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The Minis

October 11, 2018 by motifink

These Precious Scars by Emily Suvada is the background information you didn’t know you needed until you read it. Listed as the 0.5 to the This Mortal Coil series it provides a quick story about how the kids came to be who we know and love. Does it add to the overall story? Not really. But it fills the time; not only the “I need a quick read in between reads” but the time in between books. Because This Cruel […]

Categories: Adult Ficiton, Minis, Pretty Covers, Young Adult • Tags: A Curious Tale of the In-Between, adult, Capture, City of Ghosts, fantasy, historical fiction, middle schoolers, paranormal, pretty covers, The Legacy, Those precious scars, ya

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Book Review: Artie Conan Doyle and the Gravediggers’ Club by Robert J. Harris

March 17, 2017 by motifink

Artie Conan Doyle is 12 years old and while in the future he will write the great Sherlock Holmes for now he has to deal with the mystery before him. When sneaking out with his best friend, Ham, to explore Greyfriars Kirkyard, the two spot a woman in grey walking through a cemetery and footprints of enormous hound. Not one to look past questions, Artie, with the reluctance of Ham, follow clues to discover a series robberies that will lead […]

Categories: book review, Children, children's, Mystery, NetGalley, NetGalley Review • Tags: (Artie Conan Doyle Mysteries #1), Arc, Artie Conan Doyle and the Gravediggers' Club, book review, children's book, Kelpies, middle schoolers, mystery, NetGalley, NetGalley Review, Robert J. Harris, sherlock holmes

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Book Review: Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (Seasons of the Sword #1) by David Kudler

January 19, 2016 by motifink

Japan has been going through a century long civil war; destroying most of the beautiful land in death. Kano Murasaki also known as Risuko (Squirrel) just wants to climb and forget all that is around her. But as a the oldest daughter in a fatherless family that isn’t a easy feat. When her mother sells her to a high ranking lady, Risuko feels abandoned but quickly finds herself as a much needed asset in the war between armies. The cover alone […]

Categories: NetGalley, NetGalley Review, Pretty Covers, Realistic, Young Adult • Tags: (Seasons of the Sword #1), Arc, book review, Contemporary, culture, David Kudler, japanese, kindle, middle schoolers, NetGalley Review, realistic, Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale, Stillpoint Digital Press, ya

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