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mariahsturdivant21
Jan 222 min read
A Curious Carnival of Words: A Book Review of 'The Carnivale of Curiosities
“The Carnivale of Curiosities” is a 429-page fantasy novel that will most likely appeal to fans of “The Invisible Life of Addie Larue,”...
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mariahsturdivant21
Nov 21, 20242 min read
Mariah’s Book Review: A Silent Patient: A Haunting Psychological Thriller
Synopsis of “A Silent Patient” “A Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is a gripping psychological thriller that delves into the mind of...
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mariahsturdivant21
Aug 27, 20242 min read
Mariah’s Book Review: If He Would Have Been With Me by Laura Nowlin
Genre of "If He Would Have Been With Me" : Drama Pages/Length of "If He Would Have Been With Me": 336 Pages First Published: April 2nd,...
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mariahsturdivant21
May 31, 20242 min read
Mariah's Book Reviews: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Synopsis "In a quiet suburb of Detroit, the five Lisbon sisters—beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the neighborhood...
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mariahsturdivant21
Mar 26, 20243 min read
Book Review: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
*spoilers ahead: If you haven't read "The Fourth Wing*, skip this book review* Synopsis "Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die...
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mariahsturdivant21
Jan 28, 20243 min read
Book Review: The Summer I Turned Pretty By Jenny Han
Synopsis "A young adult romance, The Summer I Turned Pretty follows Isabel “Belly” Conklin’s journey to adulthood over one unforgettable...
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mariahsturdivant21
Jul 30, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Synopsis "Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story...
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mariahsturdivant21
Jul 2, 20232 min read
Book Review: Love in The Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
Synopsis "PhD candidate Phoebe Walsh has always been obsessed with true crime. She's even analyzing the genre in her dissertation—if she...
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mariahsturdivant21
Jun 11, 20232 min read
Book Review: Hairstyles of The Damned by Joe Meno
Synopsis ""Hairstyles of the Damned" is about Brian Oswald, a guy in high school who is growing up punk. At first he's a sort of needy...
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mariahsturdivant21
Jun 4, 20232 min read
Book Review: A Whole New World (Twisted Tale) by Liz Braswell
Synopsis "When Jafar steals the Genie’s lamp, he uses his first two wishes to become sultan and the most powerful sorcerer in the world....
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mariahsturdivant21
May 21, 20232 min read
Book Review: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Synopsis "The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is a breathlessly addictive mystery that follows one man's race to find a killer, with an...
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mariahsturdivant21
May 6, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Maid by Nita Prose
Synopsis "Nita Prose’s novel, The Maid, follows the days preceding Mr. Black’s death through Molly’s first person point of view. Molly is...
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mariahsturdivant21
Apr 9, 20232 min read
Book Review: Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Summary "Daisy Jones & The Six captures the seduction of rock ’n’ roll in 1970s America. The novel is a fictional biography in which...
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mariahsturdivant21
Mar 6, 20231 min read
Book Review: We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds
Synopsis "Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a YA debut from Jas Hammonds...
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mariahsturdivant21
Feb 24, 20231 min read
Book Review: Song of Achilles
Synopsis "A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly...
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mariahsturdivant21
Feb 5, 20232 min read
Book Review: Paper Girls (the complete edition)
Synopsis "Four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls from the year 1988 uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and...
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mariahsturdivant21
Jan 20, 20232 min read
Book Review: Salvage The Bone by Jesmyn Ward
Synopsis "A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father...
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mariahsturdivant21
Sep 19, 20222 min read
Outline By Rachel Cusk
Published by Mariah Sturdivant September 19th, 2022 Summary "A woman writer goes to Athens in the height of summer to teach a writing...
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mariahsturdivant21
Aug 21, 20221 min read
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
Published by Mariah Sturdivant August 22nd, 2022 Syponis "People don't just disappear without a trace… Shelby Tebow is the first to go...
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mariahsturdivant21
Jun 12, 20221 min read
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueby V.E. Schwab
Published by Mariah Sturdivant June 12th, 2022 Synopsis "France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain...
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