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The Paper Magician

The Paper MagicianTitle: The Paper Magician
Author: Charlie N. Holmberg
Series: Paper Magician #1
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Format: Paperback
Pages: 214
Reason Read: Book Club
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My Thoughts

I really enjoyed THE PAPER MAGICIAN. The story was fun, full of adventure, magic, and very unique. I’ve never read a book with this type of magic in it, and I hope we get to explore the other types of magic more in the sequels. I really liked all the origami since it’s one of my favorite hobbies. I even recognized some of the folds Ceony and Emery did.

I adored Emery and can’t wait to see how his relationship with Ceony plays out in the sequels. I did like the protagonist, Ceony, more as the story continued. I also loved Fennel.

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What Alice Forgot

What Alice ForgotTitle: What Alice Forgot
Author: Liane Moriarty
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
Spice: 1 / 5
Format: Kindle
Pages: 488
Reason Read: Book Club
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My Thoughts

I haven’t stayed up late reading for a very long time. When I’d finish a reading, I’d want to get right back to WHAT ALICE FORGOT. The story just drew me right in. I couldn’t stop thinking about it, and I think I may have even dreamed about it a few times.

I thought Moriarty did such a fantastic job with Alice’s memory loss and how it was hard to cope with the person she had become vs. the person she thought she was. It was interesting to see how very real life and all its circumstances changes us and whether that’s good, bad, or simply just is. It was very thought-provoking and makes me want to read more of Moriarty’s novels.

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The Ice Cream Maker

The Ice Cream MakerTitle: The Ice Cream Maker
Author: Subir Chowdhury
Genre: Non-Fiction, Self-Help
Format: Kindle
Pages: 115
Reason Read: Work Assignment
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My Thoughts

Business books aren’t my cup of tea at all. However, I was asked to read THE ICE CREAM MAKER by my boss, so I couldn’t really refuse to read it. I found the book very readable at least. It only took a couple of hours.

As far as the message goes, it had some good points and it has given me some things to discuss with my boss. But, I honestly think these books are better served at the top than at the bottom. Reading this reminded me how much my opinions don’t matter and how much I’m undervalued in my organization. I also thought it was a bit unrealistic, but who am I to say that since I don’t know the first thing about business. I just show up to work and do my job, lol.

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The Chemist

The ChemistTitle: The Chemist
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Genre: Romance, Thriller
Spice: 1 / 5
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 528
Reason Read: Just Because
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My Thoughts

I was really excited to read THE CHEMIST because I’m a huge fan of Stephenie Meyer and it was her first new non-Twilight Saga story since THE HOST in 2008.

I really liked the characters, especially all the dogs. I thought the story was intriguing and suspenseful and, at first, I wanted to keep reading so I knew how it would end. None of my predictions came true, which is a little disappointing, but at least I didn’t see “it” coming. I’m not sure if having surgery (and being doped up) in the middle of my read tainted my experience, but I thought the story was about 100 pages too long and a bit anti-climactic.

The Couple Next Door

The Couple Next DoorTitle: The Couple Next Door
Author: Shari Lapena
Genre: Thriller
Format: Kindle
Pages: 317
Reason Read: Just Because
Rating:

I must say THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR was very gripping. I wanted to figure out what was going on from the beginning. I even enjoyed all the twists and the ending. However, I didn’t really care for any of the characters. I did in the beginning, but then a revelation happened to spoil that. I still finished it because I wanted to know how it all went down.

One of the characters is the very wealthy father of Anne. He’s pretty much a dick and has hated Marco from day one. As I read the last 30%, I finally realized whose voice I’ve had in my head every time Richard speaks. It’s Carter Pewterschmidt from The Family Guy. It fits perfectly with how much he hates Peter, lol. Anyway, even though I didn’t really care for any of the characters, the book was still fun to read.