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Book Review: Black Buck

BLACK BUCK | Mateo Askaripour 01.05.2021 | HMH 4.5/5 stars Darren is an unambitious twenty-two-year-old living in a Bed-Stuy brownstone with his mother, whose one wish is for Darren to live up to the potential she sees within him. Darren is content working at Starbucks in the lobby of a Midtown office building and spending … Continue reading Book Review: Black Buck →

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Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE | V.E. Schwab 10.06.2020 | Tor Books Rating: 5/5 stars France, 1714: In a moment of desperation a young woman makes a fated bargain to live forever. She doesn’t realize that in order to live forever she must also accept a curse that she will be forgotten by everyone … Continue reading Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue →

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Book Review: Leave the World Behind

LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND | Rumaan Alam 10.06.2020 | Ecco Rating: 4/5 stars Two families have been forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong. Amanda and Clay have decided to take a reprieve from their bustling New York City life and spend some quality time with their teenage son and daughter in a … Continue reading Book Review: Leave the World Behind →

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Book Review: The Gifted School

THE GIFTED SCHOOL | Bruce Holsinger 07.02.2019 | Riverhead Rating: 4/5 stars The town of Crystal, Colorado is slated to have a new school for gifted students opening in the near future. In an area filled with private institutions for the gifted, this school offers something unique. This school is a public school where potential … Continue reading Book Review: The Gifted School →

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Book Review: Nothing to See Here

NOTHING TO SEE HERE | Kevin Wilson 10.29.2019 | Ecco Rating: 5/5 stars Lillian and Madison were an unlikely pairing for roommates at an elite boarding school. Lillian came from poverty and had fought hard to end up somewhere so prestigious, whereas Madison was here because of her family’s wealth. Lillian is expelled from school … Continue reading Book Review: Nothing to See Here →

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Book Review: The Lion Tamer Who Lost

THE LION TAMER WHO LOST | Louise Beech 09.30.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 5/5 stars Ben has always dreamed of going to Africa and saving lions. When his mother passed away he made her a promise that he would follow his dreams, but his recent journey to Zimbabwe to work as a volunteer at a … Continue reading Book Review: The Lion Tamer Who Lost →

jess_reads_books Book Reviews 6 Comments September 27, 2018

Book Review: The Awkward Squad

THE AWKWARD SQUAD | Sophie Henaff 04.03.2018 | Quercus USA Rating 4/5 stars   Anne Capestan has been suspended from her police duties for firing one too many bullets at the bad guys in her cases. Now that her suspension is wrapping up, she has been called to HQ to learn what will happen to … Continue reading Book Review: The Awkward Squad →

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Book Review: It

IT | Stephen King 01.05.2016 (first published Sept 1986) | Scribner Rating: 5/5 stars Derry, Maine has an interesting history of cycles of violence and cases of missing children. There is something hunting the town’s youth and impacting the behavior of the adults. In 1958 Bill Denbourgh’s brother George is found murdered with his arm … Continue reading Book Review: It →

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Book Review: Mister Tender’s Girl

MISTER TENDER'S GIRL | Carter Wilson 02.13.2018 | Sourcebooks Landmark Rating: 5/5 stars When Alice Hill was fourteen she was a lonely teenage girl who was looking for friends. When the Glassin twins asked her to come over and hang out with them, she didn't hesitate to accept the invitation. The twins volunteered to walk … Continue reading Book Review: Mister Tender’s Girl →

jess_reads_books Book Reviews 7 Comments March 26, 2018

Blog Tour: End Game

END GAME | Matt Johnson 03.31.2018 | Orenda Books Rating: 4/5 stars Robert Finlay believes that he has left his military days behind him and it is now time to kick back and enjoy life as a detective working in London. That dream is quickly shattered as a series of odd incidents start happening around … Continue reading Blog Tour: End Game →

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