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Category Archives: Review
Review: Small Admissions by Amy Poeppel
I absolutely love when a book takes you by surprise, overwhelming and lifting you up in ways unimaginable. When I read the premise of this book, I thought it was a light, fluffy read, perfect airplane reading for my multiple … Continue reading
Posted in General Fiction, Review
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Batgirl at Super Hero High (DC Super Hero Girls) by Lisa Yee
This is now the third book I’ve read in this series and it may very well be my favorite. I believe it serves an important message to young girls, those who have been immersed in stories and movies about famous … Continue reading
Posted in Kid-Lit/Middle Grade, Random House, Review
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Review: Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis
Wow. This is certainly not a book for the faint of heart. From the very beginning, Silvis takes his reader into a dark and harrowing journey. The slaughter (there isn’t really any other way to to describe it) of his … Continue reading
Posted in Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller
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Review: Little Heaven by Nick Cutter
Egads, this book is spooky. Having ready Cutter’s previous works, I thought I was prepared for this one. Clearly, that wasn’t the case. This is the type of horror that chills you from the core, an evil that reminds me … Continue reading
Posted in Horror, Review
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Review: The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian
While I’m aware of parasomnia, or sleepwalking, I don’t suppose I was quite as familiar with its severity or symptoms. Without relaying too much of the plot, Bohjalian digs deep into this sleep disorder and the various versions of its manifestations. … Continue reading
Posted in Mystery/Suspense, Review
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Review: A Boy Named Christmas by Matt Haig
I’m a sucker for retellings of the story of Santa Claus. Add the fact that this is written by Matt Haig, author of a few of my favorite adult novels like The Humans and The Radleys and I’m sold! That said, it’s not … Continue reading
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Audio book Review: Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Posted in Audiobook, Fantasty, Historical Fiction, Review, Scholastic, YA
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Review: Holding up the Universe by Jennifer Niven
Since November, I have been in the biggest of book slumps. I have no problem losing myself in an audio book on my commute to work but when it comes to sitting down and reading a book, I’m hopeless. I … Continue reading
Review: I’ll Take You There by Wally Lamb
Wow. What an experience. What makes this even so exhilarating is how my experience and considerations for this book transformed as I read it. I’m no fan of film history. I get that there are a great number of people … Continue reading
Review: The Magnolia Story by Chip & Joanna Gaines
I don’t know about you, but events as of late have had me in a reading funk. I was scrambling for a book to keep my attention when I saw this one sitting next to my reading chair, beckoning me. … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography, Non-Fiction, Review
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