Category: Book Review
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Book Review: The Book of Madness and Cures by Regina O’Melveny
Shop Indie Bookstores The Book of Madness and Cures: A Novel The Book of Madness and Cures by Regina O’Melveny Published April 2012 Summary: Set in the late 16th century, this novel is the story of a young woman who has chosen a non-traditional path. Gabriella Mondini learned about medicine from her father and has been keeping…
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Book Review: The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
Shop Indie Bookstores The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson Published September 2011 Summary: Rory Deveraux moves to England to attent a boarding school in London’s poshest neighborhood. As soon as she arrives killings like the 1888 Jack the Ripper murders begin. When Rory is the only witness to see the murderer she is…
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Book Review: Pure by Julianna Baggott
Shop Indie Bookstores Pure by Julianna Baggott Published February 2012 Summary: It’s post-apocalyptic! (Note: this may seem novel at this point but once I post a few reviews you’ll start to notice a trend. I have a real think for post-apocalyptic YA and lucky for me there’s a lot of it. ) The world as…
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Why I YA: In preparation for my new book review series
In preparation for my new book review series I thought that I’d share a little bit about why I read YA (young adult) novels. All too often the genre is looked down upon for its trivial stories and terrible character development. Let me just point out that there are lots of YA novels that have…
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“I’ll keep you my…..”
All American Rejects, “Dirty Little Secret” While I’m generally not a fan of the All America Rejects, their song “Dirty Little Secret” perfectly describes what I’ve been reading lately. No, it’s not something as terrible as what you’re imagining….it’s worse. To get me through finals week I’ve been indulging in YA Fiction. Terrible, I know.…
The Library of Alexandra 