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Book Review: The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson

July 22, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series.  The Crown of Embers reminded me a lot of Indiana Jones.  There was a religious quest, skeletons turning to dust, and hidden artifacts. We get to journey through the ocean this time instead of the desert and it was a lot of fun. ... Read More »

 Posted on: July 22, 2014 9:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, eBook Challenge 2014, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Book Review: The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson

July 10, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

 The Girl of Fire and Thorns was a beautiful, bittersweet, and refreshing fantasy novel.  I found the plot, world, and characters to be far from cliche.  The story was bold and I could tell that the author, Rae Carson, didn't shy away from doing what the story needed.  I only give five stars to books ... Read More »

 Posted on: July 10, 2014 1:02 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: Book Review, Content Rating, Hardcover, Medium Content, TBR Pile 2014, Young Adult
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Book Review: Elusion by Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam

June 26, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

Elusion was a fun adventure but it felt like an introduction to a longer novel instead of the first book in a series.  I liked that it took the time to set up the world and characters, but I don't like it when the first book in a series doesn't resolve anything at all.  I didn't ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 26, 2014 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eARC, eBook Challenge 2014, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Book Review: Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor

May 27, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series.  Dreams of Gods & Monsters was an epic and beautiful finale to one of my new favorite fantasy series.  The romance made my heart melt.  There was a Star Wars joke about using a Tauntaun to keep warm which I loved.  There was ... Read More »

 Posted on: May 27, 2014 1:25 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Chunkster Challenge 2014, Content Rating, eBook, eBook Challenge 2014, Medium Content, Series Challenge 2014, Young Adult
3 Comments

Audiobook Review: The Queen of the Big Time by Adriana Trigiani

March 24, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

The Queen of the Big Time reminded me of Gone with the Wind but set in the north instead of the south.  There's a guy that Nella, the main character, pines for but can't have (who is kind of whiney by the way) and she doesn't fully love the one she has until it's too ... Read More »

 Posted on: March 24, 2014 1:47 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Adult, Audiobook, Audiobook Challenge 2014, Book Review, Content Rating, Medium Content
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