Tag: Vampire
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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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Author Interview: Rhys A. Jones
Author: Rhys A. Jones Famous for: The Obsidian Pebble, etc. After having the opportunity to review British author Rhys A. Jones’ young adult novel The Obsidian Pebble, I was also given the opportunity to interview the man behind the book, thanks to Robert Wood of Standoutbooks. Enjoy the interview! OR: You are from the UK. […]
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Top Ten Horror novels
Here are ten of the scariest novels ever. Have you read them? Maybe you should wait until the sun comes up… Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886) The Shining by Stephen King (1977) Interview with the Vampire […]
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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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Book Reviews, Harkness, Deborah
Book Review: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Title: A Discovery of Witches Author: Deborah Harkness Published: 2011 Publisher: Penguin Books Pages: 592 From: Walmart Rating: 8/10 In 2011 Deborah Harkness, a historian, delved into the fantastic with a story of witches, vampires, daemons, and their lives mixing with humans and each other. This story was entitled A Discovery of Witches (2011), and […]
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