GingerReader22.blogspot.com Review
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Anything can change in the blink of an eye. In the time it takes you to take in a breath or exhale the one you've been holding, your whole life, your whole world can be knocked off kilter.

That's what happens to Lily, one minute everything is fine, good even and the next she's seeing blood splatter on the walls, hearing screaming and running from the man who just murdered her mother, the man who, just minutes ago she called 'Dad'.

Lily survived that day but she still lives in fear. Fear that she's the reason her mother died, fear that her father will hurt everyone she loves and then come for her, fear that she's crazy for seeing him everywhere and hearing his voice inside her head.

Now living with her aunt, Lily finds it hard to open up, to let anyone get close. She sees visions on a daily basis, her father threatening her, blaming her, haunting her. If Lily can't trust herself how is she suppose to trust others?

"Tin Lily" was such a beautiful, heartbreaking story. I was unsure when I first started it, thinking it was meant for a younger audience but I feel like this book is so captivating and mesmerizing that it doesn't matter your age. Whether you're in middle school, highschool or your second year of retirement I promise you that you will fall in love with this book.

I know I did and I cannot wait to get my hands on anything else that Joann writes.

Until next time,
Ginger

In compliance with FTC guidelines I am disclosing that this book was given to me for free to review.
My review is my honest opinion.
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I'm not a reader but when I find something I really like, I get to enjoy of reading. I'm dyslexic and have a hard time finding books that I can read and yours were ones that I truly enjoyed and it was easy for me to read I've already read some of your other ones and want to keep finding your series of books. Thank you
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I have posted the review for this book at[...] under "Book Reviews" category on my blog at darshanavnadkarni dot wordpress dot com.  Also I have posted reviews for "The Immortal Life of Henriettta Lacks", "Galileo's Daughter" and so on.
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I've never actually written a review of anything on Amazon before (though I benefit from them all the time!), so here's my inaugural step toward being a good community member. I wrote up a longer review essay, here, to explain why I loved this book so much -- it's on my blog, at katharinebeutner dot com (Amazon won't allow links), if you're interested.

Here's an excerpt from that review, so as not to spam all of Amazon with my blog post:

I read Justin Cronin's 'The Passage' because about five people on Twitter recently posted about how it "lived up to all the hype!" I remember first learning about it because of the hype, since the world seems to be tremendously amused by the idea of a writer of literary fiction -- Ron Charles calls Cronin's first two books, one of which won the PEN/Hemingway award, "a couple of small literary novels" -- producing a big sprawling genre book and then, gasp, selling it for a load of money. I remember reading about Cronin's book deal a while back and being totally tickled that a fiction writer with an academic job had hit it big with a post-apocalyptic vampire novel. As always, I'm a little wistful about the suggestion that it takes a literary writer to make genre tropes shine. ... But Cronin himself is hearteningly sensitive to false distinctions of this sort, too:

[Quoting Cronin, from an NY Times article:] "I think literary is shorthand for appreciated, and commercial is shorthand for sells. I did not undertake the writing of this book thinking that it was one thing or the other, or even that books in general have to be one thing or the other. Those are descriptions of what happens to a book after it's written."

I read the book in a day and a half. ... 'The Passage' does live up to the hype. It's not perfect; the ending is a little weird because it is the first in a (giant) trilogy; some bits are a little slow even for me. ... But you know what? It's better than 'The Road.' It's as grabby as Tana French's 'The Likeness' or as Donna Tartt's 'The Secret History.' It has a sense of humor, one that penetrates the very structure of the book -- a few times, when reading, I could picture Cronin (and his daughter, with whom he apparently plotted much of the book) thinking something along the lines of: "You know what would be even more awesome? Nuns!" or "And then, they watch Dracula!" This is fabulous; this is what Kelly Link was talking about in the post I linked a few days ago. You put what you like in your book, and that makes it appealing.

(If you're interested, you can read the rest of the review at my site, with even more detail about why this book is great. And then you too can buy the book and stay up until 1:30 am finishing it!)
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Review: Where this Reader Tries to do Justice to the Emotional Roller Coaster that is Who We Are (sorry, I really couldn't resist ;) .) And for the record, I already know that this review is going to end up being a gibberish filled mess that isn't even going to come close, but Im gonna give it my best shot. Dont say I didn't warn you.

Who We Are takes up pretty much where Bear, Otter & the Kid left off. Bear and Otter have each other, they have a plan in place to keep their family together and meet whatever comes their way head on. Smooth sailing, right? Only, this is Bear, who overthinks everything and then lets those things spew from his mouth at the worst possible times. And its the Kid, the smartest 9 year old vegetarian ecoterrorist-in-training in the world who has absolutely no filter. And its also Otter, who seems to be the calming influence the normal one until someone threatens whats his then no ones safe. Add to the mix a family that means well, but well, youll have to read about them to believe them. Trust me

I really liked Bear, Otter & the Kid, so much so, I plan on reading it again. There was just something even more everything about Who We Are. I don't know if its because I knew these guys and getting to know them better made me love them more or if it was because of the story itself. Whatever the reason, its safe to say that the second book more than lived up to the first (and then some.)

Just a word of warning you're either going to love or hate T.J. Klune by the end of Who We Are. Maybe that should be a warning to the author (I may or may not have threatened him on social media for Chapter 8 and thats before I realized how crazy the next few chapters were just wait for it.) There were so many times that I laughed out loud that my family was beginning to worry about me. And yeah, there were more than a few tears and even more I cant believe that just happened moments. By the end I had almost forgiven T.J. Klune for everything he put me through and then well, youll just have to read that part too. Just please, don't skip the epilogue. I saw it coming, but its totally worth the revelation. ;)

Through all the craziness and heartbreak, jealousy and slip ups, there was always the fact that this crazy group had each other. They took turns being the rock that the other needed and that is the definition of family in its simplest form. The author did an amazing job of making that family a character in its own right. Oh, and one more thing. I love the way the Kid is portrayed. Yeah, hes a little over the top for a 9 year old, but I have an 8 year old grandson who keeps our whole family on their toes. Im just glad that he doesnt have a political agenda or a cause that hes latched on to because if he did, we wouldnt stand a chance. Hes not as crazy smart as Tyson, but the point is, when kids are more than just window dressing in a story it ALWAYS gets my attention. The Kid is the most important thing in Otter and Bears lives and thats the way it should be. Just one of the many things Im loving about this series.

The Art of Breathing is next. The Kids all grown up and ready to tell a story of his own. I waited a year and a half between Bear, Otter & the Kid before I picked up Who We Are. I don't think I can wait that long this time, not unless I start the series over. Even then, I don't think I can wait.
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Here is my review on Gary Zukav's Spiritual Partnership. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Any further discussion. Please email me at beautifuldreamer1981@gmail.com

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Have a wonderful Wednesday fellow Kindlers!!
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Reader thoughts:
This was so good I had to add a new Goodreads shelf called "Made me cry." Now, the reason I cried was because the pet died, and I'm a sucker for the pet dying in the middle of all the other character struggles. (I bawled my eyes out during the Ramona and Beezus movie for this reason, too.)

Anyway, most of the book wasn't even about that. It was about a funny fifth grader who is mostly ordinary, except that his face isn't ordinary.

Auggie was so unstoppable. He didn't give up. In situations I would be terrified of, he kept going. He talked to people, made jokes, sat with others at lunch, invited friends over for a birthday party at the bowling alley, etc. He made himself approach other kids. I was shy enough to struggle with that, and I know how hard it is to go to perfect strangers and try to introduce yourself or ask to sit at their table or hang out with them. And I look fairly normal. I cannot imagine what strength it took for Auggie to continually put up with rejection after rejection and still be so light-hearted and good-natured. He laughed at so many things! I loved it.

Plus, he had a lot of different interests, especially Star Wars.

I love that the book explored different povs, and you can see how different characters view Auggie. His sister cares for him, but she is definitely tired of the world revolving around him. She has her own struggles. She just started high school, lost some friends, got a boyfriend, tried out for the school play, etc. Most of her worries aren't even about her brother!

So, Auggie has to put up with a lot. He has friends who are mean behind his back. He has students who don't want to touch his skin. He has a sister who doesn't want to hang out with him. His hearing is getting worse. He's extra small for his age. He has to eat funny. He thinks he looks like a duck. Sometimes people stare. Sometimes little kids scream.

Writer thoughts:
I'm a bit surprised this book is set in 5th grade as opposed to 6th grade. Most middle schools (that I've heard of) are 6th through 8th or even just 7th and 8th. Sometimes they'll include 9th grade. I guess there must be middle schools that start at 5th grade.

Why did RJP pick 5th grade, then? My guess is that 10-year-olds are old enough to make decisions but young enough to still want to have fun. They're not (usually) old enough for puberty, and Auggie and his classmates had enough going on to not have that complication thrown in. 10- and 11-year-olds are young enough to make up dumb games like Cheese Touch, but they're old enough to know that they're being rude.

Writers have to pick ages carefully, and I don't think this book would have had the same impact had Auggie been in 6th grade. He would have sounded too whiny, and it would have been weirder for him to keep crawling into his mother's lap.
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Title: Perv
Author: Dakota Gray
Series: Filth #1
Genre: erotica
Theme: enemies to lovers
Heat: 4/5
Rating: 3/5

I enjoyed this one. It was somewhat refreshing, and I felt that Gray managed to write in Nate's voice particularly well. The style was short, sharp and snappy, reminding me of an episode of Scandal (if Scandal were a show about a cunnilingus fetish). However, due to this snappy style, there were a couple of occasions, particularly towards the end, that lost me very slightly, requiring an extra read-through just to ensure I'd understood what was being said.

Much of this felt like a study in female pleasure, with the detail provided about Nate's skills and his process of sex. There was a danger of this being too clinical, but actually it worked as not only did it make the scenes steamier, and Nate's mouth filthier, it described the female body, "warts and all", contributing to the crude nature of the narrative and, once again, being something rarely found in any romance or erotica.

The crudeness of this novel and its characters was a breath of fresh air, no hold barred, some parts making me chuckle, others surprising me with their pure filth, and I loved it. There's nothing better than a filthy mouthed hero in an erotica novel, even if he's pretty unlikeable. And this, I feel, is the core of the novel - Nate is not a nice guy. It's difficult to get to know him, to approve of his actions, even though he is nothing if not honest. Despite the humour, despite some of his questionable actions, I actually felt, in some places, an underlying feeling almost of pity, but not quite. A softer feeling I can't quite name yet, but one which contributed to the depth of the novel, along with the ending big reveal which provided a more serious tone.

I really did enjoy reading this one. The sex scenes were deliciously filthy, the underlying depth was a nice surprise, as was the style. I just wish, after all that, I had left the novel feeling like I really knew Stealth (I won't use her real name as I don't like spoilers) and Nate, so I could really be invested in their relationship. But, if you enjoy erotica and dirty talking heroes, definitely give this a read.
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I started following this woman, Candice L. Davis, a few years ago and I still follow her. Something about her is very charming. I'm glad she is now on the Kindle so I can always keep up.  What I like about her is firstly, her posts are never overlong.  Secondly, she has a very down-to-earth, neighbor-next-door style of writing that doesn't put me off, but rather invites me in. And finally, and most importantly, I always learn something from reading her blog. From the Raw Difference I've gotten a peek into her interesting life (she's a single mother with a boyfriend or something); I learn more about this style of eating called Raw food and I get other food related stuff that's not only interesting but good for me to know.  If you're picky about signing up for blogs, or if you haven't done it yet, this is one to get.
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It Was exquisitely a pleasent experience one so unique its almost indescribable,Im litterally dying for a sequel;) im writing my first book,I need advice if you can spare it, ElijahJ@gmail.com
P.S. don't tell but your book should be really up on the list so keep it up on the redwood chronicles,Your really amazing !
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Holy bananas!  I can't believe what I just read...it happened and you will love it.  Can he be stopped!?  Here's a string of random characters to convey my excitement:  hdjeototpypgmvmwuqoqienfmv,dkaoqoeurutjvndlwprpgmvmxkskdjfhhryytwyqiepfplf.fms,anxbzhf
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I wrote a review of this excellent book on my blog. I invite you to check it out when you get a chance. http://johndobbs.com/2013/06/08/review-a-grief-unveiled-fifteen-years-later/
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Yo!
Debra Dickerson "Makes white people feel good" is right!
(Ref.: Anderson, January 20, and "reader", February 1, review below.)
Look at Dickerson's white fan club below! Including the one from Los Angeles POSING as a black person (January 19). And TWENTY-ONE white friends in his white club really LOVED it too! (Don't you guys think that you made yourself a little too heavy-handed and obvious, spamming positive book review votes for Dickerson? And, negatively, counterspamming book review votes against black reveiwers, some very well written or incisively pithy.)
The identifiably white reviewers ALL gave Dickerson FIVE stars. The identifiably black reviewers ALL gave Dickerson ONE star (only because ZERO stars wasn't available, I'm sure). I think that says more about the racial divide and state of affairs in this country than Dickerson ever could. I just hope that it's not really that hopeless. I read her book. (Okay, after the first few chapters, I only skimmed the rest, although thoroughly, because it was BORING me to death with its, basically, anecdotal repetition, rather than any real analysis.)
I guess that the obviously moral and intellectually deeper white reviewers are over there giving Randall Robinson's newest book, "Quitting America", a good read and great reviews (except for the Russian-Khazak guy below or someone like him). See the February 3rd and January 30th Amazon.com white reviews on that webpage: There might be hope for our country after all!
Maybe.
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See Author's profile to read review. No point in re-writing it here also.  The  Author posted a link to Facebook and asked for reviews to be posted on her fan page.
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Pretty good. He isn't James Rollins, but the story was entertaining and he shows promise. Mark, there's quite a few punctuation errors, and some formatting problems. I'd love to help you out with editing and proofreading, if you'll let me. Still working on the website, but rates are up: I can't post a link here, so Google me: The Red Pen and my name which is on this post.
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The Kneebone Boy illustration above by FatHobbit written by Ellen Potter

Great spookie adventure book for young readers especially in the month of October.

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Characters: All of the characters were well developed

World: Modern world(ish)

Comment: I liked this book.  It had a twist I had not anticipated and that was joy in itself
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See my book review at http://rebeccabookreview.wordpress.com/2014/07/30/2014-book-63/