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Review: Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty

6 July 2015 / review / 6 Comments
Review: Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty

Author: Robert BeattyTitle: Serafina and the Black CloakFormat/Source: eBook/NetgalleyPublished: 14 July 2015Publisher: Disney-HyperionLength: 304 pagesGenre: Middle grade historical fantasyWhy I Read: Browsing NetGalley, caught my attentionRead If You: Like stories set on sprawling historical estates, maybe?Rating:  ★★½ Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. “Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are […]

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Review: Pretty Is by Maggie Mitchell

24 June 2015 / review / 1 Comment
Review: Pretty Is by Maggie Mitchell

Author: Maggie MitchellTitle: Pretty IsFormat/Source: eBook/NetGalley Published: 7 July 2015Publisher: Henry Holt & Co.Length: 320 pagesGenre: Literary fiction + dash of thrillerWhy I Read: Pretty cover, gripping premiseRead If You’re: Intrigued by the copy descriptionRating:  ★★★★ [ratings guide] Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. The summer precocious Lois and pretty Carly May were twelve […]

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Re-read Review: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

22 June 2015 / review / 1 Comment
Re-read Review: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Author: Haruki MurakamiTitle: Kafka on the ShoreFormat/Source: Paperback/my copyPublished: 2005Publisher: Vintage InternationalLength: 467 pagesGenre: Magical realismWhy I Read: Love this book, wanted to reread it while I’m living in Shikoku (where most of the story takes place)Read If You: Love a strange taleRating:  ★★★★★ Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | AmazonFifth book for the Reread Challenge. Read my original review. WHEN I First Read – January 2011 WHAT I Remember –Being […]

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Review: Half a Creature from the Sea by David Almond

16 June 2015 / review / 1 Comment
Review: Half a Creature from the Sea by David Almond

Author: David AlmondTitle: Half a Creature from the SeaFormat/Source: eBook/NetgalleyPublished: September 2015 (USA)Publisher: CandlewickLength: 240 pagesGenre: Middle grade historical/fantasy short storiesWhy I Read: Browsing NetGalley, caught my attentionRead If You: Don’t usually read short stories; like the atmosphere of small town England ~1960s Rating:  ★★★★ [ratings guide] Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. This is […]

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Review: Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper

17 May 2015 / review / 0 Comments
Review: Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper

Author: Kendall KulperTitle:Salt & StormFormat/Source: eBook/LibraryPublished: September 2014Publisher: Little, BrownLength: 416 pagesGenre: Young adult fantasyWhy I Read: Sounded intriguingRead If You’re: Hankering for a historical, magical tale set by the sea and aren’t too critical of undeveloped romanceRating:  ★★★ [ratings guide] Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon Look at that deep dark purple!! (Well, maybe it’s blue…but I’m sticking with purple.) Unusually, I can’t remember how I came across this […]

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