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Review :: Lock Every Door
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager My rating: 4 of 5 stars Audrey from Chapter and Converse on BookTube is a big Riley Sager fan and this book turned me into a fan, as well. I didn’t hesitate to download Lock Every Door when I spotted it on my public library’s Libby app. Lock Every Door is a thriller in the truest sense of the word. As the book begins, the main character stumbles upon a job opportunity when she needs it most, at the mythical Bartholomew. The Bartholomew is the setting of the protagonists favorite childhood book and it’s a coincidence too great to overlook. Despite its strange rules,…
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Review :: The Witch of Belladonna Bay
The Witch of Belladonna Bay by Suzanne Palmieri My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fans of Suzanne Palmieri will not be disappointed with her forthcoming novel. The lovely, magical feel to her writing is still front and center in The Witch of Belladonna Bay, and Palmieri brings us on a new journey of discovery and learning to love oneself – this time with a bit of mystery. This is the third novel from Suzanne Palmieri, the second published under her name, and each story gets better and better. View all my reviews
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Review :: Silver Girl
Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand My rating: 4 of 5 stars Every time I begin a novel by Elin Hilderbrand I struggle with it. I think it’s the same as the last book but the characters are older, or they live in a different state, whatever. I put the book down and think it is horribly formulaic and I don’t want to waste time reading it. But then I start thinking that I loved the last four books that I read by her and eventually I end up going back to the book to read it. Silver Girl was one of those books. At a loss as to what I…
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Review :: Unschooling Rules
Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know about Schools and Rediscover Education by Clark Aldrich My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have actually read this book a few times now. It really lends itself to quick reading. Short chapters that often build on one another with enough writing to encourage thought and discussion but without the overwhelming technical speak of education books. As a teacher who also just went through the graduate phase of my career, Mr. Aldrich gives much food for thought that is current with on-going debates in education on how to make learning meaningful and authentic for learners. Unschooling Rules provides some subtle and…
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DNF :: Maine
Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan My rating: 1 of 5 stars I absolutely hated this book. I forced myself to read it, actually, and then finally decided I was wasting my time. My problem? I hated the characters. They were women I would want nothing to do with in real life and they weren’t interesting enough to even care if something bad happened. By the end of chapter two, I had had enough, kept going for a few more whining chapters of self-pity and loathing, before finally returning it to the library. According to the librarian, I was one of many to return it with the same opinion. Possibly the…