Source: Library

My Sister’s Grave by Robert Dugoni

May 22, 2015 Whitney Review 0 Comments
My Sister’s Grave by Robert Dugoni

Fond Of My Sister’s Grave by Robert Dugoni had Fantastic pacing. It was slow but steady laying out all the information at hand. Robert Dugoni let the reader form our own opinion as the plot and characters develop.Truthfully, I thought I had it figured out within the first half of the book. It stared me […]

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The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen

May 20, 2015 Whitney Review 0 Comments
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen

The Keeper of Lost Causes is first and foremost a thriller that holds your attention.  Unfortunately, despite well-developed characters and a suspenseful plot I found it predictable and thought the evil villain was a little boy with a grudge, and once that thought came upon me couldn’t get it out of my head and therefore […]

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What Janie Saw by Caroline B. Cooney

What Janie Saw by Caroline B. Cooney

Fond Of   Crazy Hannah, Janie’s kidnapper was probably the most interesting aspect to the novella as her erraticness was entertaining and gave a break from Janie’s whining. Not Fond Of Like in Janie Face to Face Caroline B. Cooney neglects that Janie’s story began in 1990 before the invention of text messaging and YouTube […]

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Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin

February 10, 2015 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin

First Impressions The first think I think of when I hear the words Rosemary’s Baby are Mia Farrow and Roman Polanski.  A bad reader I know, associating the novel with its director not the author Ira Levin.   Impressions While Reading Rosemary’s Baby is strange.  Strange is the best descriptive word, with Satan and demonic […]

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The Shining by Stephen King

January 12, 2015 Whitney Review 0 Comments
The Shining by Stephen King

First Impressions I have tried to watch Forrest Gump several times but with each attempt I fall asleep.  The stretch between his college football games and saving Lieutenant Dan had me yawning.  Until recently this has been my experience with The Shining by Stephen King.  I found it slow and wasn’t able to slog my […]

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Review: Christmas After All

December 22, 2014 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Review: Christmas After All

When I was in elementary school I loved the Dear America series.  I mainly read ones that were centered around civil/WWs and as this was one of the happier ones in the series, and I have always preferred dark not-so-happy-ever-after endings, Christmas After All never made it to my bedside table.  This installment was a […]

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Mr. Darcy’s Christmas Carol by Carolyn Eberhart

November 13, 2014 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Mr. Darcy’s Christmas Carol by Carolyn Eberhart

Mr. Darcy’s Christmas Carol started out sweet showing an endearing relationship between he and his sister, but yet had a nice balance of melancholy after his rejected marriage proposal. This is until the three spirits arrived. George Darcy, Fitzwilliam’s father plays the Bob Marley character  and was disappointed by how proud they made him.  While I’m aware […]

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Review: Until You’re Mine

October 17, 2014 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Review: Until You’re Mine

Initial Thoughts: To be honest when I first picked up Until You’re Mine the plot reminded me of a Lifetime movie I had seen involving a deranged nanny who desperately wanted a child.  I hate comparing books to Lifetime movies as it can quickly cheapen it.  That is never my intention.  Despite this judgement the […]

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Review: The Wicked Girls

October 8, 2014 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Review: The Wicked Girls

Fond of: Novels about devious children have always interested me, thus the plot for The Wicked Girls drew me in. I thought the concept of how one day or action could drastically change someones life is an interesting idea and the topsy-turvyness was well executed. The flashbacks to 1986, the day of the crime were well paced and […]

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Review: Cress

July 2, 2014 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Review: Cress

Finally, I read Cress, and it was everything I had hoped it would be!  Not to cheap out in review format as it was one hell of a ride, but my internet service is a little slow thus I shall lighten my cursing at an inanimate object and top thirteen it instead. I loved the return of […]

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