I was really excited about this book when I read the premise for it, and in a lot of ways, it is a good read, but the ending is kind of... meh. Set in the late 1600's in Amsterdam, the story revolves around Nella, an eighteen year old country girl who is married off to …
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Paper Towns by John Green
As I was reading this book, something about it just didn't feel right. I guess that high school was long enough ago for me that I think back on it with the rose coloured glasses of nostalgia, so from time to time, I kind of like a coming of age story. But what drew me …
The Valley of Amazement, by Amy Tan
After growing up in a famous house of courtesans, run by her mother, a young American-Chinese girl is kidnapped and her virginity put up for sale, changing the course of her life forever. This book by Amy Tan is about the life of the Shanghai courtesan at the turn of the century, about the nature …
New House, New Bookshelves.
Every time I move house, I have that moment that all book-lovers have where you have to admit to yourself that you own a lot of books. Do you really need to own that many? Yes you do. Can you get rid of any so that there's less to move? No, you really can't. I …
Mile High, by Rebecca Chance
Oh my God, I've never read anything like this before. I grew up around book snobs, so I come to "trash" literature late in life, and this one was a gift from a friend. And actually, it wasn't that bad. It was quite fun. It revolves around several plot lines involving a luxury airlines first …
The Story Sisters, by Alice Hoffman
When you get an Alice Hoffman book, you know you want to clear your afternoon schedule and switch off the phone. The Story Sisters is no exception. It tells the story of the coming of age of three sisters, who create their own world and language to escape the pain of a traumatic event and …
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