Tag: review
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Book Review: Mortal Queens
by Victoria McCombs publisher’s synopsis They vanish without a trace, disappear into the night . . . Each year on the center island, one girl is chosen to be the next Mortal Queen of the idolized fae. The mortals praise these lucky girls, but their daughters are never seen again. The fae realm is eternal…
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Book Review: Saints and Monsters
by Ellen McGinty publisher’s synopsis With her crooked spine and reckless heart, Princess Meera always knew she wasn’t meant to become queen of Ezo. But when her sister, the rightful heir, is cursed on the eve of her coronation, Meera must defend her kingdom from ruthless invaders by taking the throne. Yet, while some countries…
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Book Review: Wayfarer
by K. M. Weiland publisher’s synopsis Think being a superhero is hard? Try being the first one. Will’s life is a proper muddle—and all because he was “accidentally” inflicted with the ability to run faster and leap higher than any human ever. One minute he’s a blacksmith’s apprentice trying to save his master from debtor’s…
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Book Review: Savage Bred
by Victoria McCombs publisher’s synopsis It’s dangerous to be a pirate. The seas have become more threatening than ever, with enemies closing in on all sides. War isn’t just brewing—it’s here, knocking on their doorsteps, threatening to devour them all. And just as she was warned, Emme might have been the one to create the…
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Book Review: Egg & Spoon
by Gregory Maguire publisher’s synopsis Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her father has been dead for years. One of her brothers has been conscripted into the Tsar’s army, the other taken as a servant in the house of the local landowner. Her mother is dying, slowly, in their tiny cabin. And there…
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Book Review: Oathbound
by Victoria McCombs publisher’s synopsis Beware the waters. The dangerous deep brings ruin to all. Emme has spent her life avoiding anything to do with pirates. But the fates are cruel, and now a hidden sickness leads her to partner with pirates for the one thing that can save her—a cure on an island none…
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Book Review: The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry
By Anna Rose Johnson publisher’s synopsis Lucy, a spirited French-Ojibwe orphan, is sent to the stormy waters of Lake Superior to live with a mysterious family of lighthouse-keepers—and, she hopes, to find the legendary necklace her father spent his life seeking… Selena Lucy Landry (named for a ship, as every sailor’s child should be) has…
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Book Review: Crowns
by various authors (including me!); edited by Brittany Eden and Brigitte Cromey publisher’s synopsis Authors Brittany Eden and Brigitte Cromey have collaborated as co-editors to bring you CROWNS, a royal-themed anthology, which features a fantasy romance novella by Brigitte Cromey and a curated collection of short stories, flash fiction, poetry, photography, and art. THE FEATURED NOVELLA…
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Book Review: Guardian
by Cathy McCrumb publisher’s synopsis The Recorder’s fate has been sealed, but the Consortium is not the only enemy. Labeled an aberration by the Consortium, the Recorder is not yet free. Time is running out as an engineered bioweapon wreaks havoc on friend and foe alike. Stopping both the biological agent and the people who…
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Book Review: Aberration
by Cathy McCrumb publisher’s synopsis Freedom Awaits, but the Consortium is Watching When rogue drones threaten citizens and the ship’s crew falls ill, the Recorder answers their call for help, once again drawing scrutiny from the Consortium. With no other option and under an Elder’s overbearing watch, she returns to Pallas Station where she nearly…
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