Erin @ The Hardcover Lover

Erin @ The Hardcover Lover

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8 years ago @ The Blacksheep Project - WEEKEND READS | Doroth... · 1 reply · +1 points

I haven't read Glass Sword, so I don't really have much input on that other than the fact that Red Queen sat on my shelf for over a year before I decided that I wasn't going to read it.

I did read Dorothy Must Die twice, and I really enjoyed it. I know it's not for everyone, but I really liked it.
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8 years ago @ http://skizzles22hu.bl... - Where\'d All My Negati... · 0 replies · +1 points

OMG. Tika and I are actually talking about this right now because I'm in the middle of The Art of Not Breathing by Sarah Alexander, and I'm not really enjoying it. I want to finish it because I'm already 35% in, but I also want to DNF it because it's just so bad. I just don't want to have to tell the publisher that I'm not liking it.

1. I actually like writing both negative and DNF reviews and positive reviews. I feel like every book I read or attempt to read deserves some sort of a review, whether it's a really long one, or a short DNF review. For me, I like posting both kinds of reviews because I feel like it makes me seem like a real person, instead of just a robot who loves everything that I read. I have all kinds of different star-rating reviews on my blog, and I think I'm going to keep it that way.

2. I'm one of those people that do think that bloggers should post a variety of reviews on their blogs. I hate going on a blog and only seeing positive reviews. I don't know why... I think seeing variation makes me think that those reviewers are more honest.
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9 years ago @ http://mischievousread... - Long Overdue Book Haul... · 0 replies · +1 points

Holy freaking moly, Blessie! I think you went HAM. lol

Very Good Lives is really good, especially if you read it and listen to the speech at the same time! It's worth picking up again and again, especially if life gets you down.

Emmy & Oliver is one of my favorites! OMG. It's just such a cute book! I loved it.

All those Rainbow Rowell books! AHHHHHH! You know I love her, right? Her adult fiction is my favorite, and way better than her YA. My favorite of hers is Attachments. It was just so good, and I loved all the 90s pop culture references. Perfection!
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9 years ago @ Happy Indulgence - BIRTHDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS... · 1 reply · +1 points

I love love love the new look!

Happy birthday!

9 years ago @ http://skizzles22hu.bl... - Checking In for Decemb... · 0 replies · +1 points

AWE! I love that your school's added a library in honor of you! That's such a sweet gift. :)

OMG. Your Christmas Eve sounds as eventful as mine! We didn't lose power, but my mom and I were watching TV when something in our backyard exploded! It was so scary, but the neighbors ran to our house to make sure we were okay, so that was comforting. We still haven't figured out what it was, but we think that the neighbors down the hill are cooking meth.

I'm glad that the inconvenient power outage helped you all spend time together as a family, though. That's what Christmas is all about for me - spending time with family. :)
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9 years ago @ http://skizzles22hu.bl... - (49) Top Ten Books I\'... · 0 replies · +1 points

Holly, When Reason Breaks is so good! I read it last year, and I just loved it! There's so much in it, and it's full of Emily Dickinson poetry!
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9 years ago @ Words Off the Page - That\'s a Wrap! Clean ... · 0 replies · +1 points

I didn't participate, but I wish I would have! Maybe next time...

I'd say that two books is successful. I know I can read quickly, but I still take about a week to read a book.

9 years ago @ Happy Indulgence - This Raging Light by E... · 1 reply · +1 points

I buddy read this one with a few friends, and we all agreed that it just wasn't a very good book!

I think that the bones for a good book were there, but there was just so much that was briefly mentioned and then never fully explored. I hated feeling like Wren really needed help and it just never happened. I hated feeling like everything was just one-sided, especially Lucille's relationships and friendships. I just felt like too many things weren't tied up.

I heard that there's a sequel. Maybe those loose ends will be explored, and I really hope they are for the people who liked this book. I just know that I won't be reading it.
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9 years ago @ http://mischievousread... - #IfThisWasAMovie: The ... · 1 reply · +2 points

Wow! I am in love with this cast, and I haven't even read the book yet. :)
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9 years ago @ http://mischievousread... - Underwater by Marisa R... · 1 reply · +1 points

I still can't get over you and Tika going to another chat because you didn't want to spoil me on this one, but I was finished. It's so weird that we were all reading it at the same time, though.

I already know that you know I loved this book just as much as you.

I love what you said about Morgan's mom. She touched me so much when I read this, and I kept thinking that this might be the book that changes the way that YA authors utilize parents in books. I just loved that she was concerned with Morgan, Ben, and her ex, but that we were able to see that she was human too.
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