Book Reviews

  • INSOMNIA BY SARAH PINBOROUGH

    I agree with other reviewers that this book starts out SLOW. You really have to push through the mud to get to the stream (is that a fun saying? Did I just make that up?). I already am not a big fan of books based on sleep, lack of sleep or dreams. I find you instantly get…

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  • BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS KURT VONNEGUT JR.

    I read Vonnegut’s first book and loved his talent for storytelling. I watched a documentary on his life and fell in love with him as a person. The author himself, really, really interests me. This is my 4th Vonnegut novel and honestly, as a book lover, I’m mad at myself for not liking it more.     I stand…

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  • THE LONDON SÉANCE SOCIETY BY SARAH PENNER

    Like other reviewers who read ​The Lost Apothecary I was excited for Penner’s next book. The title and cover intrigued me enough to pick it up without a second thought.    I noticed the goodreads rating dropping and was confused because the first few chapters were so good. As the book progressed, I started understanding. Never question my goodreads friends (ha). This is…

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  • THE GOLDEN COMPASS BY PHILIP PULLMAN

    I picked up this book as a recommendation and dove in quickly as it’s already been made into a show on HBO. I admittedly didn’t know this book was written for children. As I struggled to get into the story, I found myself appreciating the imaginative world the author built.      I’m not against reading children’s books……

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  • OTHER BIRDS BY SARAH ADDISON ALLEN

    No matter what your thoughts are with my rating, in the end this is such a sweet story. I personally had a hard time really diving in and letting this magical-realism world the author created take over.     It was a wonderful overall story, wonderful setting and I really loved all the baggage each character had. It was…

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  • I USED TO BE A MISERABLE F*CK: AN EVERYMAN’S GUIDE TO A MEANINGFUL LIFE BY JOHN KIM

    What it comes down to is I get why the author directed this to men, but it’s a shame. There are some really good nuggets of advice in here but as a woman you have to be creative to decode. On the other hand, I get why he would skinny down and make a book he wanted,…

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  • THE CLOISTERS BY KATY HAYS

    There is not a lot to dislike about this book….. NYC, tarot, gardens, magic(?), museum, lake house… I mean… it has the making of a great book. Hays took every piece of of a good story people love and threw it in a single story. Yet, it felt held back. So held back in fact,…

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  • THE ONLY ONE LEFT BY RILEY SAGER

    Let’s start this review off by saying, I’m a Riley Sager mega fan.      Now, let’s talk book. If I had to describe this book in one word the answer would be ‘messy’.  The overall plot… messy. The ‘setups’ to try to confuse the reader were … silly, coincidental and unbelievable. There were so many holes…

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  • THE PARIS MYSTERY BY KIRSTY MANNING

    This was a messy one for me. Left me relieved it was over, if I’m honest.      If you’ve read any of my reviews, you’ll know I’m a big dialogue girl. I love books based and pulled along with pure dialogue. So, it should come as no surprise that one of the biggest sticking points…

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  • PRINCE CASPIAN BY C.S. LEWIS

    Luckily there still exists a glimpse into the world we left behind in the first book, Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, but overall I felt lost and longing to go back to the magic that Lewis created in Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe.    This story struggled to get my attention. I felt I missed my original characters too…

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