No spoilers in this rapid review of Stormcaster by Cinda Williams Chima. I really enjoyed it and give it 4.25 stars. Chima’s books have it all: intriguing characters, a unique magical system, and great worldbuilding. My love for this world grows with each installment, just as it did in Seven Realms, Chima’s original series in…
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No spoilers in this rapid review of The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. I really liked it, and I give it 4.25 stars. I love reading book series because in later installments I’m immersed in familiar settings and surrounded by familiar characters. Even though this was the initial book in a series, the world and…
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No spoilers in this rapid review of Renegades by Marissa Meyer. I give it 3 stars. I had high expectations for this book. Meyer worked her magic with her previous book, Heartless, and it now resides on my favorites list. And The Lunar Chronicles was a fun, original series in which the finale was the…
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No spoilers in this rapid review of One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake. Just like with book one, Three Dark Crowns, I thought this sequel was just okay. I give it 2.75 stars. The plot continues the main storyline from Three Dark Crowns. The triplets—Katharine, Mirabella, and Arsinoe—still plan to battle it out for the…
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No spoilers in this review of Iron Gold by Pierce Brown. (There will, however, be spoilers for the first three books in the Red Rising Saga. So stop reading this review now if you haven’t read these books. And then go pick book one up immediately because this series is amazing!!!) 😉 I give Iron…
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No spoilers in this review of Ever the Brave by Erin Summerill! (There will, however, be minor spoilers for Ever the Hunted, the first book in this series.) I liked it! I give it 3.5 stars. It was a fitting conclusion to the Clash of Kingdoms series, although I enjoyed the first book a little…
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We have a special review to share with you! We’d like to tell you about The Adventures of Grit, a children’s book written by our friend Brandon Tatum. What were your favorite childhood stories that taught important lessons? Of course Aesop’s fables have them and so do more recent classics like The Little Engine That…
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No spoilers in this review of When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. It was a good book! I give it 4 stars. I’m usually more of a high fantasy and sci-fi type of gal, but I pick up contemporaries here and there. Then I usually give up on them and put them right back…
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No spoilers in this rapid review of Want by Cindy Pon. I give it 4.25 stars. I really enjoyed it! How does this book only have 900 ratings on Goodreads?! The only reason I discovered it was because two trusted bloggers praised it in their reviews on Goodreads. Otherwise, I’m afraid I would’ve never heard…
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