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Books Set in Australia are Best on Audiobook

March 17, 2015 by AmySaysREAD Leave a Comment

I recently listened to the audiobook of Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies, and it was wonderful. First, I love Australian accents, and I could happily listen to the narrator all day. Second, the book is just so dang well written . The relationships between all the characters is just wonderfully depicted, and I love how distinct the narrators’ three voices are. After finishing this, I had to immediately go out and get more of Moriarty’s books.

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: 2014 publication, adult audiences, family, female friendships, Fiction, friendship, Liane Moriarty, mystery, Strong Female Character

AmySaysREAD's CBR7 Review No:5 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: 2014 publication, adult audiences, family, female friendships, Fiction, friendship, Liane Moriarty, mystery, Strong Female Character ·
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If You Could Stop Time, Wouldn’t You Rob a Bank, Too?

March 8, 2015 by AmySaysREAD 1 Comment

In case you’re not aware, Image Comics has a bunch of amazing ish happening over there right now. Of my four reviews so far (including this one), they’ve all been graphic novels, and only one hasn’t been from Image. Those people know what they’re doing; the stories are all great and the art is phenomenal in basically every Image book you pick up. Over in my blog, I’ve reviewed the first volume of Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s Sex Criminals, which is about a girl […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: 2014 publication, bank robbing, Chip Zdarsky, graphic novels, Matt Fraction, saving the library, sex, Strong Female Character, strong heroine

AmySaysREAD's CBR7 Review No:4 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: 2014 publication, bank robbing, Chip Zdarsky, graphic novels, Matt Fraction, saving the library, sex, Strong Female Character, strong heroine ·
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Ms. Marvel is Magnificently Marvelous!

January 8, 2015 by AmySaysREAD 4 Comments

Hey y’all! I just read the new Ms. Marvel, featuring a Muslim-American teen, and it is AWESOME. My full review is over on my blog. I hope you like it as much as I did!

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: 2014 publication, Adrian Alphona, comic books, diversity, female protagonist;, females writers in a male dominated era, G Willow Wilson, Graphic Novel, kick ass heroines, Marvel Comics, superheroes

AmySaysREAD's CBR7 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: 2014 publication, Adrian Alphona, comic books, diversity, female protagonist;, females writers in a male dominated era, G Willow Wilson, Graphic Novel, kick ass heroines, Marvel Comics, superheroes ·
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