LiteraryPlum’s Rating: Rated PG-16 for grisly crime scenes and adult content Author: Christopher Fowler Title: Bryant and May: Strange Tide (Book #14 in the Bryant and May series) Facts: Published 2016, Doubleday, Fiction, Crime, Police/Detective, British Out of 5 star rating? 5…not that the book in itself was perfect, I just loved the characters and really…
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Kris D’Agostino’s “The Antiques”
LiteraryPlum’s Rating: Rated R for excessive language and very explicit sexual language and imagery. Author: Kris D’Agostino Title: The Antiques Facts: Published 2017, Scribner, Fiction, Family-Drama, Dysfunctional Family Star Rating out of 5: 3 Would I Read it Again? No Another dysfunctional family book. It seems that this is a very prevalent topic lately. I…
Camille Pagan’s “Life and Other Near-Death Experiences”
LiteraryPlum’s Rating: Rated 21+ but interestingly clean. It is indicated many times of a sexual encounter, as in you know exactly what just happened and how. The author also cleverly hides use of cuss words. The overall feel of the book is definitely more for adults. Author: Camille Pagan Title: Life and Other Near-Death Experiences Facts: 2015, Published…
Katherine Arden’s “The Bear and the Nightingale”
LiteraryPlum’s Rating: Rated 18+ because no one younger than that might want to read this. Some rough sexual violence muted in words of the culture of old, creepy spiritualism, a little violence. Author: Katherine Arden Title: The Bear and the Nightingale Facts: Published 2017, Del Rey, Fiction, Fairy-Taleish, Russia, Fantasy/Goth? Interesting Tidbits: Apparently this is the…
Margaret Atwood’s “Hag-Seed”
LiteraryPlum’s Rating: Rated R for language, prison behavior, just general raucousness Author: Margaret Atwood Title: Hag-Seed Facts: Published 2016, Hogarth/Random House, Fiction, Shakespeare Interesting Tidbits: This book was part of a series Random House publishing did in which authors were commissioned to do modern retellings of Shakespeare plays. These are the titles that have been released…
Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner”
LiteraryPlum’s Rating: R for a rape scene, child molestation and child abuse Author: Khaled Hosseini Title: The Kite Runner Facts: Published 2003, Riverhead Books, Fiction, Afghanistan, in a way historical fiction Interesting tidbits: After the movie was released, the three children in the movie were given so many death threats they were moved to the United…
Joyce Maynard’s “Labor Day”
LiteraryPlum’s Rating: PG17…sexual inferences, some language Author: Joyce Maynard Title: Labor Day Facts: Published 2009, William Morris Company, Fiction, Coming-of-age Interesting tidbits: Labor Day became a motion picture in 2012 starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin. I didn’t watch it but it didn’t fare well with the critics. Would I read it again? No This…
Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson Series”
Author: Rick Riordan Title(s): The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, Titan’s Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, The Last Olympian Facts: Published 2005 through 2009, Disney Hyperion, YA, Greek Mythology, fantasy LiteraryPlum’s Rating: Pg-12, fighting, disturbing images, violence…but not in an adult way Would I Read it again? Yes and I have. They’re fun. …
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