Tag: YA
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Book Review: Spindle’s End
by Robin McKinley publisher’s synopsis The evil fairy Pernicia has set a curse on Princess Briar-Rose: she is fated to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into an endless, poisoned sleep. Katriona, a young fairy, kidnaps the princess in order to save her; she and her aunt raise the…
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Book Review: The Mermaid’s Tale
by L. E. Richmond publisher’s synopsis A Tail Could Tell a Tale Locklyn Adair has never fit in. The legs she inherited as a result of her great-great-grandmotherโs curse make it impossible for her to belong under the sea. When her niece is also born without a tail, Locklyn is determined to save her from…
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Book Review: Suspended in the Stars
by E. A. Hendryx publisher’s synopsis A girl in hiding. A boy on the run. The fate of the galaxy between them. In the Xerus Galaxy, Soaring Staress Talie Zarna is hiding her true identity on the circus spaceship Midway. When sheโs forced to shelter rogue soldier, Renner Cartha, itโs easy to see he has…
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Book Review: The Winter King
by Christine Cohen publisher’s synopsis A village trapped in winter, a tyrannical god, and a girl who will do anything to keep her family alive… Ever since Cora’s father disappeared through the ice, whispers about her family’s “curse” have grown increasingly louder. Desperate to help her mother and siblings survive another bleak season in the…
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Book Review: The Eternity Gate
by Katherine Briggs publisher’s synopsis Destroy the key. Save her people and herself. The Eternity Gate is found, and kings and monsters battle over its legends of treasure. But rumors whisper that someone stole the gate’s ancient key. Seyo, handmaiden to the princess, keeps three secrets. First, she’s gifted in fire, not light, and may…
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Book Review: Our Divine Mischief
by Hanna C. Howard publisher’s synopsis The Goddess Trial is designed to push young people to their edge and mark their coming of age, but รila LacInis is ready for whatever it brings. She sets sail from her small fishing village to the island of the goddess Yslet, fully expecting a divine encounter, but what…
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Book Review: Unearth the Tides
by Allisa J. Zavalianos publisher’s synopsis ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ Huxley Krew Gannon III always knew he would be a royal guard; defending the Crown is in his blood. And coming from a long line of Gannons, that means the job is to be taken seriously at all costs. When…
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Book Review: Sky of Seven Colors
by Rachelle Nelson publisher’s synopsis In a strange part of the forest, the divide between worlds grows thin. After the accident, Meg would do anything to wake her best friend from his deadly coma. At least, thatโs what she whispered into the woodland shadows. She never imagined her wish would trap her in a gray…
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Book Review: The Looking-Glass Illusion
by Sara Ella publisher’s synopsis Step through the looking glass. Slay the Jabberwock. Seek the King. Alice is not prepared to face what awaits beyond the Tulgey Wood. When she and the rest of Team Heart enter the fourth and final Wonderland Trial, itโs up to her to lead them to victory. But this Trial…
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Book Review: The Electrical Menagerie
by Mollie E. Reeder publisher’s synopsis The Electrical Menagerie, one-of-a-kind robotic roadshow, is bankrupt. Sylvester Carthage, illusionist and engineer, has the eccentric imagination the Menagerie needs to succeed creatively โ but none of the people skills. Fast-talking Arbrook Huxley, meanwhile, has all the savvy the Menagerie needs to succeed commercially โ but none of the…
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