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September 1, 2015

VICIOUS by V.E. Schwab

September 1, 2015

Book cover & 4.5-star rating - VICIOUS by V.E. SchwabGoing into books blind, particularly books like Vicious, can be infinitely thrilling. You enter unexplored land and everything is new. You don’t follow the tracks paved by expectations built upon the reading experiences of others. The cover states that it’s “a twisted tale of ambition, desire and superpowers”. It’s very correct in that description. That’s your starting point if you’re up for a thrill. If that’s you, then go on, pick up the book, read it and return to my review later to share your excitement. Now, if you’d rather know what you’re getting yourself into, read on.

7 Comments · Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, beliefs, betrayal, college, crime, death, ethics, existentialism, faith, friendship, life, mind control, morality, murder, paranormal, revenge, self perception, superheroes, villains, violence

August 13, 2015

SAINT ANYTHING by Sarah Dessen

August 13, 2015

Audiobook cover of SAINT ANYTHING by Sarah DessenSaint Anything wasn’t a book I had meant to read. I figured that the three unread Dessen books that I own should take priority and I don’t even know when I’ll get down to reading any of them. Perhaps I’ll read one later this year since I did like this latest release of hers. The reason I decided to listen to the audiobook of Saint Anything was that it happened to be available to me via Overdrive, so I decided to borrow it on a whim.

3 Comments · Categories: Fiction Keywords: accidents, alcoholism, audiobooks, crime, drug abuse, family problems, friendship, high school, siblinghood

May 9, 2014

PREP SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL (Prep School Confidential #1) by Kara Taylor

May 9, 2014

Book cover of PREP SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL by Kara TaylorWhen I was younger, I used to read a lot of murder mysteries with female protagonists. I read one book after the other. Sadly, I don’t remember the authors or the titles but I do know where they used to reside on the library shelves. As it is, most of the books published in the late 1990s and early 2000s have mostly been taken from those shelves, so I’ll probably never know again which books I read. But there is one thing I do remember: all those clichés! It’s no wonder that after two or three dozen, I was done with them.

Leave a Comment · Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, boarding school, crime, dating, friendship, murder

April 30, 2014

THE ALMOST TRUTH by Eileen Cook

April 30, 2014

I think The Almost Truth is a great book for times when nothing but a light-hearted book will do. We all know those days when we want to read but our minds just won’t focus on anything that requires us to think all too much for ourselves. Not to knock The Almost Truth for being…

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3 Comments · Categories: Epic Recs, Fiction Keywords: ambition, american authors, cheating, con artists, crime, delinquency, family, family problems, friendship, impersonation, kidnapping, light-hearted books, poverty, realistic fiction, romance

April 11, 2014

CHOP CHOP by Simon Wroe

April 11, 2014

The thing about reading debut novels is that you never know what to expect. This abyss of the unknown is exacerbated when you have the privilege of reading a review copy. While not knowing can be disconcerting to some readers, I think it is precisely that which heightens the thrill of a book. In the…

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Leave a Comment · Categories: Fiction Keywords: british authors, crime, death, dysfunctional families, fresh graduates, kitchen work, metafiction, restaurants, suffering, working life

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