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Book Review: Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy

September 15, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 1 Comment

A good introduction to Tolstoy if you don't want to take on War and Peace, but it's definitely not as good. The ending felt unfinished and a little vague and the characters were not as interesting as the ones in his more famous works. He seems to have a woman with a mustache in every ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 15, 2011 4:38 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Classics, Content None, Content Rating, eBook
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Book Review: Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

September 6, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

I found myself alternately heart broken at Evie's life and laughing at the way she looked at it.  I felt like laughing and crying at the same time throughout the whole thing. Kiersten White's writing style was utterly unique and very entertaining. I can't remember the last time that I read something so wonderfully sarcastic ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 6, 2011 4:22 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Fiction, Mild Content, Young Adult
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Book Review: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

August 30, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 1 Comment

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell has the style of Charles Dickens mixed with the social comedy of Jane Austen with a little bit of magic sprinkled on top. Deliciously sarcastic, witty, mysterious and entertaining the whole way through.  Magic is handled in a way that was so refreshing and unique.  It flows beautifully and isn't ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 30, 2011 4:35 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Content None, Content Rating, Fiction, Paperback
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Book Review: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

August 23, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

I read Les Miserables unabridged.  I read it because I wanted to know what really happens at the end since this 1400 + page book is usually abridged. Call it the rebel in me, but why should I let someone else choose what I should read out of this book?  Oh, you don't think I ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 23, 2011 5:46 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Classics, Content None, Content Rating, Paperback
3 Comments

Book Review: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

August 16, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 4 Comments

A gripping page-turner that was part romance, part suspense like someone had taken Tolkien and made it modern, dark and edgy. It tells the story of faeries in a traditional sense - that they aren't part of our world and humans don't belong in their world, either. These faeries aren't necessarily evil and out do to ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 16, 2011 7:31 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Fiction, Medium Content, Young Adult
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