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I’ve read this three times now, and it still astonishes me. This is one of my favorite books ever. There. That’s my review. What, that’s not enough information? Well then, allow me to gush. The Book Thief is a masterpiece. Markus Zusak tells us the story—set during the Second World War—of a girl named Liesel Meminger,…
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Looking back, I should have known this book would be devastating. Especially considering how much I love mythology, I should have seen it coming, how emotionally invested I got. In fact, I spent most of the evening after I finished the book texting my friend in all caps about this novel. So yeah. You could…
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I got an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman. As this means the version I read is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Alyssa, a teenager living in the Los Angeles area, turns on a faucet one day.…
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I’m on a huge Riordan kick the last few days, but… I don’t particularly care. I really love him, okay? It just happened that all these reviews got posted back-to-back. There will be different authors soon, I promise. Anyway. I got an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of 9 From the Nine Worlds. As this means the…
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I first read The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan in April 2018, and this review was originally posted on my Goodreads account then. Some minor edits have been made to this review. The Sword of Summer, the first book of Riordan’s new series, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, is so much fun! The…
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I first read Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi in April 2018, and this review was originally posted on my Goodreads account then. Some edits and expansions have been made to this review. This book is similar to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and other books by Rick Riordan — by…
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I first read The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke in March 2018, and this review was originally posted on my Goodreads account then. Some minor edits have been made to this review. To begin with, The Ladies of Grace Adieu is not as good as Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, but is an enjoyable…
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I first read The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White in March 2018. This review was originally posted on my Goodreads account at that time. Minor edits have been made before posting here. I had the privilege of reading an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of this book (working at a bookstore has its perks!),…
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I first read Invictus by Ryan Graudin in February 2018, and this review was originally posted on my Goodreads account then. Some minor edits have been made to this review. This book was enjoyable! Plenty of other reviews have already compared it to Firefly-with-Doctor-Who-elements, so I won’t spend too much time doing the same. I’ll just say…
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I first read The Valiant by Lesley Livingston in January 2018. This review was originally posted on my Goodreads account at that time. I made edits and expansions before posting here. The Valiant is the first book in a series by Lesley Livingston. Right now there are two books out (though I do not know if there will…