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Archives for October 2013

Book Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

October 29, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 4 Comments

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is like Mary Poppins for creepy children. Or like an orphanage for superheroes but their powers aren't always useful. They are just peculiar, which I thought was a good name for them. The beginning starts out very eerie. I jumped a few times at loud noises when I was reading ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 29, 2013 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, Hardcover, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Book Review: The Forgotten Locket by Lisa Mangum

October 28, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 4 Comments

Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first two books in this series.  I think the best way to describe The Forgotten Locket was melodramatic.  Meaning that it felt so dramatic that I was disconnected from it.  It was more entertaining when I read it in my head with a super dramatic voice. I was honestly ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 28, 2013 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 1 Star, Book Review, Content Rating, Hardcover, Mild Content, Young Adult
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My Google Diary for A Thousand Splendid Suns

October 24, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary 1 Comment

  When I read, I ask a LOT of questions. Here’s some stuff I searched or wondered about while reading A Thousand Splendid Suns by . From my review: I'm so glad I read A Thousand Splendid Suns.  It made me care so much for the Afghanistan people and their history.  I learned about so many things I wasn't ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 24, 2013 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Google Diary, Research
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Waiting on Wednesday: Evertrue by Brodi Ashton

October 23, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Waiting on Wednesday 8 Comments

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme to highlight upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating, hosted by Breaking the Spine Evertrue by Brodi Ashton Release Date: January 21, 2014 Series: Everneath #3 Short, Sweet and Spoiler-Free Blurb: Terrified for her survival, Nikki and Jack begin a desperate attempt to reverse the process using any means possible. Even Cole, who they ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 23, 2013 12:05 am By Jessica Filed Under: Waiting on Wednesday |
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Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

October 22, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 6 Comments

I'm so glad I read A Thousand Splendid Suns.  It made me care so much for the Afghanistan people and their history.  I learned about so many things I wasn't aware of before like the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan.  I really connected with the women of this country and I empathized with them as ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 22, 2013 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Content Rating, Hardcover, Medium Content
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