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BOOK REVIEW: The Mansion’s Twins by Rose M. Channing

July 27, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
Review of: The Mansion’s Twins by Rose M. Channing Genre: Fantasy, YA Ellie and Savannah Senka have been raised in separate foster homes, never knowing that they are twins and the offspring of a powerful magician. When their own powers begin to manifest, they miraculously find each other and begin…

BOOK REVIEW: The Cage by Megan Shepherd

July 17, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
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BOOK REVIEW: Article 5 by Kristen Simmons

June 26, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
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BOOK REVIEW: The Blackwell Family Secret: Guardians of Sin by Jonathon Ferrara

June 19, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
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BOOK REVIEW: Wither by Lauren DeStefano

June 12, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
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BOOK REVIEW: A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd

June 8, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
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BOOK REVIEW: Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd

June 1, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
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BOOK REVIEW: Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau

May 18, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
Book: Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau (The Testing #3) Genre: YA, Dystopian This is the presumably final book in The Testing trilogy. I say presumably because I feel like there’s definitely an opening for a fourth book… but we’ll get to that in a minute. You can read my reviews…

BOOK REVIEW: Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau

May 15, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
Book: Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau (The Testing #2) Genre: YA Fiction, Dystopian Independent Study continues the story about Cia Vale that began when she was selected to participate in the Testing of the United Commonwealth–the annual exams that determine who will go on to become leaders and politicians in…

BOOK REVIEW: The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau

May 11, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
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