2016 Archives - The Overstuffed Bookcase

Mini Review: Geek Parenting by Stephen H. Segal and Valya Dudycz Lupescu

January 16, 2017

As with all my mini reviews, I’m just going to share some of my notes that I took while reading Geek Parenting. Funny book! There are great parenting lessons in this book BUT I don’t feel like I’m learning much. It’s more like telling us “you can learn this parenting lesson from this movie/TV show/comic/video ...

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DNF Review: Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

November 17, 2016

So Much Potential… I was SO excited for Of Fire and Stars. A LGBTQIA YA Fantasy about a girl betrothed to the prince, and she falls instead for his sister? It sounded SO GOOD. And it also reminded me a bit of my own work-in-progress. But unfortunately, I just didn’t click with the characters, and I found myself, frankly, kind of ...

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Video Review: Spare and Found Parts by Sarah Maria Griffin

October 27, 2016

FTC Disclaimer: I received an advanced reader’s copy of Spare and Found Parts from a friend, who got it from BookExpo America. I was in no way compensated for this review. I really enjoyed Spare and Found Parts, you guys! It was a very cool science fiction, post-apocalyptic story about a girl who feels like an outcast and decides to ...

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Review: The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee

August 29, 2016

The Elephant in the Room… Okay, so first things first, let’s get this out in the open: there is incest in The Thousandth Floor. Not incest with a blood sibling, but with a girl and her adopted brother. So not so bad, right? Well, they grew up basically their entire lives as siblings, so that’s still crossing into incest ...

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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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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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Review: How to Disappear by Ann Redisch Stampler

June 6, 2016

Title: How to Disappear Author: Ann Redisch Stampler Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: June 14, 2016 Pages: 416 Format/Source: eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Mystery, Thriller This electric cross-country thriller follows the game of cat and mouse between a girl on the run from a murder she ...

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Review: Consider (Holo #1) by Kristy Acevedo

April 15, 2016

Title: Consider Author: Kristy Acevedo Series: Holo #1 Publisher: Jolly Fish Press Publication Date: April 19, 2016 Pages: 288 Format/Source: ARC/From author & publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Apocalyptic As if Alexandra Lucas’ anxiety disorder isn’t enough, mysterious holograms suddenly appear from the sky, ...

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Review: My Life With the Liars by Caela Carter

March 4, 2016

Title: My Life With the Liars Author: Caela Carter Series: None Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: March 8, 2016 Pages: 288 Format/Source: eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Contemporary, Religion Perfect for fans of Mockingbird and Counting by 7s, Caela Carter’s middle grade debut is a story of one ...