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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
- education
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- Harry Potter
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- Middle East
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Tag Archives: speculative
The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman
Spoilers. I was a little trepidatious, starting an adult Neil Gaiman novel after my terrible experience with American Gods. I’ve liked all his YA and children’s books, and I really loved Good Omens, but this one worried me. Especially since … Continue reading
Under the Light, by Laura Whitcomb
Spoilers. Helen and James have left Jenny and Billy’s bodies, while Jenny and Billy have both returned. But Helen comes back, guilty about the mess she left behind in Jenny’s life. She’s determined to help Jenny readjust to her life … Continue reading
The Rithmatist, by Brandon Sanderson
Joel would love to be a Rithmatist, but he missed his opportunity. Now, with his father dead and his mother constantly working to pay off family debts, Joel constantly tries to sneak ways to study Rithmatic theory at the prestigious … Continue reading
Siege and Storm, by Leigh Bardugo
Spoilers. Second volume of the Grisha trilogy, following Shadow and Bone. I had so many thoughts and ideas about this book. It was literally my most anticipated book of 2013. Even though I rarely buy books these days, I went … Continue reading
Protected: Beautiful Darkness, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
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The Shadow Society, by Marie Rutkoski
Darcy Jones doesn’t have any memory from before she was abandoned at a Chicago firehouse when she was five years old. Since then, she’s lived in a string of foster homes, and has only recently stayed in one long enough … Continue reading
Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Ethan is having dreams about a girl he cannot see, a girl sinking into mud, that he can’t rescue. He doesn’t understand, and he doesn’t expect anything to change in his backwoods small-town Gatlin, South Carolina. But then Lena arrives, … Continue reading
Scarlet, by Marissa Meyer
Minor spoilers. In complete contrast to what I normally think about second books in a series, I not only enjoyed Scarlet as much as Cinder, but I think it improved Cinder in my mind. Scarlet is a retelling of Little … Continue reading
Protected: The Madness Underneath, by Maureen Johnson
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Posted in 2013, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged POC, RIP-worthy, speculative
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The Uninvited, by Liz Jensen
Spoilers. What a bizarre book. This starts out almost like an apocalyptic or near-dystopian sort of book. Two seemingly disconnected things start happening all around the world. First, there are the children who suddenly attack their parents in gruesome ways, … Continue reading
The Zen Leaf 