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Just One Day

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  (page 30 of 368)
"She narrows her green eyes at Willem. "If you rape or murder my friend, I will kill you." Willem tsk-tsks "You Americans are so violent. I'm Dutch. The worst I will do is run her over with a bicycle." Or murder her, like van der Sloot killed Holloway." Mar 27, 2013 06:24pm

 
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by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
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"How did I not notice before now how boring Pierce's writing is? Beka 'n' friends just travel from one place to another, investigate, go to another place, wait around for a while, go somewhere else, only to go somewhere else immediately after that. None of the details are remotely interesting and the new romance is bland as unbuttered toast--I thought for sure Rosto was going to get his day in the sun." Mar 27, 2013 01:58pm

 
Detroit: An Ameri...

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  (page 78 of 304)
"Some of the craziest crap I've ever read. The strangest part is every word within the pages of this book is true. Detroit is a trip. Fun fact: I currently live less than a mile away from where the author grew up." Mar 25, 2013 01:32pm

 

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World War Z by Max Brooks
" (My full review of this book is longer than Goodreads' word-count limitations; find the entire essay at the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com].)

Anytime I hear of some funny, gimmicky book suddenly becoming popular amon... " Read more of this review »
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Deadline by Mira Grant
***Warning: this review contains spoilers for Feed***

I really don't know what I can say about this book besides how disappointed and frustrated it left me. Not that I was expecting something incredible mind you. I mean, it's not like Feed left me be...more
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The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig
The Blue Blazes (Mookie Pearl, #1)
by Chuck Wendig (Goodreads Author)
read in April, 2013
Violence, morbid humor, disgusting descriptions... Yeah, this book has all of that and more, which is why I enjoyed it so very much. 4 stars.

(An honest to goodness review to be posted soon.)
The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig
" The Blue Blazes is hard-boiled Lovecraftian fun. It is violent and vulgar--and if you have never read Chuck Wendig before you should know that that is meant as praise, not condemnation. If you have read Wendig before, you already have an idea of w... " Read more of this review »
Penny is 61% done with The Blue Blazes: Gah! Goblin eggs! Friggin' disgusting! Thank you Mr. Wendig, I'll never get that image out of my head, and now I cannot stop itching my entire body. This is so much worse than Colburn feasting on Ambrosia (which was awful but oddly hilarious). My life iz ruin!!!!1
The Blue Blazes
The Blue Blazes (Mookie Pearl, #1)
by Chuck Wendig (Goodreads Author)
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Orleans by Sherri L. Smith
Orleans by Sherri L. Smith
" Originally reviewed on The Book Smugglers

Trigger Warning: Rape

Review:

Words like "gritty" and "powerful" are thrown around so frequently, especially in describing the new wave of post-apocalyptic and dystopian fare, that they've lost their signifi... " Read more of this review »
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My Life After Now by Jessica Verdi
My Life After Now
by Jessica Verdi (Goodreads Author)
Stung by Bethany Wiggins
" Pop quiz, peeps. Don't worry. It's only made up of 3 questions, and I think you might enjoy it. Also, there's a good reason behind it. Trust me. You'll see. Here we go.

Question #1. You're being held captive by a rogue soldier who intends to turn y... " Read more of this review »
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Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella
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