Book Review

Book Review | Absolute Boyfriend | Yuu Watase

Book Review | Absolute Boyfriend | Yuu Watase

Shy high school student Riko Izawa aches for a boyfriend but guys just won't look her way. Then one day she signs up for a three-day trial of a mysterious "lover figurine," and the next thing she knows, a cute naked guy is delivered to her doorstep--and he wants to be her boyfriend!

Has Riko died and gone to heaven? The cute naked guy turns out to be smart, super nice, stylish and a gourmet chef. Plus, he looks like a million bucks.... Trouble is, that's about what he's going to cost Riko because she didn't return him in time! -Goodreads

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Book Review | The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer | Michelle Hodkin

Book Review | The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer | Michelle Hodkin

Mara Dyer is struggling to hold herself together after she wakes up in a hospital room, her closest friends now dead. Everyone tells her it was a tragic accident, old buildings do collapse, but nothing soothes Mara’s mind. Instead, she gets visions of her friends. She can’t look in a mirror. She can’t think about them too much. Forget about that night. It’s all a dark spot in her memory. Not even a move to South Florida rids her of the ghosts. They keep coming stronger and stronger until the very emotions and thoughts that she has begin to manifest into real life, leading her to a boy that might be a lot like her.

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Book Review | This Mortal Coil | Emily Suvada

Book Review | This Mortal Coil | Emily Suvada

For two years Catarina has had to learn to live on her own as a deadly virus ravishes the world. A virus without a cure unless her father, arrested by the all powerful Caratux company with its hand in the gene technology, can engineer a vaccine. But he was taken from her two years ago and she’s heard nothing since. That was until one of Caratux’s engineered soldiers shows up on her doorstep with news that she never wanted to hear. Her father is dead and she might be the world’s only hope in decoding the vaccine her father discovered. But can she trust the soldier that’s been sent to protect her?

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Book Review | From Far Away | Kyoko Hikawa

Book Review | From Far Away | Kyoko Hikawa

On her way home from school one day, Noriko is unexpectedly plunged into a strange and extraordinary fantasy world. Her troubles compound exponentially when she is rescued and befriended by a handsome Young man by the name of Izark. 

He may be brave and courageous, but inside Izark lurks the darkest evil imaginable. And according to an ancient prophecy, Noriko possesses the power to unleash that evil. Now, inexorably bound together, these two unlikely allies must navigate a world both wondrous and hostile.

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Book Review | After Series | Anna Todd

Book Review | After Series | Anna Todd

College is a moment of change for us all, but when good girl Tessa shows up and sees her roommate, she knows she’s in for a lot more than she’s used to. Especially when her roommate's bad boy friend, Hardin, shows up. Caught in his radar, she’s forced to endure his attentions as she tries to manage her new life and long distance boyfriend. However, there’s a fire between them that no one can put out. Could Hardin’s attention be all for show as his past catches up to him, or does he really love this sweet girl.

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Book Review | As You Wish | Cary Elwes

Book Review |  As You Wish | Cary Elwes

From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Goldman, producer Norman Lear, and director Rob Reiner.

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Book Review | Bossman | Vi Keeland

Book Review | Bossman | Vi Keeland

So he called you out on your behavior outside the ladies’ restroom as you tried to get your friend to pull you out of your bad date. Then invited himself and his perfect date to your table. But you never expected the creative story he makes up on the fly about your childhood together. And you’ve never met him before. Reese doesn’t know what to do with the man flung into her life that one night. She didn’t expect him to get stuck in her head, or that she’d run into him at her boyfriend’s gym, or that she’d be working for him. Chase on the other hand, knew exactly what he wanted, and he didn't stop at making it very well known.

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Book Review | Adventures in the Screen Trade

Book Review | Adventures in the Screen Trade

No one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of Marathon ManTinselBoys and Girls Together, and other novels, Goldman now takes you into Hollywood's inner sanctums...on and behind the scenes for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidAll the President's Men, and other films...into the plush offices of Hollywood producers...into the working lives of acting greats such as Redford, Olivier, Newman, and Hoffman...and into his own professional experiences and creative thought processes in the crafting of screenplays. You get a firsthand look at why and how films get made and what elements make a good screenplay. Says columnist Liz Smith, "You'll be fascinated. - Goodreads

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