Book Review: I Am The Cage by Allison Sweet Grant

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I Am The Cage by Allison Sweet Grant  opens with nineteen year old Elisabeth working and living in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. It's quiet and isolated and a place she can be anonymous. However, when the town has a massive snowstorm that shuts the entire town down, Elisabeth allows herself to seek out and accept help from the sheriff named Noah. When she starts to open up to Noah, Elisabeth realizes that she can't hide from her childhood trauma. A huge thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Penguin Young Readers Group for providing me with an Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of I Am The Cage  by Allison Sweet Grant. The synopsis was intriguing, so I was thrilled to be approved to read an early copy of this young adult novel. This story was told from the perspective of the main character of Elisabeth, and it was told from the present day and flashbacks to the characters childhood of the pain she endured from a medical treatment. The alternating storylines were done exceptionally well, a...
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Book Reviews 2020

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Are you looking for a book recommendation? Or, did you miss one of The Running Bibliophile's Book Reviews in 2020? Check out these book recommendations and book reviews below. You may just find a new favorite author.

We try to be as honest as we can about the books we review without being too hurtful or critical of the author as we know that their books are labors of love. Sometimes, certain books just aren't for us. Don't for get to follow us on our social media platforms. Links are below.



January 2020

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March 2020

April 2020

May 2020

June 2020

July 2020

August 2020

September 2020

  • The New Girl (Fear Street, #1) by R.L. Stine 
  • The Surprise Party (Fear Street, #2) by R.L. Stine

October 2020

  • Kristy and the Walking Disaster (The Baby-Sitters Club #20) by Ann M. Martin
  • Mallory and the Trouble With Twins (The Baby-Sitters Club, #21) by Ann M. Martin
  • Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum, #19) by Janet Evanovich
  • Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum, #20) by Janet Evanovich
  • Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, #12) by Janet Evanovich
  • Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3) by Janet Evanovich 
  • More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling  

November 2020

  • Jeopardy in High Heels (High Heels, #12) by Gemma Halliday and Catherine Bruns  
  • The Spellmans Strike Again (The Spellmans, #4) by Lisa Lutz
  • Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger
  • The Overnight (Fear Street, #3) by R.L. Stine 

December 2020

  • Missing (Fear Street, #4) by R.L. Stine
  • Scary Stories 3, More Tales To Chill Your Bones (Scary Stories, #3) by Alvin Schwartz, Illustrator Stephen Gammell
  • Welcome To Junior High (Girl Talk, #1) by L.E. Blair 
  • Roasting in Hell's Kitchen: Temper Tantrums, F Words, and the Pursuit of Perfection by Gordon Ramsay
  • The Silent Scream (Nightmare Hall, #1) by Diane Hoh
 
 

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