Category: Book review
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Wylding Hall: Spooktober Book Review
Thrice toss these oaken ashes in the air, Thrice sit thou mute in this enchanted chair, Then thrice three times tie up this true love’s knot, And murmur soft “She will, or she will not.” Go burn these pois’nous weeds in yon blue fire, These screech-owl’s feathers and this prickling briar, This cypress gathered at…
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The Library of Lost Things: #bookreview
The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey is a Young Adult Romance set in the beautiful city of San Diego. Of course, the main character, Darcy Wells, knows that everything is not always what it seems. To the outside world, Wells and her mother are regular people. Darcy has been hiding a secret…
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Love in a Fallen City: Book Riot Book Review
Love in a Fallen City is a collection of stories by Eileen Chang. The collection is considered to be a classic. The stories are all love stories that occur during the fall of Hong Kong and right after WWII. Other than being beautifully written stories about love set during wartime, that is all that the…
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The Selfless Act of Breathing: #bookreview
If you knew how your life was coming to an end, how would you spend your last dime? In The Selfless Act of Breathing, Michael Kabongo seems to have so much to live for but he doesn’t feel that way. Instead of going to therapy, he decides to cash in his life savings and travel…
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The Daughter of Doctor Moreau: #bookreview
Intro What would you do if your entire life was based on a lie told by your own father? Carlotta Moreau, the daughter of Doctor Moreau, is about to find out how to deal with a lifetime of secrets. Review The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is set at a remote estate on…
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BFF Book Tag
The BFF Book Tag was featured on ZeZee with Books. Books are my BFFs these days. What would we do without books? The tag was originally created by Chantal at CK’s Reading Corner. Link back to ZeZee, Chantal and myself so that we can see your post. SETTING THE EXAMPLE: A PAIR/GROUP OF BOOK BFFS THAT YOU…
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Night of the Living Rez: #bookreview
Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty takes place within a Penobscot community in Maine. The book is a series of stories told from the point of view of David, who inadvertently brought bad juju to his home by digging up a creepy jar of dirt and teeth. David was just a young boy…
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Dreaming the Eagle: Book Riot Book Review
Boudica means Bringer of Victory (from the early Celtic word “boudeg”). She is the last defender of the Celtic culture in Britain; the only woman openly to lead her warriors into battle and to stand successfully against the might of Imperial Rome — and triumph. –From the Trade Paperback edition of Dreaming the Eagle Dreaming…
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Jane Austen Character Book Tag
With the release of the recent adaption of Jane Austen‘s Persuasion, it seems like a good time for the Jane Austen Character Book Tag. I found the original tag on Anne with a Book’s Madame Writer Blog. As always, everyone is welcome to participate. Don’t forget to tag Anne with a Book and myself so…
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Land of Love and Drowning: Book Riot Book Review
Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique is set in Anegada and St. Thomas. The time period is approximately 1917 when St. Thomas became a U.S. territory. Around this same time, Captain Bradshaw’s ship sinks. Bradshaw left behind three children – Eeona, Anette and their half-brother Jacob. All of the children have some magical…
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