Book Review: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
I feel rather ambivalent about my reading of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Having read, and enjoyed, Ng’s debut novel Everything...
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- Jan 2, 2018
- 4 min
Review: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Sing, Unburied, Sing is Jesmyn Ward's senior novel. While I've had her Hurricane Katrina-related Salvage the Bones on my to-read list for...
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- Oct 27, 2016
- 6 min
Review: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
It was a plodding journey at times, but I made it through the entirety of Main Street by Sinclair Lewis. While this was a required text...
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- Apr 8, 2016
- 3 min
Review: The Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen
A baby boy is born in the darkness of a basement. As he grows up, he learns that there was a horrific fire that left his grandmother,...
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- Mar 19, 2016
- 4 min
Review: The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas
As an ardent fan of murder mysteries, harboring an obsession for true crime TV shows (Snapped, Forensic Files, The First 48, etc.), I was...
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- Mar 5, 2016
- 3 min
Review: Burning by Danielle Rollins
Angela Davis has been an inmate at Brunesfield, a juvenile detention facility, for three years. She’s a tough cookie who has led a hard...
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- Jan 19, 2016
- 3 min
Review: The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan was an entertaining read, full of mystery and good humor. The best part is,...
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- Jan 6, 2016
- 4 min
Review: How Many Letters Are In Goodbye? by Yvonne Cassidy
I have my mom to thank for my love of letter-writing. As a child, anytime I would receive a gift, she’d sit me down at the kitchen table...
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- Dec 18, 2015
- 4 min
Review: Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten
“Wow!” Then, “What?” Then, “Hmm. What did I just read?” These were my initial reactions upon finishing Suicide Notes from Beautiful...
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- Dec 11, 2015
- 3 min
Review: The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler promises dark family secrets, magic, and a mysterious book. Also, the main character is a...
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- Jul 14, 2015
- 2 min
Review: The Sister Pact by Stacie Ramey
Allie's big sister, Leah, is dead. She didn't die in a car accident or from some horrible, incurable disease. No, instead, Leah committed...
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- Jul 5, 2015
- 5 min
Review: Song of Summer by Laura Lee Anderson
Robin is a talented, passionate high school musician, working at the Grape County Dairy diner during summer break to save money towards a...
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- May 13, 2015
- 3 min
Review: The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White
I believe The Chaos of Stars was my "Waiting on Wednesday" pick a long time back, when I was still operating BlookGirl. The first thing...
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- May 5, 2015
- 3 min
Review: Exquisite Captive by Heather Demetrios
Left for dead during a deadly takeover by an evil jinni caste and then sold as a slave to a human through the dark caravan, Nalia is not...
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- Apr 23, 2015
- 4 min
Review: Drift by M.K. Hutchins
The World Turtle exists in several cultures, namely the Mayan and Hindu cultures. The idea is that the world rests on the back of a...
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