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Witches: It’s Monday, What Are You Reading?

What I’m Reading Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey (YA, paranormal, witches, contemporary fantasy, lgbt, weird magic, Romeo & Juliet) ★★★★☆ After being raised by his uncle, Braden returns to his hometown where he finds himself drawn into a feud between … Continue reading

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A glut of vampires: It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? #9

I found these at Ocean State… for $1.50 each: Oh, Yeah! The timing was perfect. While my husband and Pickle went camping, Gearbox and I took a staycation (Gearbox is still recovering from his accident). We made the most of … Continue reading

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Seaweed: Review

Seaweed by Elle Strauss My rating: 3 of 5 stars A cute and fun YA read. If you are looking for a book that you can read while sitting by the pool, this is probably a good pick. The story … Continue reading

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Princess Academy: Review

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale My rating: 4 of 5 stars Despite the accolades, I kept putting off reading Princess Academy because it looked like a ‘princess’ book. I finally gave it a chance and I am so glad I … Continue reading

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The Death Cure: Review

The Death Cure by James Dashner My rating: 2 of 5 stars Although I did not love The Scorch Trials (book 2), I waited impatiently for The Death Cure because I was eager to have questions answered. Let’s recap some … Continue reading

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Adventures: It’s Monday, What Are You Reading

What I’m Reading I (finally!) finished China Mieville’s Kraken this weekend. I definitely got into the last 20% more than the rest of the book. Billy finally took control of his destiny in the last 20% of the book and … Continue reading

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Smile: Review

Smile by Raina Telgemeier My rating: 5 of 5 stars My tween knocked out his two front teeth at camp this summer and our friend loaned him this book. I wish I could gift this book to every child that … Continue reading

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Strong, Brave Girls

What I’m reading: I still have James Dashner’s The Death Cure in my pool bag this week (it’s the final book in the Maze Runner trilogy). It was also in my pool bag last week. Not sure why but I am having a … Continue reading

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The Robot Alphabet

While browsing around Amazon, I stumbled upon The Robot Alphabet by Amanda Baehr Fuller. The cover was so whimsical, that I immediately downloaded the book. Amanda is a professional designer and illustrator (she has worked on comics for Scholastic and … Continue reading

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Moominland Midwinter

Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Lyrical, philosophical, beautiful. I have re-read this book aloud to my boys almost every winter since the oldest was 4. This book never fails to capture the mood of … Continue reading

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