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This moving debut novel in verse about a teenage girl dealing with the aftermath of an accident that nearly takes her brother’s life is a stunning exploration of grief and the power of forgiveness.The reminder is always there—a dent on the right side of Jonah’s forehead. The spot you’d press when you felt a headache… Continue reading Book Review: Three Things I Know Are True by Betty Culley
She will become one of the world's greatest heroes: WONDER WOMAN. But first she is Diana, Princess of the Amazons. And her fight is just beginning. Based on the New York Timesbestselling novel by Leigh Bardugo, this graphic novel adaptation brings to life Diana's first adventure beyond the hidden shores of Themyscira.Diana longs to prove herself… Continue reading Book Review: Wonder Woman: Warbringer (The Graphic Novel) by Leigh Bardugo
Another year is over! (Well, almost) This was a long year. I got sick more times than I can count, my families daily routine was upheaved every time we got used to our new normal, and I made a lot of personal changes. But let's focus on the book part of the year because...I met… Continue reading 2019 Year In Review
He will be destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne. Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left… Continue reading Book Review: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey.It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end… Continue reading Book Review: The Secret Commonwealth by Phil Pullman
The First DragonThe Great Abandonment has begun. Panic has seized the Fallen Isles, where no one knows which god will rise next. Mira Minkoba believes her dreams hold the secret to bringing an end to the destruction, but in order to save her people, she’ll have to find a legendary treasure: the bones of the… Continue reading Book Review: When She Reigns by Jodie Meadows
A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself.A prince in danger must decide who to trust.A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings. Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war.In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths entwine in a… Continue reading Book Review: Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan
There is more than one way to drown.Coral has always been different, standing out from her mermaid sisters in a society where blending in is key. Worse yet, she fears she has been afflicted with the dreaded Disease, said to be carried by humans—emotions. Can she face the darkness long enough to surface in the… Continue reading Book Review: Coral by Sara Ella
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