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Review: Truth or Die

Truth or Die by James Patterson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I've read a few good Patterson standalones that really deserve to be the first in a series, and this one is no exception. However, I would much prefer to read a whole series of Truth or Die books if it focused not on its protagonist and narrator, Trevor Mann, but instead on Owen Lewis. Outside of his YA series, Owen is the Patterson character I've connected to best, mostly because I found it very shockingly easy to identify with him. Sur...

Review: Rosehead

Rosehead by Ksenia Anske
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Really, why isn't this a bloody movie yet? When it does become a movie, they'll be hard-pressed to prevent it from being rated R just for the freaky bloodiness alone. Alice in Wonderland has nothing on this masterpiece of European oddity. It's cool enough that there's a talking dog and an adventuresome young lady in the lead roles, but then the monster, one of the most original monsters you'll ever see (and who makes it easier to take Petal P...