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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: Bullies by Gary Taaffe

May 15, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 1 Comment

Book Review Bullies Gary Taaffe

Bullies is another fun short story in the Urban Hunters series.  I really liked how we got to learn a little more about Billy and Amber and their personalities.  We get to see their relationship grow in little, adorable ways.  But I really struggled with the conflict in this one.  It just didn't feel real ... Read More »

 Posted on: May 15, 2013 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Book Review: Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

April 29, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 6 Comments

Take the beautiful, imaginary world of Neverland and make it a literal place where everything is messy and covered in dirt and that is the uninteresting world where Tiger Lily is set.  I didn't think it was possible to make Neverland so completely boring.  A few magical elements remain like fairies and mermaids but they felt very flat ... Read More »

 Posted on: April 29, 2013 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 2 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Medium Content, Young Adult
6 Comments

Book Review: Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie

April 18, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 13 Comments

Right away I fell in love with the writing.  It was fascinating with it's deep thoughts one minute, biting sarcasm the next and some very amusing honesty.  It's visual, easy to imagine and I could tell that it was a play first before this novelization came out.  And the voice was just bursting with personality. ... Read More »

 Posted on: April 18, 2013 1:36 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Children, Content Rating, eBook, Mild Content
13 Comments

Book Review: The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen

April 12, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series.  I read The Runaway King in one day mainly because I love the main character, Sage.  I was able to guess pretty well what was going to happen plot-wise, but Sage's unexpected wit and sarcasm are hugely entertaining.  He even did a few things ... Read More »

 Posted on: April 12, 2013 12:30 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Middle Grade, Mild Content
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