I was posting a review to Amazon for the "HRW Library: Individual Leveled Reader Frankenstein" edition, going off on a tangent because I've already reviewed the story of Frankenstein elsewhere and just wanted to talk about the cover, when I thought, "Why not make this a blog post?" So I just wanted to share this specific edition of the book and ponder a bit about the appearance of...
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Max, a servant, uses magic he didn't know he had to defend himself and ends up forced to take the place of the prince he killed. Between arranged marriage, secrets revealed, and dangerous rulers, he doesn't know if anyone---his best friend, his new husband, a spy who claims to be helping---can be...
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...
Vincent is tasked by the Witches' Council to find a powerful magical amulet at a lighthouse because the keeper has just died, but he doesn't expect the man's surly but handsome son, Rafe. As secrets and more danger are revealed, Vincent will have to choose between the Countil and his new...
Jayce was taken and forced (with a magical collar) to work for the Dark Lord when we was a child, so he makes a deal with captured knight Alexius. Once the Dark Lord is defeated and Jayce is free, having no where else to go, he stays with Alexius while he figures things out and finds his feelings for the other man...
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Emile is working as a servant to hide from his aunt until he turns 18, but his plans go awry when his aunt finds him anyway. Then it turns out the secrets this family has are more dangerous than Emile realized, and falling for two different young men only complicates things...
Callum's mother died years ago, and now he lives alone in their cabin in the woods. But one snowy day he rescues an injured sparrow, who turns into a winged man, and both find themselves falling for each...
Jaime has just returned to his hometown, after years in foster care, only to get trapped inside a haunted house in the woods. Theo finds him and wants to help, so he goes to an occult shop and gets Taylor, a witch. The three grow close as they work together, but they have limited time to figure out how to get him...
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When demon Kai and witch Zeide wake to find they were put into stasis in a trap, they set out, along with a kidnapped girl they rescue, to find answers about what happened, where their allies are, and what the state of the world is. Intermixed with that are flashbacks of Kai's past fighting for a better world with a visionary...
A Divine's role is to guide souls into the afterlife, but Morgan, who started at 12 and is now 17, is losing himself, his own memories being replaced by those of the dead. When he gets the chance to escape for a bit with some new friends, he goes for it, but the decision to return or not won't be...
