bit when Oksana graduated from college. That's the point where I would have expected Oksana to grow a little, gain some perspective, but alas. Not only didn't she change, but the humor of the first part of the novel petered out. Oksana lived in several of the places I have, and that's always kind of interesting, just not interesting enough to carry the whole novel.
pickI love this thoughtful, yet funny coming-of-age novel. It is written for adults, following Oksana‘s life in vignettes from elementary school immigration from Ukraine to Florida to marriage and first-time motherhood in her 30s.
In every vignette, Oksana manages to screw things up and get in her own way, but you can‘t help but root for her. Fantastic flawed, but lovable heroine. 4.5⭐️
My library just purchased the tagged ebook for me!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 I hope it lives up to my excitement. 😁🎉
I‘m also reading another Corey Whaley book. My review of Highly Illogical Behavior will be later tonight because it fits tomorrow‘s May Movie Magic and Star Trek Summer May‘s prompts perfectly.
I will say that JCW writes very mature (adult, not sexy) YA. I can always read him! 👍🏻📚
pickWickedly good debut novel. A couple of sketchy bits at the beginning almost put me off but I continued and it was well worth the effort. Excellent character writer, really fun read.
pick#MusicalNewYear #ARC #NetGalley #WhenIGrowUp This coming of age debut features misfit Oksana, a bright but lonely little girl born in Kiev who immigrates to the US with her parents and boisterous Baba (grandmother). Each chapter is a different age in Oksana‘s life, from Kindergarten to adulthood. These snapshots also offer the progression from American Dream to real life hardships. I was immersed in Oksana‘s journey. 4 stars #BabaRules
Woohoo 🙌🏻 🥳 🎉 #HappyDay Two new ARC‘s courtesy of #RandomHousePublishing #NetGalley
Thank you xx Can‘t wait
