Review: The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan

The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan Published: 2013, Riverhead Books Genre: Adult Historical Fiction Format: Hardcover, 357 pages Source: Borrowed from library Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble We are the daughters of sewing maids and fruit peddlers, charwomen and laundresses, dressed up and painted to look like something we are not. All the years of practicing, the sweat and toil,...

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Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo Series: The Grisha, #2 Published: 2013, Henry Holt and Company Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Format: Hardcover, 432 pages Source: Personal collection Contains spoilers for Shadow and Bone (my review) Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble "I don't care if you think I'm a Saint or a fool or the Darkling's whore. If you want to remain at the Little Palace, you will...

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Top Ten Best Sequels Ever

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the bloggers of The Broke and the Bookish. This week we're listing some of the books we consider to be among the best sequels. I can't say these are the best ever, but they're pretty darn good in my opinion. Siege and Storm (Shadow and Bone, #2) by Leigh Bardugo — It is perhaps a little premature to refer to this as one of my favorite...

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Review: The DUFF by Kody Keplinger

The DUFF by Kody Keplinger Published: 2010, Poppy Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Format: ebook Source: Personal collection Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble I was the Duff. And that was a good thing. Because anyone who didn't feel like the Duff must not have friends. Every girl feels unattractive sometimes. Why had it taken me so long to figure that out? Why had I been...

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Top Ten Books At The Top Of My Fall 2013 TBR List

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the bloggers of  The Broke and the Bookish. This week we're listing the books that have made it to the top of our Fall 2013 TBR piles. All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill — I won an ARC from a contest hosted by Literary Rambles, so, really, I have no excuse not to find time to read this one. Time travel is a tricky subject,...

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Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Published: 2012, HarperCollins (Originally 2011) Genre: Adult Historical Fiction/Fantasy Format: ebook Source: Personal collection Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble He had been trained, a little, by his father. The rest was—what? Divine? This was more of the gods than I had ever seen in my life. He made it look beautiful, this sweating, hacking...

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Review: Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller

Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller Published: September 24, 2013, Bloomsbury USA Childrens Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Format: ebook Source: eARC from publisher via Netgalley Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble I want traditions. Eggnog. Peace on earth, goodwill toward man. I want to kiss Alex Kosta under the mistletoe. I want memories untarnished by ugliness. I want all of...

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