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nikiflorica
Oct 1, 20212 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Sep 4, 20212 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Aug 21, 20212 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Jun 26, 20212 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
May 22, 20212 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Dec 26, 20202 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Dec 5, 20202 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Nov 21, 20202 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Oct 17, 20202 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Sep 26, 20202 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Aug 22, 20202 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Aug 1, 20202 min read
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....
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nikiflorica
Jul 18, 20202 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Jul 4, 20202 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Jun 27, 20202 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Apr 11, 20202 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Mar 21, 20202 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Feb 1, 20201 min read
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...
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nikiflorica
Dec 28, 20192 min read
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...
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