Month: September 2016

Sunday Post #85

September 12, 2016 Whitney Weekly Wrap-Up 11 Comments
Sunday Post #85

Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a […]

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Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

September 9, 2016 Whitney Review 6 Comments
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

First Impressions Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll has been compare to Gone Girl but I thought it is more along the lines of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold and Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Impressions While Reading At first, I thought the novel would focus on Ani’s rape and how it affected her […]

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Friday Memes #48

September 8, 2016 Whitney Friday Memes 17 Comments
Friday Memes #48

Hosted by Alison Can Read & Parajunkie   Weekly Prompt: Have you ever disliked or felt “meh” about a book only to later change your mind and love it? Answer: This happened very recently with The Secret Language of Stones by M.J. Rose. At first I was a little perturbed with the supernatural relationship that […]

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The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman

September 6, 2016 Whitney Review 2 Comments
The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman

Impressions on Relationships The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman is first and foremost a love story. It is not the kind that proclaims “love means never having to say you’re sorry” because let’s face it, who knows what that means. This is a story that transcends time. The relationship between Marthe and Charles was so […]

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The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

September 2, 2016 Whitney Review 4 Comments
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

First Impressions The first sentence in The Grownups by Gillian Flynn includes the words “hand job”. I wasn’t sure how I felt about that. What direction will the story take? To be frank, it was a turn-off. Impressions While Reading The Grownups was odd, to say the least. An unnamed psychic who knows how to […]

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