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Review: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 56 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. In The Lost Hero, Rick Riordan brings us back to the world of his...
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Review: Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper Final Verdict: 3.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 15 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Simon, Jane, and Barnabas Drew are on a summer trip with their...
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Review: The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 26 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Rick Riordan’s The Throne of Fire is an incredibly fantastic...
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Review: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 51 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting and believable. Percy Jackson and the gang are back again. Well, Percy is back again...
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Review: Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Inferno by Dante Alighieri Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 52 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful. Dante’s Inferno is the first part of a three-part epic poem,...
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Review: The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart
The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 14 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. The Last Enchantment is the third book in Mary Stewart’s Merlin...
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Review: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 37 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) Nick Carraway, our...
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Thoughts: The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott Final Verdict: 2.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 4 The Alchemyst by Michael Scott is book one in “The Secrets of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel,” a YA fantasy series often likened to...
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Thoughts: The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker Final Verdict: 4.0 out of 4.0 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful Helene Wecker’s historical fantasy novel, The Golem and the...
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Thoughts: The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
House of Hades by Rick Riordan Final Verdict: 3.7 out of 4.0 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting and believable The House of Hades is Book 4 in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. This...
View ArticleRuth 1 – 1 Samuel 20 #2018BibleRBR
Reading the Bible as Literature Week Thirteen: Ruth 1 – 1 Samuel 20 Reading Ruth and 1 Samuel together is interesting because, in the first case, we have a book that is almost assuredly made-up some...
View Article1 Samuel 21-2 Samuel 15 #2018BibleRBR
Reading the Bible as Literature Week Fourteen: 1 Samuel 21 – 2 Samuel 15 The second half of 1 Samuel and the first part of 2 Samuel recounts the decline of Saul’s reign and the establishment of...
View Article2 Samuel 16-1 Kings 9 #2018BibleRBR
Reading the Bible as Literature Week Fifteen: 2 Samuel 16 – 1 Kings 9 The end of Second Samuel and the beginning of the Books of Kings is essentially the concluding of the story of David and the...
View ArticleA Garden, A Maze, A Sematary*
In this second “potpour-reads” post, I share some quick thoughts on three recent reads, all of which were completed in May. The Secret Garden was a title on my Classics Club Challenge list. The Burning...
View ArticleCirce by Madeline Miller
Have you ever read a book that left you feeling completely stunned? It happens to me rarely, but when it does, I have this thing where I can’t do anything with my thoughts afterward. I can write about...
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