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This graphic novel continues the story of Edward Scissorhands, picking up two generations after the original story takes place. Edward awakens a humanoid creature before realizing that it was faulty and dangerous. The basic concept is a little trite, but it works here, and the overall effect of the book is enjoyably da... | 5 |
This book intrigued me to know what will happen to the 3rd book. It kept me hanging and wanting to read more. I like the later chapters, they're intensifying! | 3 |
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I was reading two pretty depressing books and was scanning my shelf of library books for a pick-me-up. This may seem like an unlikely choice as a pick-me-up to some, particularly those who know that my politics lean more to the left than to the right. But I think anybody who knows much about Ronald Reagan can't help bu... | 0 |
Mia Lauren is introduced in Enthrall, Book 1 of the Enthrall Sessions series. She is working at the elite club Enthrall, and is thrust into a heady world of power and wealth and the captivating and magnetic Richard Booth and Cameron Cole, best friends who share everything with each other. Cameron targets Mia as a submi... | 1 |
I picked up this book because a customer at B&N so enthusiastically recommended it....and I was not disappointed.
I am sad that Harry Potter is no longer a character in her books...but JK Rowling is a great writer and opening one of her books is like returning home....the words fit.
This is the story....the first, ... | 6 |
The book was really well done. I loved how the growth in Percy was able to be shown throughout the book as well as all the different characters. Will be sure to read the rest of the series. | 3 |
I read the first one in Jordan's Whyborne and Griffin series and was hooked. So it made sense I needed to read this one as well. And again, Jordan has created yet another incredibly rich story about these two men and we even get to learn more about Whyborne's friend, Christine, who is one lady who can truly kick arse..... | 0 |
Damon by Teresa Gabelman
I just finished reading Damon and it was great - I couldn't put it down! I liked how it was between Damon and Nicole. A great beginning to a series. A good mix of humor, romance, mystery, and horror. I would recommend this book as a cuddle up for a cold evening with a warm blanket and firepla... | 2 |
I read the first two installments in this series (I think it was a trilogy) so I had a bit of a time investment. I'm not sure I would have sought this one out but I do like to finish what I start usually. And I was in need of something to read while I waited for my holds to come in. They never do exactly when you want ... | 6 |
See full review for Tiger's Quest at: https://toomanybooksnotenoughshelves....
Kelsey has been through it all over the last four months. She found out that not everything is what it seems. She has gone through a lot of dangerous things all to break a curse on two Indian princes. She also fell in love with one, but sh... | 2 |
I finally remembered what the hell this book was called ... actually, the Amazon search engine did when I typed in "woman giving birth to a seal." Anyways, I remember seeing this, and much like Big Fish, thinking, aw man ... this is gonna be great. But, also like Big Fish, it really wasn't. | 2 |
I received an advanced copy of his book via NetGalley. This is my honest review.
Lissette is a Parisienne, an orphan raised her whole life in Paris. She was educated and cultivated a great love of art. Moving to the rural southern Provance region of France to care for her husband's ailing grandfather, Pascal, seems l... | 0 |
3.5 stars
Weaving together spicy romance and a well-developed new fantasy world set in a typical college town, this is a better than average paranormal romance- the first in a planned trilogy. | 1 |
6/10
Un recorrido por la vida del musico Fran Zappa con muchas valoraciones personales pero que no ha colmado mis expectativas | 0 |
I found I liked this book better than the first in the series. Lindsey is a sympathetic character--the socialite with a social conscience. He's 24, wealthy and lonely. His family is very loving and he's got close friends in the Harker pack--notably Cole Harker--but he wants a life partner. Wolves are very big on mates,... | 1 |
Cute novel about a mom who can't stop spending and living a champagne life on a bottled water budget. But now not only is she realizing that her spending is effecting her relationship with her very fiscally responsible husband Luke. She is also teach her little "mini" some very bad habits!!! A fun and humorous read tha... | 1 |
Ihan mahtava kirja! Kaikki Moersin kirjat ovat olleet loistavia ja Rumo ei peta odotuksia. Alku ei ole ihan niin mukaansatempaava, mutta noin sadan sivun jalkeen alkaa tapahtua niin paljon, ettei kirjaa malta jattaa kesken lainkaan. Kirjailijan kuvitustyyli on hillittoman hauska ja suomennos erinomainen. Kirjasta ei ke... | 2 |
Part history, part fine art, this is one of my favorite books about the Mayflower, Plymouth Plantation, and the native Americans (including Squanto).
The text is, admittedly, heavier than many other installments. But the factual presentation goes a long way to explaining the challenges and triumphs of the Plymouth ex... | 7 |
Loved this book. Review to come. | 0 |
4 Kinky and sweet Stars!
Source: eARC for Honest Review Courtesy of Author and Social Butterfly PR
Genre: Adult Kinky Contemporary Sports Romance
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My Hardball Review . . .
This felt so different than the other CD Reiss's books that I have read and that could be a good thing or not a good thing but i... | 1 |
See full review for Shadow Kiss at: https://toomanybooksnotenoughshelves....
Every time I read this series I always forget how much I love/hate this book. I love this book because finally after two and half books of buildup, Rose and Dimitri finally consummate their love and everything is almost perfect. But then I h... | 3 |
I rarely ever find that the film or T.V adaptation of a book is better than the novel itself. This however, is an exception. | 6 |
3.5, really, but better than 3, so I'll go up to a 4-star rating.
I have been looking forward to it for AGES.
Intelligent fantasy, check. Strong female lead, check. Well-realized land, mostly check. I am a theologian by profession and the strange theology Hartman uses in this book is a little too clumsy for me.
(... | 2 |
It took me sometime to figure out how I feel about this book....I admit that there aren't many books/novels that involve Muslims living in the western world, but at the same time I don't feel that this particular book would be the best one to present an average view about Islam and Muslims.
While reading I felt that ... | 3 |
I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/12840314 | 6 |
As I get further and further into this book series, I get more and more attached to these books. It really surprises me how close the book and movie are. So far I haven't regretted reading any of the books from this series and I would recommend reading this series. Although these books are considered children's books, ... | 7 |
Just okay. Easy to figure out the murderer. I can't put my finger on what was wrong,I just couldn't seem to get into the story. | 6 |
I read this book over a dozen times when I was in 5th grade. I think I was only child who ever checked the book out the entire year. It was a lovely read at that age. We won't say how many years it has been since I was in 5th. | 7 |
and when everything comes to an end, theres nothing but this exhausting effort to forget | 4 |
I'm ambivalent about a lot of the poems in the last 3rd of the book but overall I really enjoyed this (as a poetry collection w/ a narrative arc and as a historical narrative). | 4 |
Can I give it ten stars???? I SO didn't want this book to end!!! | 3 |
** spoiler alert **
I got my hands on an advanced reader's edition the day before it was released. I still feel special.
This historical novel chronicles the emotional love affair between famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright and little-known translator/feminist scholar Mamah Borthwick. The story, which follows Mamah... | 0 |
I had a really hard time with Aurora. And it took a while for the story to take off. Almost too long. | 3 |
Katherine Shaw has spent the past five years trying to forget her past and move forward with her life. After witnessing the brutal murder of her mother, she distances herself from her father and home. She heads off to college where she gets a chance at a fresh start. Maybe now her nightmares will go away.
When her fa... | 6 |
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Everyone who is into faerie lore knows that it is the Seelie court you have to look out for. The world building in this book was very implausible, Kaye not knowing who she is makes perfect sense. A knight of the Seelie court being interested in a human does not. Roiben would not likely give up his name he would sooner ... | 2 |
Only read the Sookieverse story "Death by Dahlia" and the introduction by George R.R. Martin. I enjoy the Dahlia stories because they are from the vampire's perspective, not Sookie's. They seem to have more going on in their heads than Sookie does! | 2 |
Easily one of the most well executed graphic treatises on any subject, but most certainly concerning the tenuous relationship betwixt a mother and child. Far less narrative than Bechdel's previous foray into her family history, Fun Home, but no less engrossing or revelatory.
Are You My Mother? is riddled with psychol... | 5 |
3 1/2 stars!!
Dark. Dark. Dark. Those were my first thoughts upon finishing Raze. I love a good dark and gritty romance and Raze fits the bill. This book is filled with intense drama and brutal scenes of torture so be warned. I have a very strong threshold for dark reads, but there was an extra element that didn't qu... | 1 |
Loved this book! Look forward to reading the remaining books in the series. | 6 |
See full review for Everlasting at: https://toomanybooksnotenoughshelves....
After all the crap that I have given this series since book one, I was so excited to finally reach the conclusion that I actually read with fervor to find out what happens to Damen and Ever. Do they live happily ever after? Do they finally b... | 3 |
Birth Rites (1-4). A good new start to Shadowman. I like the cosmology that's being created, with Deadside and Lyceum, and I like the new Jack Boniface. His big foe was a bit icky and the fights with him a bit dull, but overall this was still a nice introduction [7/10].
Darque Reckoning (5-9). Building on the previou... | 5 |
More of a short story than a novella. Snappy writing. Fun main character. Little bit of romance. A tad more profanity than I like, and the near-sex scene didn't sit well with me, since it kind of undermined my rooting for the main character's romance with the nice girl from the diner. | 6 |
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this memoir about a young girl's love of baseball in the 1950's. Its nostalgic, All American kinda writing. | 0 |
Derric is a stable boy whose sister, Sarah, is the lady in waiting to Princess Maria. Maria is under a curse, which she thinks can be broken by Prince Humphrey. However, curses are like contracts, and true love gets in the way, so Derric has to have is step mother, the evil sorceress, but the curse on Maria. There are ... | 2 |
Jatko-osa Sara-kirjoille ja Lehtinen selvasti olettaa, etta lukija muistaa hyvin, mita aiemmissa kirjoissa tapahtui. Sara-kirjojen lukemisesta ja ilmestymisesta on kuitenkin aikaa useampi vuosi, eika tama kirja yksittaisena kirjana oikein kanna. Ihan hauska on tok tietaa, mita Saralle tapahtui, mutta kokonaisen kirjan ... | 7 |
I LOVE THESE BOOKS SO MUCH. Could not put this down. | 0 |
I liked it but not as much as the men of honor series. Still was a good story and read though | 1 |
At first the point of the carnival was really unclear I really didn't understand why Blake his brother and his friends were going through this imaginary carnival with all these crazy rides with this woman Cassondra and all these deadly consequences if they didn't finish a ride or they didn't finish all the rides in tim... | 3 |
A solid ending. I can see why kids love the series, though I still contend that it doesn't hold a candle to my dear Mr. Potter.
The best part of the series is how I usually didn't see things coming. I guessed who the spy was-I correctly-and figured out what Rachel's fate was-probably way later than I should have. Twi... | 2 |
So this is steampunk?
A lush Victorian era setting, elements of science fiction and nifty technological developments, humorous dialogue, plenty of action, paranormal characters, and a romantic couple I couldn't get enough of?
Consider me a convert! :) | 2 |
This would be fun to use with my students while learning poetry. The entire book uses reverso poetry. You read down on one side of the page, then you read the same poem from the bottom up and the meaning changes. Would use higher order thinking and creativity. Illustrations are half a page for the down poem and half a ... | 4 |
Finally got around to reading this, just before the next book comes out too. A very enjoyable read. I liked getting to know some of the other demi-gods better. | 3 |
I have followed The Testing Series by Joelle Charbonneau since the first novel was released in 2013. The first novel, The Testing, was alright, but didn't really separate itself from the pack of YA dystopian novels that have been released in the wake of the popularity of The Hunger Games.
The second novel, Independen... | 3 |
Well, I read it in one shot. From approximately 3am until roughly 7am, I sat in a chair and read all 300ish pages. That automatically qualifies a story for four stars.
The characters in the book were great. I've read the complaints and can agree with most of them, but at the same time I actually know people like Quen... | 3 |
A useful book for middle schoolers. | 0 |
While the concept is amusing, and this story has its moments, the joke gets a little stale after a while. Brett creates a fun old-fashioned British Aristocrat mystery that is unfortunately too heavy on caricatures- the beautiful, but secretly clever heiress, her handsome and good-natured but ridiculously vacuous brothe... | 6 |
Guys. I own this book in 3 versions. Paperback, ibooks, and Kindle. Thats how good it is. I need it everywhere I can access it. I find myself coming back to this one a lot. I'll re read it every couple of months just because I need to remind myself of this amazing story!
Now, you might recognize Holly Black's name fr... | 2 |
Sister Cate Carter always ran ward 73 like clockwork, but when patients start dying around her and DS Charlie Hammond and his squad practically move into Westwood General hospital, her strictly run world starts to crumble and fall. To cap it all, the very staff that care for her patients are all under suspicion. Includ... | 6 |
My favorite Cynthia Voigt novel, by far. | 7 |
A nice romance involving a feline shifter and a park ranger. Characters were well-rounded! | 2 |
I really enjoyed this story, part autobiography part tall tale. Whimsical with rich language, I had a hard time putting this one down. | 2 |
see full review @ Katie's Corner | 5 |
20 is a short novel with a remarkable amount of depth, written by a young author, about young people using prose that is both poetic and relevant.
A true pleasure to read.
A longer review will appear on my blog Kathryn's Inbox in early 2017. | 4 |
I am deeply thinking about how to rate this book. Unlike the first book, there is more consistency and the author's continuity to the story is eons better. However, there still are little to no explanations that answer questions from the first book. And those parallels that made little sense before, aren't even a thoug... | 2 |
See full review for Where She Went at: http://toomanybooksnotenoughshelves.w...
Confession - I knew that there was a sequel to If I Stay before I actually read it, so in a way I already knew that she was going to live. However, what I didn't expect was Where She Went actually was.
Three years is a long time, I know... | 1 |
I've to admit I didn't really read all reviews on Amazon or Goodreads; and I'm so happy about it! I was looking for a similar book to 'Beautiful disaster' & 'Easy' on Goodreads and stumbled over Flat-Out Love. Reviews were great so I gave it a chance.
I've to say the beginning was a lil slow and I got a bit impatient... | 1 |
copy provided by Image Comics through Netgalley
I was so excited for this!
The main character is a highly successful woman of colour who is not in a heteronormative relationship! How awesome is that?
Those 2 stars are all for that, plus the absence of gratuitous sexualisation and the amazing art work.
The story... | 5 |
A tale of hurt. | 0 |
After seeing so many good reviews of Fracture and so many people adding this book onto their Want to Read list, this book did not meet my expectations. The writing was a little choppy, jumping from place to place, and it was basically just a young girl ranting on and on about, okay, maybe ranting isn't the right word, ... | 3 |
FINALLY! I get to find out what happens with Blake and Casey. Or do I?
Moving Forward starts where Casey has to be on her own after Blake dumps her again.
Casey still wants to be with Blake and loves him but Tanner moves in to her world and she starts to get confused.
I really do like Tanner but I am Team Blake a... | 3 |
A look at the 20th century in popular culture/comics through a save the world story arc. Well written with beautiful visuals. | 5 |
On to book 3! | 3 |
Sometimes when a successful book series goes on for a long time, the stories become less compelling and you almost feel like the writer is just mailing it in and using those earlier successes to cause you to read the books. Not so with Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series. The books have been getting more interesting a... | 6 |
I am happy to report this book is just as great as book one. It builds on the first book and sets the stage for the third in a deeply satisfying way while also having a well constructed beginning, middle and end of its own.
Character development remains excellent, and the moral and intellectual sophistication of the ... | 2 |
2.5 Meh! Stars
eARC for Honest Review from Rainbow Rage Publishing via NetGalley
So this book had many elements I like: hot Rock star. Hmmm that about covers it so I jumped at the opportunity to review the book.
However, for me the book's highlight was Deacon the hot Rock star. As I was reading this book which to... | 1 |
See review of Sarah - I might be hooked. | 0 |
This first book in the sci fi/dystopian series was not all that I was expecting, and I left it feeling a little disappointed.
Also, although I wasn't "spoiled" for anything in the book, it is a well known fact that the fandom hates Adam and loves Warner. So, this book was difficult to get through with Adam being such... | 2 |
Viimeinen Mallorean tarun osa ja tavallaan myos paras, vaikkakin tapahtumat ovat hiukan uskomattomia (daah, fantasiaahan tama onkin)... Onnellinen loppu tottakai kruunaa tapahtumat ja maailmankaikkeus palaa radalleen. Ihan hyva ja viihdyttava kirja. | 2 |
This book is super cute and very funny. I will be reading this aloud to my class. | 7 |
nonfiction
This book was pretty good for a young adult nonfiction book, a book I normally wouldn't have picked up if not assigned. The stories were interesting, on the whole, and I didn't feel obligated to love every chapter. I don't think this is a book I would ever just pick up and reread, but it was interesting an... | 3 |
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What an excellent book this was. I just loved everything about it. The prose was glorious, the characters were interesting, the plot was compelling and suspenseful, the sense of place and atmosphere was awesome. I loved how much background detail we got about the character's lives and about the various denizens of Foun... | 6 |
Lighthearted illustrations, simple text and brevity make this a fun introduction to the Jewish holidays appropriate for preschool or early elementary children with a short attention span. Though the book provides a colorful perspective, Christian families will struggle with the strong legalistic interpretation of Jewis... | 7 |
I know this one is meant for little kids and to show how Old Bear and Little Cub ended up as a family, but I found it a little awkward and creepy how Old Bear basically took Little Cub home and stuck him in his bed. Just a bit weird. I wouldn't use this one for story time, but I would use the sequel called Old Bear and... | 7 |
A special thanks to the publisher for this review copy!
Told in verse, this book has blunt, powerful, poetic prose. This is only the second book I've read that is written in verse, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I've read many bad reviews for this book and I'm not sure why. I figure it's because this is one of those bo... | 4 |
Sadly, the story really seems to stall out in the volume. I appreciated getting the back stories of some of the truants, but beyond that it seemed like very little was going on. I continue to question the decision to expand the cast by so much, and I also think these short little 4-issue volumes aren't doing the series... | 5 |
Meh. | 5 |
Second time reading this. | 0 |
A great look at the economic situation and histories of various ethnic groups as those bear on their position today. | 0 |
A mother details the ways in which she shows love through her actions towards her son (keeping him safe, taking care of him, spending time together with him, etc.). Such a sweet and gentle tale with a repetitive theme that doesn't get too tiresome :) | 7 |
Priest likes to subvert expectations. Here, we get a Captain America & The Falcon comic where the two protagonist aren't together, and might even be at odds, for three-quarters of the volume.
Priest likes to tell complex stories. That usually results in twisted chronologies, but here we instead get twisted identities... | 5 |
Definitely a journey of a lifetime.
5 Stars. Your typical broken rock star crashes into a fence and meets the sarcastic woman who has shied away from living her life. They both need to learn to live again and it is inspiring to see how that one special person can breathe life back into the other. | 1 |
Stephen King scores another hit. The Washington Post named Finders Keepers as one of the 50 most notable books of 2015 and I agree. This is a tale of two obsessive fans - one of whom is definitely in the Misery mode. The book opens with the murder of an author by a reader who hated the ending of his last book. This man... | 6 |
I quite liked this book. I probably would have given it 5 stars but I had just finished Don't let me go by J.H. Trumble and recovering from that emotional aftermath so they were a bit similar so that is why the 4 stars.
However it was a great read I adored Wes and Toren. I loved Toren's sister and mom and thought Wes... | 1 |
Spencer has decided to use this new volume of Captain America as a commentary on America. The failure of the press, the power of corporations, the stereotyping of millennials, it's all here. Meanwhile Sam Wilson is a helpful Democrat while his enemies, the corporatized Serpent Squad, are Republicans.
The problem? It'... | 5 |
Audiobook narrated by Sunil Malhotra and Cassandra Campbell. Both did a great job! Sunil Malhotra narrates most of the book and his cadence and tone went very well with Kalanithi's fantastic phrasing.
I'd recommend this book to anyone but especially those in the medical field or close to someone who is. The forward i... | 0 |
WOW! This was an amazing book. It started off a little slow, but then when it picked up, it took off and sucked me in. | 1 |
I surprised by the negative reviews for this book. I thought it was was very good. I really enjoyed it. The beginning was a bit slow with the children, but overall a great book. I kept waffling over who the killer was. I liked all of the characters, especially Vince Leone. The audio version was a great listen! worth ch... | 6 |
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