Series Archives - The Overstuffed Bookcase

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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Mini Review: The Prey by Andrew Fukuda

February 21, 2017

FTC Disclaimer: I borrowed a copy of this book from my library. I was in no way compensated for this review. SPOILER WARNING: This review is for the second book in a series. While I hate spoilers, you may find some slight spoilers for book 1 and book 2 in this review. As with all of my mini reviews, I’m just going to share some of my ...

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Mini Review: The First Part Last by Angela Johnson

February 9, 2017

FTC Disclaimer: I borrowed a copy of this book from my local library. I was in no way compensated for this review. As with all of my mini reviews, I’m just going to share some of my notes that I wrote while reading The First Part Last: I liked this part where the title comes from, about how we miss some of the easiest parts of our lives, ...

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

December 7, 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 Ramona and Her Father from the Kiddo’s teacher. We were in no way compensated for this review. Hi everyone! We’re back with another ...

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

November 15, 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 Ramona the Brave from our local library. We were in no way compensated for this review. First Thoughts… Me: So what’s this book ...

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Video Review: The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda

November 7, 2016

FTC Disclaimer: I borrowed a copy of The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda from my library. I was in no way compensated for this review. You guys, I LOVED The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda. Honestly, I didn’t think I would even like it at all because all I really knew going into the book was A) It’s about vampires, and B) The vampires scratch their ...

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Mini Review: The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

November 3, 2016

FTC Disclaimer: I borrowed a copy of this book from my library. I was in no way compensated for this review. As with all of my mini reviews, I’m just going to share some of my notes: Very Veronica Mars right from the beginning. Bonus Points for Harry Potter reference (50,000 points) This is very much Scandal, but I’m also getting a ...

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Mini Review: Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland

November 1, 2016

FTC DISCLAIMER: I borrowed a copy of this book from my library. I was in no way compensated for this review. As with all of my mini reviews, I’m just going to share some of my notes. Warning: lots of all caps and ranting. UUUUGGGGGGGHHHHH. SLUT SHAMING RIGHT OFF THE BAT. WOOHOO. And not only is there slut shaming, but there’s this ...