I won't make things awkward by pretending that this review (or any other review for a Harry Potter book) is going to be fair. I'm incredibly biased, and I don't care. This is the first book I ever truly loved. The very introduction to Harry's world swept me off my feet--I mean, wizards and magic school…
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[dropcap]C[/dropcap]urtsies & Conspiracies is the second installment in the Finishing School series by Gail Carriger, and it improves upon a lot of the shortcomings and problems I had with the previous book. One of the things I disliked about the previous installment was that it moved along at a fairly slow pace for about 3/4 of the book. That's not…
Though the actual holiday of American Thanksgiving falls on the third Thursday of every year, the entire month of November is generally seen as an appropriate time to give, you know, thanks. Books have had such a tremendous impact on my life, and I'm thankful to everyone who's made that possible--authors, teachers, my parents, and friends…
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Welcome to Celestial Carousel! This book review & lifestyle blog by Samantha Claire is an amalgamation of good reads, good friends, and a great life. In addition to burying myself in books from my enormous TBR pile, I also love to travel and drink copious amounts of tea. Read more...
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