Carnegie Medal Winner * New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age * VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * Book Sense Pick. The Amazing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. This streetwise alley cat knows the value of cold, hard cash and can talk his … Continue reading The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, by Terry Pratchett
Hollow City,Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
Book II of the All Souls' Trilogy About: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children was the surprise best seller of 2011—an unprecedented mix of YA fantasy and vintage photography that enthralled readers and critics alike. Publishers Weekly called it “an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some very creepy monsters.” This second novel … Continue reading Hollow City,Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
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Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
BOOK REVIEW For this post, I will be reviewing book one of the trilogy, Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children. Back Cover: A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of curious photographs. A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the … Continue reading Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
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Discovery Witches, by Deborah Harkness, All Souls Trilogy
It’s the story of Diana Bishop, a young scholar at Oxford who is a descendant of the Salem witches. When she accidentally unlocks an enchanted manuscript, she is compelled to embrace the magic in her blood and enters a forbidden romance with charming 1,500-year-old vampire Matthew Clairmont. MY REVIEW: I'm going to review the first … Continue reading Discovery Witches, by Deborah Harkness, All Souls Trilogy
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The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend, by Katarina Bivald
The Internationally acclaimed Best-seller, written by Katarina Bivald. Never being outside Sweden before was not the only challenge for 28 year old Sara. Her only form of traveling was through the many books she read. Forming a relationship with pen pal, Amy, an elderly woman from Broken Wheel, Iowa, seemed to be the first chance … Continue reading The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend, by Katarina Bivald
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The Christmas Box, by Richard Paul Evans, Book Review
Review ISBN 13: 0-684-81499-4 Bring a tissue box when you decide to read this one. Richard Paul Evans self-published this book originally for his children. Two years later, Simon and Schuster published it in its hardcover format where it became a best-seller. I loved the characters in his story, especially Mary. They were all described … Continue reading The Christmas Box, by Richard Paul Evans, Book Review
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The Christmas List, by Richard Paul Evans, Book Review
Review ISBN 13: 978-1-4391-5000-9 Richard Paul Evens is such a fantastic story teller. This particular book that I've read of his is a hardcover book with a book jacket. The presentation of this book is good enough to be given as a gift during the holidays. It's an easy read of 353 pages, in a … Continue reading The Christmas List, by Richard Paul Evans, Book Review
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Come Home, by Lisa Scottoline, Book Review
REVIEW ISBN-13:9781250023292 Where to begin. I picked up this book at a local book shop and several of the others written by Scottoline because I liked the blurb on the back covers. The story premise of each standalone seemed enticing. The covers on every one of the books was well done, a bit generic but … Continue reading Come Home, by Lisa Scottoline, Book Review
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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova Book Review
Book Review of Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian
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