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Book Reviews

Book Review: In the End by Demitria Lunetta

In the End was an extremely solid follow-up to Demitria Lunetta’s debut, In the After. I was already impressed with the ideas and delivery of this post-apocalyptic storyline, and I think this conclusion to the duology was just as good as what ...
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Book Review: Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn

In a debut novel that’s hauntingly written and uniquely bizarre, Stephanie Kuehn deals with tough subjects in a way that I’ve never seen—and considering I’ve been around the block and seen my share of YA realistic fiction, that’s saying ...
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Book Review: The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier

I purchased The Last Runaway on a whim at some point several months ago, possibly because I was slightly intrigued by the jacket copy, or perhaps not. Like any random selection, it had the potential to go quite wrong (or quite right), but I ...
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Book Review: Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon

Engrossing, fascinating, and superbly researched, Charlotte Gordon’s Romantic Outlaws brings to life two much-maligned early feminists. I feel that I learned a great deal from this book and that I’ve developed new admiration for both Mary ...
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