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Book Review: Steel’s Edge by Ilona Andrews

June 24, 2014

While I’ve mostly enjoyed Ilona Andrew’s The Edge series, I think Steel’s Edge is the only installment of the series that really showcases the author’s talent. The previous books were readable, but I think this book goes beyond that to quality work.

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Book Review: Reclaiming the Sand by A. Meredith Walters

June 19, 2014

A lot of how you take this story will depend on what you think of A. Meredith Walters’ protagonist, Ellie. She is a self-centered bully who doesn’t handle people well, who often has a bad attitude, and is fairly judgmental. It is sort of hard to ...

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Book Review: 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody

June 18, 2014

52 Reasons to Hate My Father is not award-winning literature, but it’s not trying to be. It doesn’t take itself too seriously, and I think that made Jessica Brody’s approach to this reverse-Cinderella story so much better. I thought this book ...

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Book Review: The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow

June 18, 2014

Heidi W. Durrow’s debut novel is an interesting look at race and how it would affect a biracial girl’s coming of age, and also it’s a story about coming of age in general, regardless of one’s race. Durrow’s protagonist, Rachel, is the sole ...

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Book Review: Royal Harlot by Susan Holloway Scott

May 28, 2014

Royal Harlot was still an informative, entertaining historical novel. Scott did a good job of trying to give such a notorious character as Barbara Palmer a balanced portrayal. I think more could have been done with her character, but overall, I ...

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Book Review: The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

May 22, 2014

N.K. Jemisin’s world-building is very interesting and creates a pretty vivid backdrop for the character and the action. All the godlings, gods, scriveners, etc., each had an interesting, thoughtful place in the story, and I thought the world the ...

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