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Fiction Book Reviews

An archive of all books I’ve reviewed within the Fiction genre and not filed to a specific subgenre (e.g. mystery, contemporary, historical fiction), in which I chat about my thoughts on the plot, structure, character development, and more.

For an alphabetical list, check out my Title Index or Author Index!

An archive of all books I’ve reviewed within the Fiction genre and not filed to a specific subgenre (e.g. mystery, contemporary, historical fiction), in which I chat about my thoughts on the plot, structure, character development, and more.

For an alphabetical list, check out my Title Index or Author Index!

Book Review: The Friar's Lantern [The Trusty Bookmark]

Book Review: The Friar’s Lantern – Greg Hickey

Although a few things could have been tied up better, this was overall an addictive and fast-paced choose-your-own-adventure in a fully immersive setting.

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged With: 3 Stars

Book Review: Summer Skin [The Trusty Bookmark]

Book Review: Summer Skin – Kirsty Eagar

Authentic characters, relationships, and a spot-on depiction of college life, but I couldn’t root for the relationship that drives the plot of this book.

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged With: 3 Stars, contemporary, romance

Book Review: Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda [The Trusty Bookmark]

Book Review: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda – Becky Albertalli

Utterly delightful. Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda is a strong character-driven novel of one boy’s struggles as he deals with all life can throw at him.

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged With: 4 Stars, romance, YA

Book Review: The Prince and the Dressmaker [The Trusty Bookmark]

Book Review: The Prince and the Dressmaker – Jen Wang

Quick, adorable, emotional, charming — this was such an easy-to-rate 5 stars. Beautiful artwork for an innocent story of finding oneself in the world.

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged With: 5 Stars, graphic novel, historical fiction, romance, YA

Book Review: Love & Gelato [The Trusty Bookmark]

Book Review: Love & Gelato – Jenna Evans Welch

For an authentic depiction of the emotional turmoil following a family death and how life inevitably goes on, Love & Gelato is a bit of sunshine and hope.

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged With: 4 Stars, romance, YA

Book Review: A Simple Favor [The Trusty Bookmark]

Book Review: A Simple Favor – Darcey Bell

Filled with ludicrous twists and despicable characters, I can’t say A Simple Favor was good, but it was addictively ridiculous and I couldn’t stop reading.

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged With: 2 Stars, contemporary

Book Review: Stalking Jack the Ripper [The Trusty Bookmark]

Book Review: Stalking Jack the Ripper – Kerri Maniscalco

I see why others have given it 5 Stars and I definitely recommend it (and I might even read the sequel because I’m a sucker for plot-driven books).

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged With: 4 Stars, Fierce Female Leads™, historical fiction, romance

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