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archive: 2017

Review: China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

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China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan | Rating: ★★★★☆ There are three stages in my reactions that I've witnessed whilst reading the delightful Crazy Rich Asians series. I have been all over the place during the first two books of the series and each page feels as intriguing as the last. I said it before, but I'll say it again, reading this series...

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Review: The Walking Dead, Vol. 04: The Heart's Desire (Graphic Novel)

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The Walking Dead, Vol. 04: The Heart's Desire by  Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn | Rating: ★★★★☆ Continuing on with my binge reread (as well as my first time reviewing the graphic novels, ah!) of The Walking Dead we've officially reached volume four. Time really flies by when you're reading one of these volumes--I have to stop myself from reading the...

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Review: The Walking Dead, Vol 03: Safety Behind Bars (Graphic Novel)

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The Walking Dead, Vol. 03: Safety Behind Bars by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn | Rating: ★★★★☆ My rating of the third volume, Safety Behind Bars is a bit lower than I anticipated. I loved it on my first read and still enjoyed it this time around but much less than before. A lot of the plots in this were fantastic--action...

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Review: Paper Girls VOL. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang (Graphic Novel)

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Paper Girls Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang | Rating: ★★★☆☆ Hilarious and darkly told, Paper Girls, Vol. 2 may not be my favourite graphic novel read from the last few years it is a vast improvement on its predecessor, Paper Girls, Vol. 1, in terms of coherent story telling. It's still a bizarre tone and a bit sloppy from time...

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Review: The Mirror Sisters by V.C. Andrews

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The Mirror Sisters by V.C. Andrews | Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ It's not at all shocking to me that during the Andrew Neiderman era of the V.C. Andrews name, his work seems to grow more and more muddled together. The Mirror Sisters, though armed with an especially dark and delicious tone and premise, does not live up to its promise. Although it is an absolute...

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Review: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan | Rating: ★★★★☆ Outrageously funny doesn't even begin to describe the wild ride that is Crazy Rich Asians. I haven't had this much fun reading about gossip fueled lives of the richest families in society since the early 2000s when books like Gossip Girl and The A-List dominated my shelves. As fun and delicious as the above...

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Heartless is Highly Imaginative and Entertaining (Review: Heartless by Marissa Meyer)

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 Heartless by Marissa Meyer | Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5) "Fascinating, isn't it, how often heroic and foolish turn out to be one and the same." Oh, where to start, where to start? I do so love dipping into various spins on Wonderland and am constantly looking into retellings and re-imaginings. Marissa Meyer, of course, is one of the most prolific authors in the fantasy...

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Review: The Sound of Seas (The Earthend Saga #3) by Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin

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The Sound of Seas (The Earthend Saga#3 ) by Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin | Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5) "I am constantly searching for places that rekindle my sense of wonder." In the conclusion of Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin's highly entertaining The Earthend Saga it is apparent that the answers we so desired from the getgo are fast approaching. The Sound of Seas...

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Review: A Dream of Ice (Earthend Saga #2) by Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin

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A Dream of Ice by Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin | Rating: ★★★★☆ I have about three words to sum up my thoughts on A Dream of Ice, the second installment of The Earthend Saga and they are as follows: OH MY GOD . You feel me? Okay, so, perhaps, it isn't a five star series for me personally but the thing I'm...

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Review: A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin

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A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin | Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5) Is that the ultimate paradox of life, she wondered, that the universe should become less clear with age?Everyone who knows me knows that I have a massive crush on Gillian Anderson--she is basically my ride or die when it comes to celebrities. A Vision of Fire is her debut...

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Review: Secret Brother by V.C. Andrews

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Secret Brother by V.C. Andrews | Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ "The most unexpected Dollanganger story of them all, new from the author of Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind..." I think you meant the most unnecessary Dollanganger story of them all, new from the man who's been using the author of Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind's name for...

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Review: Christopher's Diary, Echoes of Dollanganger by V.C. Andrews

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Christopher's Diary: Echoes of Dollanganger by V.C. Andrews* | Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Is it possible to scrub a book from your memory?  Oh, boy. If I could give less than a star to a book, this series would be one of the half stars. Total. All three of them. Ugh. Where to begin? Well. My first thought is terrible. Just as God-awful as the...

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Review: Christopher's Diary, Secrets of Foxworth by V.C. Andrews

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Christopher's Diary: Secrets of Foxworth by V.C. Andrews* | Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ "Nostalgia was nothing more than dissatisfaction with the present. Anything looked better than now, even harder times. It was a fantasy that people accept." I... don't understand how this got published to begin with? Out of sheer curiosity, I've been picking up on reading the Andrew Neiderman era of V.C. Andrews books--I...

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Review: The Fever by Megan Abbott

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The Fever by Megan Abbott | Rating: ★★★★★ “I have another friend who gets what I’m really like, and I get her. She scares me. Did you ever see yourself times ten in another person and want to cover your eyes?”  I'm not going to even hesitate when I tell you this: Megan Abbott is one of my favourite writers. You know when...

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Review: The Walking Dead Volume 2, Miles Behind Us

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The Walking Dead Vol. 02: Miles Behind Us by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn | Rating:  ★★★★★ There's something about The Walking Dead that feels like a classic horror film--it's easy to see why its following has stuck to it so long and why T.V. fans everywhere salivate for its phenomenal television adaptation. In Miles Behind Us, the second volume of the...

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Review: Everything Reminds You of Something Else by Elana Wolff

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Everything Reminds You of Something Else by Elana Wolff | Rating: ★★★☆☆ A copy of this novel was provided through NetGalley by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way.  The first thing that strikes me about this collection of poetry is that there's a great glimpse of soul in the works. I had...

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Review: Royally Matched (Royally #2) by Emma Chase

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Royally Matched by Emma Chase | Rating:  ★★★★☆ (4.5) “I was happy with myself before – with my little life. But this is different. It feels like I’m on the edge of a mountain cliff, the wind whipping my hair, the sun blinding – but there is no fear. Only exhilaration, pure and right. I’m not going to fall. I can’t. Because Henry...

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Review: Royally Screwed (Royally #) by Emma Chase

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Royally Screwed by Emma Chase | Rating:  ★★★★☆ (4.5) “Because this place, Olivia, it’s a pretty little shitheap—with a thousand bloodthirsty flies. But there is goodness here. I’ve felt it. I’ve found it.” She covers my hand, squeezing. “And my Simon loves Nicholas like a brother. So if he loves him, I know he is one of the good ones.”  Well, well, well....

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Review: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke | Rating: ★★★★★ “Time and I have quarrelled. All hours are midnight now. I had a clock and a watch, but I destroyed them both. I could not bear the way they mocked me.” The first thing every reader should know is that this book will certainly not be for everyone. Susanna Clarke pens a...

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Review: Growth by Karin Cox

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Growth by Karin Cox | Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5) I'll send you summer's memory,sharp and clear,to slice through icy veneer like a knife.My girl, your halcyon days may well be here,but you'll return--this sunshine fuels your life.  I snagged this for free on Amazon not that long ago. If my memory serves, it was earlier this year--but don't hold me to it. Karin Cox...

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Review: The Walking Dead Volume 1, Days Gone Bye

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The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore (Illustrator) | Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.5) The Walking Dead is--and always will be--one of my all time favourite comics. Days Gone Bye proves to not only be one of the most compelling first installments to what appears to be (on first read) one of the best releases in recent years. Admittedly...

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Review: #Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso

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#GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso |  Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5) “The energy you’ll expend focusing on someone else’s life is better spent working on your own. Just be your own idol.” Infamous #GIRLBOSS extraordinaire, founder and former CEO of Nasty Gal, Sophia Amoruso's memoir (though not quite memoir) is loud, proud and humorous. I've always loved Nasty Gal's clothing (oh, the downfall of it all...

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Review: The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

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 The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater | Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5) “It was just that there was something newly powerful about this assembled family in the car. They were all growing up and into each other like trees striving together for the sun.”  There's this weird and twisty sensation at the pit of my stomach when I consider how underwhelming this book was and...

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Review: Deadpool Vol. 1 by Daniel Way

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Deadpool, The Complete Collection (Vol. 1) Daniel Way (Writer), Andy Diggle (Text), Steve Dillon (Illustrations), Paco Medina (Illustrations), Carlo G. Barberi (Illustrations), Bong Dazo (Illustrations) | Rating: ★★★★☆ All right, all right, I'm way late to the game in actually reading Deadpool. I had read a few issues here and there through the years (something that would have been impossible to avoid considering...

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Review: Before the Rain Falls by Camille Di Maio

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Before the Rain Falls by Camille Di Maio | Rating: ★★★★★ A copy of this novel was provided through NetGalley by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way. After reading The Memory of Us late last year (at least, I think it was last year?) I was a little underwhelmed story wise but...

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Review: I Am More Than a Daydream by Jennae Cecelia

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I Am More Than a Daydream by Jennae Cecelia | Rating:  ★★★★☆ (4.5) I wish I could be as boldas the people who spendthe twilight hours with their lights on and curtains wide open.The people who do not fear of whois peering in on their belongings and personal moments exchanged. -I prefer my do not disturb signs It's important to note that I...

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Review: Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang & Matthew Wilson

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Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang & Matthew Wilson | Rating: ★★★☆☆ There's a quality to Paper Girls that ought be admired: it's quirky and unique. It's altogether a throwback of science fiction and fun. We get a lot of solid girls as our leading ladies (and I appreciate this most of all) that don't seem like their age....

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Review: Sad Girls by Lang Leav

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Sad Girls by Lang Leav | Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5) A copy of this novel was provided through NetGalley by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way. “You know, missing someone can sometimes be the best thing for a writer.” You know when you finish a book by someone you truly admire and can't...

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Review: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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The Hating Game by Sally Thorne | Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.5) "Love and hate are visceral. Your stomach twists at the thought of that person. The heart in your chest beats heavy and bright, nearly visible through your flesh and clothes. Your appetite and sleep are shredded. Every interaction spikes your blood with adrenaline, and you're in the brink of fight or flight. Your...

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Review: Kiss Me in New York by Catherine Rider

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Kiss Me in New York by Catherine Rider | Rating: ★★★☆☆ A copy of this novel was provided through Edelweiss by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way.  I wasn't sure what to expect from Kiss Me in New York beyond a fluffy tale of the magic of New York City. What I...

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Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern | Rating: ★★★★★    “Secrets have power. And that power diminishes when they are shared, so they are best kept and kept well. Sharing secrets, real secrets, important ones, with even one other person, will change them. Writing them down is worse, because who can tell how many eyes might see them inscribed on paper, no matter how...

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Review: Abigale Hall by Lauren A. Forry

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Abigale Hall by Lauren A. Forry | Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5) A copy of this novel was provided through NetGalley by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way. There was something utterly engrossing about Abigale Hall. Before I even cracked open (or whatever the eBook equivalent of that phrase is) I knew this. Even...

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Review: Celebrate by Lauren Conrad

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Celebrate by Lauren Conrad | Rating: ★★☆☆☆ (2.5) Would it be silly to say that this review hurts me more than it hurts you, fellow readers, and of course Lauren Conrad? Yes? No? Maybe--whatever. The truth is that, despite my low star rating, I don't regret buying this book in the least. It just wasn't all I was expecting... which, I suppose, isn't...

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Review: Life in High Def by Kimberly Cooper Griffin

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Life in High Def by Kimberly Cooper Griffin | Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5) A copy of this novel was provided through NetGalley by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way. Life in High Def is mysterious and sexy; a read that may be your next summer hit. Kimberly Cooper Griffin keeps you on the...

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Review: Whitefern by V.C. Andrews

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Whitefern by V.C. Andrews* | Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ As you, no doubt, know by now V.C. Andrews is/was the queen of disturbing young adult sagas that were, more often than not, banned for their explicit and controversial content. Gothic Horror has always been her strongest genre and nearly all of her work defines at least five trigger warnings. Her literature has never been an...

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Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas |  Rating: ★★★★★    "Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right." Wow--just wow. That's the only way I can accurately sum up my experience in reading this stunning debut from Angie Thomas. I can't remember the last time I was so deeply moved by...

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The Flash, Volume 2: Speed of Darkness (Rebirth) by Joshua Williamson (Writer), Felipe Watanabe (Penciler), Oclair Albert (Inker), Chris Sotomayor (Colourist), Steve Wands (Goodreads Author) (Letterer), Jorge Corona (Artist), Ivan Plascencia (Colourist) | Rating: ★★☆☆☆ A copy of this novel was provided through Edelweiss by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way.  I...

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The Lauras by Sara Taylor | Rating: ★★★★☆ A copy of this novel was provided through NetGalley by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way. The Shore was one of those books that was hit or miss for my personal taste; I often flip flopped in my opinion of its entire premise/prose. What...

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The Tuesday Club Murders by Agatha Christie | Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3.5) “Human nature is always interesting, Sir Henry. And it's curious to see how certain types always tend to act in exactly the same way.”  Who doesn't love a good Miss Marple Mystery from the iconic Agatha Christie? Christie is one of the most beloved writers in class literature and with good reason--she...

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Forks by A.E. Davis | Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Once upon a time, I was a huge Twilight fan. Okay, maybe not huge but moderately so. Every once and a while, that fangirl rears her head at a mention of Twilight--in so many ways, it was one of my first fandom experiences. I still feel incredibly tied to it as a whole (and the community...

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