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25 – The Graveyard Book: A Child’s Journey Through Adolescence

This was a fun read that made me laugh, made me cry, and made me want to pull my hair out depending on the scene. In my opinion, these are all signs of a great book. Though I was confused … Continue reading

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22 – Grave Peril: Every Series Has a Low Point

I didn’t finish this book, but I’m counting it toward my 75 books because I read more than half of it and gave it my best effort. In the end I just couldn’t get invested in it. I read the … Continue reading

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Task #22: A Book that Scares You – The Woman in Black

Some of these tasks are a little like trial and error, and this is one of them. Task 38 is to read a book that makes me cry, but since I’m trying to read mostly new books I have no … Continue reading

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Book #49: The Whispering Skull

This is book two of the Lockwood and Co. series. I thought they were going to be a trilogy, but after I looked up the description for the new book I’m not so sure. We could be looking at a … Continue reading

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Book #48: The Screaming Staircase

I’ve read this book twice now: once by myself and once with my wife. This isn’t a scary book, but when you read it out loud late at night it can get a little spooky. To be clear, I’m one … Continue reading

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