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Brand of Light, by Ronie Kendig: Review
Kersei Dragoumis of the planet Drosero thought an unwanted marriage was the worst fate imaginable . . . until an inexplicable tragedy...
nikiflorica
Oct 1, 20212 min read
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Earth Quaking, by H.A. Pruitt: Review
Whisked from their lives into a quest to save the world of Anelthalien, Kindle, Ella, Andrew, and Tad have been hanging on to their...
nikiflorica
Sep 4, 20212 min read
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Sisters of Sword and Song, by Rebecca Ross: Review
"After eight years, Evadne will finally be reunited with her older sister, Halcyon, who has been serving in the queen’s army. But when...
nikiflorica
Aug 21, 20212 min read
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Life of Pi, by Yann Martel: Review
"A boy. A tiger. And the vast Pacific Ocean." Ah, where to begin? I recently read this book after watching the film and fell in love with...
nikiflorica
Jun 26, 20212 min read
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Support Chip and the Book of Rose Leaves!
I've really been looking forward to this Saturday Spotlight post and shining a light on Alexandria Miracola's coming story, Chip and the...
nikiflorica
May 22, 20212 min read
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Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen: Review
The five Bennet daughters of Longbourne Estate have their life's goal laid out by society and their meddling mother, in equal parts—to...
nikiflorica
Dec 26, 20202 min read
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The Adventures of Robin Hood, by Roger Lancelyn Green: Review
Once a lord, now an infamous outlaw, Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest seeks justice for the poor by robbing the rich and cruel. Along with...
nikiflorica
Dec 5, 20202 min read
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Unblemished, by Sara Ella: Review
Eliyana is used to the shadows. With a birthmark covering half her face, she just hopes to graduate high school unscathed. That is, until...
nikiflorica
Nov 21, 20202 min read
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Words of Radiance, by Brandon Sanderson: Review
War is fracturing a once-unified people, darkness looms on the world's horizon beyond the sight of most, and the Knights Radiant—an...
nikiflorica
Oct 17, 20202 min read
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The Blood Spell, by C.J. Redwine: Review
Blue de la Cour, alchemist's daughter, sees life in absolutes. From conducting dangerous alchemy experiments for street urchins in need...
nikiflorica
Sep 26, 20202 min read
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Between Burning Worlds, by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell: Review
Laterre is a planet on the brink of explosion. Unrest is mounting in the impoverished Third Estate, the Patriarche's attempts to smother...
nikiflorica
Aug 22, 20202 min read
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Sky Without Stars, by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell: Review
On the planet of Laterre, the oppressed Third Estate lives to provide for the privileged higher classes beneath a sky that never clears....
nikiflorica
Aug 1, 20202 min read
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Wonder, by R.J. Palacio: Review
Fifth grade is a challenge for any normal kid, but ask Auggie Pullman and he would tell you that he is far from normal. Born with a...
nikiflorica
Jul 18, 20202 min read
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Counted With the Stars, by Connilyn Cosette: Review
Sold into servitude to cover her family's financial disgrace, Kiya's life of Egyptian luxury is replaced by enslaved humiliation. When...
nikiflorica
Jul 4, 20202 min read
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A Darkling Plain, by Philip Reeve: Review
London has been a ruin for decades, but when Tom and Wren Natsworthy discover rumours of stirrings in the wreckage, they can't resist an...
nikiflorica
Jun 27, 20202 min read
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The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien: Review
Bilbo Baggins is a very respectable hobbit: he lives in a fine, cozy hobbit-hole and never does anything unexpected. So when the wizard...
nikiflorica
Apr 11, 20202 min read
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Mortal Engines, by Philip Reeve: Review
London is on the hunt—one of the great Traction Cities that prowls the desolate Hunting Grounds in search of towns to devour. To young...
nikiflorica
Mar 21, 20202 min read
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The Forgetting, by Sharon Cameron: Review
In the city of Canaan, seemingly peaceful life is overshadowed by the Forgetting—the terrifying phenomenon every twelve years in which...
nikiflorica
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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Kyrian is at The Bookshelf!
I have lots of hopes and dreams for the year 2020, many of them (or rather, most of them) pertaining to The Heir of Ariad, The Ariad...
nikiflorica
Feb 1, 20201 min read
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A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens: Review
Ebenezer Scrooge is a tight-fisted, hard-hearted, money-hoarding businessman who scoffs at Christmas and everything it entails. He is...
nikiflorica
Dec 28, 20192 min read
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