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Lola St. Vil

Author of The Girl

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Includes the names: Lola StVil, Lola St. Vil, Marie Arnold

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Works by Lola St. Vil

The Girl (2012) 229 copies
Girls Like Me (2016) 109 copies
The Year I Flew Away (2021) 75 copies
Blue Rose (2014) 72 copies
The Fallout (2012) 70 copies
I Rise (2022) 31 copies
The Triplex (2012) 26 copies
The Turn (2012) 25 copies
The Lyris (2013) 22 copies
The Shoma (2013) 22 copies
The Quo (2013) 17 copies
The Last Akon (1517) 16 copies
The Nycren (2014) 14 copies
When Angels Break (2015) 8 copies
Fall of the Chosen (2015) 8 copies
Everything She Needs (2020) 8 copies
Hidden Worlds 7 copies
Rise of the Alago (2016) 5 copies
Dark Roses: Eight Paranormal Romance Novels — Contributor — 4 copies

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Canonical name
St. Vil, Lola
Legal name
St. Vil, Yves Lola
Other names
Arnold, Marie (pen name)
Birthdate
1978
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Education
Shimer College
Columbia College Chicago
Short biography
Lola St. Vil (b. 1978) is a California-based author, playwright and actress. She is the author of the Guardians series of young adult novels. A play by St. Vil, The Bones of Lesser Men, won the NAACP award for Best Playwright in 2009. Born in Haiti and raised in Brooklyn, St. Vil studied at Shimer College and Columbia College Chicago. Organizations that have commissioned her work include Princeton University, ABC, and CBS. (from Shimer College Wiki)

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Plot errors and other kinds of mistakes cropped up much to frequently before I got very far at all. I quit around chapter 4
 
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acb13adm | 3 other reviews | Sep 13, 2023 |
Dnf'd
Because
It
Wasn't
I N T E R E S T I N G
or
Well
Written.
 
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Mrs_Tapsell_Bookzone | 5 other reviews | Feb 14, 2023 |
This is one of those rare occasions where it wouldn't sit right with me trying to interpret or sum up my feelings about a read with a star rating. Can't do it.

There are some reasons why I didn't vibe with this book, and other reasons why I understand the story all too well.

I can say, aside from the scenes that increased my appreciation for Ayo's tight circle of friends, my favorite scene is one where Rosalie protects a child (teenager) under her roof without hesitation or question—like a lioness who doesn't even have to roar in that moment to get her point across.… (more)
 
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NadineC.Keels | Sep 15, 2022 |
I very much enjoyed the first half of this book -- Gabrielle's life in Haiti and the start of the transition to Brooklyn. When the magic kicked in, it worked at first but seemed to quickly descend into a nonsensical kid-storytelling, where things happen because they happen and stuff doesn't really make sense. I can't explain it, exactly, it's like she just lost the plot and substituted magical things instead? Or like the end of the book isn't really finished the way the earlier parts are -- possible! I am reading an ARC. I think what I wanted was for this clever, endearing character to either come up with a clever solution within the bounds of fairy tale logic or really dial in to listening to her friends. Neither of those quite happened. Definitely worth a read.

Advanced Reader's copy provided by Edelweiss.
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jennybeast | 2 other reviews | Apr 14, 2022 |

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