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Book Review: Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich

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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!    Just when you thought it was safe to venture back into the Burg, Stephanie Plum is once again neck-deep in the proverbial poop. She is watching a famous musician, babysitting a crabby teenager, and may or may not be attending the wedding of Lula.       Fearless Fourteen is written by Janet Evanovich and is published by St. Martins Press. In this zany tale of kidnapping and larceny, Stephanie Plum must once again prove her worth as a fearless bounty hunter. Problem is, she is not anywhere close to being that. We begin with one of Stephanie's bond skippers getting ready to commit suicide. After having second thoughts of death, Loretta Rizzi agrees to go with Stephanie to be re-bonded. One problem, Loretta's son, Zook, will be alone while she is in jail. Luckily for Zook, Stephanie is easily coerced into taking care of the teen. Soon she has Loretta re-bonded and in jail for the time ...

Book Review: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Let me start this review by saying that I have Christmas musi c blasting through headphones as I unravel for you this amazing and creepy read . I was not prepared to close an almost seven hundred page novel wanting more, but I do want more. A fter this review I plan to binge the AMC television series and read the comic book series, the Wraith.   NOS4 A2 is written by Joe Hill and is published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. In this macabre tale of horror we are introduced to teen Vic McQueen AKA the Brat from Haverhill, Massachusetts . She is dealing with her parents' slowly decomposing marriage, while listening to their constant bickering. One day she grabs up her bike and flees her home amidst a squabble about her mother's missing bracelet. She peddles faster and faster until she rea ches The Shorter Way Bridge. On this day she finds that this bridge is a special bridge. It is an exte...