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Graphic Novel Review: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

Graphic Novel Review: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

11/29/2023  |  Graphic Novel Reviews, Reading, Reviews (Books)
Sebastian is a 16-year-old prince in a line of military leaders, but he likes wearing dresses and worries what his parents and society will think, so he pretends to be a girl and hires a young seamstress in secret. When she discovers he's a boy, she doesn't care, and they grow close as she designs dresses and they hit the town...
 
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Book Review: The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez [Audiobook]

Book Review: The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez [Audiobook]

11/22/2023  |  Book Reviews, Reading, Reviews (Books)
Told as a story within a story, Keema and Jun travel across their world with a dying goddess in order to end the rule of the Emperor and his three sons known as the Three Terrors. But the Terrors are looking for this goddess---their mother---and Jun's blood-soaked past and the people's hatred for him further complicates their...
 
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Book Review: Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher [Audiobook]

Book Review: Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher [Audiobook]

10/25/2023  |  Book Reviews, Reading, Reviews (Books)
Gwen and Arthur (not that Gwen and Arthur, just named for them) are betrothed, but Gwen likes girls, Arthur likes boys, and they both dislike each other. But when they discover this common ground, they realize they might be able to be friends and not be as miserable as they...
 
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Book Review: Fiorenzo by Sebastian Nothwell

Book Review: Fiorenzo by Sebastian Nothwell

10/18/2023  |  Book Reviews, Reading, Reviews (Books)
Fiore, a courtesan with few options, plans to find an older man whose money can have him taken care of for life, but meeting Enzo, a masked duke who hasn't felt like himself for a while, throws a wrench into those plans. Their pasts may bring struggles, but they find themselves falling for each...
 
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Graphic Novel Review: Confetti Realms by Nadia Shammas, Karnessa, & Hackto Oshiro

Graphic Novel Review: Confetti Realms by Nadia Shammas, Karnessa, & Hackto Oshiro

10/11/2023  |  Graphic Novel Reviews, Reading, Reviews (Books)
Four teens are just trying to have some fun on Halloween when they end up in a strange realm and have to go on a quest before they can go back home. But as the night goes on, they realize they all have struggles back in the real world, and they finally start talking about...
 
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Book Review: Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig [Audiobook]

Book Review: Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig [Audiobook]

10/04/2023  |  Book Reviews, Reading, Reviews (Books)
Romeo's family has expectations of him, including finding a wife, whether it's what he wants or not. When he runs into Valentine at a party, the two have an undeniable connection, but they have to hide their relationship, and rising tensions between families add more complications that might keep them...
 
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Graphic Novel Review: The Hundredth Voice by Caitlin Like

Graphic Novel Review: The Hundredth Voice by Caitlin Like

09/27/2023  |  Graphic Novel Reviews, Reading, Reviews (Books)
Uriel's family is cursed to lose their voices, but he can't pass up the opportunity when he's offered the chance to improve his singing at a prestigious academy. But between the curse, fae, and ghosts, Uriel and his friends may be in...
 
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Book Review: The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu

Book Review: The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu

09/13/2023  |  Book Reviews, Reading, Reviews (Books)
Hayden and his father have been working on a formula to reverse death, but then Hayden finds his father murdered in his lab and the AI that records everything tampered with. The building goes into lockdown with the killer still inside, and Hayden, with the help of the AI, is determined to keep the formula out of their...
 
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Book Review: The Seventh Mansion by Maryse Meijer

Book Review: The Seventh Mansion by Maryse Meijer

07/19/2023  |  Book Reviews, Reading, Reviews (Books)
Xie and his friends want to fight for animals rights and environmental activism, but it's difficult when they're still in high school, and Xie is still on probation after getting caught freeing minks. And when Xie finds the skeleton of a saint, he finds it hard not to be distracted by the pull he feels to...
 
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Book Review: The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley [Audiobook]

Book Review: The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley [Audiobook]

07/12/2023  |  Book Reviews, Reading, Reviews (Books)
Joe gets off the train one day and realizes he can't remember anything about his life. He goes home with the family who claims him, but a few years later he jumps at the chance to go to a lighthouse, the same one on a mysterious post card that was mailed to him a century...
 
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Graphic Novel Review: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
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