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Book Review: The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton

December 15, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

Short and Sweet Version The Secret Keeper was a unique murder mystery about Laurel delving into her mother's past to find out why her lovely mother murdered someone with a cake knife (Happy birthday! Let's cut the cake! Where's the knife?  Uh.....we lost it.).  This historical fiction story set during the Blitz in World War II will make you ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 15, 2015 8:47 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Hardcover
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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: It’s All Too Much by Peter Walsh

June 23, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 5 Comments

Short and Sweet Version It's All Too Much was so much more than just a really long pep talk about getting rid of your stuff.  It's full of great ideas about everything from paperwork to kitchen cabinets to basements.  Peter takes the overwhelming task of organizing your entire house and breaks it down into manageable steps with a process to easily ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 23, 2015 7:45 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Content None, Content Rating, Hardcover
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Book Review: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

March 17, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 5 Comments

The beautiful first line of A Monster Calls drew me into the story. The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do. - Patrcik Ness, A Monster Calls But the best part is that what comes next is not what I expected.  It's a bittersweet story about a boy facing something that is scarier than monsters.  The ... Read More »

 Posted on: March 17, 2015 8:30 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, Hardcover, Mild Content, Young Adult
5 Comments

Book Review: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

December 18, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 4 Comments

Northerner Abbey might be my favorite Jane Austen novel.  One of the main reasons is because Catherine is my new favorite heroine.  She's a tom boy and she treats her life like it's a fictional novel.  Catherine is the kind of person that would yell "plot twist!" at an unfortunate event in her life.  I aspire ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 18, 2014 8:11 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Classics Club, Content None, Content Rating, eBook, eBook Challenge 2014, TBR Pile 2014
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