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The Wicked Deep

So, funny story-around the same time I purchased Winterwood and The Wicked Deep mostly due to their covers and basic … More

Book Review, fiction, young adult, young adult fantasy

The Bone Orchard

I selected this book to read mostly because of the title. The Bone Orchard starts out with a really interesting … More

Book Review, fantasy, fiction

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking Review

The premise: a 14-year-old girl with baking-specific magic powers is hunted by the corrupt government which seeks to rid the … More

Book Review

Bound, Punished, Possessed: The First Three Books of the Arelia LaRue Series by Kira Saito

I am going to review these three books as one story, since each book is very short and flows into … More

Book Review, e-book reviews, good indie books, independent publishing, indie book reviewer, indie book reviews, indy book reviews, Kira Saito, paranormal romance, self-published book reviews, self-published YA fiction, YA fiction, YA fiction review

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

*Warning: Spoilers ahead.  When I was about ten years old I attended a sleep over party at which I was … More

Book Review, Buttercup, fantasy novels, Princess Bride, S. Morgenstern

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

According to Coelho’s introduction, Julia Roberts was a huge fan of this book. She wasn’t the only one. The Alchemist … More

alchemist, Book Review, fable, Writing

Await your Reply by Dan Chaon

Await Your Reply was the last of Dan Chaon’s work available for me to read. I’ve reviewed his other works, … More

await your reply, Book Review, Dan Chaon, identity, mystery

Tin House: Vol. 12, #3 “The Mysterious”

The latest issue of Tin House  is focused around “The Mysterious.” It has a story about Africa’s Johannesburg, one of … More

Book Review, horror story, peter straub, scary, Tin House

Bossypants by Tina Fey

In today’s world coming across visible female role models can be quite challenging. Young women gaze at countless types of … More

30 Rock, Book Review, Bossypants, memoir, Tina Fey

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

Reading Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad is kind of like going on a fantastic journey through time … More

Book Review, fiction, jennifer egan, music fiction, pulitzer

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