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Review: On the Shores of Darkness, There Is Light by Cordelia Strube

31 March 2016 / review / 0 Comments
Review: On the Shores of Darkness, There Is Light by Cordelia Strube

Author: Cordelia StrubeTitle: On the Shores of Darkness, There is LightFormat/Source: eBook/NetGalleyPublished: 12 April 2016Publisher: ECW PressLength: 372 pagesGenre: General fictionWhy I Read: Net galley browsing; liked description and coveRead If You’re:  Looking for a realistic character-driven story Rating:  ★★★½Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon  I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. Harriet is 11 going on 30. Her mixed-media art is a source […]

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Review: Dreambender by Ronald Kidd

19 February 2016 / review / 0 Comments
Review: Dreambender by Ronald Kidd

Author: Ronald Kidd  Title: Dreambender  Format/Source: eBook/NetGalleyPublished: 1 March 2016Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co.Length: 256 pagesGenre: Middle-grade dystopiaWhy I Read: Liked cover + descriptionRead If You’re: N/ARating:  ★Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon   I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. Everyone in the City is assigned a job by the choosers–keeper, catcher, computer. Callie Crawford is a computer. She works […]

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Review: The North Water by Ian McGuire

30 January 2016 / review / 2 Comments
Review: The North Water by Ian McGuire

Author: Ian McGuireTitle: The North Water Format/Source: eBook/NetGalley Published: 11 February (UK)/15 March (North America)Publisher: Henry Holt & CompanyLength: 272 pagesGenre: Literary thrillerWhy I Read: Dark whaling taleRead If You: Can stomach graphic, want to try Arctic ‘noir’Rating:  ★★★★ Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. Behold the man: stinking, drunk, and brutal. Henry Drax is a harpooner on […]

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Review: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

22 January 2016 / review / 4 Comments
Review: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Author: Naomi NovikTitle: UprootedFormat/Source: Hardcover/library Published: May 2015Publisher: Del ReyLength: 435 pagesGenre: FantasyWhy I Read: Intriguing description, pretty cover, strong reviews Read If You: Enjoy magic fantasy set in older daysQuote: “His name tasted of fire and wings, of curling smoke, of subtlety and strength and the rasping whisper of scales. Rating:  ★★★★½ Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon The back of this book features a number of accolades from distinguished […]

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Review: The Evolution of Alice by David A. Robertson

6 January 2016 / review / 3 Comments
Review: The Evolution of Alice by David A. Robertson

Author: David A. Robertson Title: The Evolution of Alice Format/Source: Paperback/library  Published: 2014 Publisher: Highwater Press Length: 203 pages Genre: Indigenous fiction Why I Read: Library browsing Read If You: Like sombre, character-driven stories  Quote: “Sometimes pain needed a quiet place to be, to spread out and get less sharp, I guess.” (25) Rating:★★★★ Links: GoodReads | Chapters | Amazon  This haunting, emotionally resonant story delivers us into the world […]

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