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Book Review #17: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
As a big fan of classic literature, I can’t say why it’s taken me so long to read Little Women. Because I don’t like to have books spoiled for me, I also haven’t seen any of the movies, which is a great travesty that I will be correcting this weekend. There is a double-feature of…
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Book Review #16: Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
A sci-fi/horror novel with mermaids as the main antagonist? Count me in. The novel, Into the Drowning Deep, follows the main protagonist, Tory, as she searches for answers about the Atargatis ship attack and her sister’s subsequent death. After the Atargatis is found floating above the Mariana Trench with no one left aboard, a video…
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Book Review #15: The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn
To start, I wish this book was rated as poorly on Goodreads as the movie was on Rotten Tomatoes. It would have saved me some time. The Woman in the Window is a psychological thriller about a woman suffering from severe agoraphobia. The protagonist, Dr. Anna Fox, is a child psychologist who has been stuck…
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Book Review #14: Neal Shusterman’s Arc of a Scythe Series
Traditionally, I’ve always been a big fan of YA novels. For a long time they received a bad rap for being too simplistic or poorly written (and some people still push this narrative), but I think in general many people see the advantages of Young Adult literature. They’re often stories that entice young people to…
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T. Kingfisher: For Fans of Soft Romance and Fantasy
Recently I’ve read Nettle & Bone, Swordheart and The Clocktaur Wars by T. Kingfisher, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that I really enjoyed her novels. I didn’t think I would dislike them, but I also didn’t think I would find myself hoping the day passed by quickly so I could return home and…
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Book Recap: The Last 10(ish) Books I’ve Read
It’s time for another review dump! I’ve been gone for a while, but I hope to maintain a more regular schedule this year. I also thought that starting the year off with a review dump seemed fitting. Here are ten or so books that you can (maybe) add to your reading list for the year.…
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The Worst Book I’ve Ever Read
As a rule, I don’t typically shit on books. Most of the books I read are at least decent, so even if I don’t personally enjoy them, I can recognize why others might. I know some people enjoy reading bad books because they can fall into that “so bad it’s funny” category, or the “love…
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A Slip-Shod Review of the Last 10 Books I’ve Read
The truth is, I have had no interest in writing about books lately. There I go, blaspheming on my own website that is dedicated to writing about books. Tsk, tsk. I do wish I had a better explanation for why I’ve gone more than a month without writing a single word. To you, my last…
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Book Review #13: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
I’ll save you the trouble of having to scroll to the bottom to see my verdict for this one, you should definitely read it. His Dark Materials is a book trilogy written by British author Philip Pullman. The books chronical the journey of main character Lyra and her friends as they combat the forces of…
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Kaikeyi & Why We’re So Fascinated by Myths and Retellings
I am a big fan of the retelling genre. While I recognize not all retellings create a significant take on the original story, I do think there are a lot of well-done retellings that create an entirely new work out of a familiar concept. There is something supremely entertaining to me about knowing the general…
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