Tag: review
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Book Review: A Little Taste of Poison
by R. J. Anderson publisher’s synopsis The city of Tarreton is powered by magic, from simple tablets that light lamps to advanced Sagery that can murder a man from afar. Isaveth has a talent for spell-making, but as a girl from a poor neighborhood she never dreamed she could study at the most exclusive magical…
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Book Review: Shadow
by Kara Swanson Peter Pan and Claire have made it to Neverland–but it’s not the island they were expecting. After arriving with Captain Hook, Claire finds herself a prisoner upon his pirate ship, forced to watch a shattered Neverland from afar and wonder where her brother is. When Claire manages to escape and find Connor,…
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Blog Tour: Ignite by Jenna Terese
I am so excited to get to be a part of the blog tour for Ignite today! Ignite is a YA superhero novel by Jenna Terese, and it just released on July 2nd! Congratulations Jenna! I got to read an ARC of Ignite and do an interview with Jenna as well, but before I get…
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Book Review: The Luck Child
by Rebekah Shafer No one remembers Cabernet. They only remember the myth, the legend, the name–but not the man. Everyone forgets him. Only fairy-kind remembers Cabernet, so what else is a wandering, forgotten orphan supposed to do besides get involved with fairy affairs, often acting as the mediator between fairies and humans? It sounds like…
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Blog Tour: These War-Torn Hands

I am so excited to get to be a part of the blog tour for These War-Torn Hands by Emily Hayse, the first book in the Knights of Tin and Lead series! These War-Torn Hands is a YA Western fantasy that’s also an Arthurian retelling! Curious now? Here’s the full blurb: “They say this land…
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Book Review: How to Get Away with Myrtle
by Elizabeth C. Bunce Myrtle Hardcastle solved the murder of her neighbor. The last thing she wants to do now is going on is take a seaside vacation with her Aunt Helena. However, Myrtle has no say in the matter, and so she, Aunt Helena, and Miss Judson board a private train headed to the…
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Book Review: Premediated Myrtle
by Elizabeth C. Bunce Myrtle Hardcastle is considered an unusual child by most adults. Being fascinated with science, police investigations, toxicology, and other things considering unfitting of ladies of quality will do that. When Myrtle’s neighbor suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances, Myrtle instantly assumes that some sort of foul play is afoot. And who better…
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Book Review: A Pocket Full of Murder
by R. J. Anderson Life may be challenging for Isaveth Breck, but it’s not too difficult. Yes, her family is shunned because of their beliefs and her father struggles to find work as a result, but they all have each other and they make do. However, Isaveth’s world is tipped upside-down when her father is…
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Book Review: Secrets in the Mist
by Morgan L. Busse Secrets in the Mist is the first steampunk novel I’ve ever read. I was super excited when I first learned about Secrets in the Mist because I wanted to read steampunk, but couldn’t find any books I thought I’d like. So while I’m talking about steampunk, I’ll jump into the worldbuilding…
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Book Review: Simulated
by Nova McBee What do you do when your life suddenly becomes … normal? That’s the question Jo Rivers is initially faced with at the beginning of Simulated. The story picks up a few months after Calculated ended, and Jo is back home in Seattle. And she doesn’t know what to do. Her math gift…
