tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47606829211164089242024-03-12T23:02:15.960-04:00♥ Life Is but A Dream ♥♫ Where dreams are the lyrics to life's song ♫Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15204239727570217525noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760682921116408924.post-24403672014883444302015-02-09T20:17:00.000-05:002015-02-09T20:17:00.631-05:00Still Life by Christa Parrish<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21556057-still-life" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Still Life" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1399553742m/21556057.jpg" width="209" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21556057-still-life">Still Life</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1417633.Christa_Parrish">Christa Parrish</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1192748626">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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A tragic plane crash. One woman who lost her husband. Another who gave up her seat for him.<br />
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Ada spent her first 25 years in a religious sect. Her father proclaiming to be a prophet. She only had outside world contact, through the farm store. That's where she met Julian Goetz. A famous photojournalist. He had come to document her family's way of life. Just a few days later, she and Julian had eloped.<br />
She was thrust into an unknown world. However, having Julian there was helping her cope. On the day of her 26th birthday, Julian trades seats with Katherine Cramer, to get home to his wife.<br />
Julian's life was taken on that flight, as the plance crashed. Five short months of marriage, now Ada is a widow.Now Ada is left to figure out this unknown world on her own.<br />
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Katherine Cramer, gave up her seat to Julian Goetz, to spend one more night with her lover. She wakes up the next morning to her family panicking, they knew that was her flight.<br />
She must deal with the fact that she gave up that seat, to get one more night in her affair, and they person she gave it to died. It could have been her.<br />
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As Ada and Katherine's lives and paths intersect, they must both deal with loss and shame. They also discover that there is plenty of life ahead of them.<br />
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I loved this book. Once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down! It was amazing. The characters were so intricate. The plot was just an unbelieveably sad, yet intriguing story...<br />
I recommended it to all my friends. I believe this is a must read!<br />
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Christa Parrish is the award-winning author of four novels and founder of Breaking the Sea Ministries. She lives in upstate New York with her husband, pastor and writer Chris Coppernoll, and they have four children in their blended family. When not writing, she is creative director of Concentric, a contemporary "arts-based" worship service, co-leads her church's youth ministry, and produces a weekly radio show. She's at work on her fifth novel, and is now also slightly obsessed with baking wild yeast bread. <br />
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*I recieved a complimentary copy of this book, from BookLook Bloggers, in exchange for my honest review and opinons.* <br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1077276949">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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Odd-job queen Starshine Hart is about to go on somebody else’s perfect date. At 29, the usually carefree Starshine has realized that it is easier to start sleeping with a man than to stop. Her lovers include one of the last underground members of the Weathermen and the dilettante heir to a lawn chair magnate. Both men have staked their romantic future on her. Her only respite is her impending dinner with the nonthreatening but unattractive tour guide Larry Bloom. But Larry, too, has a stake in her future. He has written a book about their impending dinner in which he fantasizes about Starshine’s life on the day he wins her heart.<br />
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The book switches back and forth between Larry's view of the day and Chapters from his book..<br />
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I really liked this book. I found myself not being able to put it down, once I got started. I even found myself thinking, that this would be an excellent movie.. I could see it in my head. I loved the characters. There were many "small part" characters, but yet they were just as complex as the main characters. I loved how all the characters eventually linked together somehow...<br />
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The only thing I didn't like was the ending. I'm glad Jacob left it open for other boks, but I really hate not knowing! I hope he puts a sequel out soon...<br />
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With that being said, I felt Jacob did an amazing job putting this story together! I would recommend it to all my friends!<br />
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Jacob M. Appel's first novel, The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up, won the Dundee International Book Award in 2012. His short story collection, Scouting for the Reaper, won the 2012 Hudson Prize. He has published short fiction in more than two hundred literary journals including Agni, Conjunctions, Gettysburg Review, Southwest Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, and West Branch. His work has been short listed for the O. Henry Award (2001), Best American Short Stories (2007, 2008), Best American Essays (2011, 2012), and received "special mention" for the Pushcart Prize in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2013. <br />
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Jacob holds a B.A. and an M.A. from Brown University, an M.A. and an M.Phil. from Columbia University, an M.S. in bioethics from the Alden March Bioethics Institute of Albany Medical College, an M.D. from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, an M.F.A. in creative writing from New York University, an M.F.A. in playwriting from Queens College, an M.P.H. from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He currently practices psychiatry in New York City.<br />
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*I recieved a complimentary copy of this book, from the author, in exchange for my honest review and opinons.* <br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1181171052">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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Abigail Pressman is not a fan of love. Even being the Great Great Granddaughter of Loves Parks' founders.<br />
Being 29 and single isn't easy when your whole town and family is infatuated with love. Sometimes, it's sickening.<br />
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That is until she drafted by The Volunteers, a group of ladies who sort through the mountain of mail that gets sent to Loves Park, for it's famous postmark stamp. When Abigail obtains Paper Hearts, with romantic messages written on them from an anonymous couple, she begins to doubt her opinon on romance. She didn't think that was possible.<br />
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On top of that, Abigail has a new landlord. A hard to read doctor, who she's attracted to. She's in fear that he's going to through her out. She's lose her business. Her lively hood.<br />
Trying to fight her attraction to him, and keep her store, Abigail hangs the hearts, tapping into the town's love infatuation.<br />
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When a new batch of hearts arrive, it seems something terrible has happened to the couple.<br />
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Will uncovering the mystery confirm her doubts on love, or will it completely change her mind and her heart?<br />
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I adored this book. It was beautifully written. I connected with the character of Abigail. I have my doubts in love, but stories like the couples' changes my mind. It took me no time at all to read this book. I just couldn't put it down! I've recommended it to some of my friends, even guys. I think it's that good!<br />
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Courtney Walsh is an author, artist, and playwright. Her debut novel. A Sweethaven Summer, was a New York Times and USA Today e-book bestseller. She lives in Illinois with her husband and three children.<br />
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Visit her online at <a href="http://www.courtneywalshwrites.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.courtneywalshwrites.com</a><br />
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*I recieved a complimentary copy of this book, from Tyndale Publishers, in exchange for my honest review and opinons.* <br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1128614307">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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Nirvana, one of rock history's greatest bands, started as two simple guys in Washington. Through this book, author Nick Soulsby gets to a more intimate side of the history of the band. Using interviews from other musicians and people who knew them from the start, he tells the story of how the band came to be, their rise to stardom, the struggle to find the right drummer, the drug abuse, emotional trauma, and ultimately the demise of the band following Kurt Cobain's tragic death.<br />
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This book reveals how the music community in Washington, was more than just that. They were a family. When Kurt died they lost a family member.<br />
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As a HUGE Nirvana fan, I throughly enjoyed this book. I loved reading the history, and getting a view from people who knew them when they were sleeping in their cars. It amazed me to read just how in 8 short years, Nirvana was just a local Washington band, then hit stardom, and then sadly, after Kurt, was no more.<br />
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I like reading the interviews and the POV's of other local musicians. Their view of Kurt, who is one of my favorite people in the world. I loved the fact that it revealed, that Nirvana felt there weren't above all other bands. They just felt like part of a musical family.<br />
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I loved this view in the preface:<br />
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"Victor Poison-Tete, Rat at Rat R: Why do and/or should we love Kurt Cobain and Nirvana? They will not be given the opportunity to disappoint us. No future song entitled "Smells Like the Interior of a New Lexus." No duets with a current octogenarian to broaden the audience demographic. No holiday specials or department-store clothing line (pre-washed grunge apparel), sugary soda downloads, halftime wardrobe malfunctions, or attempts to build an alternative marketing strategy that actually works, omly to turn and appear on lamestream media shows that flash signs prompting you to clap or laugh. And Nirvana will never attempt to bring sexy back, buy a basketball team, or act as a judge on a talent show." <br />
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Nick intervied over 150 other musicians to get a more personal history. More than 20 years after Kurt's death, Nick takes us back to the beggining of what has become one of rock's last immortal bands.<br />
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I'm so glad I got to read this book. After reading it, I felt I understood the band more. I felt more connected to Kurt and felt so grateful to be able to experience his gifts.<br />
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*I recieved a complimentary copy of this book, from, St. Martin's Press, in exchange for honest review and opinons.* <br />
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Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has started a Fashion Scholarship in honor of his late girlfriend, L'Wren Scott. Scott was found in her apartment March 2014 after an apparent suicide. The couple had been dating for 13 years.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15204239727570217525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760682921116408924.post-70417985805308955062015-01-13T21:16:00.000-05:002015-01-13T21:16:08.419-05:00A Thing of Beauty by Lisa Samson<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21561584-a-thing-of-beauty" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="A Thing of Beauty" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1413277295m/21561584.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21561584-a-thing-of-beauty">A Thing of Beauty</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/102872.Lisa_Samson">Lisa Samson</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1161278907">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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Former Child actress Fiona Hume left Hollywood a decade ago, right after she left rehab. She moved to Baltimore, bought an old run down mansion, and has dreams of restoring it and becoming an artist. She would be forgotten as an actress and live a life of art.<br />
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That was her plan.<br />
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Ten years later, Fiona's old mansion is filled with junk found at thrift stores, yard sales, or just picked up off the curb. Each piece was supposed to be for a project . . . but so far the only project she has, is a piece of twine with some old buttons threaded on it.<br />
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She's thirty-two years old and she still gets recognized for her childhood career, but the money has run out. She's gotten deperate. So desperate that she decideds to rent out the maid's quarters.<br />
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Josia Yeu, a local blacksmith, ends up renting the room from Fiona. He is everything she isn't: peaceful, in control with out being controlling, and in short - happy.<br />
As Josia's light begins to brighten up the old mansion, something inside Fiona brightens as well. Something she sees is beautiful. With peace growing inside of Fiona, she decideds to mend her relationship with her father and to stop letting her mother bring her down.<br />
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I loved this book. I liked how the author opened up the life of former child actors and how sometimes they end up, living a life outside of Hollywood. Lisa did a wonderful job, making these characters eally come to life. I would love to read more of Fiona. I would like to know where her relationship goes with some of the characters in the book.<br />
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The Christy-award winning author of nineteen books including the Women of Faith Novel of the Year Quaker Summer, Lisa Samson has been hailed by Publishers Weekly as "a talented novelist who isn't afraid to take risks." She lives in Kentucky with her husband and three kids. <br />
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*I recieved a complimentary copy of this book, from Booklook Bloggers, in exchange for my honest review and opinons.* <br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1139661662">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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Casper Christiansen has always been the "Mr.-Fix-It" of the family. That is until he found out that the woman he loves had a fling with his brother Owen. That ended in a fist fight at his sister's wedding and Casper with a bruised heart.<br />
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So, Casper takes off to Honduras, digging for treasure, trying to get Raina Beaumont off his mind. It, however, doesn't work. So he heads back home to resolve these feeling once and for all. He arrives on her doorstep, and gets the surprise of his life. Raina is pregnant, and the identity of the baby's father hurts him even more.<br />
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Heartbroken, Casper tables his dreams of finding tresure, and is determined to help his brother, Darek, keep the family resort afloat. Casper longs to be the hero of the family, just once, but it never seems to work out. Worse yet, his new job seems to bring him in constant contact with Raina.<br />
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Can Casper, put aside his hurt, and be the friend Raina needs? Will love overcome all obstacles and allow them to be together and have a family?<br />
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I loved this book. I have read another book in the Christiansen family series, and I fell in love with the story and the characters. I love Susan May Warren. I love her writing style and how she pulls you into the book so quickly. I would recommend this book, in fact the whole series, to any romance lover. I can't wait to read some more.<br />
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*I recieved a complimentary copy of this book, from Tyndale Publishing, in exchange for my honest review and opinons.* <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12278601078703970713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760682921116408924.post-6631151297447341412014-12-23T20:44:00.004-05:002014-12-23T20:44:58.671-05:00Murder Tightly Knit by Vannetta Chapman<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21472243-murder-tightly-knit" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Murder Tightly Knit (Amish Village Mystery #2)" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408838715m/21472243.jpg" width="208" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21472243-murder-tightly-knit">Murder Tightly Knit</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3506785.Vannetta_Chapman">Vannetta Chapman</a><br />
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Just as Hannah Troyer and Amber Bowman believe the Amish Village is going back to normal, after the previous murder investigation, Owen Esch is murdered on Pumpkinvine Trail.<br />
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Hanna Troyer already had a feeling something was amiss at The Cat's Meow yarn store. The manager Mary was not being as dependable as she usually was. Closing the store at odd hours and an English man has been lurking about.<br />
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The police have called in a FBI agent, but Hannah and Village Manager, Amber, aren't about to wait for them to figure it out. No one from the Amish Village could have possibly killed Owen. Could they? Hannah and Amber stay hard at work to keep the people they love from being suspects, and find the true identity of the killer.<br />
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I really liked this book. I liked how I didn't have to read the first book to understand what was happening in this book. I loved the characters, and although most were Amish and I am not, they were easy to identifiy with. The personal trials they go through are not much different to us English.<br />
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Although you don't have to read the previous book to understand the storyline, I would like to read it, and can't wait to read the next one.<br />
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Vannetta Chapman is author of the best-selling novel A Simple Amish Christmas. She has published over one hundred articles in Christian family magazines, receiving over two dozen awards from Romance Writers of America chapter groups. In 2012 she was awarded a Carol Award for Falling to Pieces. She discovered her love for the Amish while researching her grandfather’s birthplace of Albion, Pennsylvania.<br />
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At the age of nineteen, Jolene Keim was on the brink of a happily-ever-after amish life. That is until a tragic accident takes away both her parents at the same time. Left with her grief and five younger siblings, Jolene must decide wether to allow the amish community to seperate the children throughout different families, or keep them in their own home. With Jolene's decision comes heartbreak. Will she ever get her happily-ever-after?<br />
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Ten years later, Jolene meets Andy Fisher. A grass widow with a big heart for animals. Andy knows that the friendship blooming between them is wrong, after all, grass widows can't divorce or remarry. After six years, Andy had made his peace with what he thought would be his future. Until Jolene came along. <br />
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I loved this book. It was a wonderful story of never giving up hope, and knowing that god has plans for you although you don't know them. It proves that things can be alright in the face of turmoil. I would recommend this to anyone, who loves a good uplifting love story.<br />
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*I recieved a complimentary copy of this book from, Blogging For Books, in exchange for my honest review and opinon.* <br />
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The Lammily Doll a.k.a. Normal barbie is here. She is available online for about 25 dollars. This doll was an art idea, to make barbie be "normal". The doll has what should be normal proportions for a 19 year old woman. This is based on data from the CDC (Center for Disease Control). Lammily doll comes with an expansion pack of stickers. These stickers include: scars, bruises, stretch marks, glasses, moles, tattoos, and etc.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15204239727570217525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760682921116408924.post-25460308156776237962014-11-18T20:48:00.001-05:002014-11-18T20:48:46.048-05:00Nicholson: A Biography by Marc Eliot<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20697399-nicholson" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Nicholson: A Biography" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1392588917m/20697399.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20697399-nicholson">Nicholson: A Biography</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19913.Marc_Eliot">Marc Eliot</a><br />
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Jack Nicholson. A huge name in Hollywood. Linked to famous movies such as <em>The Shining<em>, and <em>One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest<em>, <br />was once a normal boy from New Jersey with dreams to be famous. Then a normal man, living in LA, trying to find his way to stardom. Marc Eliot paints a intimate portrait of the life of One of Hollywood's elite.<br /><br /><br />I'm not a huge fan of biographies. It takes me forever to read them. It wasn't that this one wasn't well written, it's that way with all biographies. I'm a fan of Mr. Nicholson, but not as big as my mom. She is mainly the reason I choose this book. I plan to give it to her as a gift. <br /><br /><br /><strong>About the Author:<strong><br /><br /><em>New York Times<em> bestselling author Marc Eliot has had his books translated into more than a dozen languages in countries all over the world. They include biographies of Cary Grant, James Stewart, Clint Eastwood, Phil Ochs, and Steve McQueen. <br /><br />Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from New York's High School of Performing Arts-the "Fame" school-recieved his BA from the City University of New York, and his MFA in writing from Coloumbia University's School of the Arts. He did his postgraduate film work at Coloumbia, studying under Andrew Sarris. He frequently lectures to classes, at film events, and at conventions, speaking about his writing and his auteurist views of film. His work has appeared in several magazines, both in the United States and abroad. He is a favorite guest on several radio and television shows. He is also a member of the legendary Friars Club.<br /><br /><em>Nicholson<em> is his twenty-fifth book.<br /><br /><br />*I recieved a complimentary copy of this book from, Blogging For Books, in exchange for my honest review and opinons.*</em></em></em></em></strong></strong></em></em></em></em><br />
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Marina has spent her whole life, mothering her little brother Dylan, after her mother's presumed suicide seventeen years ago. After all, they have to call it a suicide. They have no body and she had a past of mental illness. That's all she's known. Untill one day her father gets into a car accident, that whisks him away from their world. Now Marina is trying to figure out how she and her brother will survive. They are in danger of losing their house on top of dealing without both parents. As she searches for the answers, secrets begin to be revealed. Dark, hideous secrets. And the answer to why her mother's body was never found. These secrets cast a dark shadow on her father, Garrett.<br />
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Garrett, being stuck between the two worlds, wishes he had the courage to tell his kids the truth so they wouldn't find out this way. Being too late, and not knowing wether he's alive or dead, Garrett watches as the secrets flow out. Like the waves on the beach where the lies began.<br />
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I really liked this book. It didn't turn out the way I thought it would. At times, I was confused at what was happening, but just as quickly as I was confused the answers came to me. I think it was an amazing book and a must read for suspense lovers.<br />
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Erin Healy is the bestselling coauthor of Burn and Kiss (with Ted Dekker) and an award-winning editor for many bestselling authors. She is a member of ACFW and Academy of Christian Editors. Her novels include such thrilling stories as Never Let You Go, The Baker's Wife, Stranger Things, and Motherless. She and her family live in Colorado.<br />
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Spademan is a garbage man. Only now, he takes out a different kind of garbage.<br />
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It's post-apocalyptic New York. After the dirty bomb hit Times Square. the rich are in the beds, tapped out and living their fantasies. The not so rich are toughing it out. All you have to do is call Spademan to take out the person you want gone. Pay him, and lose his number.<br />
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Someone wants Spademan to take out a famous evangelist's daughter. Spademan must navigate between the tapped out world and the real world to figure out the story behind this hit, and decided what's the right thing to do.<br />
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This story was ok. It was a little hard for me to read. I mean there are no quotation marks for conversations, so sometimes it got a little confusing. The story line was good for a nerd like me, but it was sometimes hard to follow because of the layout of the book. Otherwise a good story.<br />
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**I recieved a complimentary copy of this book,from Blogging for Books, in exchange for my honest review and opinons.**<br />
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2.This Is the End</div>
3.Zombieland<br />
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4.The Notebook</div>
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5.Secret Window</div>
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1.The Walking Dead</div>
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2.The Big Bang Theory</div>
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3.Sleepy Hollow</div>
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4.Z Nation</div>
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5.Psych</div>
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1.Say Say Say</div>
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2.The Kids from Yesterday</div>
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3.The Phoenix</div>
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4.Strange Currencies</div>
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5.An American Girl</div>
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1.TWD Series (Comics and Novels)</div>
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2.The Notebook</div>
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3.A Walk to Remember</div>
4.Twilight Series<br />
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5.Alex Cross' Trial</div>
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2.Sean Patrick Flannery</div>
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3.Andrew Lincoln</div>
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4.Ryan Gosling</div>
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5.Johnny Depp</div>
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2.Rachel McAdams<br />
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3.Lindsay Lohan</div>
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4.Lauren Cohan</div>
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5.Mandy Moore</div>
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2.Tyler Eifert</div>
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3.Andrew Luck</div>
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4.Corey Robinson</div>
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5.Colin Kaperknick</div>
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2.My Chemical Romance</div>
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3.The Beatles</div>
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4.Matchbox 20</div>
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2.Gwen Stefani</div>
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3.Demi Lovato</div>
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4.Bruno Mars</div>
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5.Amy Winehouse</div>
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2.Guitar Hero</div>
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3.Monopoly</div>
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4.Sonic the Hedgehog</div>
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5.Clue</div>
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2.Silver Bullet</div>
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3.House on Haunted Hill</div>
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4.Dawn of the Dead</div>
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5.Thirteen Ghosts</div>
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1.James Patterson</div>
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2.Nicholas Sparks</div>
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3.Luanne Rice</div>
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4.Stephen King</div>
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5.Robert Kirkman</div>
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1.Daryl Dixon</div>
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2.Sheldon Cooper</div>
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3.Ichabod Crane</div>
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4.Rick Grimes</div>
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5.Burton Guster</div>
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1.Spongebob Squarepants</div>
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2.Care Bears</div>
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3.Rocky and Bullwinkle</div>
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4.Honk Kong Phooey</div>
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5.Sanjay and Graig</div>
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2.Clowns</div>
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3.Snakes</div>
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4.Rats</div>
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5.Peas</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12278601078703970713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760682921116408924.post-2350038627522563442014-10-23T19:06:00.000-04:002014-10-23T19:06:09.488-04:00Hit by Lorie Ann Grover<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21806718-hit" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Hit" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406558695m/21806718.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21806718-hit">Hit</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/216871.Lorie_Ann_Grover">Lorie Ann Grover</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1087643229">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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Sarah is a senior at Kentlake, and she's deciding to possibly go to Mills Girls College on a scholarship. An avid poetry lover she's considering going into creative writing. That is until she walks into poetry class one day and meets Mr. Haddings, a Student-Teacher from nearby University of Washington. Suddenly life at the U makes more sense. Developing feelings for him, she tries to convey it to him through her poetry journal. Convinced he feels the same for her, she writes a poem to finally state her feelings once and for all. Setting off for school one rainy morning, she has the poem tucked safely in her back pocket ready to let him know!<br />
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Mr. Haddings knows Sarah has feelings for him, but he needs to set her straight. They can't have a relationship, even if she's 18. He's a student teacher and that could put his carrer at stake. He's got to set her straight soon. So he sets off for Kentlake one rainy morning, his mind on ways he can let her down gently. Getting distracted during the drive, he takes his eyes off the road for a few seconds. A few seconds that changed his life and not for the better. He feel a thump on his car, stops and sees a body in the road. That body turns out to be Sarah...<br />
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I loved this book. I couldn't stop, just having to know if Sarah survives and what happens from there. I was amazed at the story and how it gripped me. I'm glad that I got it. <br />
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**I recieved a complimentary copy of this book from Book Look Bloggers in exchange for my honest review and opinons.**<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/34811602-ashley-nordyke">View all my reviews</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12278601078703970713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760682921116408924.post-62096059188311582662014-10-22T14:04:00.001-04:002014-10-22T14:04:16.157-04:00The Secret Journal of Ichabod Crane by Alex Irvine<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21480933-the-secret-journal-of-ichabod-crane" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Secret Journal of Ichabod Crane" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1401911996m/21480933.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21480933-the-secret-journal-of-ichabod-crane">The Secret Journal of Ichabod Crane</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3399330.Alex_Irvine">Alex Irvine</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1085251892">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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Ichabod Crane, thrown into modern day Sleepy Hollow after two centuries of slumber, keeps a journal. His thoughts about the new world and cases that he and his new partner, Abigail Mills, are working on. <br />
Thoughts on today's:<br />
Technology<br />
Fashion<br />
Language<br />
Sports<br />
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Thoughts on how he is one, of the two Witnesses and how he takes that postitin very seriously.<br />
Thoughts on his wife, Katrina, and how he misses her.<br />
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If you're a fan of the Hit Television show, then this is a great book to have.<br />
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I loved this. I love books that are like journals, I think it's really creative how the authors can completely make you believe that the character really wrote these things. I was always fascinated by the Sleepy Hollow tale, but with the help of movies and now this show, I've become even more enthralled in it. I love how the tale has evolved over time.<br />
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*I recieved this book for free from, Blogging for Books, in exchange for my honest review and opinons.*<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/34811602-ashley-nordyke">View all my reviews</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12278601078703970713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760682921116408924.post-21144781610558097582014-10-10T19:45:00.000-04:002014-10-10T19:45:18.202-04:00NIV Once-A-Day Bible<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13700858-once-a-day-bible-for-women-niv" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Once-A-Day Bible for Women-NIV" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344701211m/13700858.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13700858-once-a-day-bible-for-women-niv">Once-A-Day Bible for Women-NIV</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5158478.Anonymous">Anonymous</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1077061501">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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About a year ago I got the Pink bible from Zondervan and I adore it. Turns out my younger sister adores it as well, so when I saw this, I had to get it for her. She's not yet a woman, but she's a young lady. At almost 15, my sister is a beautiful young christian who truly loves God. I think she just about cried when I gave her this. This is what she had to say about it:<br />
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"I LOVE MY BIBLE! I really love how I can read my bible everyday and it brings me closer to God. I like how it serperates the days and verses. This is the best gift my older sister gave me!"<br />
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If you have a beauitful young or older woman in your life, I recommend this as a gift. It's perfect!<br />
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*I recieved a complimentary copy of this book, from Book Look, in exchange for my honest review and opinon.*<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/34811602-ashley-nicole">View all my reviews</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12278601078703970713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760682921116408924.post-65242830852623401322014-10-10T18:30:00.000-04:002014-10-10T18:30:09.886-04:00Willie's Redneck Time Machine by John Luke Robertson<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21539505-willie-s-redneck-time-machine" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Willie's Redneck Time Machine" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1407111295m/21539505.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21539505-willie-s-redneck-time-machine">Willie's Redneck Time Machine</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8079003.John_Luke_Robertson">John Luke Robertson</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1077043345">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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Willie's Redneck Time Machine is one of the books in a four book series by Willie's son, John Luke Robertson.<br />
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The four books are:<br />
Willie's Redneck Time Machine<br />
Phil & the Ghost of Camp Ch-Yo-Ca<br />
Sin in Space<br />
Jase and the Deadliest Hunt<br />
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I got this book for my 14 year old sister, who is a big Duck Dynasty fan. I really thought she would enjoy this and apparently she did. This is what she said:<br />
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"I LOVE my Duck Dynsty book. I really liked the story about John Luke time traveling to Willie's prom. I love how he really got into telling the story. It was almost as if he was really there! I'm so glad I read this book."<br />
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I have a second copy of this book I intend to give away for free. If you are interested in this e-mail me: darylswalker69@gmail.com or visit my blog: <a href="http://www.lifeisbutadream22.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.lifeisbutadream22.blogspot.com</a><br />
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*I recieved a complimentary copy of this book, from Tyndale Publishing, in exchange for my honest review and opinon.*<br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1077028324">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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When Ichabod Crane is ressurected from his grave more than two centuries, after being a soldier in the colonial army and being killed in battle, he partners with Detective Abbie Mills from the Sleepy Hollow Police Department to fight evil forces that have taken hold of the town. He recieves a message from his wife Katrina telling him he needs to retrieve the Congressional Cross he was awarded by the Second Continental Congress. There's just one problem. Ichabod died before he could recieve his medal. Together Ichabod and Abbie set out to discover the mystery behind this medal he was to recieve and why it is important that he retrieve it.<br />
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Facing a coven of witches, who also need these medals to bring back their leader, Ichabod and Abbie fight for the good of Sleepy Hollow.<br />
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I LOVED this book. I didn't watch the first season of the show, but after reading this book, I am an avid watcher of the television series. If you are into paranormal/fantasy books, this is the book for you!<br />
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*I recieved a complimentary copy of this book, from Blogging For Books, in exchange for my honest opinon and review.*<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/34811602-ashley-nicole">View all my reviews</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12278601078703970713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760682921116408924.post-68784939375093757172014-09-09T17:08:00.001-04:002014-09-09T17:08:21.503-04:00Big Book of Quizzes by the Editors of Faithgirlz!<a href="http://booklookbloggers.com/art/_240_360_Book.1311.cover.jpg" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" src="http://booklookbloggers.com/art/_225_350_Book.1311.cover.jpg" height="320" width="216" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21422546-big-book-of-quizzes">Big Book of Quizzes: Fun, Quirky Questions for You and Your Friends</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6675555.Ronald_A_Beers">Ronald A Beers</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1050415860">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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From the editors of Faithgirlz! comes a fun filled book of quizes.<br />
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I have always loved taking little quizes and when I saw this I just knew I had to get it so not only I, but my two little sisters could take these quizzes as well.<br />
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My 14 year old sister and I started taking the quizzes together as soon as I got the book.<br />
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I reccommend this book for anyone who has little girls...<br />
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*I recieved a complimentary copy of this book, from Book Look, in exchange for my honest review and opinon.*<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/34811602-ashley-nicole">View all my reviews</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12278601078703970713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760682921116408924.post-41532185311830617332014-09-09T16:38:00.002-04:002014-09-09T16:38:46.073-04:00Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18248432-dad-is-fat" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Dad Is Fat" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1398025917m/18248432.jpg" width="209" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18248432-dad-is-fat">Dad Is Fat</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6555784.Jim_Gaffigan">Jim Gaffigan</a><br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1050386696">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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From Comedian and fellow "The Walking Dead" Superfan, Jim Gaffigan, comes Dad Is Fat. A humorous look at being a parent of not one, but five kids in today's society. <br />
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Jim's humor could be taken the wrong way by some, but if you open your mind, you can see that even though parenting is an important job, it can be fun. At least I think it can... <br />
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I love the synopsis on the back of the book:<br />
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"Have you ever read a book that has changed your life? Well neither has Mr. Gaffigan.<br />
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This may be because Mr. Gaffigan is lazy and has poor eyesight, or it may be because he has five very young children and lives in a two bedroom apartment in New York City. Yes, five children. No, he only looks Mormon. Jim is like you: busy, self-consumed, and exhausted. The only difference may be that Mr. Gaffigan is a comedian and very, very good looking.<br />
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Sharply observed and explosively funny, Dad Is Fat is Jim's tribute to all the joys and horrors of life with five young children - and a cry for help from a man who has realized he and his wife are outnumbered in their own home."<br />
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Just the back of the book alone, gives you a peek into Jim's humor. I loved this book. I couldn't stop laughing as I read it.<br />
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*I recieved a complimentary copy of this book, from Blogging From Blogs, in exchange for my honest review and opinon.*<br />
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