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The Shattered Lens: Metafiction for middle graders

The Shattered Lens by Brandon Sanderson This review may contain mild spoilers for the previous books in the ALCATRAZ series. The Shattered Lens (2010) is the fourth book in Brandon Sanderson’s hilarious middle-grade series called ALCATRAZ VS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS. The first four books were originally published by Scholastic but Starscape (Tor’s young readers imprint) […]

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The Time of Contempt: This story is getting darker

The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski The fourth installment in Andrzej Sapkowski’s popular WITCHER series is The Time of Contempt (1995 in Polish, 2013 in English) which begins immediately after the ending of the previous novel, Blood of Elves. (You must read the previous stories before beginning this book and you do not need to […]

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Untamed: An improvement, but that’s not saying much

Untamed by P.C. Cast Untamed is the fourth book in P.C. and Kristen Cast’s HOUSE OF NIGHT paranormal romance series for young adults. I haven’t enjoyed any of the books so far and I nearly gave up on them halfway through the previous book, Chosen. However, I keep soldiering on because I’m downloading them for […]

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Monster Hunter Legion: What happens in Vegas…

Monster Hunter Legion by Larry Correia What’s more fun than hanging out with Owen “Big Z” Pitt, Earl Harbinger, Julie, Milo, Holly, Trip, Mosh Pitt, and Skippy the orc at the MHI compound in rural Alabama? How about MHI meeting up with teams from all over the world at a monster hunter conference in Las […]

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Wake of the Bloody Angel: I adore Eddie LaCrosse

Wake of the Bloody Angel by Alex Bledsoe Wake of the Bloody Angel is the fourth novel in Alex Bledsoe’s EDDIE LACROSSE MYSTERIES series. Like its predecessors, it crosses traditional noir crime fiction with well-known tropes from fantasy literature. Not an easy thing to do well, I’d think, but Alex Bledsoe makes it work. In […]

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Ad Eternum: This newest chapter is a treat

Ad Eternum by Elizabeth Bear In 1962, vampire-detective Sebastien, having adopted the name ‘Jack Prior,’ returns from Europe to New Amsterdam, arriving not by airship but airplane. As he attempts to re-establish himself in the new world, he makes the acquaintance of a clique of sorcerers who invite him to join them in an ambitious […]

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City of Fallen Angels: Clare handles the formula well

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare When I finished City of Fallen Angels I was angry; not with Cassandra Clare, who created the Mortal Instruments series, but with the evil-doers who once again have come between Clary and her Shadowhunter boyfriend, Jace. At the end of City of Glass, the Shadowhunters and the downworlders […]

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Atlantis and Other Places: What if?

Atlantis and Other Places by Harry Turtledove Atlantis and Other Places is a collection of short stories published over the last ten years, in which Harry Turtledove does his best to showcase the freedom offered to writers of alternate history. Just ask “what if” and see what happens. For example: What if 21st century news […]

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Magic Bleeds: Bursting at the seams with plot

Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews Ever since that teaser chapter at the end of On the Edge, we Ilona Andrews fans have been dying to get our hands on Magic Bleeds (2010). Curran stands Kate up, and when she calls the Keep trying to reach him, his people give her a humiliating brush-off. Not knowing why […]

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Queen of Song and Souls: A moving set-up novel

Queen of Song and Souls by C.L. Wilson Queen of Song and Souls, the much-anticipated fourth book in C.L. Wilson’s Tairen Soul series, continues the story of Rain and Ellysetta’s quest to complete their bond and defeat the sinister Mages of Eld. In this volume, they attempt to enlist allies in their war against Eld. […]

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Crypt of the Moaning Diamond: Opera?

Crypt of the Moaning Diamond by Rosemary Jones What happens when an writer who works for an opera company turns to writing fantasy? Does the story take on qualities of the epic? Do people take forever to die? Or does everyone just walk around singing loudly and wearing funny costumes? If these are questions you […]

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