Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley

2 stars I’m kind of conflicted about this book. There were parts I liked and parts I didn’t like. So please excuse the ramble that is about to follow. I really liked the concept of the book. It took an old concept (ghostly unfinished business) and put a cool new spin on it. There were…

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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

4 stars This is an intense book. It took me about three months to finish, partly because it is very long, but also because it requires a decent amount of mental effort to read. It is not a book that you want to read after a long day. You really have to be in the…

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Savvy by Ingrid Law

3 stars I found a copy of this book in the Little Free Lending Library and was very intrigued by the cover. Overall, a good book. I really enjoyed the idea of having a savvy and the various issues that arise because of them. The characters were interesting as well and I loved how different…

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Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan

4 stars I actually enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. Is it realistic? Not in the least. Is it an interesting look at creativity, maturity, and growing up? Undoubtedly. I will admit that the book didn’t start off so well. It set itself up to be a cliche and was fairly predictable….

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Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave

2 stars I won this book in a giveaway. Overall, not really my kind of book. I really enjoy wine and have liked other vineyard-based novels, but this one was not my glass of wine, so to speak. I was really intrigued by the opening quote, “You have to grow about eight hundred grapes to…

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The Mixed-Up Mask Mystery by Elizabeth Levy

4 stars This was a very cute mystery for young readers. This is the first book I have read in the series, but it is still easy to understand without having any background knowledge on the characters or past events.I enjoyed the silly mystery story and especially liked how nicely everything tied together at the end.A…

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“B” is for Betsy by Carolyn Haywood

3 stars This was a nice, easy read. The style is similar to the Ramona Quimby books; each chapter has its own little adventure (rescuing dogs, putting on a circus) to fill up one school year. Betsy is definitely much better behaved than Ramona, but still has interesting adventures. This is an easy book to…

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They Didn’t Teach THIS in Worm School! by Simone Lia

4 stars I received an ARC of this book through Library Thing in exchange for an honest review. This is a fun and wacky book. It is a tale of the beginning of a friendship between two unlikely protagonists: a bird and a worm. The two have a chance meeting, which leads to an unexpected…

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The Old-Fashioned Mystery by Carolyn Keene

3 stars Growing up, I loved reading Nancy Drew books, so when I saw this one in the Lending Library, I had to give it a read. The Nancy Drew Notebooks series is geared toward a younger audience than the original series. It is written in a much simpler way. Overall, I enjoyed the mystery…

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The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell

4 stars I wasn’t sure how I’d like this book going into it. I’ve watched the TV adaptation and liked it well enough. It wasn’t my favorite, but it was entertaining. I’m glad I ended up reading the book, because I did enjoy it. It’s not the world’s best literature or anything, but it is…

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