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I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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- Bra Hunt
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- circus horror
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- cruise
- divinity
- dream-invader
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Category Archives: 2012
Son, by Lois Lowry
Claire is assigned to be a birthmother, but something goes wrong during her first delivery. Now, she can’t stop thinking of the son who has been taken away from her. Can’t help visiting him even though she’s not supposed to … Continue reading
Something Wicked & The Night Circus
Last year, when Lu from Regular Rumination brought up the idea of reading Something Wicked This Way Comes alongside The Night Circus, I immediately knew I had to join her. I’d loved The Night Circus and already wanted to revisit … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Adult, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, audio, callback, circus horror, classics, favorite, historical, memorable, place-character, readathon, reread, RIP-worthy, speculative
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Protected: Carnival of Souls, by Melissa Marr
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Unspoken, by Sarah Rees Brennan
Kami Glass is normal in most ways – lives in a small British town, runs the school newspaper, has a great best friend, loves her family – but she’s got one peculiarity that sets her apart: she never grew out … Continue reading
Readathon: Legion, by Brandon Sanderson (audio)
Stephen Leeds is different. He has over 40 different “aspects” of himself, like multiple personalities except they exist outside him, rather than manifesting within him. He calls it some form of schizophrenia, and people pay a lot of money to … Continue reading
Readathon: Emma (vol 1), by Kaoru Mori
Historical fiction, London. Emma is a maid for a retired governess. She is beautiful, but either unconscious of that beauty, or unwilling to flaunt it, despite multiple suitors. She does, however, begin to fall for William Jones, a rich young … Continue reading
Readathon: Mind of my Mind, by Octavia Butler
This is the second book (both chronologically and published) of the patternist series. I recently read Wild Seed (first chronologically, fourth published) and loved it, and wanted to continue on with the series. At this point, the series focuses on … Continue reading
Sweetness in the Belly, by Camilla Gibb (audio)
Lilly is born to British parents, but raised in Africa by a devout Muslim teacher, and eventually moves to Ethiopia as a teenager. When Ethiopia is torn apart by war politics, she becomes a refugee in London, and eventually turns … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Adult, Prose
Tagged Africa, audio, comfort, divinity, historical, POC, psychology
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The Casual Vacancy, by JK Rowling
Goodreads summary: When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade … Continue reading
The Metabolic Effect Diet, by Jade and Keoni Teta
Summary: A weight-loss book. No, I take that back – a “fat-loss” book. So…not sure what to say about this book. I saw it come through the library system and decided to try it out. It was advertised as having … Continue reading