Tag: book review
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Getting Cozy with Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly
Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly Released: September 2011 Publisher: Penguin Books Add to Goodreads ★★★☆☆ Synopsis: Small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson never wanted to be the crazy cat lady. But after Owen and Hercules followed her home, she realized her mind wasn’t playing tricks on her-her cats have magical abilities.When the body of elderly do-gooder…
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Fairy Tales and Girl Powa!
Fables Vol. 1 & 2 by Bill Willingham Released: October 2009 (Fables originally released 2002) Publisher: Vertigo | DC Comics Add to Goodreads ★★★★☆ Synopsis: When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among…
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These Broken Stars is Outta This World!
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Released: December 2013 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Add to Goodreads ★★★★☆ Synopsis: Luxury spaceliner Icarus suddenly plummets from hyperspace into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive — alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a…
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Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn’t Have) by Sarah Mlynowski
Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn’t Have) by Sarah Mlynowski Released: June 2011 Publisher: Harper Teen Add to Goodreads ★★☆☆☆ Synopsis: When April’s dad relocates to Cleveland, April begs to move in with her friend Vi instead of leave behind everything that is comfortable to her, especially her boyfriend Noah. April’s dad agrees to…
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Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Book Review
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Released: September 2013 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Add to Goodreads ★★★★☆ Synopsis: Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan…But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon…
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Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick #Review
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick Released: May, 2012 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Add to Goodreads ★★★☆☆ Synopsis: Based on the true story of Cambodian advocate Arn Chorn-Pond, and authentically told from his point of view as a young boy, this is an achingly raw and powerful historical novel about a child of war who…
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The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima Review
The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima (Seven Realms #2) Released: September 2010 Publisher: Hyperion Books Add to Goodreads ★★★★☆ Synopsis: Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to begin his schooling at Mystwerk House in Oden’s Ford. But leaving the Fells doesn’t mean that danger isn’t far behind.…
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Batman: the Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Batman: the Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson (illustrator), Lynn Varley (illustrator) Released: November 2002 (first published 1986) Publisher: DC Comics Add to Goodreads ★★★☆☆ Synopsis: Crime runs rampant in the streets, and the man who was Batman is still tortured by the memories of his parents’ murders. As civil society crumbles around him,…
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I Finally Finished Another Series: Twilight
[Warning: this post may contain spoilers] I’ve done it! I’ve really done it! I have officially completed two entire series in my 26 years of existence. I spent the afternoon of Labor Day power reading the last 200 pages of Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. And this GIF of Kristen Stewart sums up my feelings…
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The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan #Review
The Lover’s Dictionary Released: January 2011 Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Add to Goodreads ★★★☆☆ Synopsis: A modern love story told through a series of dictionary-style entries is a sequence of intimate windows into the large and small events that shape the course of a romantic relationship. My Thoughts I am smitten with the…
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By Golly, Ollie! 