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Review: What Janie Found

Review: What Janie Found

Posted December 5, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 1 Comment

At the end of The Voice on the Radio Reeve’s lawyer sister Lizzie divulges that Hannah died five years ago.  So really, I’d like to know who is receiving these checks.  Anyway, why wouldn’t Reeve just tell Janie this and save them all the trouble.  I know why, because a) Janie wouldn’t listen and b) […]

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Review: The Voice on the Radio

Review: The Voice on the Radio

Posted December 4, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

The Voice on the Radio could have come off like a rehash of The Face on the Milk Carton, but it didn’t, I was riveted once again.  Janie’s story was told in a new refreshing voice as fascinating as it was the first time.  Although, I had a hard time getting past what a prick […]

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Review: Whatever Happened to Janie?

Review: Whatever Happened to Janie?

Posted December 2, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 1 Comment

The Springs, are decent people who had the worst luck fall upon them, obviously after hearing their daughter is alive and well welcome her back with open arms.  Unfortunately, Janie is unwilling to accept these changes and chooses to live in her seemingly perfect past. Most of the story revolves around Janie’s adjustment, and whenever […]

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Review: The Buddha in the Attic

Review: The Buddha in the Attic

Posted December 1, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 4 Comments

The Buddha in the Attic was an interesting plot in theory but felt like the story was told in fragments almost as if the narrator forgot what they were going to say and just trailed off.   I think the part that bothered me about this novel is that there was no designated main character […]

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I’d Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman

I’d Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman

Posted November 25, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 4 Comments

I’d Know You Anywhere is a chilling tale I could not turn away from.  It was disturbing and vulnerable all at once — I didn’t realize that could be possible.  The characters are well developed with their personality traits invoking the proper emotion appropriate for the  subject matter at hand, bring the novel to life. […]

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Book Review: The Face on the Milk Carton

Book Review: The Face on the Milk Carton

Posted November 17, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 5 Comments

Like all books or movies that have a tragic ending the story begins with Janie Johnson having a perfect life, loving friends and family, good grades and a crush on the boy next door.  All around Janie comes off as the average “girl next door”.  But her world comes crashing down when lactose intolerant Janie […]

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Review: Before I Go To Sleep

Review: Before I Go To Sleep

Posted October 27, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 3 Comments

Before I Go To Sleep is to be likened to the film, Memento, only without Guy Pierce and on crack.  Remember, crack is wack. Christine Lucas, gained amnesia after a hit and run accident and can only hold one days memories at a time, when the clock strikes midnight, her brain hits rewind to play […]

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

Posted October 18, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 4 Comments

I have been in a major reader’s funk, I’ve had trouble becoming interested in one single novel or holding my attention.  For me this is very rare!  To the point of being concerned. Unfortunately, The Hunchback of Notre Dame had to fall in the period. Several years ago I had a friend who had applied […]

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Book Review: French Lessons

Book Review: French Lessons

Posted September 24, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 2 Comments

I can say one positive thing for French Lessons, it was a fast read, but that’s about all.  The back cover proclaimed it as a “page-turner” I do agree with that but not for the same reason, which to be rid of the horrid story! I knew it was a romance but was expecting a […]

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Book Review: Wench

Book Review: Wench

Posted August 23, 2011 by Whitney in Review / 4 Comments

Lizzie, our lead protagonist visits the camp with her master Drayle and looks at this time as a mini-vacation to spend with her friends, Sweet, Reenie and Mawu. Wench was an interesting concept but went absolutely nowhere.  The bases of the plot was the girls doing some sort of chore, followed by anal sex and […]

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