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Almost Home by Pam Jenoff I read Pam Jenoff’s debut novel The Kommandant’s Girl a long time ago and really enjoyed it, so I’ve kept an eye out for the novels she’s released since then, though I haven’t picked any up until now. I had heard good things about Almost Home, but was unsure about
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The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting Derting’s debut novel is a gripping page turner full of romance, mystery, and suspense. Violet’s ability to sense the dead has plagued her since she was little. She had to constantly cope with being drawn to the echoes left behind by the dead. The torment that ensued after her
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Spellwright by Blake Charlton “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Not so in Blake Charlton’s world. In his novel Spellwright, not only can words break your bones, but they can chop off your limbs, stab your heart, and create all sorts of mayhem. Combined with a classic fantasy
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The Adamantine Palace (MEMORY OF FLAMES) by Stephen Deas The Adamantine Palace is the debut novel by British author Stephen Deas. First in a planned trilogy, the narrative whisks the reader away to a far and distant land where dragons are the domesticated servants of humans. Nearly mindless due the medicines of the alchemists, the
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The Adamantine Palace (MEMORY OF FLAMES) by Stephen Deas This novel was definitely what I would call a “cover art purchase” as I was not aware that it was being released. While we were on our weekly Friday bookstore trip, I spotted The Adamantine Palace on an end cap display. The cover art was jaw
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Veracity by Laura Bynum Veracity, the debut novel from Laura Bynum, is an ambitious undertaking. Following in the footsteps of dystopian works such as George Orwell’s 1984, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, and written in the style of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaiden’s Tale, Veracity is a solid, sure-footed entry in
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Mr. Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennett Mr. Shivers was easily one of the most highly anticipated novels of early 2010 for me – the blend of horror, gritty realism, and the bleakness of the Great Depression setting instantly appealed to me, and I was ecstatic when I received an ARC for the title. Add to
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Servant of a Dark God by John Brown The other great positive is the world that Brown creates. The setting feels fresh and the magic of the land is just unique enough. The culture of the people is also quite fascinating – Brown’s take on oppressed peoples feels real enough at times to make me