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Archives for June 2016

Book Review: Shadow of the Queen by Daniel T. Thompson

June 28, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review Leave a Comment

Book Review Shadow Queen Daniel Thompson

Book Review of Shadow of the Queen on a Post-it I post reviews like this on my Instagram feed.  Be sure to follow me there! The graphic novel Shadow of the Queen had Red as a main character because we don't see much of her or the werewolves in the show. I liked seeing Red, Snow White, and the Huntsman ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 28, 2016 7:31 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Hardcover, Instagram Review, Young Adult
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Book Review: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

June 22, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

Book Review Twenty Thousand Leagues Under Sea Jules Verne

I liked Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea waaaay better than Journey to the Center of the Earth. Despite being so old, the science is not that inaccurate. In Journey to the Center of the Earth the science was so outdated it was practically unreadable to me. Jules Verne focused on facts and details to make ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 22, 2016 7:06 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Classics, eBook, Instagram Review
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Book Review: The Maze Runner Files by James Dashner

June 14, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 4 Comments

Book Review Maze Runner Files James Dashner

Maze Runner Files is the story of how the flare came to be and is told in bleeped out recording transcripts and inter-office WICKED memos. It was so creepy. I haven't been creeped out that much since the bridge of Khazad-dûm in Lord of the Rings (I'm talking about book not the movie.) It talks ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 14, 2016 7:01 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, eBook, Instagram Review, Young Adult
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It’s Been A Year – Time for a New Blog Design

June 13, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: News 14 Comments

my new blog design 2016

A few weeks ago, I talked about how I made blogging work for me again and part of that was doing more on Instagram.  I wanted to reflect a new photography focus on my blog design so I decided to update my blog theme.  I put a huge photo in the header that I took myself ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 13, 2016 7:16 am By Jessica Filed Under: News | Tagged With: Blog
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Book Review: Let the Wind Rise by Shannon Messenger

June 7, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

The plot was a little lacking in Let the Wind Rise, the third book in the Sky Fall series. No twists. No turns. No surprises. It was a good plot it just didn't have that wow factor. The first book was the best, but you'll want to know what happens to these characters despite the plot ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 7, 2016 7:51 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Hardcover, Instagram Review, Young Adult
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