Category Archives: Challenges

P&P Readalong/Challenge Review #1
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I suppose I’m a bit of a Janeite: I visited her gravesite in Winchester while touring there, have read all her novels (both completed and unfinished), and even took an extra senior seminar to study her work in more depth … Continue reading

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Pride and Prejudice Readalong/Challenge
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So, in honor of the completion of my beloved Lizzie Bennet Diaries and my recent acquisition of the awesome Colin Firth miniseries version of the film, I decided to reread P&P, which is probably/maybe my second favorite Jane Austen novel … Continue reading

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Another CRAZY mini-multi-book review…
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As you may have gathered from my extensive current reading list — and I promise it has NOTHING to do with how many books I must finish before 12/31 to complete my Goodreads goal, ahem 😉 — it’s that time … Continue reading

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The Empty Mirror by James Lincoln Collier
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This was a book that somehow ended up in my classroom library. The premise seemed interesting: a boy loses his mirror reflection when his image comes to life and the two images both want to live in the one living body. I started … Continue reading

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Completely Contemp Challenge – I have issues
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Sooooo, I’ve been seeing reviews of all these books recently that I want to read, and thinking “Well now, that would be excellent for the Completely Contemp Challenge which I haven’t even started yet.” But I’ve realized…I don’t actually know … Continue reading

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Bookdorks CHALLENGE #2
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OK, so yours didn’t work for me, (I swear I really tried to like it!) but maybe we can find some common ground if we continue with the dystopian theme. So, I pick Anthem by Ayn Rand for you to … Continue reading

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Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, Otherwise Known As: A Big, Fat, Teen Porn X-Men Ripoff of Who Cares?
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So, this was the subject of Bookdorks Challenge #1. And I really, really hate to give it a bad review. Why? Well, because so many people apparently like it, including my sister, and because I generally like to agree with everyone or … Continue reading

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Bookdorks Challenge #1 Update
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ok, so I’m finally done Shatter Me. ON TIME. So, what can I say? Well, I guess I didn’t really hate it, but I didn’t really like it either. So I’m not sure if you win, or I win, or if … Continue reading

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