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Book & Movie Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

January 24, 2017

FTC Disclaimer: I purchased this book (and movie ticket) myself. I was in no way compensated for this review. A Bit Late… This review is pretty late; I read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and watched the movie back in October, and here it is January and I’m finally writing this review. I wrote plenty of notes ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews + Giveaway: Workman Publishing “In the Spirit” Blog Tour

October 20, 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 received copies of these books from the publisher in exchange for our honest review. We were not compensated in any other way for this review. Hi everyone! Today ...

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DNF: Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

August 25, 2016

There were several reasons why I didn’t finish Alice in Zombieland, but I think the thing that bothers me the most is that I had this idea of this great Alice in Wonderland retelling in my head, something akin to all the great zombie books and TV shows out there, and then it’s not even an Alice in Wonderland retelling at all. So I ...

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Manga Mini Review: Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 and Pumpkin Scissors 1

March 24, 2016

Title: Attack on Titan, Vol. 1Author: Hajime IsayamaSeries: Attack on Titan #1Publisher: Kodansha ComicsPublication Date: 2010Pages: 193Format/Source: Paperback Manga/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic In this post-apocalytpic sci-fi story, humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the ...

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Review: Diary of a Haunting by M. Verano

October 30, 2015

Title: Diary of a Haunting Author: M. Verano Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: August 25, 2015 Pages: 313 Format/Source: Hardback/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Horror, Paranormal When Paige moves from LA to Idaho with her mom and little brother after her parents’ high-profile divorce, she expects to ...

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DNF: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

July 24, 2015

Title: Obsidian Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Lux #1 Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: 2011 Pages: 335 Format/Source: Ebook/Gift from a friend Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal Starting over sucks. When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to ...

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Review: Alistair Grim’s Odditorium (Odditorium #1) by Gregory Funaro

January 15, 2015

Title: Alistair Grim’s Odditorium Author: Gregory Funaro Series: Odditorium #1 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: January 6, 2015 Pages: 412 Format/Source: ARC/From publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Fantasy, Paranormal Grubb, age twelve (or thereabouts), has never known anything beyond his miserable ...

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Short and Tweet Review: This Is How It Ends by Jen Nadol

January 5, 2015

Title: This Is How It Ends Author: Jen Nadol Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: October 7, 2014 Pages: 320 Format/Source: eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery If you could see the future, would you want to? After the disturbing visions Riley ...

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DNF: Compulsion by Martina Boone

December 12, 2014

Title: Compulsion Author: Martina Boone Series: The Heirs of Watson Island #1 Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: October 28, 2014 Pages: 433 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal Three plantations. Two wishes. One ancient curse. All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner ...

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Mini Review: Jackaby by William Ritter

October 13, 2014

Title: JackabyAuthor: William RitterSeries: Jackaby #1Publisher: Algonquin Young ReadersPublication Date: September 16, 2014Pages: 299Format/Source: ARC/From publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery “Miss Rook, I am not an occultist,” Jackaby said. “I have a gift that allows me to see truth where ...