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Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorne

August 9, 2016

SPOILER WARNING: This review goes into detail about the book. I don’t often post spoilers, but this post is full of them. So…I have a lot to say about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Some of it is good, some of it is…not so good. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it at all, either. I had issues, but then I ...

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DNF For Now: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce

May 5, 2016

Title: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man Author: Tamora Pierce Series: Song of the Lioness #3 Publisher: Atheneum Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 1986 Pages: 260 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy “Let her prove herself worthy as a man.” Newly ...

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Mini Review: In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce

April 29, 2016

Title: In the Hand of the Goddess Author: Tamora Pierce Series: Song of the Lioness #2 Publisher: Atheneum Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 1984 Pages: 241 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Disguised as a boy, Alanna of Trebond becomes a squire, to none other ...

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Review: Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce

April 21, 2016

Title: Alanna: The First Adventure Author: Tamora Pierce Series: Song of the Lioness #1 Publisher: Atheneum Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 1983 Pages: 249 Format/Source: Paperback/Gifted from a friend Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Fantasy From now on I’m Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. ...

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Manga Mini Review: Knights of Sidonia 1 & Black Butler, Vol. 1

April 1, 2016

Title: Knights of Sidonia 1Author: Tsutomu NiheiSeries: Knights of Sidonia #1Publisher: Vertical, Inc., distributed by Random HousePublication Date: 2009Pages: 192Format/Source: Paperback Manga/Library Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction “CORE EXPOSED”Outer space, the far future.A lone seed ship, the Sidonia, plies the void, ten ...

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Manga Mini Review: Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 and Pumpkin Scissors 1

March 24, 2016

Title: Attack on Titan, Vol. 1Author: Hajime IsayamaSeries: Attack on Titan #1Publisher: Kodansha ComicsPublication Date: 2010Pages: 193Format/Source: Paperback Manga/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic In this post-apocalytpic sci-fi story, humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Illustrated Editon by J.K. Rowling and Jim Kay

March 18, 2016

Kiddo’s Corner Reviews is my new feature here at The Overstuffed Bookcase, where my 6-year-old son reviews children’s books! Want to know more about Kiddo’s Corner Reviews? Go here to find out more! Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Illustrated Edition Written by: J.K. Rowling Illustrated by: Jim Kay ...

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Review: Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto

January 22, 2016

Title: Revenge and the Wild Author: Michelle Modesto Series: None? Publisher: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: February 2, 2016 Pages: 384 Format/Source: eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Western The two-bit town of Rogue City is a lawless place, ...

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Blind Reads Review: The Map to Everywhere by Carrie Ryan & John Parke Davis

November 27, 2015

Title: The Map to Everywhere Author: Carrie Ryan & John Parke Davis Series: The Map to Everywhere #1 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: 2014 Pages: 423 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher via BEA Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Fantasy Wherever you need to go–the Map to Everywhere can take you there. To ...

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Review: Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples

September 25, 2015

Title: Saga, Volume 1 Author: Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples Series: Saga: Collected Editions #1 Publisher: Image Comics Publication Date: 2012 Pages: 160 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk ...

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