Category: Book/Author Highlight
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Book Highlight: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Evelyn Hugo is a straight up icon. While initally readers may believe she’s an icon in the traditional Hollywood style. For having seven husbands (take that Liz Taylor. Yeah, she had 8 but two of those were the same man. Hugo was actually seven different men), having the perfect body with a contrast of blonde…
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What was the first horror book you read?
Mine was Salem’s Lot which was a gift from a friend for my 13th birthday. Apparently, she thought my interest in celebrity ghost stories and reincarnated ghost children extended to horror in general which is not really true. Psuedo-documentaries of real life hauntings I can handle, horror movies and books not so much. But I…
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Author Highlight: Kody Keplinger
There are some authors who just get the teen experience. Keplinger is one of those authors which makes sense since she made her debut, The DUFF, when she was seventeen. You may have heard of The DUFF movie, but the book, like always, is so so much beter. The movie just takes the phrase “Designated…
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Guardians of Ga’Hoole #11-15
Well this series was not what I was expecting and so it absolutely blew me away with how Lasky was willing to go there. I already talked about it in my previous posts but Lasky doesn’t shy away from showing the terror and violence evident in living as a wild animal. But she also humanizes…
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Guardians of Ga’Hoole #6-10
The second set of Guardians of Ga’Hoole books really leans into the World War II-esque/fantasy premise of the book by higghlighting the depravity of the Pure Ones and how one owlet manages to break free from the hateful ideology to help the side of good. That owlet is Nyroc, Kludd and Nyra’s sole son. And…
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Guardians of Ga’Hoole #1-5
After reading pretty much all the Warriors books in the library, I decided to get into another animal-based series that ccombines fantasy, comprehensive world system and survival of the fittest mantra. Yes, I’m talking about Lasky’s Guardians of Ga’Hoole series as if the title wasn’t enough of a hint. The series starts with Soren’s birth…
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Warriors: Super Specials
This forway into the Warriorverse was limited as the library only had 4 super specials but each offered deeper insight to the clans, characters and forshadow future events (or retcon them depending on your perspective).
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Warriors: Dawn of the Clans
This was an amazing set. I think it may be my favorite. Not only does it show us how it all began, but the forshadowing and easter eggs make it a treat for fans to track the progress, knowing what will happen in the future. And for those who tire of the constant return of…
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Warriors: Omen of the Stars
This series continues after the cliffhanger in Power of Three, but unfortunately lacks the big twists and willingness to break the status quo the previous series had. You see, since Hollyleaf’s death leaves questions of who the real third cat of destiny is, it is quickly answered to be Dovepaw. Her journey is sort of…
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Warriors: The New Prophecy
Ah, the next generation come of age and everything changes for the warrior cats. Yet some things stay the same. I had only read the first two books when I was little before abruptly stopping so this was all brand new for me, and I had no idea what would happen next. Okay, I actually…
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