reviews
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Tris’s Book by Tamora Pierce
Summary Earthquake damage leaves Winding Circle vulnerable to pirate attack, so everyone – including the young mages-in-training Tris, Briar, Daja, and Sandry – is working to strengthen the community’s defenses. When Tris’s cousin Aymery comes to visit, he advises the “weather witch” to return to the family that exiled her, but she doesn’t wish to Continue reading
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A Far Better Thing by H.G. Parry
SummaryI feared this was the best of times; I hoped it could not get any worse. The fairies stole Sydney Carton as a child, and made him a mortal servant of the Faerie Realm. Now, he has a rare opportunity for revenge against the fae and Charles Darnay, the changeling left in his stead. It Continue reading
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Inda by Sherwood Smith (Inda #1)
Summary Indevan Algara-Vayir was born the second son of a powerful prince, destined to stay at home and defend his family’s castle. But when war threatens, Inda is sent to the Royal Academy where he learns the art of war and finds that danger and intrigue don’t only come from outside the kingdom.Review The specific Continue reading
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Our Gifted Hearts by Jennifer Kennedy
Summary Fortune Blyth suffered the loss of a secret child when she was sixteen and vowed never to let another man touch her. Ten years later she is content with Ma and her beloved birds. But when witch hunters come to town it isn’t long before fingers are pointed at the spinster and she is Continue reading
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The Broken Crown by Michelle Sagara (The Sun Sword #1)
Summary The Dominion, once divided by savage clan wars, has kept an uneasy peace within its border since that long-ago time when the clan Leonne was gifted with the magic of the Sun Sword and was raised up to reign over the five noble clans. But now treachery strikes at the very heart of the Continue reading
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For Girls Who Walk Through Fire by Kim DeRose
Those who would suppress and destroy you stand not a chance when confronted with the power that lies within these pages . . . Elliott D’Angelo-Brandt is sick and tired of putting up with it all. Every week, she attends a support group for teen victims of sexual assault, but all they do is talk. Continue reading
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Sweet Vengeance by Viano Oniomoh
Joy needs a deal with a demon to bring an end the man who’d ruined her life. Malachi needs a deal with a human so he can remain in the mortal realm, far from the sentries looking to drag him back to his sect in hell. It’s a match seemingly made in heaven. Except, Malachi Continue reading
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Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
So What’s It About? After years of comparative peace, darkness has fallen upon Ulster. Trouble is brewing and even those in the heart of the forest are not safe. Niamh, elder daughter of Sorcha, is required to make a strategic marriage, while her sister Liadan, who has the gift of Sight and her mother’s talent Continue reading
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Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Summary Miri thinks she has got her wife back, when Leah finally returns after a deep-sea mission that ended in catastrophe. It soon becomes clear, though, that Leah is not the same. Whatever happened in that vessel, whatever it was they were supposed to be studying before they were stranded on the ocean floor, Leah Continue reading
Charlotte Kersten 