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Book Review: THE BEAST PLAYER reads like a Pretty Good Japanese Anime

This review of THE BEAST PLAYER is based on the English translated version of the original Japanese version of Hanoko Uehashi’s popular book, which was published in 2006, and is the first of a four book series. ***The Beast Player was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*** This fantasy […]

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Book Review: IMPOSTORS by Scott Westerfeld

Scott Westerfeld finally allows readers to return to the beloved Uglies Universe, in his newest installation IMPOSTORS. I, for one, was a huge fan of the Uglies series when I was in middle school. I read them more times than I can count, and I was thrilled to hear that there would be a new chapter in the […]

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Book Review: ALONG THE INDIGO By Elsie Chapman

Elsie Chapman’s new novel has Marsden finding bodies and gloom Along the Indigo. Marsden is used to being the protector. She wants her little sister, Wynn, to stay innocent for as long as possible. It’s a tough job. Their mother is a prostitute. Their home (well, the hotel/brothel they live in and work at thanks […]

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Book Review: HERO AT THE FALL by Alwyn Hamilton

Alwyn Hamilton immerses readers in the world of Amani once again as the Rebels overcome new challenges and face even harder decisions than before. Fighting in a war where neither side rests means that unfortunately, not everyone will make it. It’s up to Amani and the Rebel leaders to make sure that they prevail and […]

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Movie Review: LOVE, SIMON

I had the opportunity to see an early screening of Love, Simon, the movie adaptation of Becky Albertalli’s Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Both versions follow closeted Simon Spier as he falls for the mysterious Blue via e-mail, only to be blackmailed by a classmate who accidentally happens upon the email exchange. Simon must […]

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Book Review: PITCH DARK By Courtney Alameda

Space, science, artifacts, and the race to save humanity collide in a very entertaining fashion in Courtney Alameda‘s latest novel, Pitch Dark! Laura Cruz is part of a legendary shipraiding family that’s rediscovered some of the world’s greatest artifacts since a major crisis effectively drove humans off Earth nearly 400 years ago. They’ve just come […]

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Book Review: THE TRAITOR’S GAME by Jennifer A. Nielsen

The Traitor’s Game is a strong and promising introduction to Jennifer A. Nielsen’s new series, that struggles to stand apart from the hundreds of books like it. The book tells the tale of the strong and rebellious Kestra Dallisor, the formerly exiled daughter of Sir Henry Dallisor, the chief counsel and right hand man to […]

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Book Review: TESS OF THE ROAD by Rachel Hartman

Sometimes you glimpse at a book cover, read a description, and you think you know exactly what you’re getting. I didn’t know what I was getting with Rachel Hartman‘s Tess of the Road, but dammit if I didn’t feel it all the things while reading it. This novel has some amazing, gigantic lady-balls and I AM […]

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Book Review: INK, IRON, AND GLASS By Gwendolyn Clare

INK, IRON, AND GLASS is magical steampunk fantasy with a lot going on, but plenty of potential. Steampunk collides with original fantasy concepts in Gwendolyn Clare’s debut feature length novel, Ink, Iron, and Glass! Elsa is from Veldana, a world created entirely through the power to craft real things from written word– an ability known […]

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Book Review: DOWN AND ACROSS By Arvin Ahmadi

Arvin Ahmadi’s debut novel sends the reader on an adventure going up, DOWN AND ACROSS. Saaket (better known as Scott) Ferdowsi is drifting. His parents want him to focus, sink his teeth into something meaningful. College is, after all, quickly approaching. But Scott doesn’t know what his true passion is, and that only adds to […]