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Book Review: LEGENDBORN by Tracy Deonn rises above the standard reimagining of a classic tale

Author Tracy Deonn’s Legendborn raises the stakes in interweaving a classic legendary tale with hoodoo-like magic. Legendborn is Tracy Deonn‘s debut novel (she was published in a couple of anthologies for short stories prior to this) that goes beyond just writing your standard retelling of the classic Arthurian legend, and it has made me into […]

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Book Review: VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD: TALES WITH FRESH BIT

Vampires may seem to have lost their sparkle over the past couple of years, but this anthology of vampires will help you quench that thirst that’s been gnawing at you. Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite explores the myth of vampires from multiple outlooks, and does so with modern acuity. This anthology features […]

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Blog Tour & Giveaway: SING LIKE NO ONE’S LISTENING

Welcome to the Sing Like No One’s Listening Blog Tour! To celebrate the release of Sing Like No One’s Listening by Vanessa Jones on September 1st, blogs across the web are featuring original content from Vanessa, as well as 10 chances to win a finished copy plus a grand prize giveaway! 5 Tips to Help Deal with Stage Fright […]

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Book Review: THE LOST BOOK OF THE WHITE by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu

Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu continue the adventures of Alec and Magnus with book two of The Eldest Curses Trilogy, The Lost Book of the White.  This time around, Alec and Magnus are fully established in their relationship with each other, along with an adopted toddler son by the name of Max Lightwood-Bane, something that […]

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Book Review: BODY TALK: 37 VOICES EXPLORE OUR RADICAL ANATOMY Edited by Kelly Jensen

BODY TALK shares a variety of people’s unique stories with their bodies. Every body is different. Sometimes, we see our bodies as our friends, and sometimes it feels as though they betray us. But we learn to live with its beauty and with its challenges because it’s the only one we’ve got. Kelly Jensen and […]

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Book Review: THE COMPANION by Katie Alender

Katie Alender delivers a suspenseful story in her latest novel that will make you never want to trust a stranger ever again. In The Companion, Margot is now an orphan, the sole survivor of a car crash that killed her family. Lost without family, she’s shocked when a prestigious family handpicks her to live with […]

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Cover Reveal: RULE OF WOLVES by Leigh Bardugo

Leigh Bardugo reveals title a cover for the much anticipated sequel to King of Scars! Rule of Wolves will hit bookshelves March 30, 2021 and will conclude the Grishaverse saga. Cover designer, Natalie Souza, had an idea “for something sinister and beautiful that would evoke carved bone, as if the glamour of the gold from King […]

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Book Review: CEMETERY BOYS by Aiden Thomas

Aiden Thomas makes sure they are unapologetically Latinx and queer with their debut novel, CEMETARY BOYS. Yadriel wants to prove to his family that his gender is valid. As a trans man, not only does he have to prove to everyone in the outside world that he’s legit, but he has to prove to his […]

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Book Review: SIX ANGRY GIRLS by Adrienne Kisner

Six Angry Girls is an important story about mock trial, knitting, and what it means to be a girl. Raina Petree, a senior at Steelton High, is a girl who’s life seemed to go down the drain in less than a week. She quit the drama club, her boyfriend just broke up with her, and […]

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Book Review: RAYBEARER by Jordan Ifueko is sprinkled with beautiful prose that delves into the mythology of Nigerian folklore.

RAYBEARER explores the importance of friendship, power, truth, and entwined with magic, love, and heartbreak. Raybearer follows the journey of a young girl named Tarisai throughout her youth into young adulthood. She is set on a path by her absent mother to kill the young crown prince Dayo. Tarisai is meant to win his favor […]