I avoided this one for a while. I just thought it would be trite and silly and young. It’s not. It’s beautiful, and there are genuine surprises at every turn. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series... but I’m going to wait for a bit. This one’s going to be swimming around in my head for a long time, and needs to be savored.
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simplyjennifer rated The Haunting of Hill House: 4 stars
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
To keven
simplyjennifer rated A God in Ruins: 4 stars
simplyjennifer rated Neil Gaiman's Stardust: 4 stars
Neil Gaiman's Stardust by Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess
E-book extra: Neil Gaiman's "Writing and the Imagination."In the tranquil fields and meadows of long-ago England, there is a small …
simplyjennifer rated Tidelands: 3 stars
"One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far …
Review of 'The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
simplyjennifer rated Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2): 4 stars
Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) by Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Talents is a science fiction novel by the American writer Octavia E. Butler, published in 1998. It …
simplyjennifer reviewed Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on …
Review of 'Where The Crawdads Sing' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I just finished “Where the Crawdads Sing.”
I should try to write reviews of at least some of the books I read - but I absorb books. They become part of me. How do I describe how I’ve both broken my heart and gained a deep, abiding love of a remote marsh I’ll never see?
simplyjennifer rated Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower: 5 stars
Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the sower by Octavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, John Jennings
In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future. …
simplyjennifer rated The Ten Thousand Doors of January: 4 stars
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Enero Demico es una joven curiosa que vive en una extensa mansión llena de objetos y tesoros peculiares. Como la …
simplyjennifer rated The Starless Sea: 5 stars
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
FAR BENEATH the surface of the earth, upon the shores of the Starless Sea, there is a labyrinthine collection of …
Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone Book 2) by Laini Taylor
In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Karou must come to terms with who …
simplyjennifer rated Kindred: 5 stars
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from …
simplyjennifer rated The Institute: 4 stars
The Institute by Stephen King
Deep in the woods of Maine, there is a dark state facility where kids, abducted from across the United States, …
simplyjennifer rated The Book of Lost Things: 5 stars
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the death of his mother, with only the books on his shelf …