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Tag Archives: teen fantasy
Linger
It occurs to me that I finished listening to Shiver, the first book in this trilogy, in early September of 2010, driving to and from the hospital. I didn’t get the books I read those couple months reviewed at all. … Continue reading
Clockwork Angel
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare I pulled this off the returns cart, labeled new… and discovered only later that it’s a 2010 book that just gone out so much that no one here had a chance to take the New … Continue reading
Ranger’s Apprentice. The Ruins of Gorlan
Dear readers, I very much apologize for my spotty posting as of late. I’m not entirely sure what’s going on, but these three factors are probably influencing things: 1. My deep dark secret (but totally legal according to work) is … Continue reading
Ruby Red
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier. Translated from German by Anthea Bell. 16-year-old Gwyneth (Gwendolyn in the original German book) has grown up living life as a normal kid, except that she now has to keep an eye out for her … Continue reading
Entwined
This was the last Twelve Dancing Princesses retelling that I’ve read. I haven’t found any others, so unless one of you, dear readers, knows of another one, this is the last of the series. Entwined by Heather Dixon. Dixon boldly … Continue reading
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The Girl of Fire and Thorns
This book came in on hold at one of those times when five or six books that I’d been waiting for came in for me all at the same time. Since it was the longest book, I saved it for … Continue reading
Wildwood Dancing
The bloggers at The Book Smugglers reviewed The Princess Curse the same week I did, and said this was their favorite Twelve Dancing Princesses retelling. I’ve got one more retelling on hold – also mentioned in their post – and … Continue reading
Conspiracy of Kings
When I first read The Thief and its two sequels, I mentioned that I was waiting for more. And more came out… last fall, but I only just now got to it. Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner. Read … Continue reading
Going Bovine
Going Bovine by Libba Bray. Read by Erik Davies Sixteen-year-old Cameron Smith is a disaffected loner/stoner teen trying to skate through life with minimum effort. He knows he’s a disappointment to his family and doesn’t care much about the people … Continue reading
Rampant
Rampant by Diana Peterfreund. Unicorns have come back from extinction! And rather than being the peaceful herbivores of legend, they are vicious, man-hunting beasts with deadly poisonous horns. The only people who have any chance of defeating them are virgin … Continue reading

