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The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott


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May 27, 2010

The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth ScottThis is probably the fastest I've ever read a book. It only took one day (give or take) to read The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott. I adored it.

Sarah and Brianna have been BFFs since kindergarten. They've grown up together with Brianna seemingly leading the way.

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Beyond the Grave by Pierre Magnan


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May 27, 2010

beyond-the-grave.jpegThe enigmatic Seraphin Monge, the central character of The Murdered  House, reappears in this sequel for only the first third as a living character, but his presence pervades the story and the actions of the two women who were most in love with him.  This is a dark, noirish tale, set in Provence and so atmospheric one would think it is the middle of the seventeenth century, but it is act

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Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosnay


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May 27, 2010

sarahs-key.jpgI have seldom been as disappointed in a book as this one. While the original premise is quite intriguing--an American journalist who has lived in France for twenty-five years,  married to a Frenchman, and with an 11-year old daughter, writes a magazine piece on the Vel' d'Hiv' roundup of Jews by French policmen in July of 1942--but the latter half of the book does not live up to the first half.

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I’m Down by Mishna Wolff


Rated by Hilary S.
May 26, 2010

imdown1.jpgReading this book, you find yourself laughing at the ludicrous situations described. As the book continues, however, things get less humorous.

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Game Change by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin


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May 26, 2010

Game Change by John Heilemann and Mark HalperinIf you like reading about politics and examining the different strategies of the candidates to win the office of the presidency, and what happens in the real world when you put those thoughts and ideas into play, you will enjoy this book! I know I did. It helps to be a political junkie, but it isn’t absolutely necessary.

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Something Borrowed by Catherine Hapka


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May 25, 2010

I just finished reading Catherine Hapka's Something Borrowed this week. It was a book I started on May 2, 2010. Granted, I'm a bit of a slow reader, but this one took an exceptionally long time to finish. Partly because I had other things I wanted to get done and partly because reading this book felt like a chore. I wasn't enjoying it at all - the main character, Ava, was really irritating me and her older sister was such a bridezilla. As they say, "I get too attached to fictional characters".

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Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson


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May 25, 2010

shadow-divers.jpgMysterious, gripping, tension-filled! Nonfiction??? I never thought I would use those adjectives for a nonfiction work but Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson changed my mind. Shadow divers are deep sea divers who explore items on the ocean floor. They differ from other divers in that they dive to depths unheard of by “normal” divers.

Staff Review May 25, 2010

Queen of the World!

I'll admit, comics about little girl mice who wear dresses decorated with hearts and worry about being invited to the popular girl's slumber party aren't my usual cup of tea. But Babymouse: Queen of the World! is too good to dislike.

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The Nobody by Jeff Lemire


Rated by Brian O.
May 23, 2010

The Nobody by Jeff Lemire In artist/writer Jeff Lemire's The Nobody the iconic Invisible Man, John Griffen escapes his lab and the city to hunker down and find his cure in a small town. Befriended by a teenager, Vickie, she tells the story of Griffen, while the rest of the towns folk become suspicious of the bandaged stranger.