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Book Review: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Earlier this month…
Book Review: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. It has been…
Book Review: Everybody Needs a Bridge by Colleen D. Scott
Disclaimer: This novel was sent to me free of charge from JKS Communications in exchange for a review. As always, the opinions given are my own. To read my rating system for books, click here. Author: Colleen D. Scott Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: NKD Ventures Publication Date: 20 February 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 273 ABOUT THE BOOK {from…
Book Review: Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime that Changed America by Mamie Till-Mobley and Christopher Benson
Author: Mamie Till-Mobley and Christopher Benson Genre: African American Fiction Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 7 December 2011 Format: Kindle Edition Pages: 320 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the back of the book} The mother of Emmett Till recounts the story of her life, her son’s tragic death, and the dawn of the civil rights movement—with a foreword by the…
Book Review: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
Author: Ayana Mathis Genre: African American Fiction Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication Date: 8 October 2013 Format: Kindle Edition Pages: 304 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the back of the book} In 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie Shepherd, swept up by the tides of the Great Migration, flees Georgia and heads north. Full of hope, she settles in Philadelphia to build…
Book Review: The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
Author: Antonio Iturbe Translator: Lilit Thwaites Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication Date: 10 October 2017 Format: Kindle Edition Pages: 424 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the back of the book} Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague,…
Book Review: Wickwythe Hall, A Novel by Judithe Little
Disclaimer: this novel was given to me free of charge in exchange for a review. All thoughts are my own. Author: Judithe Little Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Black Opal Books Publication Date: 30 September 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 324 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the back of the book} May 1940. Hitler invades France, a move that threatens all of…
Book Review: The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond
Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase an item using those links, I will receive some compensation. Thank you in advance. Author: Michelle Richmond Genre: Fiction Publisher: Bantam Books Release Date: 25 July 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 432 ABOUT THE BOOK {from the inside flap of the book} Newlyweds Alice and Jake are a picture~perfect couple. Alice, once…
Book Reviews and Ratings
I’ve been thinking about the way that I review books and I’ve come to the conclusion that my method isn’t really fair. I’m specifically talking about the star ratings. I’ve notice that I tend to give a minimum of 4 stars to every book that I review, even the ones that I don’t particularly like.…