by Carol Rifka Brunt My rating: 4 of 5 stars Immediately arresting with fascinating characters. I particularly related because it was set in 1987 when I was in high school. The fourteen-year-old narrator is excellent but unreliable because of her immature and limited viewpoint. The eighties authenticity was well-executed especially regarding early reactions to the AIDS … [Read more...] about Book Review: Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
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Book Review: Rabbit, Run by John Updike
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0449911659" locale="us" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51IZ9TfDPsL.jpg" width="334"][simpleazon-link asin="0449911659" locale="us"]Rabbit, Run[/simpleazon-link] by John Updike My rating: 4 of 5 stars When you appreciate skilled, lyrical writing, but despise the main character and the plot, writing a review is … [Read more...] about Book Review: Rabbit, Run by John Updike
Book Review: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="1439102775" locale="us" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515EqQQgRFL.jpg" width="321"][simpleazon-link asin="1439102775" locale="us"]The Storyteller[/simpleazon-link] by Jodi Picoult My rating: 5 of 5 stars What would you pack if you were leaving home, never to return, and could carry only one suitcase? This is one … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Book Review: When Shadows Fall by J.T. Ellison
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0778316041" locale="us" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515y9Y-ScdL.jpg" width="334"][simpleazon-link asin="0778316041" locale="us"]When Shadows Fall (A Samantha Owens Novel)[/simpleazon-link] by J.T. Ellison My rating: 4 of 5 stars For some reason, it took me awhile to read this book. While the suspense was good … [Read more...] about Book Review: When Shadows Fall by J.T. Ellison
Book Review: Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
[simpleazon-link asin="0316133981" locale="us"]Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone)[/simpleazon-link] My rating: 4 of 5 stars Gripping, emotionally taut, complex moral dilemmas, brutal battles. Good character development. Sometimes the narrative drags a bit and gets a little too emotive, but overall the story is well-written and enjoyable to read. I … [Read more...] about Book Review: Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor