Becca’s Bookshelf

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Quote of the Week:

“the sheep spends its life worried about the wolf, only to be eaten by the farmer”

– Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear, pg. 193

Latest from the Blog

The Inmate

It’s been a very long time since I have picked up a book and finished it in a 3-hour sitting, but that is exactly what I did with The Inmate. Readers follow the first-person, present tense view of Brooke Sullivan as she adapts to her new life in upstate New York, including taking on a…

The Lost Apothecary

Admittedly, the back of this book was a bit misleading. I was honestly expecting a bit more intrigue and darker mood to the story, but I still enjoyed the overall execution. Written in a dual timeline – present day and in the 18th century London – The Lost Apothecary follows the story of Caroline Parcewell…

The Beast Within

Genre: Fiction, Fairy TaleRating: TV-PG 14 (death, love, darker themes) Villain backstories are a somewhat new demand in the entertainment world, especially for Disney villains that we have all grown up loving to hate. The Beast Within is a Disney Villains backstory that sheds some light on why the Prince from Beauty & the Beast…

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