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Author Archives: jordynriver

The Arkadians

 I have only re-read six books in my life – The Arkadians is, as of today, one of those six. I cannot describe this story without first expressing that just thinking about … Continue reading

April 1, 2015 · Leave a comment

Delirium

My reading habits, as of late, have been sorely lacking and it is rather disgraceful for someone who is known as a serious book reader. My attention span as suffered … Continue reading

March 28, 2015 · Leave a comment

I, Iago

I, Iago. The most heartbreaking and soul crushing novel I have ever read. Based on Shakespeare’s Othello – I, Iago is a story that you many never recover from. The worst … Continue reading

February 28, 2015 · Leave a comment

The Three Musketeers

Did I think I knew heartbreak before? Well, if I had any inclination of the sort, it is now surely shattered. And thus begins my review of Alexandre Dumas’s The Three Musketeers.  … Continue reading

February 23, 2015 · Leave a comment

Three Years Dreaming

“Is this the place that I’ve been dreaming of?” ~ KEANE, Somewhere Only We Know ~ I have never ventured far from my “home land”, being young and lacking the opportunities … Continue reading

February 10, 2015 · Leave a comment

The Blood of Olympus

To finish up the year 2014 – The Blood of Olympus, the final book in Rick Riordan’s series The Heroes of Olympus, was less than the spectacular finale that I … Continue reading

February 8, 2015 · Leave a comment

August 18th 2014

~ Books I’ve Read Since I’ve Been Gone ~ The Musician’s Daughter The Musician’s Daughter by Susane Dunlap took me longer to read that one might have expected. This was … Continue reading

February 8, 2015 · Leave a comment

August 17th 2014

~ Books I’ve Read Since I’ve Been Gone ~ I will not attempt to write about this book, for I fear I may begin to cry. – Readers Anonymous

February 8, 2015 · Leave a comment

July 20th 2014

~ Books I’ve Read Since I’ve Been Gone ~ KISS For the thousandth time, my love for reading is reawakened. However, I would like to blame my lengthy “absence” on … Continue reading

February 8, 2015 · Leave a comment

The Second Beginning

I have come upon the revelation that pretending to be a person you are not will turn you into a rather melancholy individual. I created a personality for myself, like … Continue reading

February 7, 2015 · Leave a comment