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Bitterblue – Kristin Cashore (7 Kingdoms #3)
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Ugh, super boring. Bitterblue is one of those main characters that I felt like smacking throughout most of the book. You are the QUEEN, girl. Why are you letting everyone lie to you? Fire your shady-ass advisors, quit worrying what … Continue reading

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Fire – Kristin Cashore (7 Kingdoms #2)
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Fire is about a girl with magic hair, and – yeah that’s right, I said magic hair –  and magic beauty that can make people overcome with desire. There’s also some nonsense about her being able to control people’s minds, … Continue reading

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Graceling – Kristin Cashore (7 Kingdoms #1)
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Yet another YA series that I keep hearing is so good, so I finally broke down and read it. It was…good. Not great, not bad. I don’t really have a lot of opinions on Graceling, other than that I moderately … Continue reading

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Rebel Angels & The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle 2&3) by Libba Bray
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Oh look, I’m actually for once reviewing an ENTIRE series! Usually my interest in writing up reviews tends to fizzle out after the first one, it seems. Especially when my interest in the book fizzles out like it did with … Continue reading

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A Strange and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle #1) – Libba Bray
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What a strange book. It kept me entertained, but as I sit here thinking about it, more and more stuff keeps popping into my mind. First, the good. OK, this cover? Gorgeous, and really the thing that made me read … Continue reading

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Stephen King – Wolves of the Calla, or; WTF, Stephen King?
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Seriously.  SERIOUSLY. This is why I have a book blog, so when I read something that makes me this crazy I can rant about it here.  This is the strangest book series I’ve ever read, and I’m not sure it’s a … Continue reading

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The Eyes of the Dragon – Stephen King
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A kingdom is in turmoil as the old king dies and his successor must do battle for the throne. Pitted against an evil wizard and a would-be rival, Prince Peter makes a daring escape and rallies the forces of Good … Continue reading

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The Gunslinger – Stephen King
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Soooooo…you know how The Dark Tower series is supposed to be like this huge awesome epic fantasy-type story that everyone in the world loves? There are countless websites devoted to it, in fact the people at the WoT/ASoIaF forum I … Continue reading

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Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
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Sorta liked it: Seraphina is an original, clever, political novel about a medieval society in which dragons take human form and interact fairly freely with the rest of the population. I found the world of Goredd fascinatingly real and well … Continue reading

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Replay by Ken Grimwood
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Premise: Jeff Winston dies in 1988 of a heart attack. Then he wakes up in 1963, in college. He keeps going through the cycle, reliving this part of his life over and over, always dying on the same day and … Continue reading

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