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Not So Much, Said the Cat

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Not So Much, Said the Cat by Michael Swanwick (2016)
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not so much said the cat

Fiction | Sci-Fi | short stories3 StarsBlurb:

“The master of short science-fiction follows up his acclaimed collection The Dog Said Bow-Wow with feline grace, precision, and total impertinence. Michael Swanwick takes us on a whirlwind journey across the globe and across time and space, where magic and science exist in possibilities that are not of this world. These tales are intimate in their telling, galactic in their scope, and delightfully sesquipedalian in their verbiage.  Continue reading →

Cinder

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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer (2012)

Cinder

YA Fiction | Sci-Fi | Fairytale4 StarsBlurb:

“Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.”
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And I Darken

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And I Darken (The Conquerors Saga #1) by Kiersten White (2016)
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and i darken
YA Fiction | Adult Fiction | Historical
4.5 stars
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“NO ONE EXPECTS A PRINCESS TO BE BRUTAL. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their every move. For the lineage that makes them special also makes them targets.  Continue reading →

Visions of Zarua

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Visions of Zarua by Suzanne Rogerson (2015)
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Visions of Zarua

Fiction | Fantasy3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Two wizards, 350 years apart. Together they must save the realm of Paltria from Zarua’s dark past.  Continue reading →

The Orphan Fleet

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The Orphan Fleet by Brendan Detzner (2016)
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The Orphan Fleet

Middle Grade Fiction | Fantasy2.5 StarsBlurb:

“The Orphan Fleet” is terrific adventure fantasy — a non-stop tale of action and strange magic on a wind-swept mountain top where abandoned children have forged a free community, servicing far-traveling airships on sturdy wooden platforms. Here masked heroes with names like Golden Sam and The Sparrow are the ultimate celebrities — and the mysterious Count leaves shivers of terror wherever he treads. When that community is threatened by an admiral who demands the return of his prized daughter, it triggers a terrible war fought in the air, on the ground, and in the old abandoned scaffolding circling the mountain … a war where Golden Sam may prove himself a true hero after all, and the Count has a terrible role to play.”
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Expected Publication Date: April 15, 2016  Continue reading →

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

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Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (2009)

Mr. Penumbra

Fiction | Mystery | Modern Day Quest4.5 starsBlurb:

“The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. But after a few days on the job, Clay discovers that the store is more curious than either its name or its gnomic owner might suggest. The bookstore’s secrets extend far beyond its walls.”
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Children of Icarus

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Children of Icarus (Children of Icarus #1) by Caighlan Smith (2016)
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Children of Icarus

YA Fiction | Dark Fantasy/Mythology | Horror4 StarsBlurb:

“It’s Clara who’s desperate to enter the labyrinth and it’s Clara who’s bright, strong, and fearless enough to take on any challenge. It’s no surprise when she’s chosen. But so is the girl who has always lived in her shadow. Together they enter. Within minutes, they are torn apart forever. Now the girl who has never left the city walls must fight to survive in a living nightmare, where one false turn with who to trust means a certain dead end.”
–Goodreads

Expected Publication Date: August 01, 2016  Continue reading →

The Queen of the Tearling

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The Queen of the Tearling (Queen of the Tearling #1) by Erika Johansen (2014)

Queen of the Tearling
(NA) Fiction | Fantasy
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“An untested young princess must claim her throne, learn to become a queen, and combat a malevolent sorceress in an epic battle between light and darkness in this spectacular debut—the first novel in a trilogy.

Young Kelsea Raleigh was raised in hiding after the death of her mother, Queen Elyssa, far from the intrigues of the royal Keep and in the care of two devoted servants who pledged their lives to protect her. Growing up in a cottage deep in the woods, Kelsea knows little of her kingdom’s haunted past . . . or that its fate will soon rest in her hands.

Long ago, Kelsea’s forefathers sailed away from a decaying world to establish a new land free of modern technology. Three hundred years later, this feudal society has divided into three fearful nations who pay duties to a fourth: the powerful Mortmesne, ruled by the cunning Red Queen. Continue reading →

Chase the Dark

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Chase the Dark (Steel & Stone #1) by Annette Marie (2014)
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chase the dark

YA Fiction | Paranormal/Urban Fantasy
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Piper Griffiths wants one thing in life: To become a Consul, a keeper of the peace between humans and daemons. There are three obstacles in her way. Continue reading →

Nice Girls Endure

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Nice Girls Endure by Chris Struyk-Bonn (2016)
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nice girls endure

Teen Fiction | Contemporary | Bullying3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Chelsea Duvay is so many things. She’s an avid musical lover, she’s a gifted singer, and she has the most perfect, beautiful feet. But no one ever notices that. All they notice is Chelsea’s weight. Daily, Chelsea endures endless comments about her appearance from well-meaning adults and cruel classmates. So she keeps to herself and just tries to make it through. Don’t make waves. Don’t draw attention. That’s how life is for Chelsea until a special class project pushes the energetic and incessantly social Melody into Chelsea’s world. Continue reading →