Review: City of Thieves

City of Thieves by David Benioff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really liked it. It is a bit salty. (view spoiler)[Also, another book with aspiring authors as key characters. (hide spoiler)]

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Review: Les Misérables

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Do not read the unabridged version.

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Review: The Cartel

The Cartel by Don Winslow
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I liked it, but it was a little too salty for my taste.

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Review: The Way of Kings

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I did really like it. There were some of the parts that were slow, but it made the really good parts even better.

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Review: Fairest of All

Fairest of All by Sarah Mlynowski
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really liked it. I read it to my girls over several nights. Fun.

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Review: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I liked the book, but was distracted by the switching between the two stories. I think the story of the fair would have been interesting by itself, but every time the book went from the gory psychopath's story to the whining landscape architect's story, I lost interest and just wanted to hear about the psychopath's. It was almost as if the author wanted to write about the fair, but wasn't sure if he could sell it without the salacious aspects of the murders.

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Review: The Bands of Mourning

The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really liked it/It was amazing 4.5 stars. I really enjoyed the first three books in this series, then I read The Alloy of Law, the fourth/first of the westerns and was kind of disappointed. The story and characters were engaging, but compared to the quality of the prior books, I was expecting more. Shadows of Self and The Bands of Mourning delivered. I really enjoyed this book, and am really looking forward to the seventh/final book.

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