Arkie’s Pilgrimage to the Next Big Thing by Lisa Walker Publication Date: February 2, 2015 Pages: 352 Thank you to Net Gallery, Random House Australia & Bantam Australia for allowing me to read and review this ARC. A delightfully funny and inspiring novel… Continue Reading “Arkie’s Pilgrimage to the Next Big Thing by Lisa Walker”
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During the Fourth Age of Aldaya, one of their own defied the Esme’s most sacred law. All the great powers – both divine and mortal – have been summoned to judge Izman’s guilt or innocence. The verdict will set in motion a chain of… Continue Reading “Trial of the Heart by John Swan”
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Cody and Meg were inseparable. Two peas in a pod. Until . . . they weren’t anymore. When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so… Continue Reading “I was Here by Gayle Forman”
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“Why is it that I am always the only one who hears our son crying in the night?” I ask for the millionth time. I wake even when my son makes the slightest carry on, but my husband sleeps soundly on. Well he sleeps… Continue Reading “Crying Babies”
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Warlocks before their time … Fourteen-year-old Augum and friends Bridget and Leera dream of becoming warlocks. But with a kingdom in total chaos, it will take courage, sacrifice, and an iron will to make that dream come true. The Lord of the Legion,… Continue Reading “Arcane (The Arinthian Line, #1) by Sever Bronny”
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Phillip was staring at a Route 66 sign and he was feeling rather sorry for himself. He had just convinced the lady behind the counter to give him a cup of tea, when he felt the room shake; his vision twisted and blacked out.… Continue Reading “Phillip: Friday Fictioneers 100 word story challenge”
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Astarti would bet her life on one thing: she will never escape her master Belos. After Belos found her as an abandoned infant, he planted within her a Leash, which he uses to control her power. Astarti is a Drifter, able to manipulate… Continue Reading “The Griever’s Mark by Katherine Hurley”
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