BOOK miniREVIEW: These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker & Kelly Zekas

INFORMATION Title:  These Vicious Masks Series:  These Vicious Masks #1 Author:  Tarun Shanker & Kelly Zekas Publisher:  Macmillan Children's Books Published:  February 2016 Language:  English Format:  eBook Pages:  321 ISBN:  9781250078025 ***********************************************************************        *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Historical Fiction, YA. Average Goodreads rating: 3.67 Evelyn has no interest in marriage and even …

BOOK miniREVIEW: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

 INFORMATION Title:  The Miniaturist Series:  - Author:  Jessie Burton Publisher:  Picador Published:  January 2015 Language:  English Format:  Paperback Pages:  424 ISBN: 9781447250937 ***********************************************************************        *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Adult. Average Goodreads rating: 3.57 On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives at a grand house in Amsterdam to begin her …

BOOK miniREVIEW: Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye

INFORMATION Title:  Jane Steele Series:  - Author:  Lyndsay Faye Publisher:  Headline Review Published:  March 2016 Language:  English Format:  Paperback Pages:  432 ISBN:  9781472217554 ***********************************************************************        *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Retelling, YA. Goodreads rating: 3.95 Reader, I murdered him. A Gothic retelling of Jane Eyre. Like the heroine of the novel she adores, …

BOOK REVIEW: A Madness so Discreet by Mindy McGinnis

INFORMATION Title:  A Madness so Discreet Series:  - Author:  Mindy McGinnis Publisher:  Katherine Tegen Books Published:  October 2015 Language:  English Format:  eBook Pages:  400 ISBN: 9780062320889 ***********************************************************************        *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Historical Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, YA. Average Goodreads rating: 3.79 Grace Mae knows madness. She keeps it locked away, along with her voice, trapped …

BOOK REVIEW: The Precious Stone Trilogy by Kerstin Gier

*********************************************************************** BEWARE - PREPARE FOR A LONG POST! *********************************************************************** I decided to review this trilogy with only one post, not only because I marathoned it but because thinking about each book by itself wasn't enough. This series could clearly have been one big book because they were really connected and each book didn't have a …

BOOK REVIEW: The Girls by Emma Cline

INFORMATION Title:  The Girls Series:  - Author:  Emma Cline Publisher: Ramdon House Published:  June 2016 Language:  English Format:  eBook Pages:  368 ISBN: 9780812998610 ***********************************************************************        *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Historical Fiction, Adult. Average Goodreads rating: 3.52 Girls—their vulnerability, strength, and passion to belong—are at the heart of this stunning first novel for readers of Jeffrey …

BOOK REVIEW: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

 INFORMATION Title:  The Book Thief Series:  - Author:  Marcus Zusak Publisher:  Black Swan Published:  September 2007 Language:  English Format:  Paperback Pages:  554 ISBN: 9780552773898 *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Historical Fiction, YA. Average Goodreads rating: 4.35 HERE IS A SMALL FACT: YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death …

BOOK REVIEW: Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter

INFORMATION Title: Ghostly Echoes Series:  Jackaby #3 Author:  William Ritter Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Published:  August 2016 Language:  English Format:  eBook Pages:  304 ISBN: 9781616206574 *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Mystery, Paranormal, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, NA. Average Goodreads rating: 4.15 "Tread lightly, Miss Rook," warned Mr. Jackaby. "It would not do to push Miss Cavanaugh too …

BOOK REVIEW: Beastly Bones by William Ritter

INFORMATION Title: Beastly Bones Series:  Jackaby #2 Author:  William Ritter Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Published:  September 2015 Language:  English Format:  eBook Pages:  304 ISBN: 9781616205539 *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Mystery, Paranormal, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, NA. Average Goodreads rating: 3.94 I've found very little about private detective R. F. Jackaby to be standard in the time I've …

BOOK REVIEW: Jackaby by William Ritter

INFORMATION Title: Jackaby Series:  Jackaby #1 Author:  William Ritter Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Published:  September 2014 Language:  English Format:  eBook Pages:  250 ISBN: 9781616204341 *********************************************************************** GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Genre: Mystery, Paranormal, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, NA. Average Goodreads rating: 3.81 “Miss Rook, I am not an occultist,” Jackaby said. “I have a gift that allows me to see truth …