Tag: books
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Book Review: I Must Betray You
by Ruta Sepetys publisher’s synopsis Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren’t free to dream; they are bound by rules and force. Amidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu in a country governed by isolation and fear, Cristian is blackmailed by the secret police…
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Book Review: The Sound of Light
by Sarah Sudin publisher’s synopsis When the Germans march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt exchanges his nobility for anonymity, assuming a new identity so he can secretly row messages for the Danish Resistance across the waters to Sweden. American physicist Dr. Else Jensen refuses to leave Copenhagen and abandon her research–her life’s dream. While printing…
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Fairy Tale Retellings
I love fairy tale retellings. Three of the novels I’ve written are retellings. My current WIP is inspired by a fairy tale. So, yeah. I really love retellings, both writing and reading them! If you’re a fellow fairy tale fan, here are some retellings to check out! While I don’t have reviews for them on…
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Book Review: Yours, Constance
by Emily Hayse publisher’s synopsis “The folk of Faerie are not all kind….” In the days of yore, it is said, Faerie-beasts walked in the world of men, waiting to carry away the innocent and unprotected. And no one is more innocent than Ella Whittington, sixteen years old and suddenly possessed of a dazzling fortune.…
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Writing Resource: Fight Write
by Carla Hoch publisher’s synopsis Whether a side-street skirmish or an all-out war, fight scenes bring action to the pages of every kind of fiction. But a poorly done or unbelievable fight scene can ruin a great book in an instant. In Fight Write you’ll learn practical tips, terminology, and the science behind crafting realistic fight scenes…
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Book Review: Fenris and Mott
by Greg Van Eekhout publisher’s synopsis When Mott finds a puppy abandoned in a recycling bin, she’s ready to do everything she can to protect him. What she doesn’t realize, however, is that this is the legendary wolf Fenris, who’s prophesied to bring about the end of the world by eating the moon. Now Mott…
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Book Review: Enhanced
by Candace Kade publisher’s synopsis Lee Urban is living a lie. In a society where everyone’s DNA determines their destiny, being a Natural means automatic relegation to the gritty and dangerous Outskirts. With the harnessed power of gene-editing, the ability to create a super-human race has transformed the world and offered the opportunity of a genetically…
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Book Review: Healer’s Bane
by Hope Ann publisher’s synopsis Kynet never planned to be at the forefront of the rebellion. That was her brother’s hobby: rallying the people. Plotting against the leaders. Running into dangers she’d have to negotiate him out of. That was before the Poisoner tried to kill her. Left with strange powers in the aftermath of…
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Book Review: Daisy and the Missing Mona Lisa
by J. T. Allen publisher’s synopsis Miss Daisy Tannenbaum, almost thirteen, and homeschooling in Paris with her Aunt Millicent, takes a break from the City of Light and her dreaded math homework, and heads to a rambling chateau in the Loire Valley to help her Aunt Mill’s friend, former-spy Felix, catalog his art collection. But…
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