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In The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow, an alien race known as the Ilori have come to Earth from their planet and colonized it. In two years, Earth is almost unrecognizable, and many humans are dead, and all art and music is prohibited. The rest are kept in holding facilities, though they don’t know for what…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I had forgotten how much I enjoy this series! In the third installment of the Cassidy Blake series, we…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Happily Ever Afters, Tessa gets a fantastic opportunity to go to an art school and take classes about her…
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This was like The Good Place: Teen Holiday Edition. So if you know me at all (for those who don’t, know that I’ve watched that show several times now because it’s forking awesome okay), you’ll know I enjoyed this book. In Cynthia Hand’s The Afterlife of Holly Chase, Holly is a materialistic, selfish, entitled brat. But one Christmas…
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In The Tower of Nero, the final installment in the Trials of Apollo series, Lester (once the god Apollo) and Meg McCaffrey have made their way back across the United States, on their way to New York, where they will have one final confrontation with the emperor Nero. And then, assuming they survive that, they will…
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I received an advance reader’s copy of This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura a LONG time ago, but ended up listening to the audiobook instead. Go figure.CJ Katsuyama has never been the best in school, or extracurriculars, and she has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She enjoys working with…
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I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Look, I know that 2020 has been a dumpster fire on a sinking ship that’s leaking used oil…
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This is a sequel to Nevermoor and so will contain some spoilers for that book. I will, however, try to avoid spoilers for Wundersmith itself. Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend picks up shortly after the first book ended, with Morrigan Crow on the cusp of starting her classes at the Wundrous Society. However, most of the rest of her unit don’t…
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In Katie O’Neill’s graphic novel, Princess Princess Ever After, Princess Sadie is locked in a tower. One day, Princess Amira rescues her. Together, they go adventuring, learning about each other and overcoming obstacles to become stronger. But someone from Sadie’s past is coming after her, and might threaten the growing closeness between the princesses. This was…
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The Tea Dragon Society and The Tea Dragon Festival are two graphic novels for kids by Kate O’Neill. They are set in a fantasy land populated by various animals and creatures called tea dragons, which grow tea leaves on their horns. Society follows a girl called Greta, who is training to be a blacksmith but who finds herself also interested…