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Review: Girl Last Seen - SPOILERS AHOY

Girl Last Seen by Nina Laurin My rating: 1 of 5 stars I hate being the first person to give a book one star on Goodreads, I really do. I really hate it when I am conflicted about that one star rating, especially when it is a debut novel. But two stars means okay, and I didn’t find the book okay. Official rating is 1.5. The basic premise of this novel is that a woman, Lainey, who escaped her rapist/abductor realizes that the latest missing girl looks like her and may be the first victim of the same sadist, the first in several years. All of which sounds pretty interesting. The best part of the book, and the riskiest, is the character of Lainey – who is really unlikable. She isn’t so much of anti-hero as hapless. It’s understandable considering that she is suffering from a variety of mental issues caused not only by her abduction and rape, but also because she had a shitty life before. In many ways, this backstory in terms of Lainey is cliché and overused. It is

Reaction to the book The Betrayal of Anne Frank

While there have been articles and responses in the Dutch press about the recent book The Betrayal of Anne Frank by Rosemary Sullivan, much of the US press has stayed quiet about the controversary and issues surrounding the book as well as the methods of the investigative team. This was true even before the Russian invasion of the Ukraine. By and large, most of the English reviews and comments about the book appear to be largely positive or simply promotional. As someone who has read the book and had issues with it, I find these to be a bit eyebrow raising. For instance, few reviews of any type (formal and informal) point out the lack of Holocaust historian on the team. Even if you are not an expert on the Holocaust, this should have been a point of note. Additionally, even some readers consider such a lack of an expert unimportant. In some ways, especially considering the current invasion of the Ukraine, this is unimportant. But as someone who does teach and who does teach

Self-published Authors Appreciation Week - Children's Books

There are a tremendous amount of self published books out there. This week The Fish Shelf, along with other bloggers, is highlighting self published authors that could use a bit more recognition. Today, we are focusing on Children’s Literature Mary Nhin - Has a two series out that are good. The first is The UnicornPrenur series, which features Ariel and her different interests/jobs. The books include activities. The other is Mini Movers and Shakers which are about real life heroes such as Serena Williams and Mae Jemison. There is a third series, Ninja Life Hacks, as well. Bethany Stahl’s Save the Earth series features a different environmental theme in each book. She also has a very good book about mermaids, and she uses diverse characters. Nnema Bryd’s Princess Farisi's Adventure is a wonderful story about an African princess Alma Hammond’s books feature animals having zany adventures. While in some of the earlier books, the art

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