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Book Review: Bowels of Hell by Gary Taaffe

November 23, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

I picked up Bowels of Hell right after The Orphanage. What a cliffhanger!  I was on the edge of my seat wondering how Billy and Amber would get out of this mess.  The reaction of the orphans when they see that Amber and Billy are missing was really poignant to me. I loved getting to know ... Read More »

 Posted on: November 23, 2013 7:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Book Review: The Orphanage by Gary Taaffe

November 22, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 1 Comment

I like the survival skills in this series.  Reading The Orphanage was like watching a survival reality show but it's not quite as gross since I was reading it.  I feel like I learn something with every new book in this series.  I kind of wonder if I really could cook a rat now after watching ... Read More »

 Posted on: November 22, 2013 7:05 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: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

November 4, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 8 Comments

I haven't read Ender's Game since high school.  On re-reading it as an adult, I found it just as page-turning and thought provoking as I did the first time.  The biggest thing that stood out to me were all the paradoxes. Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth. - Orson Scott Card Ender's Game pg 2 The ... Read More »

 Posted on: November 4, 2013 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Book Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

October 29, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 4 Comments

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is like Mary Poppins for creepy children. Or like an orphanage for superheroes but their powers aren't always useful. They are just peculiar, which I thought was a good name for them. The beginning starts out very eerie. I jumped a few times at loud noises when I was reading ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 29, 2013 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, Hardcover, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

October 22, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 6 Comments

I'm so glad I read A Thousand Splendid Suns.  It made me care so much for the Afghanistan people and their history.  I learned about so many things I wasn't aware of before like the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan.  I really connected with the women of this country and I empathized with them as ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 22, 2013 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Content Rating, Hardcover, Medium Content
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