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: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
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Book Review: Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
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Book Review: Rabbit, Run by John Updike
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Book Review: Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0316134074" locale="us" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Ju6XfrXbL.jpg" width="335"][simpleazon-link asin="0316134074" locale="us"]Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke and Bone)[/simpleazon-link] by Laini Taylor My rating: 3 of 5 stars This being the finale to a series, it pains me to not have enjoyed it … [Read more...] about Book Review: Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor