Author Archives: kelley

Voyager (Outlander #3) – Diana Gabaldon
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Posted on May 5, 2014 by

So at the end of the last book, Dragonfly in Amber, Claire realizes that Jamie didn’t die after Colloden and so he could still be alive in the past, 20 years later. Well, I don’t really think I’m giving too … Continue reading →

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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander #2) – Diana Gabaldon
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Posted on April 29, 2014 by

So this is an enormous series of books, and it’s got all kinds of novellas and short stories, so the author actually has a chronology on her website, which is really helpful. And for Dragonfly in Amber, she writes: “It … Continue reading →

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The Shadow Throne – Jennifer A. Nielsen (Ascendance #3)
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Posted on April 24, 2014 by

So sad, this is the last book of the series. Carthya is finally at war with all it’s bordering countries, and Sage must once again figure out a way to save the day (and his country). He still doesn’t share … Continue reading →

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The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line – Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham (Veronica Mars #1)
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Posted on March 31, 2014 by

Story time! Sometimes at work there’s a birthday or a going away party or something, and someone brings in a cake. The cake is always from a bakery, and is covered with thick, fluffy white icing all decorated in swirls … Continue reading →

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The Runaway King – Jennifer A. Nielsen (Ascendance #2)
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Posted on March 25, 2014 by

Jennifer A. Nielsen, though she has a name that I literally cannot spell correctly the first time, ever, has written a great followup to The False Prince. In this one, Sage runs off to join the pirates for sort of … Continue reading →

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The False Prince – Jennifer A. Nielsen (Ascendance #1)
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Posted on March 19, 2014 by

I can’t believe I haven’t posted about this series yet! I’ve read quite a bit of YA fantasy and this is hands-down my favorite. Which is strange because it doesn’t seem to be especially popular. So, Sage is an orphan … Continue reading →

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Peach Blossom Pavilion – Mingmei Yip
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Posted on March 4, 2014 by

Oh boy! Look at that pretty cover! This is going to be an awesome historical fiction book and I’m going to learn all kinds of things about Chinese culture. This is the story of Xiang Xiang, a young Chinese girl … Continue reading →

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The Book of Maggie Bradstreet – Gretchen Gibbs
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Posted on February 24, 2014 by

Maggie Bradstreet is a curious girl of thirteen with a mind of her own, which can get her into trouble in Puritan New England. She wants nothing more than to prove to her brother’s friend Job that she is no … Continue reading →

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Daisy Miller – Henry James
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Posted on February 18, 2014 by

I always feel weird when I try to review a classic, especially if I didn’t like it, because A) everything that can be said has already been said, and B) I’m afraid that I will have missed some great metaphor … Continue reading →

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Never Google Heartbreak – Emma Garcia
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Posted on February 14, 2014 by

When Viv’s ex-fiancé, Rob, proposed to her three months after she slept with him she thought it was one of those whirlwind romances you read about in magazines. Five years later, after Rob calling off the wedding for the third … Continue reading →

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