Tag: book review
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Book Review: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
I think it’s somewhat ironic, after discussing parts to whole when contemplating a book’s goodness, that I’ve stumbled across a book that just won’t give me an answer. What is good in it is well-planned and cross-referenced in a way that makes it feel like you’re solving a mystery, and books like that tend to…
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Book Review: The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth

I have a few feelings about this novel, both good and bad, so let’s start with the good and go from there. Full disclosure, I will be discussing the ending, so there will be spoilers. The Light Between Worlds (by Laura E. Weymouth) is a very clear and unapologetic homage to The Chronicles of Narnia,…
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February Reading Reflections: Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
After my slow progress through the Wheel of Time series–which, never fear, I’m still reading!–let me tell you: I forgot how exhilarating it can be to read an entire book in less than a day. I got a week off of work to spend some time with my family, during which time I finished Lord…
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May Reading Reflections
This post is again about Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood & Bone. Unlike last month’s post, there’s going to be quite a few spoilers. Proceed with caution. Have you ever read a book where two characters become friends or fall in love or whatever, and then things go wrong, and they’re surprised to find the…