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Book Review: Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor

May 27, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series.  Dreams of Gods & Monsters was an epic and beautiful finale to one of my new favorite fantasy series.  The romance made my heart melt.  There was a Star Wars joke about using a Tauntaun to keep warm which I loved.  There was ... Read More »

 Posted on: May 27, 2014 1:25 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Chunkster Challenge 2014, Content Rating, eBook, eBook Challenge 2014, Medium Content, Series Challenge 2014, Young Adult
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Book Review: Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen

May 7, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

I read this in one sitting as a bet against a friend that I couldn't finish a 200 page book in less than 4 hours. I did! I win :)  I loved the themes in this one about looking on the inside instead of the outside.  The characters either focused on the external appearances of ... Read More »

 Posted on: May 7, 2014 1:09 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook Challenge 2014, Everyone Content, Paperback, Standalone Challenge 2014, Young Adult
3 Comments

Book Review: House of Ivy & Sorrow by Natalie Whipple

April 21, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

My biggest thought about the House of Ivy & Sorrow is that it could have been more.  The voice was there, but it didn't come out as much as it could have.  The conflict definitely needed more to it.  Even with a twist, the conflict came with an explanation already just based on how the ... Read More »

 Posted on: April 21, 2014 12:18 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 2 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eARC, eBook Challenge 2014, Mild Content, Standalone Challenge 2014, Witches and Witchcraft Challenge 2014, Young Adult
2 Comments

Book Review: Let the Storm Break by Shannon Messenger

March 4, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series.  I loved Let the Storm Break as much as the first book, Let the Sky Fall.  I flew through this whole book so fast that I hardly took any notes.  Being that immersed in a story is a lot of fun but it ... Read More »

 Posted on: March 4, 2014 5:08 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eARC, eBook Challenge 2014, Medium Content, Young Adult
3 Comments

Book Review: The Secret Diamond Sisters by Michelle Madow

February 25, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 1 Comment

The first thing that The Secret Diamond Sisters reminded me of was the song Royals by Lorde.  The idea of criticizing the insanely rich but wanting to live that life at the same time was really present in The Secret Diamond Sisters.  My favorite of the three sisters was Courtney who was ambitious, hard working, ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 25, 2014 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, ARC, Book Review, Content Rating, Medium Content, Young Adult
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