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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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Book vs Movie: Howl’s Moving Castle
Now this is a case where the movie is infinitly more well-known than the book it originated from. Yes, I’m talking about the beloved Studio Ghibli film. However, as I haven’t seen the movie I can’t say if it is better or what changes were made from book to screen. All I can say is…
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