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DANCING WITH THE OCTOPUS | Debora Harding 09.22.2020 | Bloomsbury Publishing Rating: 4/5 stars DANCING WITH THE OCTOPUS is a memoir of childhood trauma and its long reach into adulthood. In November 1978, Debora Harding was only fourteen. She was abducted at knifepoint from her church parking lot. Debora was thrown into a van, assaulted, … Continue reading Book Review: Dancing with the Octopus
Read:Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle CosimanoRemote Control by Nnedi OkoraforThe Five by Hallie Rubenhold ()Strangers on a Train by Patricia HighsmithAnoka by Shane HawkParable of the Talents by Octavia E. ButlerPrepped by Bethany MangleDancing with the Octopus by Debora Harding ()Why Did You Lie? by Yrsa SigurðardóttirThe Dark Tower by Stephen King ()A … Continue reading February Wrap Up!
MINI REVIEWS: ANOKA by Shane Hawk: Anoka, Minnesota is a small city located just outside of the Twin Cities dubbed “The Halloween Capital of the World” since 1937. Shane Hawk has put together a collection of stories touching many topics that all take place in Anoka. Within this collection you’ll find tales of bone collectors, pagan … Continue reading Mini Reviews: Anoka & Remote Control
THE DARK TOWER | Stephen King (The Dark Tower #7) 2017 (first published 09.2014) | Scribner Rating: 3.5 stars Roland Deschain and his ka-tet are finally on the home stretch of their journey to the Dark Tower. They have traveled far and wide across multilayered worlds and timelines. They have fought many obstacles and finally … Continue reading Book Review: The Dark Tower
PREPPED | Bethany Mangle 02.23.2021 | Margaret K. McElderry Books Rating: 4/5 stars Always be ready for the worst day of your life is the mantra that Becca Aldaine has grown up with. Her family are the leaders of a community of doomsday preppers in an exclusive neighborhood that prioritizes survivalist training over the norms … Continue reading Book Review: Prepped
PARABLE OF THE TALENTS | Octavia E. Butler (Earthseed #2) 08.20.2019 (First published in 1998) | Grand Central Publishing Rating: 4/5 stars In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and family, and realized her vision of a peaceful community in Northern California based on her newly found faith, Earthseed. This community … Continue reading Book Review: Parable of the Talents
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN | Patricia Highsmith 08.28.2001 (first published 03.1950)| W. W. Norton & Company Rating: 4/5 stars Guy Haines and Anthony Bruno are passengers on the same train. They have never met before and come from two different worlds. Guy is a successful architect in the midst of a divorce. Bruno is a … Continue reading Book Review: Strangers on a Train
THE FIVE | Hallie Rubenhold 02.01.2019 | Black Swan Rating: 4/5 stars Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Mary Jane are all famous for the same thing. They came from Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Sweden, and Wales. They experienced a variety of careers, from writing ballads to running coffee houses to living on country estates. They … Continue reading Book Review: The Five
FINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT | Elle Cosimano 02.02.2021 | Minotaur Books Rating: 5/5 stars Finlay Donovan is definitely not killing it. She’s a stressed-out single mother of two who is struggling to find time she desperately needs to finish her latest novel. Her ex-husband just fired the nanny without telling her and this morning … Continue reading Book Review: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
A GAME OF THRONES | George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire #1) 2011 (First published) 08.1996 | Bantam Books Rating: 5/5 stars How does someone review a book that's a modern day classic with a massive fanbase? Impossible. There isn't a lot I can add to the plethora of reviews out there … Continue reading Book Review: A Game of Thrones
