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Favorite Reviews:
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 UnitCategories:
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- Africa
- Asia
- atmospheric
- audio
- BBAW
- body image
- Bra Hunt
- callback
- circus horror
- classics
- collection
- comfort
- Cosmere
- cruise
- divinity
- dream-invader
- education
- end of year
- favorite
- fitness
- food
- gender studies
- goals
- Harry Potter
- health
- historical
- house
- humor
- I made a thing.
- joint review
- KonMari
- Latin America
- LGBTQIA
- lists
- memorable
- Middle East
- mini-review
- multi-read
- nonfiction
- photography
- place-character
- POC
- portentous
- psychology
- quarantine
- race report
- readathon
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Tag Archives: comfort
The Lantern Men, by Elly Griffiths (audio)
I’m not going to leave a specific description of this book. It’s the 12th in the Ruth Galloway series, and I worry that anything I say will give spoilers for previous books. I would hate to do that, because this … Continue reading
I’ll Be Your Blue Sky, by Marisa de los Santos
It’s the last few days before Clare’s wedding, and her misgivings about the whole thing have reached a crisis point. As she struggles through a panic attack, she’s comforted by an elderly stranger named Edith. Edith gives Clare the courage … Continue reading
Wires and Nerve: Gone Rogue, by Marissa Meyer
This is the second (and I believe final) volume of this short graphic novel series that takes place after the Lunar Chronicles. Iko is the primary narrator, and she’s on earth fighting rogue wolf-soldiers who are intent on revenge against … Continue reading
Night of Cake and Puppets, by Laini Taylor
In the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor, Karou’s best friend is an absolutely amazing “rabid fairy” named Zuzana. Zuzana has the biggest crush on a co-worker she knows only as “violin-boy,” and her rabid-fairy-ness flees whenever … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, 2018, Prose, Visual, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, audio, comfort, favorite, mini-review, reread, speculative
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Oathbringer, by Brandon Sanderson (audio)
Since this book is third in a ten-book series and is over 1200 pages long, a synopsis would pretty much be the size of a full review. I’ll just skip it, and if you’re interested in one, GoodReads has a tidy … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, 2018, 2020, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, comfort, Cosmere, divinity, dream-invader, favorite, memorable, multi-read, psychology, reread, shredded me, speculative
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Sunday Coffee – Familiarity
It’s that time of year. The time of year that I tend to sit back and dive back into some favorite books, rereading at a relaxing pace, spending time with old friends. Some Decembers, I reread the Harry Potter series … Continue reading
Like a River Glorious, by Rae Carson
Leah Westfall is now in California with the remains of the ragtag group she traveled west with in Walk on Earth a Stranger. Her uncle is still after her, and she knows she has to let some of her closest … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged comfort, gender studies, historical, LGBTQIA, POC, speculative
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Protected: Losing It, by Cora Carmack
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Dreamology, by Lucy Keating (audio)
For as long as Alice can remember, she’s dreamed of Max. Several nights a week, he shows up, and over the years, they’ve developed a deep friendship and a fairly recent romantic relationship. Alice knows he’s not real, though. He’s … Continue reading
The Raven King, by Maggie Stiefvater
1. Book 4 of the Raven Cycle. 2. There will be no spoilers at all in this review (book or series). 3. I honestly considered simply writing the word LOVE!!!!! on this review and being done with it. 4. I … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, audio, circus horror, comfort, divinity, dream-invader, favorite, humor, LGBTQIA, memorable, multi-read, place-character, portentous, reread, RIP-worthy, speculative
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