A long time ago, in a house only a few blocks away from my current apartment, I wrote a book review and someone asked if I’d been paid to write it (it was a book quite outside the normal teen romance scope of my reading). I had not, but the book was non-fiction and so my review was more outline-y…
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A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na
A Book of Sleep came out a couple of years ago, but I’d never heard of it until The Horn Book mentioned that a board book version of it was being released (they said the board book version was too small and the images were really dark, so you know, skip it). Now I am in love with this book…
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The False Princess by Eilis O’Neal
The False Princess was so so much better than I expected. A really fun younger YA fantasy that reminded me of Ella Enchanted or The Goose Girl. Definitely recommended if you’re a fantasy fan. You know how tons of books say things like, “Perfect for fans of _______ and ________.” And how most of the time the only similarity is…
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Bits and Bobs
I was on a winning streak a couple of weeks ago. In the course of a week, I won a box of Meyer lemons from Princess Nebraska’s backyard (yum), two camis from Mod Bod (oh my heavens, I love them so much; in the last ten days, I’ve probably worn them at least five times), and. . . .an immersion…
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Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
All the quotes on the back that said Nine Coaches Waiting was like Rebecca. And it totally is – beautiful/creepy old house, odd marriages, intrigue, love story – I loved this Gothic romance. Rebecca meets Jane Eyre. Highly recommended. I suffer from a chronic problem where I read ten pages of a book, don’t get sucked in immediately and then…
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