The Blog
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Yellow Hair
My name is Andrew Joyce and I write books for a living. I would like to thank Gabrielle for allowing me to be here today to promote my latest, Yellow Hair, which documents the injustices done to the Sioux Nation from their first treaty with the United States in 1805 through Wounded Knee in 1890. […]
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Kubrick’s Game
Kubrick’s Game by Derek Taylor Kent *Received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This has no affect on my opinion of the book or the content of this review.* SYNOPSIS Fifteen years after his death in March 1999, Stanley Kubrick has apparently arranged a hand-selected announcement that his films […]
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#Review: The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins SYNOPSIS A debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people’s lives. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows […]
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#Review: Wonder
Wonder by R.J. Palacio SYNOPSIS “You can’t blend in when you were born to stand out. My name is August. I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.” August Pullman wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things. He eats ice cream. He plays on his Xbox. He […]
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#Review: The Raven
THE RAVEN by Aderyn Wood I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of our review. Follow my blog with Bloglovin SYNOPSIS When a foreign tribe attacks the peaceful Onan people, a lonely outcast is forced to reveal her […]
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New Releases: February 2016
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys Expected Release Date: February 2, 2016 In 1945, World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia, and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, almost all of them with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en […]
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#Classic Reads: The Catcher in the Rye
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Last year, I read more classics in a year than I ever had since I was in high school. This list includes: The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, The World is Round by Gertrude Stein, and […]
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A Vanishing Glow Review + GIVEAWAY! [CLOSED]
A Vanishing Glow Review + GIVEAWAY! I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of my review. Follow my blog with Bloglovin Synopsis When the High Sovereign of the five kingdoms of Ghavarim is murdered by […]
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Red Queen Review
Red Queen Review by Guest Contributor Megan McClure “I thought being their puppet would be easy compared to everything else. I was so wrong. But I cannot let them break me, not now. Not even when my own doom lingers on the horizon. I must do everything I can until my blood is matched and my […]
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#DNF: World War Z
DNF’d There are some books you desperately want to love. The book usually starts off just fine – you’re super into it. Gradually you lose interest. You will skim read or mindlessly read the words without really knowing what you just read. Then BAM! You realize that you hate the book. You try to convince yourself […]
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The Last Hero Review
The Last Hero Book Review by Guest Contributor Megan McClure Received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of my review. “In less time than it took his heart to beat, Trent turned and lunged at the major. […]
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The Fruithandler Time Engine Book Review
SYNOPSIS “You can’t go home again. Deirdre Perdaut was intrigued when she first heard this line, but lost interest when she learned it came from an old, dead white guy. Her English teacher was fond of old, dead white guys, but her History teacher confirmed they were nothing but trouble. As she huddled in the […]
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Your Future TBR: Sophie Kinsella
FUTURE TBR – SOPHIE KINSELLA It’s so easy to get a reading slump, but it’s hard to get out of one. A number of factors can result in a reading slump. These past few months for me have been emotionally hard for me, and every book I owned was WAY too serious for me to […]
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Armada Review
Armada by Ernest Cline Publisher: Crown Publishing Release Date: July 14, 2015 I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of my review. Synopsis A few years into the future, life is pretty normal. […]
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The Legend Series
The Legend Series by Marie Lu So, here is the deal. I absolutely LOVED this entire series. However, it has been about 2 years since I read it, aka forgot a lot of details, but I NEED to give some hype to this series on the new blog. And, yes, I know you are probably […]
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The Martian Review
The Martian by Andy Weir Outer space. Mars. Stranded. Survival. The Martian by Andy Weir is the survival story of Mark Watney. Watney is a botanist of the Ares 3 crew on the spacecraft Hermes. Their mission is to travel to Mars to conduct research. They make it to Mars safely, but one day there […]
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