Tag: Magic
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Aveyard, Victoria, Book Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: WAR STORM BY VICTORIA AVEYARD
Title: War StormAuthor: Victoria AveyardSeries: Red Queen #4Published: May 15 2018Publisher: Harper TeenPages: 662From: Barnes and NobleRating: 7/10 War Storm is a novel of revolution, love, and trust, or lack thereof. It is a novel of the faith we have in each other, and the different kinds of love of which we find ourselves capable. […]
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Book Review: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
Title: Three Dark CrownsAuthor: Kendare BlakeSeries: Three Dark Crowns #1Published: 2016Publisher: HarperTeenPages: 403From: Barnes and NobleRating: 9/10 Have you ever just been entranced by something you’ve read? I truly believe this happened to me with the book, Three Dark Crowns, written by Kendare Blake. It was the first book I’ve ever read by this wonderful […]
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Book Review: Frostblood by Elly Blake
Title: Frostblood Author: Elly Blake Series: Frostblood #1 Published: January 2017 Publisher: Little, Brown Pages: 376 From: Barnes and Noble Rating: 8/10 I started Frostblood by Elly Blake on a whim one night, mostly because I just wanted something light, airy, easy and fun, and boy did I get what I asked for. Frostblood follows the story of Ruby […]
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Book Review: The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Title: The Sweet Far Thing Author: Libba Bray Series: Gemma Doyle Published: April 28, 2009 Publisher: Random House Pages: 819 From: Barnes and Noble Rating: 10/10 American author Libba Bray’s novel The Sweet Far Thing, the third installment to her Gemma Doyle trilogy, came to me at the perfect time. I had read the trilogy […]
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Book Review: Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
Title: Rebel Angels Author: Libba Bray Published: 2005 Publisher: Random House Pages: 548 From: Barnes and Noble Rating: 9/10 The second installment of American author Libba Bray’s Gemma Doyle trilogy, Rebel Angels takes on the next phase of lead character Gemma Doyle’s life in England after her mother dies in India and Gemma realizes she […]
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Book Review: Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
Title: Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony Author: Eoin Colfer Published: 2009 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: 385 From: Walmart Rating: 9/10 Eoin Colfer continues his adventures with teenage genius Artemis Fowl in the fifth novel of the series, Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony. I love these books, and this one was no exception. I may be an […]
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Book Reviews, Harkness, Deborah
Book Review: The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
Title: The Book of Life Author: Deborah Harkness Published: 2014 Publisher: Viking Adult Pages: 561 From: Barnes and Noble Rating: 9/10 In any series, the last book stands up to the most scrutiny as it has to live up to the hype from those that came before it. Deborah Harkness‘ The Book of Life is […]
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Book Review: Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer
Title: Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception Author: Eoin Colfer Published: 2005 Publisher: Puffin Books Pages: From: Barnes and Noble It didn’t take me long, from when I began Eoin Colfer’s novel Artemis Fowl, to remember why I was attracted to the series as a child transitioning into teenage-dom. Colfer somehow manages to create a magic […]
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Book Review: Sunshine by Robin McKinley
Title: Sunshine Author: Robin McKinley Published: 2003 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pages: 416 From: Barnes and Noble “I had no idea that blood and dessert could go together so well,” said Amber Benson. Benson was referring to Robin McKinley’s novel Sunshine. Sunshine is my favorite book, ever. No lie. It’s not the best novel ever […]
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Book Reviews, Harkness, Deborah
Book Review: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Title: Shadow of Night Author: Deborah Harkness Published: 2012 Publisher: Penguin Books Pages: 592 From: Walmart The “paranormal romance” is now a thing, founded in the burst of popularity in young adult books based on magic, vampirism and the supernatural. Look at Barnes and Noble, the largest book store chain in America: they even have […]
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