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Snow and Poison Review
De La Cruz’ sophmore fairytale retelling may have similarities to her first with a dying father, whirlwind romance and possibly wicked stepmother but she manages to deliver a new twist to this classic tale.
It’s just unfortunate that with its shorter page length, the story feels rushed and less magical than its predecessor.
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Midnight Sun Review
Alright, here we are at the end of the Twilight saga or I suppose the beginning since this Twilight from Edward’s POV. . . and I still have to get to the Bree Tanner novella.
Eh, let’s skip the accuracies of my statements and get into Midnight Sun. There’s no need to go over plot so I’ll get straight to my thoughts. What was it like to see Twilight from Edward’s perspective?
I’m sorry Edward fans but I wanted to throw the book across the room.
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Breaking Dawn Review
The grand finale to the whole Twilight saga is here! And I’ll admit, I was a lot more aware of the major plot points that the other books because I had saw Breaking Dawn Part 2 (yes, just Part 2, I was only interested in the big Voluturi fight. Apparently I have as much bloodlust as Emmet).
Anyway, this finale brings about Edward and Bella’s happily ever after, and their enlarges their unique family. . . however there’s one more battle to be fought. And it kinda drags the whole thing down.
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Eclipse Review
Just with New Moon, I raced through this novel almost as eager as Bella to see the final outcome. Will Victoria finally be vanquished? Will Edward give in? Will Jacob ever accept being friend-zoned?
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The Retake Review
In this sci-fi/magical realism novel, Calonita tackles the struggles of chaging friendships in the hellscape that is middle school adolescence. Zoe and Laura have been BFFs forever but Zoe has been noticing they’ve been drifting apart. She’s determined to ignore her doubts and try harder to reconnect with Laura after a summer apart, and give her the best surprise party ever. . . only to find out that Laura was planning to ditch her.
It only gets worse when seventh grade starts and it is pretty clear that Laura wants to hang out with the drama queens than talk to Zoe. She’s heartbroken and wishes she could go back to those moments before. When they were happy and maybe if she tried just a little harder she could have proven that she was the only friend Laura need.
And it turns out there’s an app that lets Zoe do just that.
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Fall of the School for Good and Evil Review
In exchange for immortality
In exchange for eternal youth
I choose you.
A soul that is as Good as it is Evil.
But every School Master faces a test.
Yours is balance.
Between the Goodness of your soul
And the Evil of its shadow.
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Reached Review
The last book in the Matched trilogy brings forth loss and new beginnings. The Rising finally breaches the Society, but their methods may lead to their downfall as the cure for the Plague that they had spread throughout the cities have triggered anuncurable mutation. Now the Society is trying to wrest control from the Rising and the Rising scrambles for a new cure before more can become stilled. It’s up to Cassia, Ky and Xander to choose their fate which may affect their entire world.
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Ana María and the Fox Review
The British ton, and romance readers everywhere are startled by the arrival of the Luna Sisters after they narrowly escape their home in Mexico in the midst of the French Intervention.
While the circumstances are less than ideal especially with the threat of never returning home, the girls are slightly heady with excitment. In Mexico they had been shackled by their father’s high position in government and his expectations for them to reflect well on him. They were in a constant competition for affection that could never be won. But now, their uncle is telling them to ignore their father’s orders to lay low. They’re to be the faces of Mexico in order to garner British support and in the process, they find their own worth and possibly fall in love. . .
This was totally not Ana María’s plan.
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The Little Mermaid: Against the Tide Review
I’m sure many are excited about the upcoming Little Mermaid remake. I’ll admit I’m not as the only interesting thing from the remakes are the new songs and I can find that on youtube. I was excited for this original tale by J. Elle and wow, did it deliver!
Taking place a year before the movie, this novel gives insight to this version of Ariel’s world as the Coral Moon Festival approches. The festival day where Ariel, like her six sisters before her, will receive her own sea to act as Protector. It will also reunite her sisters who’ve been away from home, leading and protecting their own seas. An event, Ariel looks forward to even though the sisters have been estranged since the death of their mother.
But Ariel’s excitment is dashed when King Triton informs her that he will be assigning Sebastian to watch over her first year as Protector, practically babysitting her! So unfair, but the tragedy comes later when Ariel’s oldest sister is kidnapped and will be turned over to Merhunters if King Triton doesn’t abidicate from the throne.
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Twisted Tales: When You Wish Upon a Star Review
“What if the Blue Fairy wasn’t supposed to help Pinocchio?”
Yes, she’s beloved the world over for her compassionate heart and good deeds, but magic has rules and the Blue Fairy isn’t supposed to grant the wishes of those in her hometown of Pariva.
But one night, she gives into what her heart says is right and grants the wish of the kind toy-maker. He has brought joy to the children of the town for decades, he should have the child he desires too. While she can’t grant full life, she can give Pinocchio a chance to prove he has a good heart so that he may become real.
However, the Blue Fairy was caught in the act. Not by her superiors but by the Wish Fairies nemesis, the Heartless. The Scarlet Fairy that has been dodging the Blue Fairy and sowing discord wherever she steps. A nemesis all the more painful as the Scarlet Fairy used to have a heart, she was her sister. Now the Blue Fairy has a chance to bring her sister’s heart back. That is if she accepts the Scarlet Fairy bet.
If Pinocchio can become a good, unselfish boy than she’ll help him become real and take back her heart. If Pinocchio fails, the Blue Fairy will have to. . . .
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