Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

by Jean // May 17, 2014 // No Comments

Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney Scored a: C- Status: Finished Diary of a Wimpy Kid was a disappointment. I picked it up because the art looked like a lot of fun. And it’s true, the comics... Continue reading →

Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones

by Jean // May 17, 2014 // No Comments

Title: Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones Scored a: A+ Status: Finished Hexwood was my favourite book for years and years. It didn’t fall out of favour with me so much as The Neverending Story fell into favour, but it’s... Continue reading →

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

by Jean // May 16, 2014 // No Comments

Title: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead Scored a: A Status: Finished One of my hobbies is composing themed lists of movies/books, etc, to suggest to people or just find themes in entertainment. Others do work, but... Continue reading →

Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton

by Jean // May 1, 2014 // No Comments

Title: Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton Scored a: B+ Status: Finished And now for the third book I finished over my vacation! Although it looks like If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell (same as the witchcraft vintage store... Continue reading →

Sketch Me If You Can by Sharon Pape

by Jean // May 1, 2014 // No Comments

Title: Sketch Me If You Can by Sharon Pape Scored a: B- Status: Finished Summary: She’s a police sketch artist. He’s a dead lawman. Together, they put a face on murder. When her uncle dies, police sketch artist Rory... Continue reading →

Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell

by Jean // May 1, 2014 // No Comments

Title: Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell Scored a: B Status: Finished Before I left town on a trip to San Diego, I was overcome with an urge to read about mysteries with ghosts. Fortunately my mother has one... Continue reading →

Year of the Griffin

by Jean // April 14, 2014 // No Comments

Title: Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones Scored a: B Status: Finished The sequel to Dark Lord of Derkholm was a typical Diana Wynne Jones sequel, in that it was just elaborating the world the first one took... Continue reading →

The Dark Lord Of Derkholm

by Jean // April 6, 2014 // No Comments

Title: The Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones Scored a: A+ Status: Finished When people asked me what I was reading, I said it was a book about a pair of wizards and their human and... Continue reading →

The City & The City

by Jean // January 21, 2014 // No Comments

Title: The City & The City by China Mieville Scored a: C+ Status: Unfinished due to mishap The City & The City was a book I was very eager to read, because the concept sounded great. Two cities occupying the... Continue reading →

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and Fuan no Tane

by Jean // January 20, 2014 // No Comments

A wight from Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs ended on a sour note because I didn’t realize it was part of a series so the ‘TUNE IN NEXT TIME’ ending... Continue reading →

My Book Report, by Jean Age 20-Something

Tastes may vary

Reviews

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton

Sketch Me If You Can by Sharon Pape

Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell

Year of the Griffin

The Dark Lord Of Derkholm

The City & The City

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and Fuan no Tane