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April 6, 2016

3 Reviews for the Price of One! (One re-read project)

15. The Magicians by Lev Grossman (a re-read) ★★★★ Upon second reading it gave me the opportunity to love certain characters more, and like certain characters even less. The normal world becomes mundane and boring in this tale, and so does the magical world until, as per usual, something is at stake. While embarking on this… Continue reading

Book List 2016, Reviews

Author: Lev Grossman, Author: Patricia Briggs, Author: Ransom Riggs

March 24, 2016

Fast Reviews (In which I read a lot of Ilona Andrews, like seriously, a ton)

Here are some quick reviews: 6. Geek Girls Unite by Leslie Simon This book is not exactly what I thought it was going to be but I’m not going to complain about that. It was a humorous look at Geek culture, and how we’re received by the world. I did find it funny in this… Continue reading

Book List 2016, Reviews

Author: Daniel Jose Older, Author: Ilona Andrews, Author: Patricia Briggs, Genre: Fictional Law, Genre: Historical Fiction, Genre: Non-Fiction, Genre: Supernatural

January 28, 2016

5. Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

————————————————————————————————————————————————————— .Plot. Kate is fighting a foe that no one is sure can be beat, though they’ll certainly try and more of her past comes forward as she and Curran battle the tension between them. .Characters. Kate Daniels is a strong character and in this, with her vulnerabilities blatantly shown and her inability to… Continue reading

Book List 2016, Reviews

Author: Ilona Andrews, Favourites, Female Authors, Genre: Modern Fantasy, Series: Kate Daniels

January 12, 2016

4. The Chemistry of Death by Rebecca Cantrell

————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Plot Joe and Edison are at it again, scanning people’s brains to better understand PTSD and mental illnesses amongst other things. But someone is killing women in the tunnels, and Joe’s moral compass is spinning. This book is chilling, and oh so well written. The plot moved along quite smoothly and this book was… Continue reading

Book List 2016, Reviews

January 8, 2016

3. The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory

————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Plot This novel gripped me quite quickly, as I read about the fictitious beginning of one of the royals I have always been most intrigued about. The unraveling of the beginning of Catalina’s life was quite well written, and her love for Arthur definitely believable. Characters I read this novel for Katherine/Catalina of… Continue reading

Book List 2016, Reviews

Author: Philippa Gregory, Genre: Historical Fiction

January 21, 2015

2 for the Price of 1: The Golden Compass and Reality Boy

This is a book I’d wanted to read for quite some time, since having seen the movie and learning about the controversy. I picked it up quite some time ago at a library sale, and regret not having read it before this. Lyra is a very precocious, often selfish little girl, but the character progression… Continue reading

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Author: Philip Pullman, Genre: YA Fantasy, Genre: YA Fiction

January 20, 2015

Veronica Mars is still smarter than me…

When Veronica Mars came onto the screen originally in 2004 I was 16 years old, and turned 17 during the duration of the first season. We were then, roughly the same age which means when the show was cancelled, during both hers and my first year of college I was crushed. Of course we had… Continue reading

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Author: Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham, Challenge: Woman, Genre: Mystery, Genre: TV to Book, Series: Veronica Mars

January 18, 2015

Review: Teacher Man by Frank McCourt

I should preface this by saying, when this book was lent to me by a friend I had never read any of his books. I knew the name, I knew about Angela’s Ashes but Frank McCourt had always seemed to remain in the periphery of my reading life. I knew he had written one book,… Continue reading

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Genre: Biography, Genre: Non-Fiction

January 18, 2015

Review: The Silkworm by Robert Galgraith cough JK Rowling cough

Cormoran Strike would probably be a very hard person to like if he were real. He’s gruff, sometimes insensitive, often clueless despite being quite intelligent and can be quite rude. However, that doesn’t stop me from utterly loving him on the page. I know he’s flawed, he’s a pain in the ass and yes, sometimes… Continue reading

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Author: JK Rowling, Female Authors, Genre: Mystery

January 14, 2015

Review: The Storied Life of A.J Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Pardon my French. But this book, this fucking book. It’s beautiful. Just one word. Beauty. The writing wove itself around me, bringing back memories of childhood spent in the stacks of my old library, of an old bookstore run by an older woman who genuinely cared about what people were reading and the impression it… Continue reading

Reading Challenges, Reviews

Author: Gabrielle Zevin, Challenge: Woman, Genre: Contemporary