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The Immortal Rules

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The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) by Julie Kagawa (2012)

the immortal rules

YA Fiction | Paranormal | Dystopia
5 starsBlurb:

“To survive in a ruined world, she must embrace the darkness…

Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a walled-in city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten. Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them—the vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself dies and becomes one of the monsters.  Continue reading →

A Darker Shade of Magic

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A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab (2015)

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Fiction | Fantasy
4.5 starsBlurb:

“Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black.

Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see.  Continue reading →

Song of Blood and Stone

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Song of Blood & Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles #1) by L. Penelope (2018)
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song of blood and stone

NA Fiction | Fantasy | Romance | (TV-14)
4 StarsBlurb:

“Orphaned and alone, Jasminda lives in a land where cold whispers of invasion and war linger on the wind. Jasminda herself is an outcast in her homeland of Elsira, where her gift of Earthsong is feared. When ruthless soldiers seek refuge in her isolated cabin, they bring with them a captive–an injured spy who threatens to steal her heart.  Continue reading →

S.T.A.G.S.

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S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett (2018)
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YA Fiction | Contemporary | Thriller
4 StarsBlurb:

“One deadly weekend.

At St. Aidan the Great School, or S.T.A.G.S., new things–and new people–are to be avoided. Unfortunately, Greer MacDonald, token scholarship student, is very much a new person. She has just transferred to S.T.A.G.S., and finds herself ignored at best and mocked at worst by the school’s most admired circle of friends, the Medievals. Continue reading →

The Time Keeper

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The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom (2012)

the time keeper

Fiction | Historical/Contemporary | Fantasy/Fable
5 stars
Blurb:

“In this fable, the first man on earth to count the hours becomes Father Time.

The inventor of the world’s first clock is punished for trying to measure Continue reading →

Radiance

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Radiance (Wraith Kings #1) by Grace Draven (2015)

Radiance

Fiction | Romance | Fantasy | (TV-MA)
4.5 stars
Blurb:

“THE PRINCE OF NO VALUE

Brishen Khaskem, prince of the Kai, has lived content as the nonessential spare heir to a throne secured many times over. A trade and political alliance between the human kingdom of Gaur and the Kai kingdom of Bast-Haradis requires that he marry a Gauri woman to seal the treaty. Always a dutiful son, Brishen agrees to the marriage and discovers his bride is as ugly as he expected and more beautiful than he could have imagined. Continue reading →

The Circle

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The Circle by Dave Eggers (2013)

the circle

Fiction | Contemporary Sci-Fi | Thriller
4.5 stars
Blurb:

“When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users’ personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency.  Continue reading →

V for Vendetta

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Remember, Remember the Fifth of November!

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As a fan of the movie I decided to put together a post about the original graphic novel, the movie adaptation, my thoughts, and a bit on the history of Guy Fawkes Day/Bonfire Night. Keep reading for more!  Continue reading →

The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic

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The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo (2017)

language of thorns

Short Story Collection | Fantasy | Folktales
5 starsBlurb:

“Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns.

Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid’s voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy’s bidding but only for a terrible price.  Continue reading →

Red Rising

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Red Rising (Red Rising #1) by Pierce Brown (2014)

red rising

Fiction | Sci-Fi | Dystopia
5 stars
Blurb:

“I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says. “That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.”
“I live for you,” I say sadly.
Eo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.”

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Continue reading →