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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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Between Planets by Robert Heinlein But few outside of Robert Heinlein’s devotees know that many of his works were aimed at, and market to, children before they became popular among adults too. Between Planets is one such novel . At one time serialized in altered format in the magazine Boy’s Life, the tale is bursting
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Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger BRIEF SYNOPSIS: In steam-punk Victorian London, a lady teams up with a werewolf to track down people creating rogue vampires. MY REVIEW: PROS: A wonderfully fun read, from start to finish. CONS: Sometimes the Austen-esque elements get laid on a little thick. BOTTOM LINE: A fun romp that
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My Dead Body: A Novel by Charlie Huston For some reason I’ve never really understood the whole “I’ve become a monster and I hate myself” school of vampire psychology so I was well pleased with the Joe’s internal monologue where he hates himself for the fact that he is a despicable person and in no
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Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1) by Scott Westerfeld Tally’s best friend becomes pretty several months before she is due to and she feels lost without him. After sneaking into New Pretty Town to see him she bumps into fellow ugly Shay. Turns out they have the same birthday and while Tally is looking forward to
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The God Engines by John Scalzi If it wasn’t already obvious The God Engines is rife with metaphor; and especially metaphors about faith. Faith as iron. Faith as power. Faith as a weapon. Faith as a doorway. Faith is everything. As the novel also goes on to reveal faith is also absolutely nothing. Again this
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Monster Republic by Ben Horton As a relatively short read, Monster Republic doesn’t stop from the opening chapter. What is enjoyable is the fact that it gives character development along the way while also building the story and background effectively. Not only that, but Horton puts the characters in the situation we would be in
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How to Choose Good Books Good books show their standing through high sales figures and high search figures on the internet. The 5 most popular categories based on these criteria (in descending order of importance) are Children’s books, Management books, Fiction books, Books on Business and, Sales books. Children’s books are a popular choice as
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Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games is without question a difficult act to follow. Catching Fire, however, mostly makes the grade, despite some flaws that are largely inherent to its position in the middle of a trilogy. Everything that I loved about The Hunger Games is
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The Princes Of The Golden Cage by Nathalie Mallet I enjoy both mystery and fantasy, so I got a big kick out of this book. Mallet blends the two genres together very nicely indeed. She gives us both a fully realized secondary world (which sports clear ties to certain regions of our own world) and