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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
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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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Book Review: The Shadow Prince by Bree Despain

February 20, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

The Shadow Prince felt like a YA version of Percy Jackson.  Like Percy Jackson, it's Greek mythology that asks the question, "What would the Greek Gods be like if they were around today?"   It also does an awesome job of making a Greek myth modern.  This retelling of the Persephone myth uses a different ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 20, 2014 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Chunkster Challenge 2014, Content Rating, eARC, eBook Challenge 2014, Medium Content, Young Adult
3 Comments

Book Review: Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

January 28, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 7 Comments

Cruel Beauty was a very dark retelling of Beauty and the Beast that had an unexpected mix of Greek Mythology.  The story opens on a very stiff and formal life for the main character Nyx like a dark version of Downton Abbey.  Then we get a nice, long lecture on How This World Works that ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 28, 2014 7:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 2 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eARC, eBook Challenge 2014, Fairy Tales Retold Challenge 2014, Medium Content, Standalone Challenge 2014, Young Adult
7 Comments

Book Review: Bowels of Hell by Gary Taaffe

November 23, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

I picked up Bowels of Hell right after The Orphanage. What a cliffhanger!  I was on the edge of my seat wondering how Billy and Amber would get out of this mess.  The reaction of the orphans when they see that Amber and Billy are missing was really poignant to me. I loved getting to know ... Read More »

 Posted on: November 23, 2013 7:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Medium Content, Young Adult
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