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September 17, 2019

The Mysterious Affair at Styles Book Review

Categories: Classics, MysteryAuthor: Agatha ChristiePublished: 2003When a wealthy, elderly woman is poisoned, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot seeks the murderer among a large group of friends and relatives.The Mysterious Affair at Styles-Agatha Christie William Morrow...

Action/Adventure / Fantasy / YA

September 11, 2019

By Darkness Hid Book Review

Achan Cham is a stray-orphaned and lower than a peasant. In love with a girl he can never marry and tormented by the town ruffians. But one day, the renowned Sir Gavin Lukos appears and trains Achan as his squire. A surprising twist sends him and a band of old Kingsguards on a mission to save the kingdom from the clutches of the pompous Prince Gidon. Read the Review

Action/Adventure / Fantasy / Middle Grade

September 11, 2019

The Shadow Throne Book Review

War is coming swiftly to Carthya from three fronts. Avenia captures Imogen, Roden struggles to lead the Carthyan armies, and Tobies accompanies Amarinda in a desperate attempt to plead for aid from Bymar. With his friends and resources spread thin, Jaron finds his throne, his country, and his life in jeopardy. Read the Review

Fantasy / Middle Grade / The Ones that Really Mattered / Youth Fiction

September 6, 2019

The Runaway King Book Review

King Jaron has taken the throne of Carthya, but after an attempt to assassinate him and with a invasion threat, he finds that he has no friends in the palace, not even his bride-to-be, princess Amarinda. Read the Review

Action/Adventure / Fantasy / Middle Grade / Youth Fiction

September 2, 2019

The False Prince Book Review

In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king’s long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner’s motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword’s point — he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. Read the Review

Action/Adventure / Fantasy / Middle Grade / Mystery / Youth Fiction

August 24, 2019

100 Cupboards Book Review

Henry York’s parents, both travel journalists, have been kidnapped! So their sheltered son is sent to live with an aunt and uncle in Henry, Kansas. But when pieces of plaster start to fall off the wall of his secluded attic room, Henry discovers a wall of cupboards, each a portal to another world. Read the Review

Action/Adventure / Fantasy / Youth Fiction

August 22, 2019

The Ruins of Gorlan Book Review

An orphaned ward of the baron, Will has spent his whole life dreaming of joining Battle School and serving as a knight as his father did. The three other wards he has grown up with are chosen as apprentices for their preferred professions. Read the Review

Dystopian / Science Fiction / The Lunar Chronicles / YA

August 18, 2019

Cinder Book Review

As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story. Read the Review

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