3 stars I received an ARC of this book from LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review. This book is part of the Secrets series, which are seven books written by seven different authors about the aftermath of a fire that burns down the Benevolent Home for Necessitous Girls and the outcomes of the seven…

3 stars I really liked the heroine of this story. She is strong and powerful, but still makes mistakes and has weaknesses. While she is gifted in many ways, in other ways she is very human. She is also very sarcastic, which leads to humorous narrative.The story itself was cool. There are a lot of…

3 stars I received this book from Goodreads in exchange for an honest review.This was a good book. Taylor shares a very unique experience as she details her work in investigating her mother’s mysterious death. While some of the narrative is a bit slow (going through the start and stop pattern of investigation and having…

4 stars I received this book from Goodreads in exchange for an honest review.A very deep and profound look at the intersections of racism and sexism, as well as a glimpse into classism and homophobia.While some of the chapters are a bit dense and take a while to get through, they are packed with information…

3 stars As with the rest of the series, good story and fun adventures. I did feel like there were less riddles in this book than in the others, which is what kept me from giving it four stars. Still a very good book and a good extension of the series.

3 stars This is a very real memoir, rather than a collection of funny things that happen in Jane Lynch’s life. She chronicles difficulties in her life as well as all the happy accidents that got her where she is today.This is a very good read that goes fairly quickly and is surprisingly uplifting given…

4 stars I loved this book. I enjoyed it more than the last one due to the increase in riddles. The games and riddles within this book were cool and the plot had a good pace. I am very excited for the last book and cannot wait to finish the series.

4 stars I received a copy of the book from Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed this book. I have not read the first two books in the series, but this book is written in a way that can still be read as a stand alone (although I liked it enough…

5 stars I received a copy of this book from BookLikes in exchange for an honest review. Upon reading the back cover, I was informed that this book “creates images in a reader’s mind, as would each word be a brushstroke inside the paintings of your imagination.” Having just finished the book, I cannot think…

3 stars I received this book from Goodreads in exchange for an honest review.This book was a bit difficult for me to really get into. Tuck builds the novel around fact and fiction, toying with the idea of autobiographical texts and demonstrating the deconstruction that occurs in all text, “it is impossible to tell what…