Monthly Archives: March 2013

Audiobook Review: The Fifth Assassin by Brad Meltzer

Listening Length: 14 hours and 3 minutes Version: Unabridged Publisher: Hachette Audio Release Date: January 15, 2013 Source:Personal copy Throughout our country’s history, there have been over two dozen Presidential assassination attempts; only four have been successful. Now, an killer is attempting … Continue reading

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Review: The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow by Rita Leganski

Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Original edition (February 26, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062113763 Source: Publisher When Bonaventure Arrow was born, he didn’t make a sound. No cries or whimpers, making the doctors believe there was something wrong with him. After … Continue reading

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finish this week. It is hosted by Sheila from One Person’s … Continue reading

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Frightful Friday: Evil in All Its Disguises by Hilary Davidson

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured title is Evil in All Its Disguises by Hilary Davidson: Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Forge Books; … Continue reading

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Review: Dark Tide by Elizabeth Haynes

Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (March 12, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062197339 Source: Publisher Genevieve is following her dream of leaving the hectic London life, buying a houseboat to fix up and live on for the next year. She invites old friends from London as … Continue reading

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Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader: The Fellowship for Alien Detection by Kevin Emerson

Tales of a (formerly) Reluctant Reader is a feature in which my thirteen year old son, John (a formerly reluctant reader) shares this thoughts on books geared toward reluctant readers. The review below is entirely his own with no alterations … Continue reading

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Guest Review: Surfing with Turtles: Bindi Wildlife Adventures by Bindi Irwin

Reading level: Ages 7 and up Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (March 5, 2013) ISBN-10: 1402280947 Source: Publisher Bindi Irwin is the thirteen-year-old daughter of wildlife conservationists Steve and Terri Irwin. Although her father passed away a few years … Continue reading

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