I have no trouble admitting that I very much hesitated to write this review of The Cyber Effect by Mary Aiken. It’s a non-fiction explanation of how much human behavior changes online, by a cyberpsychologist. It is a thorough examination of the internet as a relatively new...
Category: Book Reviews
Want a Book to Take You on a Journey? Read The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron, for $3.95.
posted by: Jamie
October 30, 2016
There are just two kinds of books in this world, in my mind: those that take you on a journey, and those that don’t. That journey can be a physical one, if it describes different places well enough that you can envision them in your...
Book Review: Positive Discipline Parenting Tools
posted by: Jamie
October 17, 2016
If there’s one truth I’ve learned as a parent, it’s that not all parenting books are created equal. I have read many in my time, and some have become my bibles, while others…not so much. Recently, I read Positive Discipline Parenting Tools by Jane Nelsen, Mary...
Oh boy, have I been reading like crazy lately…and busy! I just finished Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan. When I read non-fiction, which isn’t often, I love books like this. It was fascinating. What Is Brain on Fire About? Brain...
Three Book Reviews in One: The Winner’s Trilogy by Marie Rutkoski
posted by: Jamie
September 18, 2016
This week, I give you three book reviews in one: The Winner’s Curse, The Winner’s Crime, and The Winner’s Kiss, all part of the Winner’s trilogy by Marie Rutkoski. Altogether a rousing and emotional, if somewhat ponderous, speculative fantasy series about a young woman, Kestrel,...
Book Reviews: Willowkeep and Winner’s Curse
posted by: Jamie
August 28, 2016
I read three books this past week, and wrote the first 4,000 words of another one of mine. So, forgive me if I review more than one book in this post: Willowkeep by Julie Daines and Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski. What Is Willowkeep About? It’s...
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Book Reviews and Deals: These Broken Stars and the Starbound Trilogy: Tidal Wave Reads
posted by: Jamie
August 7, 2016
I must start this book review by mentioning another book review site, The Book Smugglers, because it is from that site and its really good, in-depth reviews that I learned about These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. The book is sometimes called...
Book Review: Echoes of Silence by Elana Johnson
posted by: Jamie
July 24, 2016
You guys. Have you read anything by Elana Johnson? She’s written almost thirty books, under either her name or the pen name Liz Isaacson. She’s local (i.e., Utah), super nice, and an awesome speaker. And her books are addictive. I just read Echoes of Silence...
Book Review: Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet — A Wow Read
posted by: Jamie
July 7, 2016
What Is Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet About? Reading a synopsis like this, what would you think? Maire is a baker with an extraordinary gift: she can infuse her treats with emotions and abilities, which are then passed on to those who eat them. She doesn’t...