Guest Post

My uncle Rick recently emailed me with an idea for a blog post.  I liked what he had to say so much that I asked if I could use his email as a guest post and he agreed.  Check out his reviews on GoodReads. He doesn’t have time to write many, but I am always […]

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It’s Monday! What are You Reading?

What are you reading on Monday is hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog. Last week, I finished and reviewed: Sent: The Missing: Book 2 by Margaret Peterson Haddix Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception by Maggie Stiefvater I’m currently reading Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson I’m not at all […]

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Lament by Maggie Stiefvater: Book Review

Deirdre meets Luke at an audition one day. They play some amazing music together, and by the end of the day, Deirdre is more than a little infatuated. But Luke isn’t the only stranger appearing in her life. All kinds of weird people and events start surrounding her, and it’s obvious that Luke has something […]

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Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani: Book Review

Valentine Roncalli is turning 34 years old, she lives and works with her grandmother, and she’s single. She’s pretty happy though, until the day her grandmother tells her that the family’s custom shoe shop is in financial trouble. Now she finds herself trying to find a way to save the business she loves as she […]

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Sent by Margaret Peterson Haddix: Book Review

***SPOILERS FOR THE FIRST BOOK, FOUND*** Found ended with Jonah and Katherine latching onto Chip and Alex as the two boys were sent back into their own time period. Sent picks up there. The kids find themselves in fifteenth century England, where Chip and Alex find out that they’re royalty. Many plots are afoot and […]

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

What are you reading on Monday is hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog. Last week, I finished: The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore and The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson–Highly, highly recommended I’m currently working on Sent by Margaret Peterson Haddix Up next: Probably […]

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The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson: Book Review

The narrator of The Gargoyle (I’m pretty sure we never learn his name) begins his story with a horrific car crash that leaves him burned beyond recognition. He hasn’t lived the best life: he’s selfish, addicted to drugs, and a porn star. His beautiful, sexy “friends” take one look at him after the accident and […]

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Lamb by Christopher Moore: Book Review

There are roughly 30 years of Jesus’s life that are unaccounted for. Oh, there’s the one story about him teaching in the temple when he was 12, but other than that, he was born and then he started his ministry around the age of 30. Christopher Moore has fun imagining what exactly Jesus–or Joshua, as […]

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The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory: Book Review

The Boleyn Inheritance is the story of Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII’s fourth wife; Jane Boleyn, her lady-in-waiting and Anne Boleyn’s former sister-in-law; and Katherine Howard, a beautiful young maid-in-waiting. By now, Henry is a hugely fat, sick, stinking, paranoid tyrant. These three women try their best to keep him happy and stay safe. I […]

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