Category: Book Review
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Book Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Rating: 5/5 Every once in a while a book comes along and takes your breath away. If you’re very lucky, you stumble across a gem with fully developed characters, beautiful prose, and an engaging story. The Song of Achilles is that book. I’d fallen in love with the idea of…
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Speed Reviewing: July 15
This month’s installment of speed reviewing is a little shorter than last months — I guess that means there are fewer books that disappointed me! If you missed last month’s post check it out here.
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Focus On: WWI & WWII
Ever since the latest season of Downton ended, I’ve been searching for something to fill the void. Though there’s nothing quite as funny as watching Maggie Smith talk about weekends, I found a few substitutes. It’s only natural that I turned first to historical fiction set in the 20s before moving on to fiction set…
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Abandoned!
There’s nothing I hate more than sitting down with a book and finding out that it’s just not right. For me this happens when I try to read something too deep on a rainy day or try to read a fluffy novel when I’m in a serious mood. Goldilocks, much? Most often, I pick the…
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Speed Reviewing: June 10
I read a lot if you hadn’t noticed! Sometimes I read things that I like but don’t think warrant a full review, but I feel bad for not giving them enough attention. Everyone needs some easy chick-lit now and again, right? Maybe that’s just me… Without further ado, here are tiny reviews of some books…
The Library of Alexandra 