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The Perfect Woman

by James Andrus
- Rated 3 stars
“The book was interesting and a little disturbing. It was a nice easy read, but not anything unusual or spectacular.”

Rachel A wrote this review Sunday, July 17, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery

by James R. Benn
- Rated 3 stars
“It was okay, but not the best writing or character development.”

Rachel A wrote this review Saturday, July 16, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
A Simple Amish Christmas

by Vannetta Chapman
- Rated 4 stars
“The plot was predictable, but I liked it anyway.”

Rachel A wrote this review Thursday, March 3, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
Guns, Germs, and Steel

by Jared Diamond
- Rated 3 stars
“I actually didn't finish it.”

Rachel A wrote this review Wednesday, July 28, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Skippyjon Jones

by Judith Byron Schachner
- Rated 5 stars
“Very creative.”

Rachel A wrote this review Thursday, July 22, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Snuggle Wuggle

by Jonathan London
- Rated 5 stars
“I thought it looked a little silly, but my almost 2 year old LOVED this book. She could recite most of the book as I read it by the time we took it back to the library. I'm thinking about buying it.”

Rachel A wrote this review Wednesday, May 26, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing (3rd Edition)

by Marie F. Mongan
- Rated 3 stars
“An interesting read with interesting ideas. I agree with another review I read that the book is poorly organized. It seems to jump topics and has tiny chapters that don't seem to follow any logical order. It also had a lot of background and writing for a few ideas. I really think it could have been a half or a third of the length.

I can't vouch for the techniques yet, as I haven't tried them in an actual birth situation, but the techniques I have tried have been fairly relaxing, so here's hoping. ”

Rachel A wrote this review Tuesday, April 6, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Royal Assassin

by Robin Hobb
- Rated 3 stars
“Not nearly as enthralling as the first in the series. I felt like it started pretty slow and I really had a hard time getting into it. By the last half or so it starts to pick up, but I really liked Assassin's Apprentice better.”

Rachel A wrote this review Wednesday, March 31, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way: Revised Edition

by Susan McCutcheon, Peter Rosegg
- Rated 3 stars
“I was a little disappointed in how little new I learned from this book. I felt like most of this I learned from the birthing class I took from the hospital (I took the more involved option). I liked the exercises section and the emotional signposts section. Most of it was stuff I'd already heard though.”

Rachel A wrote this review Sunday, March 14, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Rated 5 stars
“I really liked how well written this book was. The timeline was interesting and the plot was good, but the writing style was my favorite part. It got a little flowery at times, but mostly it was nicely descriptive and used vocabulary creatively. I recommend it.”

Rachel A wrote this review Monday, March 8, 2010. ( reply | permalink )