Category Archives: Review

Frightful Friday: Conversion by Katherine Howe

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Jenn

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 Conversion by Katerine Howe: Age Range: 12 and up Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Putnam … Continue reading →

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Review: Liv, Forever by Amy Talkington (Audiobook)

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Jenn

Listening Length: 7 hours and 17 minutes Program Type: Audiobook Version: Unabridged Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. (March 11, 2014) Source: Publisher, via Audiobook Jukebox Liv Bloom, a foster child, is thrilled when she obtains a scholarship to attend Wickham Hall, a school … Continue reading →

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Review: Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Viking Adult (July 31, 2014) ISBN: 9780670016389 Source: Publisher Ten years ago, Janie Jenkins was convicted for the death of her murder. Now, released on a technicality, Janie alters her appearance and goes on a rouge … Continue reading →

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Review: The Supernatural Enhancements by Edgar Cantero

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Doubleday (August 12, 2014) ISBN: 978-0385538152 Source: Publisher (egalley) After an unknown cousin commits suicide, twenty-something A. finds himself owner of a beautiful, yet slightly ominous, estate in Point Bless, Virginia.  Questions surround his cousin’s death; … Continue reading →

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Review: Haunted Stuff: Demonic Dolls, Screaming Skulls & Other Creepy Collectibles by Stacey Graham

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (August 8, 2014) ISBN-10: 0738739081 Source: Author There’s a reason so many of us find dolls to be creepy. Their uncanny likeness to human children. Their lifelike eyes and expressions. Horror movies often pick … Continue reading →

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Review: A Better World by Marcus Sakey

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Jenn

Series: The Brilliance Saga, Book Two (Book 2) Paperback: 390 pages Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (June 17, 2014) ISBN: 9781477823941 Source: Publisher The world first became aware of the brilliants in 1980. Approximately 1% of the world’s population were born with gifts that set them … Continue reading →

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Review: This Is the Water by Yannick Murphy

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Jenn

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial (July 29, 2014) ISBN: 9780062294906 Source: Publisher In a small New England town, preparing for the next swim meet is of utmost importance. Young girls struggle to shave seconds off of their race time, … Continue reading →

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Review: The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Harlequin MIRA (July 29, 2014) ISBN: 9780778316558 Source: Publisher Mia Dennett is the daughter of a prominent Chicago judge.  As the black sheep of the family, she doesn’t necessarily have the strongest of relationships with her … Continue reading →

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Review: The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon (Audiobook)

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Jenn

Listening Length: 16 hours and 23 minutes Version: Unabridged Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. (April 8, 2014) Source: Publisher (via Audiobook Jukebox) The death of print is eminent. Books, magazines and newspapers have been replaced by Memes, handheld devices that are not only … Continue reading →

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Review: The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy #3) by Deborah Harkness

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Jenn

Series: All Souls Trilogy (Book 3) Hardcover: 576 pages Publisher: Viking Adult (July 15, 2014) ISBN: 9780670025596 Source: Publisher It started with The Discovery of Witches and traveled through time in Shadow of Night. Now, in The Book of Life, witch … Continue reading →

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