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100 Hikes of a Lifetime Review
I read this book and I am reminded of the majesty of nature and my desire...
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Book Review: The Wizards of Once
October 21, 2019Cressida Cowell is a great author to share in storytime with your young kids.
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Book Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone
October 9, 2019And I suddenly trusted that Laini Taylor was not going to lead me astray with these...
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Book Review: The Night Circus
October 4, 2019I don’t like much romance, so for me to be talking so positively about it here...
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Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone
October 2, 2019I read Black Leopard Red Wolf almost right before this one, and I think, in the...
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Archive Book Review: The Knife of Never Letting Go
September 30, 2019You know it's a good book when I react to what's happening out loud and my...
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Archive Book Review: Quiet – The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
September 16, 2019Basically, I feel no shame for walking the halls of work with my headphones on and...
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Archive Book Review: The Devil in Pew Number Seven
September 12, 2019I think forgiveness is something we all wish we could do better, even if at the...
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Book Review: The Dragon Republic
August 29, 2019I also really related to her workaholic, do-what-you-must-to-make-your-own-destiny attitude/personality.
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Archive Book Review: Where Things Come Back
July 1, 2019This was such a good book. I finished it in a day.
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Archive Book Review: The False Prince
June 30, 2019It was clever and fun and dangerous and exciting and a great distraction from everyday life
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Archive Book Review: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
June 28, 2019When I finish a book like this, I always feel as if I've expanded my mind...
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Archive Book Review: Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets
June 25, 2019To be honest, the title drew me in
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Archive Book Review: Iron Hearted Violet
June 24, 2019I loved the concept, and the cover art was lovely
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Archive Book Review: Me and the Devil
June 11, 2019I know this is going to sound really obvious, but this book was dark
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Book Review: Moon Rush – The New Space Race
May 21, 2019This book made me realize that I am a one hundred percent earthbound person. I do...
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Archive Book Review: Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms
April 16, 2019Being currently obsessed with BBC Sherlock, I found myself drawn to this story for its Britishness...
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Archive Book Review: The Screwtape Letters
April 11, 2019I usually take photos {rather than write them down} of the quotes I like and intend...
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Book Review: How to Know the Birds
March 26, 2019I had no idea how much personality could be packed into such tiny creatures.
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Book Review: 100 Dives of a Lifetime
March 18, 2019My main takeaway from this book is the discovery that I do not have any desire...
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Archive Book Review: Romeo Spikes
March 5, 2019I enjoyed discovering how things worked in this world and trying to figure out who was...
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Archive Book Review: The Unwanteds Series
February 25, 2019This series easily finds its place among my all time favorites
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Book Review: The Broken Earth Series
February 19, 2019This story is honestly unlike anything I’ve ever read in this genre before.
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Archive Book Review: The Broom of the System
February 17, 2019This book was so weird and funny and strange and interesting and clever and odd and...
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Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
February 11, 2019Funny, introspective, and immensely human, I could find myself rereading this book over and over as...
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Archive Book Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
January 30, 2019This book is sad and happy and complicated and haunting and hopeful and beautifully done
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Archive Book Review: A Game of Thrones
January 1, 2019I'm off to read book 2. Because, seriously, I don't want to do anything else.
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Archive Book Review: The Hobbit
January 1, 2019When I read it, I feel like I'm listening to my grandpa telling me a bedtime...
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Mini Review: Dead Like You
January 1, 2019Thrilling. And creepy as hell. And makes me glad I can't afford brand new designer shoes.
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Mini Review: Green
January 1, 2019Green's character was even more than I hoped after reading the cover copy
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Mini Review: Juniper Berry
January 1, 2019This story was fun, mysterious, and engaging -- with a hint of the fantastical and the...
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Mini Review: Anna Dressed in Blood
January 1, 2019As dark and looming as any classic campfire tale of ghosts and bloody killers
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Mini Review: The Flame Alphabet
January 1, 2019I believe there is a lot of complexity and depth in these pages, and I fear...
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Mini Review: Warm Bodies
January 1, 2019Fascinatingly poetic, beautifully written, with a main character whose voice became one of my favorites
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Mini Review: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
January 1, 2019I literally laughed out loud for at least 80% of this book
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Mini Review: I Am an Executioner – Love Stories
January 1, 2019Affirms my belief that it is wise to read widely
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Mini Review: The Aviary
January 1, 2019Though I figured the plot twists out to some degree early on, it didn't detract from...
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Mini Review: The Fault in Our Stars
January 1, 2019Equal parts funny and heartbreaking, this story satisfies on so many levels
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Archive Book Review: A Long Long Sleep
January 1, 2019I was insatiably curious about the character's past.