Month: October 2020
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Dear Dune, Stop Making Me Cry
No, seriously. Dune Messiah hurt my feelings. And I thought Dune was sad? Its sequel was a punch in the heart. Yet I liked it—a lot. I would give it somewhere between three-and-a-half and four stars. Maybe three-and-three-quarters? That’s an irritatingly specific rating. Yikes. To start with the good news, I finally really felt a […]
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Finally Fall Book Tag
More like finally doing this book tag. I mean gosh, it’s already snowed at my house! I better hurry up and do this before I run out of time. Thank you to Cherelle the Bibliophile for the tag! I love how welcoming the book blogging community is. You’re all so great! I don’t really know […]
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The 7 1/2 Reasons I Wish I Hadn’t Read Evelyn Hardcastle
Okay, so there aren’t actually 7 1/2. It’s just a joke. Like, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle? Get it? Anyway… I need you to believe me when I tell you this: I do not like writing a negative book review, because I know how hard authors work. Really, it doesn’t make me feel […]
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I Wrote a Book!
I have some exciting news (at least for me). I am officially an author! My debut novel, The Half Theft (by Brooke Nelson), is a young adult suspense story I have been working on for years. For those of you who prefer books that are part of a series, you will be happy to hear it is […]
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Saviors, Slayers, and Strong Women
It’s time for WWW Wednesday! In case you haven’t come upon one of these posts in the past, they are just a fun way to look at our current reading experiences. The three Ws are: What is the last book I read? What book am I currently reading? What do I think I will read […]
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Does Dune Live Up to the Hype?
I hate to begin a review by revealing my indecision but here we are. This book is a solid four-and-a-half stars for me. I’ve had the hardest time trying to decide which rating I want to give to this story, but we’ll leave it at four-and-a-half for now in favor of being decisive. So what […]
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