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Review: Down With the Shine by Kate Karyus Quinn

Title: Down With the Shine Author: Kate Karyus Quinn Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 355 pages Expected publication April 26th 2016 by HarperTeen Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Kate Karyus Quinn not only has a fantastic imagination, but also the skills to translate that onto the page. Everyone […]

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Review: Chimera by Mira Grant

Title: Chimera Author: Mira Grant Series: Paraistology #3 Rating: 4 Stars 488 pages Published November 24th 2015 by Orbit Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Mira Grant – of Feed fame – has finished another wonderful science-fiction trilogy, proving again that she knows how to write good endings. In the final Parasitology book, the […]

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Review: The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

Title: The Stepford Wives Author: Ira Levin Series: Standalone Rating: 3 Stars 135 pages Published July 23rd 2002 by Perennial Read on Scribd Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Unlike most of my reviews, this review contains hints towards the final revelation in The Stepford Wives. It’s safe to read if you know what the […]

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DNF Review: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Title: House of Leaves Author: Mark Z. Danielewski Series: Standalone Rating: 1 Star 709 pages Published March 7th 2000 by Pantheon Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Stopped reading around page 320. This book is so meta that even meta isn’t meta enough for it. Sheesh. As someone who has been trained in literary […]

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Review: Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn

Title: Another Little Piece Author: Kate Karyus Quinn Series: Standalone Rating: 4 Stars 419 pages Published June 11th 2013 by HarperTeen Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Another Little Piece is Kate Karyus Quinn’s debut novel. I read (Don’t You) Forget About Me last year, and it was one of my favourites of 2014. […]

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Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Title: Gone Girl Author: Gillian Flynn Series: Standalone Rating: 3 Stars 496 pages Published January 3rd by Phoenix Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Gone Girl. The book that had everyone talking. A dark, twisted psychological thriller about a man whose wife is missing – but all signs are pointing towards him. Yet he […]

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Review: Don’t Stay Up Late by R.L. Stine

Title: Don’t Stay Up Late Author: R.L. Stine Series: Fear Street Relaunch #2 Rating: 3 Stars 304 pages Expected publication April 7th 2015 by St. Martin’s Griffin Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository When I was around the age of eight, I lived on R.L. Stine novels. Together with […]

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Review: The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer

Title: The Cemetery Boys Author: Heather Brewer Series: Standalone Rating: 3 Stars 288 pages Published March 30th 2015 Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository The Cemetery Boys is my first experience with the writings of Heather Brewer, author of the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series. Although the story didn’t […]

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