Author: Steph Nord
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Lessons in Chemistry
Storyline: 3 Stars I was hoping for more, or maybe I was hoping for less. This book has been so popular and had so many good reviews, but I was disappointed. Part of the disappointment might have been because the reviews were so different. Some of the reviews thought that it was hilarious, some serious,… Read more
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Beartown
Storyline: 5 Stars Oh wow. I knew that the story was building up to something in the first part when it was all about hockey, but wow it was great. There were so many times in the beginning where I was frustrated and disgusted with the hockey culture, but then I realized I was supposed… Read more
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The Chronicles of Narnia
Storyline: 4 Stars It has been many years since I read the Chronicles of Narnia, which is why I wanted to reread them. They were like I remembered, but also different than I remembered now that I am an adult. I enjoyed the Chronicles of Narnia, and it is definitely better than the other C.S.… Read more
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Romantasy: The New Genre
What is Romantasy? Romantasy. It’s the newest recognized genre in the book world. In 2023, Goodreads listed romantasy as a genre for the Goodreads choice awards for the first time ever. But what is this new trending genre? Romantasy is romance + fantasy. It’s as simple as that. Think of Lord of the Rings meets… Read more
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Skipping pages – can’t I skip the bad stuff?
Skipping Pages It’s hard to find an appropriate book these days, especially as a Christian that wants to read good, clean books. The unfortunate part is that so many of the new popular books do have many inappropriate scenes. A lot of times the solution is skipping the pages that contains all the inappropriate scenes.… Read more
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Foundation
Storyline: 3 Stars I read Foundation because I like to read a mix of older and newer books. Foundation is a classic science fiction book. The concept is interesting, but I’m glad that it was only 250 pages. The book is one of those that I am sure many follow-up science fiction books have used… Read more
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The Women
Storyline: 5 Stars Vietnam. I have only read a few Vietnam books, and I have loved them all. There are so many books about the world wars, which of course are of great importance, but I think that there is so much unknown about Vietnam for the regular citizens. I am always heartbroken when I… Read more
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The Lord of the Rings
Storyline: 5 Stars I have not read the Lord of the Rings since I was in middle school, which was about 12-13 years ago. It was definitely different reading it from an adult perspective! Tolkien is an expert at storytelling. The characters, story, worldbuilding, are all wonderful. I really enjoy the worldbuilding because Tolkien inserts… Read more
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The Silent Patient
Storyline: 3 Stars I have been reading more thrillers lately, a book genre that I have not explored much. I think I am starting to become more fond of the genre, but maybe it is because I am reading the ones that I have seen have good reviews. Anyway, The Silent Patient is intriguing because… Read more
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Divine Rivals
Storyline: 4 Stars I knew that the Letters of Enchantment Duology was a fantasy, but I was not prepared for this type of fantasy. The world was different than other fantasy books that I have read. There was still advanced technology with the fantasy, and I appreciated that. It was a fresh take on fantasy… Read more