Category: Reviews

The Rules Review

The Rules Review

 Julie’s Review: The Rules is a series that I can definitely see has some potential but the first book wasn’t as good as I hoped it would be. The series is called Project Paper Doll, and I’m not too sure what that means, actually. From the redesigned covers, it looks like a bunch of dolls […]

Posted October 22, 2014 by Julie S. in Reviews / 6 Comments
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Ugly Love Review

Ugly Love Review

 Julie’s Review:     So I really hate that I’m even writing this review because of how much I love this author and her previous works. I’ve just about loved all her books I’ve read in the past so I’m quite sad that this one didn’t do it for me. But, I think it is […]

Posted October 15, 2014 by Julie S. in Reviews / 9 Comments
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Uglies Review

Uglies Review

 Julie’s Review: Uglies is a pretty good dystopia where at age 16, everyone gets an operation to make them pretty – as opposed to the uglies they are now. I liked that the novel explored what we as people think is beauty (symmetrical faces, little body fat, etc) but also explored the truth behind the […]

Posted September 24, 2014 by Julie S. in Reviews / 4 Comments
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Cruel Beauty Review

Cruel Beauty Review

 Julie’s Review: I was disappointed with Cruel Beauty, especially with the 5 star reviews staring me in the face when I log into Goodreads. I got this through the summer Sync audiobook program, so free is free right? I gave it a listen, and was expecting it to be a really interesting retelling of Beauty […]

Posted September 17, 2014 by Julie S. in Reviews / 17 Comments
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Stolen Dreams Review

Stolen Dreams Review

 Julie’s Review: Stolen Dreams is the final installment of the Cassie Scot series, and let me say the ending was spectacular. So I’ll just start from there. When all the secrets finally got revealed, I have to say everything was quite a surprise and I enjoyed it. For a moment there I wasn’t quite sure […]

Posted September 8, 2014 by Julie S. in Blog Tours, Reviews / 2 Comments
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If I Stay Book vs. Movie Review

If I Stay Book vs. Movie Review

Director: R.J. Cutler Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley Information from IMDB.        Julie’s Review –   Book:    Movie: I actually liked the If I Stay movie way better than the book, even though I read the book first. I know, that’s almost unheard of in the bookish world, but […]

Posted September 6, 2014 by Julie S. in Movie Reviews, Reviews / 14 Comments
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Independent Study Review

Independent Study Review

 Julie’s Review: Independent Study was a decent follow up to The Testing, but this book really was a “second book syndrome” kind of book for me. It was just a bridge between the first book (which was awesome) and the (what I hope will be epic) conclusion to the series. I didn’t have any strong […]

Posted September 3, 2014 by Julie S. in Reviews / 2 Comments
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Ruin and Rising Review

Ruin and Rising Review

 Julie’s Review: Finished Ruin & Rising. First 75%=yawn at all the planning. Last 25%: edge of your seat yelling OMG! No! Yes! Great ending. — Julie S. (@juliecookies) August 14, 2014 I don’t even know if I can write this review without spoilers, because OMG! As you can see from my shared tweet, the first […]

Posted August 20, 2014 by Julie S. in Reviews / 10 Comments
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Under The Never Sky Review

Under The Never Sky Review

 Julie’s Review: I’m sad to say I was pretty underwhelmed with Under The Never Sky. I read so many glowing reviews, so my expectations were sky high on this one (pun intended). I guess you could say this novel fell into the pitfalls of hype category for me. It was very much a journey book, […]

Posted August 13, 2014 by Julie S. in Reviews / 18 Comments
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The 5th Wave Review

The 5th Wave Review

 Julie’s Review: The 5th Wave was one of those books that tries of offer a unique perspective on the human condition. I give it a very high 3.5 stars. I really liked Cassie and thought her reactions and behavior were relatable and real. She really gave a good understanding of what this type of alien […]

Posted August 6, 2014 by Julie S. in Reviews / 16 Comments
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