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Title: My Life Next Door Author: Huntley Fitzpatrick Genre: Contemporary Young Adult Rating: 2 out of 5 Thoughts: Samantha has a very neat and orderly life. Contrary to the Garett's who stay next door and have a huge, loud and messy family. Samantha has grown up watching the Garett family from her rooftop until one day... Continue Reading →
Title: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Author: Robin Sloan Genre: Adult Fiction Rating: 4 out of 5 Thoughts: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan is an unusual book. It's about Clay Jannon, a Graphic Designer, who looses his job because of recession and ends up working the night shift at Mr. Penumbra's Bookstore. But he soon... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Glitter Author: Elle & Blair Fowler Genre: Young Adult/ Chick-lit Hardcover, 288 pages Published September 4th 2012 by St. Martin's Griffin I've seen these sisters makeup videos pop up on YouTube very often and if you've ever searched for a review of a beauty product on YouTube, one of their reviews will... Continue Reading →
Title: Anna Dressed in Blood Author: Kendare Blake Genre: Young Adult Book in the series: #1 Awards: Cybils Award Nominee for Fantasy & Science Fiction (Young Adult) (2011), YALSA Awards for Best Fiction for Young Adults (2012), YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers (2012), Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books of the Year (2011), NPR's... Continue Reading →
Title: The Raising Author: Paperback: 496 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial (March 15, 2011) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars The Raising is about a perfect blond teenager who died in an accident and comes back to the campus to haunt. Whats not to like? A lot apparently. My foremost complaint about the book was that... Continue Reading →
Title: She walks in Beauty Author: Siri Mitchell Source: Library Genre: Historical Fiction Set in: New York, U.S Rating: 4 out of 5 My thoughts: “It is worth remembering that when, as a society, we deem something absolutely necessary to beauty or happiness, some people will do absolutely anything to obtain it.”-Note at the end... Continue Reading →
Title: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter Author: Nick Redfern Genre: Non-Fiction (Memoir) Source: Library Rating: 2 out of 5 My Thoughts: I love reading everything paranormal. I have watched a lot of documentaries that deal with searching or proving the existence of Paranormal entities. So when I saw this book in the library I was... Continue Reading →
The Truth of the Matter by Andrew Klavan: This is the third book in the Homelanders series. You can read the second book without reading the first but to read the third, you have to read the second. In the first book (no spoilers), Charlie West does not remember anything about his life. He learns... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sari Shop Widow Author: Shobhan Bantwal Genre: Fiction Print Length: 352 pages Publisher: Kensington Books (August 24, 2009) Source: Library Rating: 2 out of 5 My Thoughts: I had such high hopes for this book but only a few pages in and I knew I was not going to like it. But I... Continue Reading →
Title: Populazzi Author: Elise Allen Source: Review Copy Genre: Young Adult Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books (August 1, 2011) Rating: 2.5 out of 5 My Thoughts: Normally I wouldn't have picked this book up because it seems like it's aimed at teens. I love YA but I usually stay away from books that... Continue Reading →
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