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Review: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
Hardcover: 608 pages Publisher: Simon Pulse (September 23, 2014) ISBN: 9781481422345 Source: Publisher Darcy Patel is a teenage girl won’t be heading off to college like most of her peers. Instead, thanks to the success of a book she … Continue reading
Posted in Review, Science Fiction, Simon Pulse, Supernatural, Thriller
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TSS: Week in Review: September 14, 2014
Fall is here! experiencing some pretty hot & humid weather, the past few days we’ve been gifted with cool, breezy weather. I kind of love it! I love Fall for many reasons: changing color of leaves, cooler weather, wearing scarves … Continue reading
Posted in The Sunday Salon
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Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Knopf (September 9, 2014) ISBN: 9780385353304 Source: Publisher A famous stage actor, Arthur Leander, dies of a heart attack on stage. A former paparazzi, now EMT, leaps to the stage in an attempt to save … Continue reading
Posted in Knopf, Literary Fiction, Review
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Announcing: 2014 Murder, Monsters & Mayhem (Mx3)!
Halloween is here! Well, almost! Anyone who has followed this blog for any significant period of time understand just how much I love Halloween (and Fall in general)! To celebrate my obsession with the macabre, each year I host … Continue reading
Posted in Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem
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Guest Review: The Islands at the End of the World by Austin Aslan
Age Range: 12 and up Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books (August 5, 2014) ISBN: 9780385744027 Source: Publisher Sixteen-year-old Leilani and her father travel from their small island town to the Big Island of Hawaii to Oahu to seek … Continue reading
Posted in Dystopian fiction, Random House, Review, YA
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Review: Mary: The Summoning by Hillary Monahan
Age Range: 12 – 18 years, 7-12th grade Series: Bloody Mary Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (September 2, 2014) ISBN: 9781423185192 Everyone is familiar with the Bloody Mary urban legend. Teenage friends Jess, Shauna, Kitty, and Anna have researched the … Continue reading
Posted in Disney-Hyperion, Horror, Review, Supernatural, YA
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Review: The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (Audiobook)
Series: A Cormoran Strike Novel Listening Length: 17 hours and 22 minutes Publisher: Hachette Audio (June 19, 2014) Source: Publisher Known for frequently disappearing for days on end, this isn’t the first time author Owen Quine has gone missing. Knowing the police … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Hachette Audio
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Review: Hold the Dark by William Giraldi
Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Liveright (September 8, 2014) ISBN: 9780871406675 Source: Publisher Three children have been abducted by wolves in the small, isolated Alaskan village of Keelut. Medora Stone, the mother of one of the victims, overcome by grief, reaches … Continue reading
Posted in Liveright, Mystery/Suspense, Review
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Review: The Secret Place by Tana French
Series: Dublin Murder Squad Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Viking Adult (September 2, 2014) ISBN: 9780670026326 Source: Publisher One year ago, a boy was found murdered on the grounds of St. Kilda’s School, a girl’s boarding school outside of Dublin. Until … Continue reading
Posted in Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller, Viking
Tagged boarding school, cliques, murder
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TSS: A Month in Review: August 2014
Books Reviewed Keep Your Friends Close by Paula Daly Sisters by Raina Telgemeier Conversion by Katherine Howe Liv, Forever by Amy Talkington (Audiobook) Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little The Supernatural Enhancements by Edgar Cantero Haunted Stuff: Demonic Dolls, Screaming Skulls … Continue reading
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