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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 UnitCategories:
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Tag Archives: mini-review
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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Find Me, by Anne Frasier (audio)
When a notorious serial killer offers to lead detective Daniel Ellis to the bodies of his victims, the investigator is willing to provide anything the man wants. Daniel believes his mother is one of the killer’s victims, and wants closure … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, mini-review, place-character, psychology, 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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A Witch in Time, by Constance Sayers
Helen is miserable post-divorce, and her first blind date doesn’t go well. In fact, it goes so poorly that she ends up meeting a man who claims to have known her for over 100 years and four lifetimes of heartache. … Continue reading
The Searcher, by Tana French (audio)
After his divorce and retirement from the police force, Cal buys up a dilapidated property in rural Ireland and dedicates himself to a quiet, peaceful life. But life in a small town is never the ideal people make it out … Continue reading
Forest of Souls, by Lori Lee
From Goodreads: Sirscha Ashwyn comes from nothing, but she’s intent on becoming something. After years of training to become the queen’s next royal spy, her plans are derailed when shamans attack and kill her best friend Saengo. And then Sirscha, … Continue reading
Tell Me Lies, by JP Pomare (audio)
This book had it all: an evil villain that was immediately obvious from the very beginning (so obviously it felt like a trick); a narrator who couldn’t spot “obvious” if it bit her nose off and who of course gets … Continue reading
Nothing to Lose, by Alex Flinn
Michael ran away a year ago and has been working with a traveling carnival ever since. Now he’s back in his home town, hoping no one recognizes him. Unfortunately, his mother is on trial for killing her abusive husband, Michael’s … Continue reading