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Chemistry by Weike Wang
Publisher: Knopf Released: May 23rd 2017 Received: Own Rating: Chemistry is a thought provoking tale about a woman trying to find herself and resolve who and what she wants to be in life. The novel reads more as a stream of consciousness than as an actual story, but it adds charm and character Read more
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Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry
Publisher: Berkley Books Release: July 4th 2017 Received: Penguin Read it First Warnings: Child death Rating: Lost Boy is a captivating and darker retelling of the classic Peter Pan. Think Peter Pan meets Lord of the Flies, and that is essentially the tone of this book. I had never thought it possible to feel Read more
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Silence (Queen of the Dead #1) by Michelle Sagara
Publisher:DAW Released: May 1st 2012 Received: Own Rating: I’m a huge fan of Michelle Sagara’s other series, the Chronicles of Ellentria so I wanted to give her other series a try. While I enjoyed Silence, I don’t think it’s a strongly written and her Ellentria series, so I find myself wishing I had Read more
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Spoonbenders by Daryl Gergory
Publisher:Knopf Release: June 27th 2017 Received: Penguin Read it First Rating: I was immediately attracted to the title (not going to lie, it totally made me think of that one scene in the Matrix), and the description sounded unique and interesting. Despite all this, I really wasn’t sure what I was getting into Read more
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Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton
Publisher:Harper Released: May 23rd 2017 Received: Own Rating: Dragon Teeth isn’t like most of Crichton’s later works. Perhaps that’s the reason it wasn’t published before he passed? I’m not sure. I still greatly enjoyed reading it though, I would just like to ward readers that it’s more history focused than the Jurassic Read more
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Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane
Publisher: Ecco Released: May 9th 2017 Received: Own Warnings: Mentions of rape/murder Rating: I’m going to be honest with you here; I came very close to putting this book down and not finishing it. I ended up being stubborn and not letting myself do that, which I’m glad for. I didn’t end up loving Read more
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