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Review: The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee

The Elephant in the Room… Okay, so first things first, let’s get this out in the open: there is incest in The Thousandth Floor. Not incest with a blood sibling, but with a girl and her adopted brother. So not so bad, right? Well, they grew up basically their entire lives as siblings, so that’s still crossing into incest  ...

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Review: My Life With the Liars by Caela Carter

Title: My Life With the Liars Author: Caela Carter Series: None Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: March 8, 2016 Pages: 288 Format/Source: eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss   Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Contemporary, Religion Perfect for fans of Mockingbird and Counting by 7s, Caela Carter’s middle grade debut is a story of one  ...

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Mini Review: Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley

Title: Magonia Author: Maria Dahvana Headley Series: Magonia #1 Publisher: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: April 28, 2015 Pages: 309 Format/Source: Hardback/Won   Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Aza Ray is drowning in thin air. Since she was a baby, Aza has suffered from a mysterious lung disease that makes it ever  ...

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DNF: Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Tahereh Mafi

  Title:  Unravel Me Author:  Tahereh Mafi Series:  Shatter Me #2 Publisher:  Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date:  February 5, 2013 Pages:  461 Format/Source:  eBook/Purchased Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Paranormal tick tick tick tick tick it’s almost time for war. Juliette has  ...

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