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Book Review: Tales From a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Vol. 1: Aliens by Landry Q. Walker

August 7, 2018 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 1 Comment

Book Review Star Wars Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far away Aliens Landry Q Walker

I read a bunch of these short stories in 2016, a year after The Force Awakens had come out.  I loved them all and I was excited to find that they were now in a book instead of digital only ebooks.  There are even two bonus stories in Tales From A Galaxy Far, Far Away ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 7, 2018 9:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Hardcover, Instagram Review, Star Wars, Young Adult
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Book Review: Made You Up by Francesca Zappia

June 18, 2018 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

Book Review Made You Up Francesca Zappia

My favorite thing about Made You Up is the main character, Alex, who I found very endearing. Alex has schizophrenia. She takes pictures to help her know what’s real and what’s not. “Sometimes I think people take reality for granted.” - Francesca Zappia, Made You Up pg 1 Her reality is full of things that could not ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 18, 2018 3:49 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, eBook, Instagram Review, Young Adult
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Book Review: Calamity by Brandon Sanderson

June 7, 2018 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 1 Comment

Calamity was my least favorite in the series.  At least the characters stopped pointing out the bad metaphors that David kept spewing even though he tragically kept saying them.  When the metaphors stand on their own, they were less annoying and sometimes even a little funny. David spent an annoying amount of time in denial about ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 7, 2018 3:29 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Hardcover, Instagram Review, Young Adult
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Book Review: Firefight by Brandon Sanderson

November 16, 2017 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

Book Review Firefight Brandon Sanderson

Firefight had more gimmicky metaphors, like Steelheart did, with unnecessary attention drawn to them. I very thoroughly marked all of the awkward metaphors in my book.  Like when the main character, David, said he's "intense like a lion is orange (pg 115)" to another character named Mizzy.  They spent half a page arguing about what ... Read More »

 Posted on: November 16, 2017 8:50 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Instagram Review, Paperback, Young Adult
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Book Review: A Frozen Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick

July 20, 2017 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 1 Comment

Book Review A Frozen Heart Elizabeth Rudnick Disney

A Frozen Heart was surprisingly good.  You know all the character motivations and foreshadowing that were missing from the movie Frozen? I found them! It's not a bad story when properly told.  I went in with very low expectations and I was surprised to find that I enjoyed the book...at least more than the movie. I ... Read More »

 Posted on: July 20, 2017 2:10 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Hardcover, Instagram Review, Young Adult
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