Category: Book Review
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2014 Library of Alexandra Book Awards: Young Adult Fiction
As the new year dawns, it seemed like the perfect time to share my favorite books of 2014. Though I read roughly the same number of books in 2014 as 2013 , 94 to last year’s 90, I read the largest number of pages yet! Over the month of January I will share my favorite…
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2014 Library of Alexandra Book Awards: Popular Nonfiction
As the new year dawns, it seemed like the perfect time to share my favorite books of 2014. Though I read roughly the same number of books in 2014 as 2013 , 94 to last year’s 90, I read the largest number of pages yet! Over the month of January I will share my favorite…
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Book Review: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven Rating: 5/5 Release Date: January 6, 2015 I am going to let you in on a secret…this is the first review for 2015 but I already know that it is going to hit the best of 2015 list. It’s just that good. All the Bright Places follows…
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Christmas Gift Guide: Part Three
Let me guess, you forgot to buy something for dear Aunt Sally or your friend from high school. Don’t worry, I’ve been there. Over the next few days I’ll be posting some book recommendations for different types of people. All are available on Amazon with two-day shipping. Perfect for those OOPS! moments. Don’t miss Part…
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Book Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Rating: 4/5 Much has been written about the world after an apocalyptic event. Everyone from Orwell, to Huxley, to Collins, to Atwood has weighed in. And yet Mandel manages to create something new.
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