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Review: The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood

August 11, 2016

The Square Root of Summer was a selection for my book club, and there was a bit of time between when I read it and writing this review. Sometimes, a bit of time causes me to think more fondly of a book, and rate it slightly higher than I might have when I first finished it, perhaps because it has been on my mind a lot during that time, or for ...

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Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorne

August 9, 2016

SPOILER WARNING: This review goes into detail about the book. I don’t often post spoilers, but this post is full of them. So…I have a lot to say about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Some of it is good, some of it is…not so good. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it at all, either. I had issues, but then I ...

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Mini Review: The Walking Dead Compendium 3 by Robert Kirkman

August 3, 2016

Spoiler Warning: This review covers issues 97-144 of The Walking Dead comics. I don’t like spoilers, but with the nature of this kind of review, some spoilers of these issues and previous issues may be unavoidable. Read on at your own risk. Note: So far, there are 157 issues of The Walking Dead comics published. They come in single ...

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Mini Review: The Walking Dead Compendium 2 by Robert Kirkman

August 1, 2016

Spoiler Warning: This review covers issues 49-96 of The Walking Dead comics. I don’t like spoilers, but with the nature of this kind of review, some spoilers of these issues and previous issues may be unavoidable. Read on at your own risk. Note: So far, there are 156 issues of The Walking Dead comics published. They come in single ...

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Mini Review: The Walking Dead Compendium 1 by Robert Kirkman

July 28, 2016

Spoiler Warning: This review covers issues 1-48 of The Walking Dead comics. I don’t like spoilers, but with the nature of this kind of review, some spoilers may be unavoidable. Read on at your own risk. Note: So far, there are 156 issues of The Walking Dead comics published. They come in single issues, or in collected editions, such as ...

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Review: The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle

July 19, 2016

A Bit Back and Forth For some reason, my opinion of The Great American Whatever kind of went back and forth a lot. I liked the humor right from the beginning, but then it seemed to be too clever. The main character, Quinn, would think about how he was “so awkward” but he constantly had witty comebacks for everything. And then ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews: Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary

July 14, 2016

Kiddo’s Corner Reviews is my new feature here at The Overstuffed Bookcase, where my 6-year-old son reviews children’s books! Go here to find out more. First Thoughts… I read this book to the Kiddo over several weeks, and we finished it just before writing this review. Me: So what is this book about? Kiddo: Beezus and her ...

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Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

July 4, 2016

Even though I am a YA girl at heart, I’ve recently really craved adult thrillers, and I think the blame for that can be placed squarely on The Girl on the Train. I really, really enjoyed it, even though it isn’t one of my favorites, and it didn’t blow me away at all. But it gave me an itch for more books like it, and I really ...

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Manga Mini Review: Attack on Titan Vol 2-8 by Hajime Isayama

June 20, 2016

Title: Attack on Titan, Volume 2-8 Author: Hajime Isayama Series: Attack on Titan #2-#8 Publisher: Kodansha Comics Publication Date: 2010-2012 Pages: Varies: 189-208 Format/Source: Paperback Manga/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic BIRTH OF A MONSTER The Colossal Titan has breached humanity’s first line of ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews: Race Around the World by Susan Amerikaner

June 16, 2016

Kiddo’s Corner Reviews is my new feature here at The Overstuffed Bookcase, where my 7-year-old son reviews children’s books! Go here to find out more. Race Around the World (Cars 2) Written by: Susan Amerikaner Illustrated by: the Disney Storybook Artists Published by: Random House Published: 2011 Where we got it: Purchased All the ...