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“That is the strangest thing about the world: how it looks so different from every point of view.”

Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver

September 6, 2020 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Friendship Liesl is an orphan. She has been locked in an attack by her horrible stepmother and hasn’t been outside in months. Sometimes she sits by the window to draw, and there a young boy named Will watches her from the street. One night a ghost appears to Liesl. He is Po. And he will help her escape the attic. Will is an alchemist’s apprentice. One night he is tasked with taking a very important box to a very important woman, but instead […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: cbr12bingo, Lauren Oliver

Carriejay's CBR12 Review No:29 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: cbr12bingo, Lauren Oliver ·
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I just can’t quit you, Lauren Oliver.

Broken Things by Lauren Oliver

January 7, 2019 by scootsa1000 2 Comments

Lauren Oliver is sort of my Cannonball nemesis. I adored her first book, Before I Fall, but have been disappointed ever since, and my disappointment is somewhat well documented. I disliked her Delirium trilogy (yet kept reading). I didn’t care for Rooms, and Panic was just ok. But for seem reason, I just can’t quit her. And I know, I have no one to blame but myself, really. Lauren Oliver owes me nothing. But still. I want more. I know that someday she’ll write something […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: broken things, cbr11, Lauren Oliver, Scootsa1000

scootsa1000's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: broken things, cbr11, Lauren Oliver, Scootsa1000 ·
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Actress, knitter, author. Is there anything she can’t do?

February 1, 2018 by scootsa1000 8 Comments

I’m a big fan of Krysten Ritter. I love her as Jessica Jones. She was a fun addition to Veronica Mars. She killed it as the B in Apartment 23. And she broke my heart on Breaking Bad. And now, she’s written her first novel **, a mysterious thriller that proves she’s an author to look out for in the future. Bonfire tells the story of Abby, a tough environmental lawyer at a big Chicago firm, who is sent to the small (AND TERRIBLE) town […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #CBR10, bonfire, breaking bad, jessica jones, krysten ritter, Lauren Oliver, Scootsa1000, Veronica Mars

scootsa1000's CBR10 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #CBR10, bonfire, breaking bad, jessica jones, krysten ritter, Lauren Oliver, Scootsa1000, Veronica Mars ·
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I Wasn’t THAT Panicked…

May 4, 2015 by Melina Leave a Comment

I finally got around to reading Panic after being burned by the “-ium” series (Delirium, Requiem, and Pandemonium…actually I don’t even think I ever even finished the series, something that shocks me. I can’t not read a book I start (usually), but man, were they baaaaddddd.  Anyways, I have fond memories of Before I Fall and I saw some decent reviews here and elsewhere of Panic, I thought I’d go for it. It helped too, that I’m looking for books for myself and a reluctant teen […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: CBR7, justehhhh, Lauren Oliver, Melina, Panic

Melina's CBR7 Review No:36 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: CBR7, justehhhh, Lauren Oliver, Melina, Panic ·
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My Lauren Oliver experiment is officially over. No mas.

April 17, 2015 by scootsa1000 11 Comments

I read this book almost a month ago, and am sadly realizing that I can barely remember anything about it. It had ghosts. It had a horrible, dysfunctional family. And it had a big, old house that brought them all together. Did I like it? I honestly can’t remember how I felt about it at all. Here’s what I do remember. Longtime readers might recall that I have a weird obsession with Lauren Oliver. She wrote a gorgeous, brilliant debut (Before I Fall). It made […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR7, Lauren Oliver, Rooms, Scootsa1000

scootsa1000's CBR7 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR7, Lauren Oliver, Rooms, Scootsa1000 ·
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The lesson here? Stay away from books ending in “ium”.

January 20, 2015 by scootsa1000 2 Comments

What do you want first? The good news, or the bad news? The bad news is, Panic isn’t as good as Before I Fall. Ever since I read that one, I’ve (probably unfairly) compared all of her other books to its high standards. This one is close, but it just isn’t as powerful. The good news? This book is far and away better than any book that Oliver has written that ends in “ium”. Delirium. Pandemonium. Requiem [sic]. Panic far surpasses those offerings. Panic is […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR7, Lauren Oliver, Panic, Scootsa1000

scootsa1000's CBR7 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR7, Lauren Oliver, Panic, Scootsa1000 ·
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