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The Queue: Kim’s List of Books to Read
- Inside Out & Back Again, by Thanhha Lai
- The Thirteenth Child, by Patricia C. Wrede
- Lark Rise to Candleford, by Flora Thompson
- The Glorious Adventures of the Sunshine Queen, by Geraldine McCaughrean
- Dogsbody, by Diana Wynne Jones
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Book Review: THE RAVEN BOYS, by Maggie Stiefvater
Confession #1: Aside from this first installment in The Raven Cycle, the only other Maggie Stiefvater novel that I have read is THE SCORPIO RACES, which I loved with a passion (and which you can read a review of here). … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Finding Great Books
Tagged contemporary fiction, YA fantasy, YA fiction
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Book Review: DRAGONSWOOD by Janet Lee Carey
Have you ever stared into a fire and been completely mesmerized by what you’ve seen? There’s something about the heat and the ever-changing shapes and colors of flames that makes a blaze seem magical. But what if fire really were … Continue reading
Bookshop Talking
I’m over on Bookshop Talk today, sharing my review of Laini Taylor’s YA novel, DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE.
Visiting Bookshop Talk
I’m over on Bookshop Talk today, sharing my review of Erin Bow’s excellent YA novel, PLAIN KATE. Come on over! I’d love to “see” you.
Book Review: THE SCORPIO RACES, by Maggie Stiefvater
THE SCORPIO RACES is my new favorite book. The End. Okay, not really. I have loads to say about this amazing, thrilling, perfect (yes, I just wrote perfect) book. But I’m having a heck of a time figuring out how I want … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Finding Great Books, Uncategorized
Tagged YA fantasy, YA fiction
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Happy New Year!
I’m going to ring in the New Year (or at least stay up until 10) reading… How ’bout you?
Book Review: DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE, by Laini Taylor
Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grown dangerously low. And in … Continue reading