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My Dear Ellie: A coming of age novel (Love & Friendship Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Aisha Urooj (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 101 ratings
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What would you do for your best friend? Cassandra Grace will live through heartbreaks over a thousand lifetimes.

Ellie (Eleanor James) wants to be a superstar. She has natural beauty and talent, but is super impatient in achieving her goals. She drops out of high school to pursue acting. She achieves greater success, but it comes at a cost. Ellie dwells deeper into darkness as fame becomes a dangerous drug to her.

Cassie (Cassandra Grace) is sweet and loving. She is terribly indecisive about what she wants to do in life but will follow Ellie anywhere, including dropping out of high school. After a few years, Cassie goes back to university, and there, she discovers her love for English literature. As her life gains purpose, she doesn’t realize how much her friend Ellie is drifting into despair. Can she save her? Cassie vows to be there for Ellie and to get her the life she deserves to have, even if it means challenging Fate... and losing everything she loves to save her. Don’t miss this riveting coming of age story about two best friends. Read it today!

My Dear Ellie is Aisha Urooj’s debut novel and is the first book in the Love & Friendship trilogy.

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My Dear Ellie is a thought-provoking YA novel of a timeless journey that asks what would you be willing to do for a very best friend. -Goodreads review.

I have always believed soulmates can come into your life as a best friend and that is what Cassie has with Ellie. Their story is absolutely heart-warming! - Goodreads Review.

This book constantly reminded me of my best friends and the bond I have with them. It also gave me a sense of not taking someone for granted. - Goodreads Review.

The author makes use of descriptive language to invoke a sense of nostalgia about lasting childhood friendships. - Goodreads Review.

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My Dear Ellie is the first book in the Love and Friendship trilogy.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B083JJK8TY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (January 5, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 5, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 590 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 101 ratings

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Aisha Urooj

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Aisha Urooj lives in Ontario, Canada. She is a multi-genre writer who writes captivating coming of age fiction, and fantasy.

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"...I hear Buddy barking angrily at my deception and broken promises."
3 Stars
"...I hear Buddy barking angrily at my deception and broken promises."
This is an idyllic story. Dark subject matter, while mentioned, is never fully explored and quickly sidelined. The characters grow safely and securely much like the characters in a PG teen movie. Happiness is the name of the game until a heavy plot twist hits the reader in the face. Blink-and-you-miss-it foreshadowing will be enjoyable to sleuth out.I do have to mention that there are quite a few jarring typos/grammatical inconsistencies. They interrupted the narrative quite a bit. That’s where the 3-star rating applies. A skilled proofreader would do wonders for improvement here.Overall this story suits the young-hearted readers of the world. You know who you are!Friendship, loyalty and love are the intermixing themes. Enjoy~
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Lisa Risdon
5.0 out of 5 stars Friendship
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2023
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Ellie and Cassie became friends in elementary school they were like pea in a pod. They trick treated together an best friends they had each other backs Ellie was going to be a actress and Cassie wasn't sure what she wanted to do in life. The girls continue growing in high school Cassie end up having a boyfriend john that she loves and Ellie love that her friend had a boyfriend she loves think it was romantic. Ellie and Cassie drop out of high school and move into apartment together.
A true story of friendship threw heart aches and learning Ellie and Cassie has a strong friendships.
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MICHELE VC
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful testament to friendship and love!
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2020
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“Ever had a friend that made you smile on the darkest of days?”

My Dear Ellie is a thought-provoking YA novel of a timeless journey that asks what would you be willing to do for a very best friend. “Would you be willing to live through heartbreaks over a thousand lifetimes?” This novel is suitable for all ages; we all ask ourselves these questions in regards to friends and loved ones. Friendships are complicated, now more than ever.

This novel is a tribute to Eleanor James and Cassandra Grace. Ellie and Cassie, best friends extraordinaire, love and friendship, the ties that bind, even when unbound by circumstance.

“Some moments and some people leave such a mark on your life, that life begins to be defined by the moment before and the moment after their arrival.”

Aisha Urooj’s debut novel is a beautiful testament to friendship and love, in the best of times and in the darkest.
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Harker McNair
3.0 out of 5 stars A lovely story
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2020
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My Dear Ellie tells the story of best friends Eleanor James and Cassandra Grace. Eleanor aka Ellie, is bold and dynamic, while Cassandra aka Cassie, is shy and reserved. The entire book revolves around their friendship and lives throughout time and eternity, and how each girl loves supports the other.

The story is told from the vantage point of Cassie.
The majority of the story is charming and genuine, and many of the messages and memories, particularly the ones that highlight the girls’ childhood, are wonderfully descriptive, even poetic, in nature. It is clear the author reveres deep and intimate friendships, and I found myself envious of the relationship between Cassie and Ellie.

There are two chapters near the end that put the book into a bit of a tailspin, in my opinion. I won’t spoil the ending, but I was confused by the sudden metaphysical direction, and I wish the author had taken time to explain it more fully. But, as an author myself I can appreciate the depth of the story.

My Dear Ellie has a very optimistic, hopeful view of eternal friendship. The writer is skilled at creating memorable dialogue between characters and using descriptive language and comparisons to highlight their attributes. There were lots of interesting similes and metaphors throughout. It needs a refined edit and a lot of contractions to improve flow and readability, but was otherwise an enjoyable reading experience.
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Mahala Shores
4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping Story
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2020
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The two friends in this story have an unbreakable bond. The characters are complex and very likeable. I did find some grammatical issues that were slightly distracting. Otherwise a very good read.
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Rebecca
5.0 out of 5 stars The Power of Friendship
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021
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BFF power! This incredible debut novel follows the friendship of Cassie and Ellie. For Ellie, the world is but a stage. For Cassie, life is a question mark. Will she come into her own? And just as importantly, can she steer Ellie back on track? Adulting, tats, love and friendship are covered here beautifully.
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Melynda Wangsness
2.0 out of 5 stars "He said that we don’t always understand what makes us happy, but we know what makes us sad."
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2023
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A quick read with an important message (that got lost in translation).

Distracted by the spelling and grammar errors, I had a hard time enjoying the overarching theme of this read. Parts of the story drug along while other parts felt so quick that they were incomplete and I felt as though I was missing part of the story.

While I wanted so much to like this book, I found myself skipping the free sneak peak of the next book at the end. There just wasn't enough to keep me hooked. I feel this short book would have done better incorporating more of Ellie's side of things to include important context. Instead of two (or three) books. I would have loved to see an intertwining of these stories together in a longer book.

That being said, this would be a great YA read for those wanting something quick and light regarding friendship and life.
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LAURA NEWKIRK
3.0 out of 5 stars Grammer is an issue ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2023
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There was past and present tense in the same sentence, multiple times. The story was good until the last chapters, where it was a mess and I had to go back many pages and see whether I had missed anything.
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JustAnotherPerson
2.0 out of 5 stars Failed to Hook Me
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2023
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This is one of the few books I’ve read that I just couldn’t push myself to finish. I got as far as a quarter of the way through, but just could not fathom reading more. At that point of the book the main characters left high school in pursuit of Ellie's dreams with Cassie floundering.

The ARC copy left a lot to be desired when it comes to a thorough editing. Too often it is quite clear that the author’s primary language is not English, especially when it comes to use of idioms. Sentence syntax, missing punctuation and incomplete thoughts mire the convoluted storyline.

Written from the POV of Cassie, Ellie’s best friend is awkward at best. Often it felt that it lacked direction as to how the story was developing.
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Miles Taylor-Charlemagne
5.0 out of 5 stars Love and Friendship, Coming of Age at it's best!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2022
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Loved the friendship between Caddie and Ellie; though they both wanted different things in life, they always looked out for each other and helped one another in their quest for success! The friendship was tested at times, but they still remained together. The ending was beautiful between the two friends and I wonder what will happen as the ending left a cliffhanger. The Coming of Age was definitely there throughout!
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David Richards
4.0 out of 5 stars I'm glad I had the change to meet Cassie and Ellie
Reviewed in Canada on October 4, 2020
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The story is a wonderful soft lob about the love between two friends. It is endearing. For the bulk of the novel the story is very grounded and we get to share in some of the defining episodes that solidify the bond between two young women, Cassie and Ellie, as they navigate their lives supportively together. There is a tonal shift in the final chapters in mood and style, but the story remains steadfast to its theme. There are enough blips in the form of typos and grammar that it does warrant mentioning.

All and all, it is an engaging light read and a solid first outing for Aisha Urooj. I hope we see more from her.
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Chlobo
4.0 out of 5 stars Power of friendship
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2020
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I liked it and was able to read it in one sitting.
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