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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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- Harry Potter
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- Middle East
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Tag Archives: mini-review
A Red Herring Without Mustard, by Alan Bradley
Considering I didn’t like the second book in this series, I was very pleased with volume three. It was very enjoyable, possibly even more so than the first one. I liked learning much more about the de Luces, and I … Continue reading
The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James
My husband swears that I read this about a decade ago, so I decided to read it and see for myself if I remembered it. He was right. Parts of this book and certain images definitely came back to me, … Continue reading
Shatter Me, by Tahereh Mafi
I really enjoyed this dystopia. The story developed well over the whole book, ending in a good spot to wait for the sequel. The writing was fantastic and actually reminded me of some of my own experimental writing in my … Continue reading
Tom Bedlam, by George Hagen
This was a random grab from the library. I’d never heard of the book before, but I enjoyed the tone/atmosphere from page 1. The book turned out to be much broader than I was expecting from the description, and I … Continue reading
Between, by Jessica Warman
Compared to the other two Jessica Warman books I’ve read, this one didn’t impress me as much. The concept was fantastic, if a bit like Lauren Oliver’s Before I Fall, and I was hooked by the story the whole time. … Continue reading
The Rules of Survival, by Nancy Werlin (audio)
This book was fantastic. It showed that abuse is not always necessarily just physical or sexual, and it also showed the difficulties that agencies like Child Protective Services have in cases of not-quite-as-clear-cut abuse. The performance, read by Daniel Passer, … Continue reading
Protected: The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag, by Alan Bradley (audio)
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Posted in 2011, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, historical, mini-review, RIP-worthy
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She Loves You, She Loves You Not, by Julie Anne Peters
Oh Julie Anne Peters, can I just say that I love you and wish I had your books back when I was a teen? Peters writes some of the best YA I’ve read, and hands-down the best GLBT YA I’ve … Continue reading
Cryer’s Cross, by Lisa McMann
I have a strange relationship with Lisa McMann. I read the whole Wake trilogy sometime over the last year, and for each book I came away with an identical impression: not terribly well-written, but very fun to read. They are … Continue reading
The Last Little Blue Envelope, by Maureen Johnson
This is the sequel to Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes. What is it with series? Normally I avoid them whenever possible, but this summer I have been reading lots of sequels and third books, probably because I really enjoyed the opening … Continue reading
The Zen Leaf 