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High Stakes, Fast Paced Adventure in Last Day on Mars [Review]

12 June 2018 / review / 0 Comments
High Stakes, Fast Paced Adventure in Last Day on Mars [Review]

Last Day on Mars by Kevin Emerson Series: Chronicle of the Dark Star #1 Format/Source: Library/Hardcover Published: February 2017 Publisher: Length: 336 pages Genre: Middle grade science fiction Cybils 2017 finalist ★★★½       Last Day on Mars, the first book in a planned series called Chronicle of the Dark Star, explores how humans might survive once Earth is no longer habitable. The year is 2213. Liam Saunders-Chang has spent his entire life […]

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Of Fire and Stars Doesn’t Burn So Bright [Wyrd and Wonder Review]

30 May 2018 / review / 0 Comments
Of Fire and Stars Doesn’t Burn So Bright [Wyrd and Wonder Review]

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst Format/Source: Hardcover/ library Published: November 2016 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Length: 389 pages Genre: Young adult fantasy ★★     Princess Dennaleia has the magical ability to control fire, an ability she struggles to keep secret because she is betrothed to the prince of a neighbouring kingdom that forbids magic. When she arrives in the prince’s kingdom to prepare for their marriage, it is not the […]

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The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz [Wyrd and Wonder Review]

27 May 2018 / review / 0 Comments
The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz [Wyrd and Wonder Review]

The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz Illustrator: Hatem Aly Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: September 2016 Publisher: Dutton Books Length: 353 pages Genre: Middle grade historical/speculative fiction ★★★★½       1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn and begin to tell stories of three children. Their adventures take them on a chase through France: they are taken captive by knights, sit alongside a king, and save the […]

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Uprooted by Naomi Novik [Wyrd and Wonder Reread Review]

11 May 2018 / review / 0 Comments
Uprooted by Naomi Novik [Wyrd and Wonder Reread Review]

Uprooted by Naomi Novik Format/Source: Paperback/Own Published: May 2015 Publisher: Del Rey Length: 435 pages Genre: Fantasy   ★★★★★   Three years ago (three?!), I participated in a Reread Challenge hosted by Hannah @ So Obsessed With. Since then, I have reread few books beyond my annual rereads of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and White is for Witching. This year, I set a goal to reread 6 novels (not including the aforementioned […]

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Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi [Wyrd and Wonder Review]

4 May 2018 / review / 0 Comments
Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi [Wyrd and Wonder Review]

Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: October 2017 Publisher: Razorbill Length: 298 pages Genre: Young adult fantasy ★★★     Beasts Made of Night, the first book in a duology, tells the story of Taj, the best aki in the city of Kos, as he uncovers a plot to wage an army of young aki against the monarchy. Set in a Nigerian-inspired fantasy world, Beasts Made of Night explores social […]

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