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Monsters and Murder: Between Monsters and Marvels and Don’t Want to Be Your Monster

Today I have for you two stories of monsters that, while taking readers along on adventures to solve murders, also ask them to question who the real monsters are. Between Monsters and Marvels by Alyssa Wishingrad. HarperCollins, 2023. ISBN 978-0063244870.  … Continue reading

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House of Sand and Secrets

The book that made it to two of my Top 10 Lists in the past year – both 2014 Releases I Didn’t Get To and Books I Want to Read But Don’t Own Yet. It’s the sequel to When the … Continue reading

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Two for Grown-Ups

Here’s a last couple of adult books before things shift over to a steady diet of middle grade speculative fiction. The Book of Life. All Souls Trilogy Book 3 by Deborah Harkness. Viking, 2014 This is the last book in … Continue reading

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The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

Did I really need an excuse to read the latest Holly Black (White Cat, Doll Bones, etc.) teen book? Not really, even if it took me a while to get to it. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. … Continue reading

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