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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
• The Dream Thieves
• Firstborn
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Landline
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• Mockingjay
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Return of the Native
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• WinterCategories:
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Tag Archives: dream-invader
Protected: The Savage Dawn, by Melissa Grey (audio)
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Posted in 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged audio, dream-invader, LGBTQIA, speculative
A Face Like Glass, by Frances Hardinge
The underground city of Caverna is known for two things: first for the magical delicacies they create (wines that erase specific memories, perfume that convinces you to trust the wearer, etc), and second for their doll-like faces. Babies born in … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, dream-invader, favorite, place-character, speculative
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Sunday Coffee – Rereads and Minis
It’s been a strange reading month for me. I’ve read a lot, far more than usual, and reviewed very little. The majority of that is due to rereads. After Readathon last month, I felt like diving back in to some … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Adult, Book Talk, Prose
Tagged dream-invader, mini-review, psychology, Sunday Coffee
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Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor
From Goodreads: The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, dream-invader, favorite, memorable, multi-read, POC, psychology, speculative
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In Twenty Years, by Allison Winn Scotch
Six friends live together in a townhouse off campus. Friends forever, they think, not expecting the end of college to change that. On their last night of school, Bea asks them to write a letter to their 40-year-old selves. Only … Continue reading
Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard
The world is divided along lines of color: Silver and Red. Those with silver blood (literally) have supernatural powers and are the ruling class. Those with red blood are ordinary, and thus essentially slave labor. Of course, divisions like this … Continue reading
The Hanged Man, by PN Elrod
When Lady Alex Pendlebury is called in to psychically evaluate a death, she has no idea that the deceased will be someone she knows. The death, which Alex is convinced is a murder rather than suicide, is peculiar, and when … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Adult, Prose
Tagged atmospheric, dream-invader, historical, speculative, WTF moments
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