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Book review: Stephen Chbosky’s “The Perks of Being A Wallflower”

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Ronald

I couldn’t find a book trailer of “Perks” that I liked. I bought my copy of “The Perks of Being A Wallflower” last year, mainly because everybody and their closest relation were telling me that it was such a great … Continue reading →

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Book review: Madeline Miller’s “The Song of Achilles”

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Ronald

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Book review: Marissa Meyer’s “Cinder”

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Ronald

Authors repurposing age-old stories to suit much more modern tastes isn’t anything new. For instance, Alex Flinn has made quite a career out of retellings such as “Beastly”, “A Kiss in Time”, and “Cloaked”. Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson stories have … Continue reading →

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Book review: Cassandra Clare’s “City of Lost Souls”

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Ronald

I have to admit that I like the trailer. However tumultuous her time in the Harry Potter fandom may have been — allegations of plagiarism that people can still read about online — there is no denying the fact that … Continue reading →

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Book review: Kiera Cass’ “The Selection”

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Ronald

Ever since the success of self-published authors like Amanda Hocking and E. L. James, publishing houses are looking increasingly towards the internet in their search for the next literary sensation. One such author plucked from online obscurity and cast into … Continue reading →

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Book review: Robin Lim’s “Butterfly People”

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Ronald

If you read Robin Lim’s biography, it’s hard to imagine her having time to do anything else aside from delivering babies in such areas as Bali, Aceh,  Yogyakarta, and Haiti. What she does is pretty much a full-time job, and … Continue reading →

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Book review: Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung’s “Young Avengers”

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Ronald

Although it may not look like it from most of the books that end up being reviewed on this blog, I was very much a comic book kid. I had my own comic book childhood – cut tragically short by my … Continue reading →

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Book review: Karyn Bosnak’s “20 Times A Lady”

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Ronald

To be perfectly honest, the only reason I became aware of the existence of Karyn Bosnak was through Chris Evans’ unclothed torso. I pretty much had to watch “What’s Your Number” after being promised naked Chris Evans, and thankfully I wasn’t that … Continue reading →

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Book review: Lauren Oliver’s “Pandemonium”

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Ronald

When I first set out to read Lauren Oliver’s “Delirium” books, I had only meant to give myself some background since it’s just plain embarrassing to interview an author whose work you aren’t familiar with. If it weren’t for the … Continue reading →

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Book review: Jullie Yap Daza’s “Mistresses Play . . . Men Stray . . . The Wives Stay”

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Ronald

Alright guys, since I’ve had NO internet connection for about two days now — THANKS PLDT — this post will be coming to you from the patchy internet connection of my prepaid internet USB thingie. Way before Candace Bushnell began … Continue reading →

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