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TITLE: Crossed AUTHOR: Allie Condie RATING: 1/2 WHO SHOULD READ IT? Those who can find beauty and action in the subtle, who can find dialogue to be fast-paced, who enjoy beautifully written...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/09/review-crossed-by-allie-condie.html

TITLE: Bloom: Finding Beauty in the Unexpected AUTHOR: Kelle Hampton RATING: 1/2 WHO SHOULD READ IT? I kind of think this book has a really limited audience. If you're into emotional memo...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/08/review-bloom-by-kelle-hampton.html

TITLE: The Silver Dream: An Interworld Novel AUTHOR: Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves, and Mallory Reaves RATING: WHO SHOULD READ IT?you definitely can't read the Silver Dream without having fir...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/07/review-silver-dream-by-michael-reaves.html

TITLE: Insatiable AUTHOR: Meg Cabot RATING: WHO SHOULD READ IT? People willing to put away their serious for a minute and read Meg Cabot doing a romantic comedy esque social commentary on v...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/06/review-insatiable-by-meg-cabot.html

TITLE: Along for the Ride AUTHOR: Sarah Dessen RATING: 1/2 WHO SHOULD READ IT?Sarah Dessen mold: teenage girl with family problems (and thus problems of her own) falls in love with boy off...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/06/review-along-for-ride-by-sarah-dessen.html

TITLE: the Dark Heroine: Dinner With a Vampire AUTHOR: Abigail Gibbs RATING: WHO SHOULD READ IT? I honestly wouldn't recommend it to anyone, and I'd even advise people against it, as it is...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/06/review-dark-heroine-dinner-with-vampire.html

TITLE: The Registry AUTHOR: Shannon Stoker RATING: 1/2 WHO SHOULD READ IT? Like chick lit? Into dystopian fiction? Ever thought you might want a mix of both? Then this book is DEFINITELY...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/05/review-registry-by-shannon-stoker.html

So, I mentioned a while ago (I know, I haven't been as great at updating as I would like to be/as I promised I would be. I'm aiming for once a week, but I figure, as long as I manage at least twi...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-club-review-naked-lunch-by-william.html

If you've been following me for a while, you might remember Franklin's review of "Death of Kings" by Bernard Cornwell . Well, today I'm excited to be hosting Franklin as a guest blogger once agai...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/04/review-heretics-by-rory-clements.html

TITLE:A Discovery of Witches AUTHOR: Deborah Harkness RATING: 1/2 WHO SHOULD READ IT? Like books about magic? Quirky, adorable witches? Vampires and Demons? Then this book is for you; espe...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/04/review-discovery-of-witches-by-deborah_17.html

So, it may SEEM like I have abandoned Brizmus Blogs Books once again, as I haven't written in an extraordinarily long time, but I am here to let you know that I have not. I've just been preparing...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/04/lets-go-on-vacation.html

TITLE: Something About Sophie AUTHOR: Mary Kay McComas RATING: WHO SHOULD READ IT? Into romantic thrillers? Want a book that will keep you on edge and guessing till the end (just don't try t...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/03/review-something-about-sophie-by-mary.html

I'm so excited to be hosting an interview with Ophelia London in the blog today. I greatly enjoyed her book "Abby Road," and now I've got some super fun interview questions with some super cute ...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/02/interview-ophelia-london-author-of-abby.html

TITLE: Abby Road AUTHOR: Ophelia London RELEASE DATE: March 27, 2013 RATING: WHO SHOULD READ IT? Love a good chick lit with drama, romance, and excitement? Into good music? This book is defi...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/02/review-abby-road-by-ophelia-london.html

TITLE: Seventh Heaven AUTHOR: Alice Hoffman RATING: 1/2 WHO SHOULD READ IT? It's really hard to say. This book is not at all what I expected. Somehow, I feel like saying "adults." I don'...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/02/review-seventh-heaven-by-alice-hoffman.html

TITLE: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet AUTHOR: David Mitchell RATING: WHO SHOULD READ IT?This is a beautiful piece of historical fiction. Do you like Asian historical fiction? If so, r...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/02/review-thousand-autumns-of-jacob-de.html

With Austenland recently having been turned into a movie , that was recently screened at Sundance , I figured it was a great time to write a review of a book I read last year in my unfortunate no...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/01/review-austenland-by-shannon-hale.html

I know, I know, it's 3 weeks later. But I'm still around, and I'm planning on staying that way this year. So don't forget about me! :-) TITLE: Queen of Babble in the Big City AUTHOR: Meg Cabo...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/01/review-queen-of-babble-in-big-city-by.html

TITLE: A College of Magics AUTHOR: Caroline Stevermer RATING: WHO SHOULD READ IT? Lovers of cutesy fantasy! WHAT I HAVE TO SAY: I liked this book. It was a super cute, super fast read inv...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2013/01/review-college-of-magics-by-caroline.html

2012 was, for me, the year for not blogging. (Honestly, it was also a pretty bad year for reading) In the beginning of the year, I thought I'd try to get back into it, but ultimately failed miser...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-6-reads-of-2012.html

TITLE: Audrey, Wait! AUTHOR: Robin Benway RATING:1/2 WHO SHOULD READ IT? Everyone! Seriously, this book is great for the lover of young adult novels, but it will also appeal to their non-yo...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2012/03/review-audrey-wait-by-robin-benway.html

TITLE: Graveminder AUTHOR Melissa Marr RATING: WHO SHOULD READ IT? The blurb about this book said "for fans of Charlaine Harris, Joe Hill, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Neil Gaiman, and Carol Goodman....

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/reviews-from-brizmus-blogs-books.html

TITLE: All the Flowers in Shanghai AUTHOR: Duncan Jepson RATING: WHO SHOULD READ IT? If you like books about China, I'd say this book is a must. Do yourself a favor, though, and don't read ...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/review-all-flowers-in-shanghai-by.html

There are several Bernard Cornwell fans in my life. So when Danielle at Harper Collins agreed to send me an advance copy of his latest novel (out January 17, 2013), I was psyched for the opportun...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/guest-review-death-of-kings-by-bernard.html

Have you guys heard about World Book Night ? It's an event to help get people reading, and it's super cool. Basically, a bunch of people (they're hoping to get 50,000 volunteers) are going to re...

http://brizmusblogsbooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/world-book-night.html