Review of Matilda

No spoilers in this review of the Matilda by Roald Dahl. Special thanks to Sarina Byron, a BSR contributor who wrote this great review! Sarina is a British Author and Contributing Writer living in California. Sarina enjoys bringing forth a different perspective and encouraging a different way of thinking through her writing. Visit her blog to read…

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Rapid Review of Stealing Embers

No spoilers in this rapid review of Stealing Embers by Julie Hall. Stealing Embers is a fun, exciting, swoony, and clean Nephilim paranormal fantasy! Great for all teens! Emberly is a scrappy, street-smart orphan trying to survive on the streets while battling the strange creatures hunting her in disturbing visions. That is until she’s dragged into…

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Rapid Review of Within These Lines

No spoilers in this rapid review of Within These Lines by Stephanie Morrill. Within These Lines is both a heartfelt romance and a hard look into the degrading treatment of Japanese-Americans and immigrants during World War II. I highly recommend this YA historical romance. Readers will enjoy the perseverance of love in the face of adversity…

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Review of Chasing the Darkness

No spoilers in this rapid review of Chasing the Darkness by Cassie Sanchez. Chasing the Darkness was a spectacular adventure in friendship, change, romance, and even revenge. Cassie Sanchez shows us that no matter what has happened to you, no matter how many times you’ve been lied to, no matter how many bad things you’ve…

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Rapid Review of Rebecca

Spoilers exist in this review of the Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. Special thanks to Sarina Byron, a BSR contributor who wrote this great review! Sarina is a British Author and Contributing Writer living in California. Sarina enjoys bringing forth a different perspective and encouraging a different way of thinking through her writing. Visit her blog to…

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Review of The Not Without My Daughter Trilogy

No spoilers in this review of the Not Without My Daughter trilogy: Not Without My Daughter, My Name Is Mahtob, and Lost Without My Daughter. Special thanks to Sarina Byron, a BSR contributor who wrote this great review! Sarina is a British Author and Contributing Writer living in California. Sarina enjoys bringing forth a different perspective and…

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Review of This Dreamer

No spoilers in this rapid review of This Dreamer by Sara Watterson. I am always looking for clean reads for my middle schooler, and this fantasy did not disappoint. I pre-read this novel, as I do most novels for my 12-year-old daughter, and I loved it!  And she loved it, too! She finished it in…

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Review of The Nutcracker

No spoilers in this review of The Nutcracker, written by E.T.A. Hoffmann and adapted by Alexandre Dumas. Special thanks to Sarina Byron, a BSR contributor who wrote this great review! Sarina is a British Author and Contributing Writer living in California. Sarina enjoys bringing forth a different perspective and encouraging a different way of thinking through her…

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Review of A Christmas Carol

No spoilers in this review of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Special thanks to Sarina Byron, a BSR contributor who wrote this great review! Sarina is a British Author and Contributing Writer living in California. Sarina enjoys bringing forth a different perspective and encouraging a different way of thinking through her writing. Visit her blog to…

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