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Sarah Alexis

Sarah Alexis

...loves reading, coffee, and breakfast!
  • NJ, USA
  • member since January 18, 2008

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  • The Sauvignon Secret
    • Rated 4 stars

    This book in the series was the best one yet.

    Sarah Alexis wrote this review Sunday, October 9, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Russian Concubine
    • Rated 3 stars

    I didn't enjoy this book until about 200 pages in. The first book (Jewel of St. Petersburg) far outshine this one for me. It got interesting after the 200 pages, but still was very redundant and didn't need to be so long.

    Sarah Alexis wrote this review Tuesday, January 4, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • Committed
    • Rated 2 stars

    For claiming to be a "follow-up" or "sequal" to Eat, Pray, Love, this is a book of a different feather. I was disappointed after the association, because I was expecting more stories about her and Felipes travels, etc. I didn't enjoy all the "facts" and history lessons, but did like the few parts that were about her life and travels with Felipe during their forced "exile." I wish it had just been more of that! I loved EPL and was so hoping this would be more along the same lines.

    Sarah Alexis wrote this review Wednesday, March 17, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
  • Under the Tuscan Sun
    • Rated 2 stars

    I found this harder to get through than expected. I actually saw the movie first, not knowing it was a book. I found Francis' struggle as a single woman stronger than her having a husband, etc. After a while, I wanted to hear more about the land rather than tombs and more about her area rather than the house construction.

    One big plus: the recipes included!!!

    Sarah Alexis wrote this review Wednesday, October 7, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Knitting Under the Influence
    • Rated 3 stars

    I had high hopes for this one...especially after getting sucked in by the cover. I wish there'd been more knitting in it, especially since it's in the title! I felt the progress was slow and very predictable.

    Overall, a cute story. Just wish there'd been more excitement.

    Sarah Alexis wrote this review Monday, October 5, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • A Deadly Yarn
    • Rated 3 stars

    I liked this book (#3) better than the first two in the series. As others said...there is still alot of editing issues, but Kelly is definately showing more personality, and there's not as much repetition and lack of things going on. There are alot more plot twists and surprises!

    Sarah Alexis wrote this review Thursday, July 2, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Mara, Daughter of the Nile
    • Rated 4 stars

    I read this book in middle school and loved it. I think it made me actually interested in history and historical fiction and ended up starting my Ancient Egypt obsession.

    Sarah Alexis wrote this review Wednesday, April 8, 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • A Beautiful Mind
    • Rated 2 stars

    This biography, though maybe interesting to a person who majored in math or understands all of what Nash worked on better, was pretty jumpy overall. I don't feel like I got a full span of his life, just a summary of all of his math theories, that you could read elsewhere, when I really wanted more depth into his life. The parts that did divulge into his life more were SO interesting that I wanted more of those and less of the math. I know his life was proving theories, but I feel like some of them should've been explained in a more basic way so we grasped the concept, or been skimmed over. Going into more depth about his mental illlness and other aspects of his life may have provided more of a view into his life.

    Sarah Alexis wrote this review Wednesday, September 3, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
    • Rated 2 stars

    This book was so jumpy I was often confused even though I have read various other sources on the life of Doris Duke. I found it odd that certain big events in her life were not mentioned (Chandi Heffner or Lafferty).

    Sarah Alexis wrote this review Monday, June 9, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Skye O'Malley
    • Rated 5 stars

    I love this series so much. It's a great summer read and definately a nice insight into the time period.

    Sarah Alexis wrote this review Friday, May 30, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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