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Leanna Renee Hieber
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The thing about tropes is…sometimes they work for us. The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker, by Leanna Renee Hieber, is full of them—prophecies, unexplained magical forces, fated love match, etc.—but I was entertained. After reading Hiding in Plain Sight, I needed something fluffy to rea...
Rachel's books
Rachel's books rated it 9 years ago
This book had a very slow and confusing start. I almost put in down and picked a different one. It's a bit too descriptive in places. Percy annoyed me at first. She was very meek and apologized too much. She does grow and gain in spine and confidence (and stops apologizing all the freaking time). I ...
Khanh the Killjoy
Khanh the Killjoy rated it 11 years ago
The title is a misnomer. I would have titled this The Twistingly Tangential Tale of Miss Percy Parker instead. Good lord, how this story wandered.I'm going to be quoting a lot from this book in this review. The quotes are too priceless not to be used, and they give a pretty good impression of the en...
melsbookshelf
melsbookshelf rated it 12 years ago
While I initially had some difficulty getting into this story, by the time I was a couple of chapters into it, I could not put the book down. Well, unfortunately, I did HAVE to, but I didn't WANT to. The title is so very appropriate, as well--this truly was a "strangely beautiful tale." There is no ...
Book Hoarders Anonymous
Book Hoarders Anonymous rated it 13 years ago
So here's the deal, we spend the entirety of the book building up to this moment when the h, Ms Percy Parker, is announced as the one in the prophecy, only to, 50 pages (or less) from the end, have 5 of the 6 decide that no, it's this other female person who just conveniently manages to mold herself...
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