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Book Review: The Curly Girl Handbook by Lorraine Massey + Before and After Pics

September 24, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 6 Comments

Before and After pictures the Curly Girl Handbook Lorraine Massey

The Curly Girl Handbook is all about how to properly take care of naturally curly or wavy hair.  I found some great insights while reading the first chapter like the preference for straight hair is a subtle form of racism and that 65% of women have curly hair. Yet most hair products are made for ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 24, 2012 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Content None, Content Rating, Non-fiction, Paperback
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Book Review: A Preface to Paradise Lost by C.S. Lewis

April 17, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

If you have, like me, tried to read Paradise Lost but couldn't finish it, then this book is a great resource to help you get through it. I learned a lot from this book. Literally on page one C.S. Lewis talks about how people misread narrative poetry (like Paradise Lost) all the time because used ... Read More »

 Posted on: April 17, 2012 1:42 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Content None, Content Rating, Non-fiction, Paperback
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Book Review: The Hunger Games Tribute Guide

March 23, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review Leave a Comment

The Hunger Games Tribute Guide is a quick read and it sure got me excited to see the movie! It was a nice refresher of the details of how the Hunger Games work. I felt such irony and sarcasm coming from the pages. But more than half of the tributes didn't even have names. Seriously ... Read More »

 Posted on: March 23, 2012 12:43 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Content None, Content Rating, Hunger Games, Paperback, Young Adult
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Book Review: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

November 8, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

I read this book mainly because it was talked about a lot in Eclipse.  I was shocked by how dark and Gothic it was.  I can't imagine what people must have thought when it was published.  If I could pick two words to describe Wuthering Heights it would be "passionate" and "bizarre."  I've never read ... Read More »

 Posted on: November 8, 2011 4:59 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Classics, Content None, Content Rating, eBook
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Book Review: The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide

October 25, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review Leave a Comment

I'll be honest, this is not very interesting to read cover to cover, but it does have great information about the saga that any fan would love to read. My favorite part is the interview with Stephenie Meyer at the beginning. It was inspiring to read about how she didn't write to be famous or ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 25, 2011 4:38 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Content None, Content Rating, Hardcover, Twilight, Young Adult
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