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Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh | Book Review
The only daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she’d been raised for one purpose and one purpose only: to marry. Never mind her cunning, which rivals that of her twin brother, Kenshin, or her skills as an accomplished alchemist. Since Mariko was not born a boy, her fate was sealed the moment…
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The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden | Book Review
“We who live forever can know no courage, nor do we love enough to give our lives.” At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her…
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All for the Game by Nora Sakavic | Book Review
“It’s not the world that’s cruel. It’s the people in it. “ Neil Josten is the newest addition to the Palmetto State University Exy team. He’s short, he’s fast, he’s got a ton of potential—and he’s the runaway son of the murderous crime lord known as The Butcher Signing a contract with the PSU Foxes is…
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Caraval by Stephanie Garber | Book Review
Whatever you’ve heard about Caraval, it doesn’t compare to the reality. It’s more than just a game or a performance. It’s the closest you’ll ever find to magic in this world . . . Welcome, welcome to Caraval―Stephanie Garber’s sweeping tale of two sisters who escape their ruthless father when they enter the dangerous…
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Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken | Book Review
Wayfarer is the sequel to Passenger Passenger In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles, but years from home. And she’s inherited a…
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Anticipated Reads of 2017
When a new year comes into existence…new books are published. There are many books in 2017 that are being published, but there are the ones that have me screaming on top of my longs. These are the books I am dying to get my hands on! And you should too. Some are sequels, but there…
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The Iron Trial by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare | Book Review
“Fire wants to burn Water wants to flow Air wants to rise Earth wants to bind Chaos wants to devour Cal wants to live” Most kids would do anything to pass the Iron Trial. Not Callum Hunt. He wants to fail. All his life, Call has been warned by his father to…
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Favorite Books of 2016
This year I was unable to complete my reading challenge. I read a total of 49/60 books. I feel a bit bummed out, because I read 61/40 books. Life sometimes gets in the way, and we just have to accept that. Some of the books I had the pleasure of reading and truly enjoying include:…