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Exit, Pursued by a Bear - E. K. Johnston
I chose to read this book for two reasons, it’s a 2019 YRCA Title, and because I love Shakespeare, which might not make sense, except...
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Boy Meets Boy – David Levithan
Dear Boy Meets Boy… my high school was pretty damn progressive, but even we didn’t have the “Drag Queen Clique.” First of all, that there...
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Coldest Girl in Coldtown – Holly Black
Tana wakes up after passing out at a house party. As she walks through the house in a mission to collect her purse, jacket, and boots she...
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The 5th Wave – Rick Yancey (2013)
Well this wasn’t terrible. The weave was actually pretty good, but again chronically it would seem, parents can’t go on adventures. The...
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Mila 2.0 – Debra Driza (2014)
So… Mila 2.0 was billed as a “Bourne Identity–style trilogy about a girl who discovers she is actually an android” which is almost...
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Eleanor & Park – Rainbow Rowell (2013)
Wow. Just wow. I haven’t been this impressed with a book in a long time. I didn’t want to like it, it’s my nemeses’ favourite book, so I...
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Anna Dressed in Blood – Kendare Blake (2012)
Picture Sam from Supernatural + The Scoobies from Buffy the Vampire Slayer + Dexter + that episode of Bones where Brennan wakes up in...
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Starcrossed – Josephine Angelini (2011)
Helen lives on the island of Nantucket with her father. She has lived there all her life, and despite hating the ocean, Helen doesn’t...
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Waterfall – Lisa T. Bergren (2011)
For this review I should be very clear about two things: I listened to the audio book instead of reading it I emphatically dislike...
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Steel – Carrie Vaughn (2012)
On a family vacation to the Bahamas after a disappointing competition Jill finds the tip of a broken sword. When Jill topples out of a...
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Hemlock – Kathleen Peacock (2012)
Mac (Mackenzie), Amy, Jason, and Kyle were best friends. The four of them went every where, and did everything together. Until the night...
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hush, hush – Becca Fitzpatrick (2009)
This was not my favourite book. I’m just going to say it right away so I can move on to the why and there will not be any ambiguity. I...
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How They Croaked The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous – Georgia Bragg & Kevin O’Malley(2011)
Gory, fascinating, and curious, this collection of remarkable deaths tells the story of how 19 famous historical figures kicked the...
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Reincarnation – Suzanne Weyn (2008)
Reincarnation was a really remarkable book. The cover is terrible, I was a little embarrassed to be seen reading it, but it was so very...
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Hereafter – Tara Hudson (2011)
Amelia is dead. She doesn’t remember who she is, she doesn’t remember her family, she doesn’t remember her friends, she doesn’t feel...
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A Countess Below Stairs – Eva Ibbotson (1981)
The cover (I mean book) caught my eye the other day at work, and I have to admit, I had a hard time putting it down. I adore this time...
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Ripple – Mandy Hubbard (2011)
The night of her sixteenth birthday Lexi’s world changed forever, it is the night she killed the man she loved. Two years later, every...
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Sister Wife – Shelley Hrdlitschka (2008)
Books with subject matter as controversial as this one can often ring false, and bias. I was surprised that this was not always the case...
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The Chosen One – Carol Lynch Williams (2008)
I could not put this book down. Honestly, from the moment I picked it up at the library yesterday afternoon, on the walk to the bus, on...
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The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins (2008)
I know, hot topic. But I would like to state that this is my second time reading the Hunger Games, and truthfully, I feel much the same...
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