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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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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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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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 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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