Yearly Archives: 2013

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2013 by At Home With Books
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A Classic Movie Story and Some YA Fiction

Posted on October 23, 2013 by At Home With Books

by Glenn Frankel This nonfiction book covers a lot of ground, first describing the historical occurrences between the settlers and the Native Americans which led to a massacre, abduction, and a many-years-long search for Cynthia Ann Parker, the girl who … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, History, Library Book, Native American, Nonfiction, Paranormal, Young Adult | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Vampires, Werewolves and Time Travel: Mini Reviews

Posted on October 8, 2013 by At Home With Books

Otherwise known as: two out of three topics that I thought I’d never read on purpose. It’s amazing how reading tastes change over time, especially when all you want is something light and fun to read. by Julie Kagawa I … Continue reading →

Posted in Dystopian Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, From My Shelf, Library Book, Paranormal, Paranormal Fiction, Time Travel Fiction, Vampires, Young Adult | Tagged , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Fiction, New York City, and Powerful Poets: Mini Reviews

Posted on October 4, 2013 by At Home With Books

 by Suzanne Young The Program is a story of a society where teenage suicide is considered to be a viral sickness, and thus any signs or depression or sadness in teens is suspect and strikes terror in the hearts of … Continue reading →

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Bad Fiction, Good Fantasy and Great Nonfiction – Mini Reviews

Posted on September 25, 2013 by At Home With Books

 by Joyce Carol Oates – What an incredible waste of time. This book is written with great detail, and in the style of the period in which it is set. I thought I saw the ending coming a mile away, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dystopian Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, Sci-fi, Science, Science Fiction, Time Travel Fiction, Uncategorized, Young Adult | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Technical Difficulties

Posted on September 13, 2013 by At Home With Books

The server that this blog is on had major problems this week so the blog has been inaccessible for a time. I’m hoping that they have all of the bugs worked out, but just in case things go offline again … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading

Posted on September 9, 2013 by At Home With Books

As far as reading goes, I’ve gotten sucked into two books in particular:  by Felix J. Palma and  by Elizabeth Kostova. I love that they are big chunky books, and that they are keeping me guessing as to what is … Continue reading →

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Catching up on Reviews: Part 1

Posted on September 5, 2013 by At Home With Books

I was going to call this “Summer Reviews” but then realized that I needed to catch up on reviews from clear back in March when we made our move from Oregon to Ohio. Thank goodness I had the foresight to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Memoirs, Nonfiction, Time Travel Fiction, Young Adult | 11 Comments

Taking a Break

Posted on May 21, 2013 by At Home With Books

Well, I thought that I was ready to jump back into blogging and reviewing again, but I have discovered that I am not. I have in the past few weeks contemplated setting the blog aside permanently, which has never crossed … Continue reading →

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Mailbox Monday – May 20

Posted on May 20, 2013 by At Home With Books

In the last couple of weeks I received: by Giovanna Fletcher – From the publisher. Releases May 23, 2013 Sophie May has a secret. One that she’s successfully kept for years. It’s meant that she’s had to give up her … Continue reading →

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