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Mini Review: Scott Pilgrim #1-3 by Bryan Lee O’Malley

September 20, 2016

FTC Disclaimer: I borrowed copies of these books from my local library. I was in no way compensated for these reviews. Warning: This review covers volumes 1-3 of the Scott Pilgrim series, so there may be some spoilers contained within this review. I didn’t write down too many notes for each of these books, so I decided to just do a mini ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews: Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary

September 12, 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. FTC Disclaimer: We borrowed a copy of this book from our local library. We were in no way compensated for this review. First Thoughts Me: So what is this book about? Kiddo: Um, ...

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Mini Review: The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas

August 31, 2016

The Assassin’s Blade is a collection of the Throne of Glass novellas, which are prequels to the series. I really enjoyed these novellas, but I didn’t write down much for each one, so I’m just going to write a mini review where I share some of my notes. The Assassin and the Pirate Lord (Throne of Glass #0.1) I know I say ...

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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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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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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 ...