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Book Review: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

November 6, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 5 Comments

Anna and the French Kiss was a cute teen romance with delightful writing.  There was lots of drama which is very realistic to what teen relationships are really like. So what are teen relationships really like? Hint: they lack communication and have lots of drama.  The couple in this book fights a lot which I found ... Read More »

 Posted on: November 6, 2014 10:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, Medium Content, Paperback, TBR Pile 2014, Young Adult
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Top 5 New Books for November

November 4, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: New Releases 6 Comments

The Name of the Blade by Zoë Marriott Release Date: November 11, 2014 Ancient Japanese gods and monsters are unleashed on modern-day London in this first book of an epic trilogy from acclaimed fantasy writer Zoë Marriott. When Mio sneaks the family’s katana — a priceless ancestral sword —from her parents’ attic, she just wants to spice up ... Read More »

 Posted on: November 4, 2014 10:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: New Releases | Tagged With: Top 5 Books
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Book Review: Rump by Liesl Shurtliff

October 30, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

Rump is a fun, humorous retelling of a traditional fairy tale that we all know, Rumplestiltskin.  The writing was charming.  The characters were funny and interesting.  Here's a little demonstration of both the delightful writing and the great main character, Rump, who wrote this poem. Home is a place to get out of the rain It cradles ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 30, 2014 10:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, Everyone Content, Fairy Tales Retold Challenge 2014, Hardcover, Middle Grade
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NaNoWriMo

October 29, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 2 Comments

So I have this friend Karena who is a writer.  She started a writing group and invited me because I write a little bit and I review books.  I told her about the one and only book idea I had when she asked if I wanted to be a writer.  She thought I should write ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 29, 2014 10:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: NaNoWriMo, Writing
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My Dream Job

October 28, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 6 Comments

I finished reading Quiet by Susan Cain and it brought up the point that a lot of introverts (which I consider myself to be) are so used to repressing their natural instincts that when they grow up they often find themselves in professions that they don't enjoy and that don't suit their temperaments.  She had ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 28, 2014 10:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Discussion
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