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Review: The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

August 27, 2015
Title: The Thief Author: Megan Whalen Turner Series: The Queen’s Thief #1 Publisher: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: 1996 Pages: 280 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased   Age Group/Genre: Young Adult, Middle Grade/Fantasy The king’s scholar, the magus, believes he knows the site of an ancient  ...

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Mini Review: Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley

July 30, 2015
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: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

July 24, 2015
Title: Obsidian Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Lux #1 Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: 2011 Pages: 335 Format/Source: Ebook/Gift from a friend Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal Starting over sucks. When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to  ...

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Review: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

July 2, 2015
Title: A Darker Shade of Magic Author: V.E. Schwab Series: A Darker Shade of Magic #1 Publisher: Tor, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: February 24, 2015 Pages: 398 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased  Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy Kell is one of the last Travelers—rare magicians who choose a parallel universe to visit.  ...

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Review: Zodiac (Zodiac #1) by Romina Russell

January 9, 2015
Title:  Zodiac Author:  Romina Russell Series:  Zodiac #1 Publisher:  Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Publication Date:  December 9, 2014 Pages:  319 Format/Source:  ARC/From publisher, via BEA   Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy At the dawn of time, there were 13 Houses in the Zodiac Galaxy. Now only 12 remain…. Rhoma  ...

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Short and Tweet Review: This Is How It Ends by Jen Nadol

January 5, 2015
Title:  This Is How It Ends Author:  Jen Nadol Series:  None Publisher:  Simon Pulse Publication Date:  October 7, 2014 Pages:  320 Format/Source:  eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss   Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery If you could see the future, would you want to? After the disturbing visions Riley  ...

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DNF: Compulsion by Martina Boone

December 12, 2014
Title:  Compulsion Author:  Martina Boone Series:  The Heirs of Watson Island #1 Publisher:  Simon Pulse Publication Date:  October 28, 2014 Pages:  433 Format/Source:  ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal Three plantations. Two wishes. One ancient curse. All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner  ...

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Mini Review: Jackaby by William Ritter

October 13, 2014
Title:  JackabyAuthor:  William RitterSeries:  Jackaby #1Publisher:  Algonquin Young ReadersPublication Date:  September 16, 2014Pages:  299Format/Source:  ARC/From publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery “Miss Rook, I am not an occultist,” Jackaby said. “I have a gift that allows me to see truth where  ...

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