Category: Reviews
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On the Come Up Reread
I read this about three years ago I think, but I didn’t remember much of it as compared to its predecessor The Hate U Give. But to be fair, On the Come Up is a solid book, it’s just I had to read THUG about five times for three different classes so it just stuck…
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One Woman’s Junk Review
The first book in JB Lynn’s Psychic Consigment Mysteries allows the author to write what she does best, humor, mystery, psychic powers, and sisterhood.
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Under the Jolly Roger Review
The third book in the Bloody Jack series by L.A. Meyer wastes no time in bringing readers back to the fold of Jacky’s wild adventures. We start with the classic, “Call me, Ismael” because lo and behold, Jacky is on the Pequod with Captain Ahab and Ismael!
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Twisted Tales: A Whole New World Review
This book was an excellent and dark take on the scenario of “What if Aladdin never found the lamp?” That turns out to be a bit of misnomer because Aladdin does find the lamp. Jafar just happens to snatch it out of Aladdin’s hands and leaves him to be buried under mounds of sands. In…
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Twisted Tales: Once Upon a Dream Review
Ah yes, this twist on Sleeping Beauty was the first Twisted Tales book in the series, and an excellent intro to any newcomer I believe. The book asks “What if Sleeping Beauty hadn’t woken up?”. In fact it pulls Prince Phillip to sleep too once he kisses the princess. For our story starts not as…
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Archie Vol. 1 Review
I won’t go to into my feelings on Riverdale (that’s a whole different five page essay I’ve written) but my basic feelings is that after the first season it misuses the characters and in their zeal to show edgy things like sex, drugs and death, they believe it will cover up their flaws in plot,…
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Dionysos: The New God Review
Hey, it’s my birthday and I got the final book of George O’Connor’s The Olympians series as a gift. And is Dionysos a fitting conclusion to this 10+ year series? You bet it is. For those who don’t know, The Olympians is a comic series tackling each god in the Greek pantheon, depicting their fantastical…
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Curse of the Blue Tattoo Review
Starting right after Jacky is taken off the deck of the Dolphin, she is sent to Boston’s Peabody Lawson’s School for Young Ladies. The proper place for a female, but not the proper place for Jacky. Even though she’s determined to become a proper lady for her dear midshipman, Jaimy, our favorite sailor is meant…
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Bobbie Faye’s Very (very, very, very) Bad Day Review
I found this in my search for my comedoc mysteries like Stephanie Plum. While funny, I found it to be more like a comedic action flick on steroids.
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Things You Won’t Say Review
This was a very timely novel in light of police brutality in the news and everywhere else.
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