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Book Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster

May 31, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review Leave a Comment

Book Review Star Wars Force Awakens Dean Foster

This is a great novelization of The Force Awakens! Relive your favorite moments and see entirely new ones. There are more insights into the politics. There are added scenes. One added scene answered my question of what Rey's motivation was for not selling BB-8. Some scenes are better in the movie like the scene between ... Read More »

 Posted on: May 31, 2016 7:59 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Hardcover, Instagram Review
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Book Review: Illusionarium by Heather Dixon

February 3, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

Book Review Illusionarium Heather Dixon

I felt disconnected from Illusionarium the whole time I was reading it because the action starts so quickly that I didn't have a chance to get to know the characters and care about them. The story starts right off with a deadly disease.  It actually didn't add that much conflict because I hardly knew the characters so ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 3, 2016 8:27 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, eBook, Young Adult
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Book Review: I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

February 1, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 4 Comments

I was inspired by the main character Ed's very normal life.  Maybe normal is too nice a word.  His life is more mediocre.  He doesn't have any ambitions or achievements or direction really.  The story is about him receiving anonymous cards in the mail that challenge him to help people.  He changes their lives in small ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 1, 2016 8:52 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, eBook, Young Adult
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Book Review: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

December 8, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 5 Comments

Short and Sweet Version Laura Hillenbrand knows how to write a non-fiction memoir that is just as compelling as the best fiction out there.  Skip the movie and read Unbroken.  This amazing memoir is about the Pacific front of World War II against Japan that most people don't know very much about. Jessica Thinks Too Much Version Mild spoilers ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 8, 2015 2:09 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Adult, Book Review, eBook, eBook Challenge 2015, TBR Pile 2015
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Book Review: Spousonomics by Paula Szuchman and Jenny Anderson

November 3, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 1 Comment

Spousonomics is a marriage book that appeals to the logical side of your brain, written with a lot of sarcasm and humor to make it fun to read.  I liked that it didn't go into "feelings" and crap (and thank heavens there was no personal quiz/workbook at the end).  It focuses on practical ways to ... Read More »

 Posted on: November 3, 2015 7:27 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, eBook Challenge 2015, High Content
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