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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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- dream-invader
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- Harry Potter
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- Middle East
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Tag Archives: circus horror
Horror Hotel, by Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren
Elisa Lam meets Scooby Doo meets RL Stine. TBH, I’m not sure how this book got on my TBR, but it someone landed on my library hold list, possibly based purely on the cover. And somehow, I got the impression … Continue reading
Posted in 2022, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged circus horror, mini-review, revisiting, RIP-worthy, speculative
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Cuckoo Song, by Frances Hardinge
Triss knows that something is wrong. She doesn’t remember falling into the river. She only remembers waking up, soaking wet, and being cared for by her overly-concerned parents. Her sister seems to hate and fear her, Triss’s stomach is screaming … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, circus horror, dream-invader, historical, speculative
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Two Last-Minute Mini-Reviews
So the year is almost over, and I’m pretty much done with anything I might read in 2020. Tomorrow, my end-of-year book post will go up, and I wanted to have everything reviewed beforehand. Thankfully, the last two books I … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, circus horror, historical, mini-review, RIP-worthy, WTF moments
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The Blood Card, by Elly Griffiths (audio)
In this third volume of the Magic Men series, Edgar Stevens and Max Mephisto are called in by the military to investigate the suspicious death of their former commander. Only no one is who they appear to be, everyone has … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, circus horror, historical, mini-review, RIP-worthy
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Smoke and Mirrors, by Elly Griffiths (audio)
In this second book of the Magic Men** series, two children are found dead in the snow, a line of candy leading to them as if in parody of Hansel and Gretel. Fairy tales play a major thematic part of … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, circus horror, historical, mini-review, RIP-worthy
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The Zig Zag Girl, by Elly Griffiths (audio)
From GoodReads: Brighton, 1950. When the body of a girl is found, cut into three, Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is reminded of a magic trick, the Zig Zag Girl. The inventor of the trick, Max Mephisto, is an old friend … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, circus horror, historical, mini-review, RIP-worthy
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Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Mexico, 1950s. Noemí travels out to check up on her newly-married cousin after some strange letters arrived from her at home. She’s “welcomed” into a decrepit old house by a family who believes they are superior to the “local” population … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Adult, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, circus horror, gender studies, Latin America, memorable, POC, RIP-worthy
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The Call, by Peadar O’Guilin (audio)
It’s been twenty-five years since the Sidhe began their revenge on the Irish. They were banished thousands of years ago, and now they plot to exterminate the population of the island. No one can get in or out of Ireland. … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, audio, circus horror, memorable, RIP-worthy, speculative
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The Motion of Puppets, by Keith Donohue (audio)
Theo and Kay Harper are newly married and spending the summer in Quebec when Kay goes missing. Theo frantically tries to find her, but Kay has been turned into a puppet, and while it’s possible for him to rescue her … Continue reading
The Creeping Shadow, by Jonathan Stroud (audio)
Book 4 in the Lockwood & Co series. This review will have minor spoilers from previous books but no spoilers from this volume. So this book begins a few months after the abrupt end of The Hollow Boy. Lucy is … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Children's, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, audio, circus horror, favorite, RIP-worthy, speculative
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