Book Review
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Imagine your entire family gone. No memory of who you are or where you came from, and suddenly being pushed into a world you’re unfamiliar with. Lavinia is a young girl who is in such a situation. Brought to a Virginian plantation by a captain who found her on a ship, alone and sick. She
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It’s been awhile since I’ve picked up a Young Adult novel. Mostly because I fell out of the genre. None of the books really held my interest. Until now. Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine is a world of intrigue, history, and fantasy. The Great Library has taken over the freedom of owning a book.
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If you’ve watched any TV lately, you’ve probably seen a trailer for an upcoming movie titled A Dog’s Purpose. I have to tell you, that trailer made me laugh and cry all in the two minutes it lasts. Which of course, makes me want to go see the movie. But when I’d heard it was based
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What would you do if the world stopped turning? If the sun no longer set at its usual time? If the crops started dying? If the boy you liked never looked your way? The Age of Miracles is a unique coming-of-age story about a young girl named Julia and the life she leads when her
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I grew up in a Christian home. My father is a preacher, my mother the daughter of a deacon. Religion has been a big part of my life. But as such, I’ve never been a big reader of Christian novels. However, I enjoy when someone loans me a book they think I’ll enjoy or just
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I’ve never been to Paris, but I’ve always wanted to go. I sometimes feel like I was born into the wrong era. The 20s seem like more of where I should be. The Paris Wife transports me to both. Following Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson, The Paris Wife depicts life in the roaring
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I had never had the pleasure of reading any of John Irving’s books. Little did I know how much of a prolific writer he is. When I was younger, I’d watched the movie Cider House Rules, but being that young I couldn’t really appreciate it. I’d like to go back and watch it again some day.
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I’ve read a few of Elizabeth Hoyt’s books in the past. They’ve always been very enjoyable. So when I had the chance to read her newest book, Wicked Intentions, I was very excited. Ms. Hoyt is quite the storyteller. She manages to pull the reader in and not let them go. And if you’re into romance
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