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Review: Enclave by Ann Aguirre

February 23, 2017

FTC Disclaimer: I purchased a copy of this book myself. I was in no way compensated for this review. Zombie Obsessed About a year ago, I watched The Walking Dead for the first time. I was so anti-zombie before that, and now I’m OBSESSED. So I’ve been trying to read a lot of zombie books, even if they’re not typical zombies. ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews: Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary

January 30, 2017

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 purchased this book ourselves. We were in no way compensated for this review. First Thoughts… Me: So what was the book about? Kiddo: Ramona is 7 1/2 and she ...

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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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DNF Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

September 22, 2016

FTC Disclaimer: I purchased this book myself. I was in no way compensated for this review. So I DNFed The Book Thief, you guys. But wait, hear me out. I thought the story was compelling. Some of the writing was achingly beautiful. Many of the scenes were heartbreaking. But I just couldn’t handle that stupid narrator, you guys. ...

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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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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 ...