Reviews written by Blythe Harris

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October 04, 2012
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1.0
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Young Adult Fiction
Misleading Synopsis

I've been tricked! Bamboozled! Played! *goes to look up other synonyms for tricked* Cheated! Conned! Deceived! Duped! Flimflammed (that's my favorite)! Swindled! But most of all, I've been disappointed. Disappointed in that I went into Blind Spot thinking it'd be, well... good, disappointed in what it...

September 29, 2012
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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Young Adult Fiction
A good read, but perhaps overly hyped

“Dying is easy. Anyone can throw themselves onto the pyre and rest a happy martyr. Enduring the suffering that comes with sacrifice is the real test.” If you're a regular user of Goodreads, and you read young adult, odds are you've heard of the book that's...

September 29, 2012 (Updated: September 29, 2012)
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4.3
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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Unique and Powerful

In the world of What’s Left of Me, children are born with two souls. One of those souls is dominant, and the other is recessive. Within a few years of the child’s life, the recessive soul will fade away (settle) leaving behind the dominant soul. But what happens when you...

September 29, 2012
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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Young Adult Fiction
So much more than a zombie novel

I’m bringing nothing new to the table in writing this review, because everything I could possibly say about this book and more has already been said, but it’s worth a try from me. I don’t want to write this review. I simply want to scream, “I...

September 29, 2012
Overall rating
 
4.0
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3.0
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5.0
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4.0
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Young Adult Fiction
A Touching Novel

"Hate is... it's too easy," he says. "Love. Love takes courage." The main reason I checked out Speechless was because of its cover: a cover without a pretty girl in a pretty dress on the it, a cover without a pretty girl about to kiss an...

September 29, 2012
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4.7
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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Kagawa is back, and better than ever!

This review contains spoilers for the Iron Fey series. You've been warned. It's no secret that I absolutely love Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey, and it remains as one of my favorite YA series of all time. However, despite my love for the Iron Fey series, I...

September 29, 2012
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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Young Adult Fiction
An instant favorite!

"Naughty John, Naughty John, does his work with his apron on. Cuts your throat and takes your bones, sells 'em off for a coupla stones." Actual Rating: 4.5 stars My initial rating given to The Diviners was a full, glowing five stars, five...

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