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 »
Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
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 »
Book Review: The Golden Spiral by Lisa Mangum
Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. The best thing about The Golden Spiral was that it was realistic. Time travel had huge consequences in Abby's (the main character) life. But I think it crossed the line into being way too realistic. I felt like the plot focused on what ... Read More »
Book Review: The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum
My favorite thing about The Hourglass Door was exploring time in different ways. There's the predictability of time that I felt was represented by the main character Abby's boyfriend, Jason (who I also found annoyingly predictable). The constant flow of time can be comforting but it can also get boring. Then there's the unpredictability of ... Read More »
Book Review: The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
I really liked the writing in The Invisible Man, but I thought the storytelling was awful. H. G. Wells has a way with words and I really enjoyed his turn of phrase. Phrases like "the inhuman bludgeoning of all tentative advances of curiosity (p. 19),"violently firing out its humanity (p. 33)" and "The Anglo-Saxon genius for parliamentary government ... Read More »
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My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.