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Quanta

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Quanta (The Shadow Ravens #2) By Lola Dodge (2015)
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NA Fiction | Sci-Fi Romance4 StarsBlurb:

“Just because Quanta can see the future doesn’t mean she can change it. She’s spent most of her life imprisoned, feeding her captors information to keep herself alive, but she’s finally reached the endgame and her death creeps closer by the moment.

The son of two senators, Altair Orpheus leads a life of privilege that provides the perfect cover for his side job: working with the rebel Shadow Ravens to undermine the ruling Seligo government. Everything is running like clockwork until he crosses paths with Quanta. Continue reading →

Translations

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Translations by Brian Friel (1981)

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Theatre | Historical Drama5-starsBlurb:

“The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag, an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal. In a nearby field camps a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers, making the first Ordnance Survey. For the purposes of cartography, the local Gaelic place names have to be recorded and rendered into English. In examining the effects of Continue reading →

Boys’ Life

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Boys’ Life by Howard Korder (1988)

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Theatre | Drama1 StarBlurb:

“Two gripping plays by one of America’s most exciting playwrights Boy’s Life: love, relationships, and growing up in New York City “a substantial play. It makes Howard Korder a presence to take seriously in the theater” (Village Voice); Search and Destroy: corporate politics, lies and relationships Continue reading →

The Fall of Five

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The Fall of Five (Lorien Legacies #4) by Pittacus Lore (2013)

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YA Fiction | Paranormal: Aliens3.5 StarsBlurb:

“The Garde are finally reunited, but do they have what it takes to win the war against the Mogadorians?

John Smith—Number Four—thought that things would change once the Garde found each other. They would stop running. They would fight the Mogadorians. And they would win.  Continue reading →

The Devil’s Flower

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The Devil’s Flower (The Eternal Beings #1) by Lisa Collicutt (2013)

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NA Fiction | Paranormal Romance | (TV-14)2.5 StarsBlurb:

“Killing isn’t exactly on Rosalie Lockwood’s list of things to do when she runs away from home. But despite her search for peace; guns and motorcycles become her latest fashion accessories as Divine interference leads her to Steele, co-leader of the Fallen Paladins motorcycle club. Continue reading →

Leviathan

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Leviathan (Leviathan #1) by Scott Westerfeld (2009)

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YA Fiction | Historical Fantasy | Steampunk
4.5 starsBlurb:

“Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on the run. His own people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a battletorn war machine and a loyal crew of men.

Deryn Sharp is a commoner, disguised as a boy in the British Air Service. She’s a brilliant airman. But her secret is in constant danger of being discovered.

With World War I brewing, Alek and Deryn’s paths cross in the most unexpected way…taking them on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure that will change both their lives forever.”
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The Death Cure

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The Death Cure (The Maze Runner #3) by James Dashner (2011)

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YA Fiction | Sci-Fi3 StarsBlurb:

“It’s the end of the line.

WICKED has taken everything from Thomas: his life, his memories, and now his only friends—the Gladers. But it’s finally over. The trials are complete, after one final test.  Continue reading →

The Scorch Trials

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The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner #2) by James Dashner (2010)

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YA Fiction | Sci-Fi3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. 

Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn’t done yet. Phase Two has just begun. The Scorch.  Continue reading →

Shadow and Bone

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Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo (2012)

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YA Fiction | Fantasy
4 StarsBlurb:

“Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Continue reading →

Code Orange

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Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney (2005)

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Juvenile Fiction | Thriller2 StarsBlurb:

“With a school report due, Mitty Blake considers it good luck when he finds some old medical books in his family’s weekend house. However, when he discovers an old envelope in one of the books, the report is no longer about the grade–it’s about life and death.”
–Goodreads Continue reading →