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Book Review: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

May 22, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 9 Comments

I don't know how I made it through high school without reading this classic, but I'm so glad I get to come back to books like this and read them as an adult.  I'm sure I would have learned stuff in high school, but I feel like I'm getting more appreciation out of books like ... Read More »

 Posted on: May 22, 2013 9:10 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Content None, Content Rating, eBook
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Book Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

May 16, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 4 Comments

Book Review Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J. K. Rowling

My favorite thing about Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is how we get to see that wizards and Muggles are much the same.  Mr. Weasley actually thinks that Muggles are fasinating and even "magical" in their own way.  It's a nice little theme that I only picked up since it was my third time ... Read More »

 Posted on: May 16, 2013 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Middle Grade, Mild Content
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Book Review: Pivot Point by Kasie West

February 8, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

Book Review Pivot Point Kasie West

The world in Pivot Point seems like the kind of world that Lois Lowry would write about. It seems contemporary but there is a small paranormal twist to the whole thing. And by paranormal I mean "real" paranormal mind powers and not like werewolves and vampires and crap like that. Everyone has mental abilities and ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 8, 2013 3:15 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, ARC, Book Review, Content Rating, Medium Content, Paperback, Young Adult
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Book Review: Everbound by Brodi Ashton

January 21, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 12 Comments

Book Review Everbound Brodi Ashton

Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series.  The tone that I adored from the first book is back in Everbound.  The opening line, which I loved, just sets the tone so well. "It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life.  Where you stumble, there ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 21, 2013 8:47 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, ARC, Book Review, Content Rating, Medium Content, Retelling, Young Adult
12 Comments

Book Review: The World of Downton Abbey by Jessica Fellowes

January 16, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

To watch Downton Abbey is to watch a way of life slowly die with an epic story and it kind of reminds me of Gone with the Wind.  The best part of the TV show is the personal look into the servants' and nobilities' lives from the early 1900s and how they interacted with each ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 16, 2013 1:40 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Content None, Content Rating, Downton Abbey, Hardcover, Non-fiction
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