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4 Star Reviews

“You carry despair as your gift.” - Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree, Jr.

I Caved In – And It Was Worth It - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Trial – Review #5 for AamilTheCamel - The Trial by Franz Kafka

Peace Conference in Paris - Paris 1919 by Margaret MacMillan

A farm girl walks into a bar. In her defense, it was invisible. - Marvel's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and Eric Shanower

Letting Others Love You - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Von-dairefool - Almost English by Charlotte Mendelson

Spoiler alert, Beth dies (better put the book in the freezer) - Li'l Wimmin by Grady Hendrix, Ryan Dunlavey (and Louisa May Alcott, duh)

Junior Cannonballer Ewandini - This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall! by Gordon Korman

Badkittyuno’s Review #13: Candy Girl by Diablo Cody - Candy Girl by Diabo Cody

Why Prank Calls Are Dangerous: A Very Special Episode - The Wrong Number by RL Stine

The story of a very special little girl and her journey of self discovery - The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

A Good Book You’ll Want to Borrow - The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Castles, and ermines and dukes, oh my! - Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare

Sherlock Holmes’ niece. Bram Stoker’s sister. They live in Steampunk London. Together they solve crime. - The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason

It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel exactly the same - Life on the Preservation by Jack Skillingstead

Clear Your Calendar, Turn Off Your Phone - Archetype by M.D. Waters

“That’s when I decide that shoveling elephant shit would be better than this.” - The Nature of Jade by Deb Calleti

Probably don’t get this book in place of a Valentine: This is not the kind of Heart Shaped Box your sweetie wants - Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill

Otherwise called: SeaWorld is an Evil Corporation - Death at SeaWorld by David Kirby

On Betrayal, Whimsical AIs, and Special Circumstances - Matter by Iain M. Banks

Some facts about Jim Henson you may not know - Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones

The Impossible Knife of Memory - The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson

Clans and Cats and Murder, Oh My. - Crazy, VA by Shannon Hill

The Unwritten, Volumes 4-7: Leviathan to The Wound - The Unwritten by Peter Carey, Mike Gross

Good Food Can Be Fast - Gordon Ramsay's Fast Food by Gordon Ramsay

How to Quiet Your Mind - Quiet Mind: A Beginner's Guide to Meditation by Susan Piver, Editor

Concerning Beauty, Money & Bohemian Paris - Belle Epoque by Elizabeth Ross

Jelinas Reviews Cannonball #2: The Love Song of Brian J. Prisco - Twenty-Sided Die by Brian J. Prisco

The Consolation of Philosophy - The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

I’m so glad that these vampires don’t sparkle. - The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

“We’re all dead, son. Some of us are just a little further along than others.” - The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Are We All Defined by Our Inner 15-year-old? - The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

Brought to you in living color - Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

KayKay #CRB6 Review #05 Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence - Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

In case you have forgotten how joyous it is to literally laugh out loud - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears - The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu

Pro Gloria Dei - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Return of the Dunk, The Revenge of the Egg - The Mystery Knight (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #3) by George R.R. Martin

KayKay #CRB6 Review #04 Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch - Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

Unexpectedly delightful - I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

More love and hate and chocolate in the City of Lights - The Chocolate Temptation by Laura Florand

Someone: A Novel by Alice McDermott - Someone by Alice McDermott

A girl is called to save a snow-covered magical kingdom populated by animals – no, it’s not Narnia, why do you ask? - The Twistrose Key by Tone Almhjell

The one where Harry tries to catch a serial killer and fights a lot of ghouls - White Night by Jim Butcher

Could the world end like this? - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

Yep, that’s a lot of pages… - The Stand by Stephen King

A Conspiracy of Faith - A Conspiracy of Faith by Jussi Adler-Olsen

Badkittyuno’s Review #9: But Enough About Me by Jancee Dunn - But Enough About Me: How a Small-Town Girl Went from Shag Carpet to the Red Carpet by Jancee Dunn

That Looks Nothing Like Nosferatu, Mr. Hill (A Robert CBR6 Review) - NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

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  • Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
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