tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697980493779779932024-03-18T16:00:44.528+13:00Cambridge High School Library 2024Welcome to our Library Blog 2024
The purpose of this blog is to keep you informed about our Library and all the cool new books we have. If you loved a book or a site please leave a comment to encourage others to read.Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.comBlogger2584125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-57828922252794312092024-03-15T13:09:00.004+13:002024-03-15T13:09:51.781+13:00One for My Enemy<p><b><span style="color: #990000;"> By: Olivie Blake</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWUSKyO2g8q1C49wXIrSfCA3UAKuucGmgUpt-l8mMlAwwhYO1hpUBd0poKQVC6Jc4dAt8xbgNUBv6nAPqaYO6OUTdjiwVrMUJrJZxQAnfzjAFTYhx3jWZSFEie-yPUikAnDh7VrbrFNoyNN239RV-PgU8n2ekEimwOKBFl5yjHIA2goPqWg2u8_EsP-U/s1634/on%20for%20enemy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1634" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWUSKyO2g8q1C49wXIrSfCA3UAKuucGmgUpt-l8mMlAwwhYO1hpUBd0poKQVC6Jc4dAt8xbgNUBv6nAPqaYO6OUTdjiwVrMUJrJZxQAnfzjAFTYhx3jWZSFEie-yPUikAnDh7VrbrFNoyNN239RV-PgU8n2ekEimwOKBFl5yjHIA2goPqWg2u8_EsP-U/s320/on%20for%20enemy.jpg" width="196" /></span></b></a></div><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">Location: FIC BLA</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">Genre: Urban Fantasy, Fiction, Romance</span></b></p><p>An interwoven retell-- so clever! <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Romeo and Juliet/Yada Bada/Koschei with witches as well</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In New York City, two rival witch families fight for the upper hand. The Antonova sisters are beautiful, cunning and ruthless, and their mother - known only as Baba Yaga - is the elusive supplier of premium intoxicants. Their adversaries, the influential Fedorov brothers, serve their crime boss father. Named Koschei the Deathless, his enterprise dominates the shadows of magical Manhattan. For twelve years, the families maintained a fraught stalemate. Then everything is thrown into disarray. Bad blood carries them to the brink of disaster, even as fate draws together a brother and sister from either side. Yet the siblings still struggle for power and internal conflicts could destroy each family from within. That is, if the enmity between empires doesn't destroy both sides first. From the no.1 international bestselling author of The Atlas Six, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">One For My Enemy</span></em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> is a captivating fantasy story of ambition, sacrifice and the enduring power of family legacies.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">In New York City where we lay our scene, two rival witch families fight to maintain control of their respective criminal ventures. On one side of the conflict are the Antonova sisters, each one beautiful, cunning, and ruthless, and their mother, the elusive supplier of premium intoxicants known only as Baba Yaga. On the other side, the influential Fedorov brothers serve their father, the crime boss known as Koschei the Deathless, whose community extortion ventures dominate the shadows of magical Manhattan.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">After twelve years of tenuous coexistence, a change in one family’s interests causes a rift in the existing stalemate. When bad blood brings both families to the precipice of disaster, fate intervenes with a chance encounter, and in the aftershocks of a resurrected conflict, everyone must choose a side. As each of the siblings struggles to stake their claim, fraying loyalties threaten to rot each side from the inside out.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">If, that is, the enmity between empires doesn’t destroy them first.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Melanie</span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">in the year 2023, no one is writing longing, yearning, and angst like olivie blake. every book i pick up by her, vast in different concepts, the writing and one liners she is able to string together just rendered me speechless. what a gift to the literary world and the lyrical prose readers (me).</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">this story is a mash up reimagining of Romeo and Juliet and A midsummer Night’s dream, which is a really insane combination. we get to see two different families, two different worlds, and two different timelines of power, love, and betrayal. this is a story about family, and sibling bonds, and love that feels too big too much of the time. but everything is also filled with magic, and fae, and secrets. i really did adore this, and it was very impressively crafted. i loved seeing all the different powers, and u think i lost part of my own heart upon finishing this epilogue.</span></span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><div class="show-for-medium" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246/0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, "Open Sans", "Gill Sans MT", "Gill Sans", Corbel, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-60236657488300563892024-03-15T12:59:00.002+13:002024-03-15T12:59:20.573+13:00The Knight of Atlantis<p><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; color: #3d85c6;"> By: Andy McDermot</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZlkviOQrUVZ31maldKueEEDtbcwIxLYfPbmWRC5__NbbV7-AsVmVTtge5JIkxbA0oHLaxSxJe88zT5ui1vva9rwoJQYGhMBpkxxARBk_YPLR7C12q-q-tVisFACD_73IV53TT7_k2EOZj-_QMZrcW-fMi_6du5kg6EHcvqHry_ZALB3yp0b1D44bLaQ/s2147/knoight%20ata.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; color: #3d85c6;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2147" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZlkviOQrUVZ31maldKueEEDtbcwIxLYfPbmWRC5__NbbV7-AsVmVTtge5JIkxbA0oHLaxSxJe88zT5ui1vva9rwoJQYGhMBpkxxARBk_YPLR7C12q-q-tVisFACD_73IV53TT7_k2EOZj-_QMZrcW-fMi_6du5kg6EHcvqHry_ZALB3yp0b1D44bLaQ/s320/knoight%20ata.jpg" width="209" /></span></b></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; color: #3d85c6;">Location: FIC MCD</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; color: #3d85c6;">Genre: Thriller, Fiction, Action, History</span></b></p><p>Series: Wilde and Chase#17</p><p><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">In the tradition of Clive Cussler</span></b></p><p>How have I missed this series and it will work so well for our Term Three display ! I am going to buy a whole lot of them!!!</p><p>AND Im going to buy a bunch of Ben Hope stories as well!</p><p><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">AN ADRENALINE-CHARGED NEW WILDE & CHASE ADVENTURE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR</span></p><p><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, former SAS soldier Eddie Chase, believe their globe-trotting adventures are over - the biggest worry being how their now-adult daughter Macy is going to spend her life.But after the violent theft of dangerous relics, with the only surviving guard claiming his attackers were "angels", Nina and Eddie are thrust back into action. Without their knowledge, though, Macy is approached by a mysterious group called the Knights of Atlantis - who want to recruit her.In a deadly race stretching from the glamorous French Riviera to the blistering heat of the Karakum desert, Nina and Eddie must confront mercenaries, secret societies and the machinations of the world's first trillionaire - with the fate of the world in their hands...</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Nina and Eddie are back for another attention-grabbing, high stakes ride. This time venturing back across some of the other stories and saved artefacts, they find themselves against a new enemy, once with resources and means that vastly outweigh their own. This is everything you want from the series, the author and our main characters. A gripping read.</i></span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-86355966861200724152024-03-15T10:39:00.000+13:002024-03-15T10:39:09.853+13:00A Disaster in Three Acts<p><b><span style="color: #660000;"> By: Kelsey Rodkey</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-FD_urzqX9X8_rb37DQIHSFQbk4odtE7BF0BA-Sx-j2hP9Yy_hj_-yxPyBcjckAWjui_bUbgepxEsMUelOI_mxjsHxRhEgh54xr0pCR6moLS6j1Y_pqz6v5pv-Ym4K32ZkiznA_6_7wuDEimNe2E0CHLvUMH5fydB3UcXiSwLSPsF5MzARURuX00wfU/s1178/a-disaster-in-three-acts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="780" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-FD_urzqX9X8_rb37DQIHSFQbk4odtE7BF0BA-Sx-j2hP9Yy_hj_-yxPyBcjckAWjui_bUbgepxEsMUelOI_mxjsHxRhEgh54xr0pCR6moLS6j1Y_pqz6v5pv-Ym4K32ZkiznA_6_7wuDEimNe2E0CHLvUMH5fydB3UcXiSwLSPsF5MzARURuX00wfU/s320/a-disaster-in-three-acts.jpg" width="212" /></span></b></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="color: #660000;">Location: FIC ROD</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #660000;">Genre: Young Adult Romance</span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Fans of Elise Bryant and Rachel Lynn Solomon will swoon for Last Chance Books author Kelsey Rodkey’s next romance, packed with snark, banter, and inconvenient crushes. Saine Sinclair knows a little something about what makes a story worth telling. Your childhood best friend refuses to kiss you during a pre-adolescent game of spin the bottle? Terrible, zero stars, would not replay that scene again. The same ex-friend becomes your new best friend’s ex? Strangely compelling, unexpected twist, worth a hate-watch. That same guy—why is he always around? —turns out to be your last shot at getting into the documentary filmmaking program of your dreams? Saine hates to admit it, but she’d watch that movie. There’s something about Holden that makes her feel like she’s the one in front of the camera—like he can see every uncomfortable truth she’s buried below the surface. Saine knows how her story’s supposed to go. So why does every moment with Holden seem intent on changing the ending?</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Andrea</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">I was very lucky to read an early copy of this book and it's every bit as wonderful as Rodkey's debut, LAST CHANCE BOOKS.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Rodkey is the queen of endearingly unlikable main characters, and Saine fills that role perfectly. She's relatably flawed, driven, hilarious, and cares deeply for those around her. Those traits lead to the perfect storm when Saine is faced with navigating the very precarious relationships between ex boyfriends and best friends, in order to achieve her goals.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">There's amazing banter, a swoony romance, a fast-paced plot and a well-rounded cast of characters. A must read for 2022!</span></p><p><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b><br /></b></span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-91778994233381787802024-03-15T10:31:00.000+13:002024-03-15T10:31:22.730+13:00Lying In The Deep<p><span style="color: #990000;"><b> By: Diana Urban</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidW98gKzGzCeIOCa2ETOsYT-swqU0Mtz0DZ4lQKbZ6uTcdndJp9jMeLhKfrSqb3er6MtsKIoElc6L1-eZZOwXYirMdi-PhTPyAAt4A12blGvC6qF53AHb6CQCW32y9PRg8p033jzIzLDAhTN9TOyekBJmuz0L8pPNAzMxpxp8KUjHlQ-lFlbPDGqXqON0/s2553/lying%20in%20the%20deep%20good.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2553" data-original-width="1692" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidW98gKzGzCeIOCa2ETOsYT-swqU0Mtz0DZ4lQKbZ6uTcdndJp9jMeLhKfrSqb3er6MtsKIoElc6L1-eZZOwXYirMdi-PhTPyAAt4A12blGvC6qF53AHb6CQCW32y9PRg8p033jzIzLDAhTN9TOyekBJmuz0L8pPNAzMxpxp8KUjHlQ-lFlbPDGqXqON0/s320/lying%20in%20the%20deep%20good.jpg" width="212" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Location: FIC URB</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense with a smidgen of romance chucked in</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Roboto Slab"; font-size: 16px;"><b><i>Perfect for readers of Natalie D. Richards, E. Lockhart, and Karen McManus!</i></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">After being jilted by her ex-boyfriend and best friend, Jade couldn't be more ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime -11 countries in 4 months, all from the luxurious Campus on Board ship and to wedge an entire globe between her and the people who broke her heart. But when Jade discovers the backstabbing couple are also setting sail, her obsession with them grows and festers, leading to a shocking murder. And as their friends begin to drop like flies, Jade and her new crush must race to clear her name and find the killer they're trapped at sea with....before anyone else winds up in body bags.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This book is a smart YA retelling of Death on the Nile, meets Hulu's Dopesick series. The claustrophobic atmosphere on the cruise ship where murders take place is well-executed with fast pacing and a whodunnit mystery that piques your interest from the beginning. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Overall, this book is definitely a fast-paced and intriguing read that can be enjoyed in one sitting.</span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-2940172018250872332024-03-15T10:24:00.001+13:002024-03-15T10:24:21.569+13:00The Other Side of Never<p><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>By: Heaps of Writers</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVDBQ1lhOspmvz5I3IcKs00jcC67kT_nbFTwezYZ1D90Iu5tHlfAZVHcuByDR4Ai8Og9lFQw26HuVc6wOAxsyi-Hajn1ZMhDbbs-DB2h2MVACTwr9uSuf2GrYYvXGIPinxNQ5d3vb-omJvU4Fu3CN109QLVMhUofQLbbgZ7oGec1vWdm3LAF1GpmTbIU/s2339/the%20other%20side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVDBQ1lhOspmvz5I3IcKs00jcC67kT_nbFTwezYZ1D90Iu5tHlfAZVHcuByDR4Ai8Og9lFQw26HuVc6wOAxsyi-Hajn1ZMhDbbs-DB2h2MVACTwr9uSuf2GrYYvXGIPinxNQ5d3vb-omJvU4Fu3CN109QLVMhUofQLbbgZ7oGec1vWdm3LAF1GpmTbIU/s320/the%20other%20side.jpg" width="210" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Genre: Short Stories about Peter Pan</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Location: FIC ORE </b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Dark tales inspired by J. M. Barrie's classic stories of Neverland, Captain Hook, Tinkerbell, and of course Peter Pan, from some the masters of science-fiction, horror and fantasy including A. C. Wise, Claire North, Lavie Tidhar and more.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The award-winning Marie O’Regan & Paul Kane bring together the masters of fantasy, science-fiction and horror, to spin stories inspired by J. M. Barrie’s classic tale.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A murder investigation leads a detective to a strange place called Neverland; pupils attend a school for Peters; a young boy loses his shadow and goes to desperate lengths to retrieve it.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">These stories take the original tales of Peter & Wendy, the Lost Boys and Tinkerbell, twisting and turning them. From dystopias to the gritty streets of London, these stories will keep you reading all night and straight on ‘til morning.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Featuring stories</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Lavie Tidhar</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Claire North</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Premee Mohamed</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Kirsty Logan</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Edward Cox</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Anna Smith Spark</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Alison Littlewood</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A. C. Wise</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Rio Youers</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Gama Ray Martinez</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Juliet Marillier</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Robert Shearman</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A. K. Benedict</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Laura Mauro</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Cavan Scott</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Guy Adams</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Paul Finch</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Muriel Gray</span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-21827003972345422712024-03-08T10:40:00.000+13:002024-03-08T10:40:19.157+13:00Actually Super<p><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b> By: Adi Alsaid </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0z-a6NTm8x2aQmx1fl5wkwhyphenhypheneEdWBtCrnjVTry3qvHL3ye4pDyjE0yJr3x9Dhj30Fr9dKu602IswGl2bIBQ2oLvPIElApgb2FeQ-Hlz5iuz3a24EsQqvJcWmbDX9NvN0PQEb_2r6CTunN7UZ_zQJZ6NNH_dXY1a_nxXc9ENZessoqkaJlbTWDh2yeXw/s2550/actaully%20super.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0z-a6NTm8x2aQmx1fl5wkwhyphenhypheneEdWBtCrnjVTry3qvHL3ye4pDyjE0yJr3x9Dhj30Fr9dKu602IswGl2bIBQ2oLvPIElApgb2FeQ-Hlz5iuz3a24EsQqvJcWmbDX9NvN0PQEb_2r6CTunN7UZ_zQJZ6NNH_dXY1a_nxXc9ENZessoqkaJlbTWDh2yeXw/s320/actaully%20super.jpg" width="210" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Location: FIC ALS</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Genre: Contemporary, Travel, Young Adult</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>"The rare quiet novel that would do totally beautifully as a movie. I loved this book and it's resounding theme that, "If you're looking for normal, normal is what you see. Some thing with good, same thing with evil." Joya</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A globetrotting novel that takes a determined teen from Japan to Australia and to Argentina and Mexico on a quest to prove that humanity is more good than bad from the author of Let’s Get Lost and Before Takeoff.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Isabel is having an existential crisis. She’s three years into high school, and everything she’s learned has only shaken her faith in humanity. Late one night, she finds herself drawn to a niche corner of the internet—a forum whose members believe firmly in one that there are indeed people out in the world quietly performing impossible acts of heroism. You might even call them supers . No, not in the comic book sense—these are real people, just like each of us, but who happen to have a power or two. If Isabel can find them, she reasons, she might be able to prove to herself that humanity is more good than bad.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">So, the day she turns 18, she sets off on a journey that will take her from Japan to Australia, and from Argentina to Mexico, with many stops along the way. She longs to prove one— just one— super exists to restore her hope for the future.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Will she find what she’s looking for? And how will she know when—if—she does?</span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-74908310936048285822024-03-08T10:32:00.001+13:002024-03-08T10:32:23.294+13:00Road of the Lost<p><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b> By: Nafiza Azad </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2NlD7bKYd-2hTeGH1InKB146GVP1UUYfDuOq52cvvmjfOmx52LBPE_xcq9wSGl6BjE-TUo8tNl1VsMF0fqBpb_5DJ-6_M4m2PUVLgP8vE8gPczvqp4qZRtnmNKWsiJqtHXpnbLSupL1UHg_50h__eNl9l_WA__kOw381Bf41_By_cUkVWhcuvK40ycc/s2121/road%20of%20the%20lost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2121" data-original-width="1399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2NlD7bKYd-2hTeGH1InKB146GVP1UUYfDuOq52cvvmjfOmx52LBPE_xcq9wSGl6BjE-TUo8tNl1VsMF0fqBpb_5DJ-6_M4m2PUVLgP8vE8gPczvqp4qZRtnmNKWsiJqtHXpnbLSupL1UHg_50h__eNl9l_WA__kOw381Bf41_By_cUkVWhcuvK40ycc/s320/road%20of%20the%20lost.jpg" width="211" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b>Location: FIC AZA</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b>Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fae</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b>Laura- </b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">From the first page, Road of the Lost grabbed me by the collar, and dragged me into a world of Fae, Pixies and Brownies, with magic flowing all over, and under and around.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #bf9000;"><b> "A beautiful, immersive fairy tale starring a heroine brave enough to question and even transform her world."</b></span></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">“A beautifully mythic world rich with heart and charming characters, Road of the Lost tells a powerful tale of self-discovery that…held me wholly enchanted until the end.” —Ashley Shuttleworth, author of A Dark and Hollow Star</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince , this gorgeous young adult fantasy follows a girl who discovers she’s spent her life under an enchantment hiding her true identity on her quest into the magical Otherworld to unlock her powers and discover her destiny.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Even the most powerful magic can’t hide a secret forever.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Croi is a brownie, glamoured to be invisible to humans. Her life in the Wilde Forest is ordinary and her magic is weak—until the day that her guardian gives Croi a book about magick from the Otherworld, the world of the Higher Fae. Croi wakes the next morning with something pulling at her core, summoning her to the Otherworld. It’s a spell she cannot control or break.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Forced to leave her home, Croi begins a journey full of surprises…and dangers. For Croi is not a brownie at all but another creature entirely, enchanted to forget her true heritage. As Croi ventures beyond the forest, her brownie glamour begins to shift and change. Who is she really, who is summoning her, and what do they want? Croi will need every ounce of her newfound magic and her courage as she travels a treacherous path to find her true self and the place in the Otherworld where she belongs.</span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-42536537267318311432024-03-08T10:28:00.001+13:002024-03-08T10:28:08.792+13:00Air<p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b> By: Monica Roe</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzgy9j9FCi4eIFZSCFkgOerN_yvqzQGKH0RY0A6ODDqbTrT8iDarxc088ljhn4fRuoUc8Bu8Gsz6ZVHgZZdn7lOE1SVcMW_NL5nGdguFIyeFZPMFuv3lSRbnBEpTpx2L9UgPtF8RjkZ6bh8FBvYp2oWMId-8l-mskiRKSI8kZ_tyYuQ95SCE77F-KANE/s2550/air.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzgy9j9FCi4eIFZSCFkgOerN_yvqzQGKH0RY0A6ODDqbTrT8iDarxc088ljhn4fRuoUc8Bu8Gsz6ZVHgZZdn7lOE1SVcMW_NL5nGdguFIyeFZPMFuv3lSRbnBEpTpx2L9UgPtF8RjkZ6bh8FBvYp2oWMId-8l-mskiRKSI8kZ_tyYuQ95SCE77F-KANE/s320/air.jpg" width="207" /></b></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Location: FIC ROE</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Genre: Disability, Sports</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">An action-packed, empowering middle grade novel about a girl who has to speak up when her wheelchair motocross dreams get turned upside down.</i></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Twelve-year-old Emmie is working to raise money for a tricked-out wheelchair to get serious about WCMX, when a mishap on a poorly designed ramp at school throws her plans into a tailspin. Instead of replacing the ramp, her school provides her with a kind but unwelcome aide—and, seeing a golden media opportunity, launches a public fundraiser for her new wheels. Emmie loves her close-knit rural town, but she can’t shake the feeling that her goals—and her choices—suddenly aren’t hers anymore. With the help of her best friends, Emmie makes a plan to get her dreams off the ground—and show her community what she wants, what she has to give, and how ready she is to do it on her own terms.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Air </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">is a smart, energetic middle grade debut from Monica Roe about thinking big, working hard, and taking flight.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b><i>Fabulous. I loved every character, and I loved the unapologetic message that every kid should have the resources that serve them best, not ones that impede them. The writing was so incredibly strong and the sass in this book was unparalleled. Emmie is a superstar-- full of strength and moxie and determination.- Annaliese</i></b></span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-40824772368933772172024-03-06T13:07:00.005+13:002024-03-06T13:07:41.494+13:00Sun of Blood and Ruin<p><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> By: Mariely Lares </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-naau_Me2n_dNN40viAl3yQP0QPCoySVv_suw0-bM7gcgZWzUs5eaaoz8xpC1guWC4iCnmWIrg_j7B6Nb1OK-8dFKh1aEZI0WwIxdiu8KtlPRkftqHOOxY5c-oEuG0T0toKSt-KyckXgCqAABjax1W5bnCLAKdDmGYnR1EW02IwnJXJGS03ocFSS2kE/s1520/sun%20of%20bloood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-naau_Me2n_dNN40viAl3yQP0QPCoySVv_suw0-bM7gcgZWzUs5eaaoz8xpC1guWC4iCnmWIrg_j7B6Nb1OK-8dFKh1aEZI0WwIxdiu8KtlPRkftqHOOxY5c-oEuG0T0toKSt-KyckXgCqAABjax1W5bnCLAKdDmGYnR1EW02IwnJXJGS03ocFSS2kE/s320/sun%20of%20bloood.jpg" width="211" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">Location: FIC LAR</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Genre: <span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Mexican history and Mesoamerican mythology</span></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"> This has Zorro Vibes!!!!!</span></span></b></p><p><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>Mexican history and Mesoamerican mythology meet in this thrilling historical fantasy with magic, intrigue, treachery, romance, and adventure.</b></i><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The empire of Montezuma II has long fallen, a city raised on the bones of Tenochtitlan. None dare whisper the names of their gods- or speak of the magic that once graced the land, of the witches who hunted as jaguars, the warriors who soared as eagles.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Until a new name emerges- a curse on the lips of the Spanish, a hero in the hearts of the people. A masked vigilante, a sorceress with a blade.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Pantera</i><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">But that is not her only name. To all who know her, Leonora de Las Casas Tlazohtzin is a glittering jewel of court, promised to the heir of the Spanish throne. The respectable Lady Leonora faints at the sight of blood and would sooner be caught dead than wield a sword…even against a dauntless thief with a cutting smile.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">No one suspects that Leonora and Pantera are one and the same. Leonora has fooled them all, and, with magic of her ancestors running through her veins, she is nearly invincible- until an ancient prophecy of destruction threatens, and she is forced to decide: surrender the mask or her life. But the legendary Pantera is destined for more than an early grave, and once she discovers the truth of her origins, not even death will stop her.</span></p><p> <span style="color: #351c75;">Review by Natalie</span></p><p><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Sun of Blood and Ruin is a vigilante novel rich in Mexican mythology and folklore and has set the scene for an amazing series to flow from.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">We follow Leonora, who's been promised to the Prince of Spain as a wife by her stepmother, who despises her. But Leonora has a double identity as she is also the masked vigilante Pantera who fights for the rights of the people and supports the overthrowing of the Spanish ruling. This book had lots of little twists and turns as well as some I guessed at but was pleasantly surprised by the ones I didn't see coming. I loved the scene setting and hope there will be a prequel as to how Leonora became Pantera and her life when she went missing from the woods as a child. I really couldn't put this book down and flew through the pages. This book gave me Zorro vibes along with Avatar at times. If you love books rich in folklore and are interested in Mexican history, you must give this a read.</span></span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-74478382439200830922024-03-06T13:00:00.002+13:002024-03-06T13:00:15.938+13:00Deadlands- Trapped<p><b><span style="color: #783f04;"> By: Skye Melki- Wegner</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzNz0gP3RibxV6qBdK_BdNWMJznjDfAPCDIJ5Ai0BMOSNaqPoT6Ws_NJLwEKuO_j3rBSuDIaXX4177gncBWSowKr9e_D_7vTLpkdaiatSMsNMS1XNkgNMYFV_r3pD4lFG9cj_VkZwshAvZFYVT8DMtVxCldnfJfvTRLtPYSYeaSEDxinNZqzwqZP98bM/s1225/trapped.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #783f04;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="798" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzNz0gP3RibxV6qBdK_BdNWMJznjDfAPCDIJ5Ai0BMOSNaqPoT6Ws_NJLwEKuO_j3rBSuDIaXX4177gncBWSowKr9e_D_7vTLpkdaiatSMsNMS1XNkgNMYFV_r3pD4lFG9cj_VkZwshAvZFYVT8DMtVxCldnfJfvTRLtPYSYeaSEDxinNZqzwqZP98bM/s320/trapped.jpeg" width="208" /></span></b></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Location: FIC MEL</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Genre: Dragons Fantasy</span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Wings of Fire meets Jurassic Park in The Deadlands: Trapped , the second book of this action-adventure series by Skye Melki-Wegner about five outcasts ― and former enemies ― who are the only hope to save their warring kingdoms from impending doom.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">As bloody battle rages on between the two surviving dinosaur kingdoms, Eleri and his fellow outcasts, newly exiled from their herds, are searching for evidence to prove a mass conspiracy―a conniving cabal of carnivores have manipulated the herbivore kingdoms into war, so they can feast on the slain. But after their temporary home is discovered by a vengeful pack of raptors, the exiles must flee and soon find themselves trapped inside the Fire Peak: the volcanic heart of the dreaded Carrion Kingdom.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Before they have a chance to escape, they discover a cavern of imprisoned herbivores, who are being picked apart―literally―one by one. Can the outcasts stage an elaborate heist to free the prisoners and gather proof of the Carrion Kingdom’s vicious plans in one fell swoop?</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Fantastic sequel! This series is incredibly well-written and poignant--the author isn't afraid to go into the brutalities of war. I also always appreciate how the author gives distinctive personalities and quirks to each character and even the new side characters.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Absolutely adorable! Also very snarky. This series is still perfect for Warrior Cats fans and Wings of Fire fans!- Julia</span></b></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-29249553893029877772024-03-06T12:55:00.000+13:002024-03-06T12:55:13.596+13:00The Art of Winning<p><b> By: Dan Carter</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9kmxvywl5iBs0WOdnmhnbAdlMs1I-TxvVjMhnz7ZNkrHA6ZQVoglYfNLHU5rDpQREwUqkmYEMM_VNnzNnao34YdySOevnt8q0hPdCbG3ZB6v3gVgHyEVlLz2c30io2xgRNneDaxuyxK8p4sX-VYRat4drqRskhXtkQSubZnJoyFp8W5zlphAgHcNm9E/s2764/the%20art%20of%20winning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="1807" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9kmxvywl5iBs0WOdnmhnbAdlMs1I-TxvVjMhnz7ZNkrHA6ZQVoglYfNLHU5rDpQREwUqkmYEMM_VNnzNnao34YdySOevnt8q0hPdCbG3ZB6v3gVgHyEVlLz2c30io2xgRNneDaxuyxK8p4sX-VYRat4drqRskhXtkQSubZnJoyFp8W5zlphAgHcNm9E/w258-h395/the%20art%20of%20winning.jpg" width="258" /></b></a></div><p></p><p><b>Location: NF 158 CAR</b></p><p><b>Genre: Crusader, Canterbury, All Black Great</b></p><p><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Avenir Next W05 Medium"; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 33px;">A unique and inspiring deep dive into leadership, strength and resilience from one of sport's true masters: All Black legend Dan Carter.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 33px;">Ten timeless truths on leadership, purpose and potential - from the unique culture of the All Blacks, and the mind of a living legend.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 33px;">You might think success at the highest level insulates you from pressure and doubt.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />But nothing could be further from the truth.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 33px;">In this book, I take you inside a journey that has forced me to look inwardly in a way I've never had to before. It's been challenging, frustrating, rewarding and left me full of gratitude.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 33px;">Whether you're a business looking to work on your culture, a leader on a steep learning curve, a person navigating change in their life or just someone of any age trying to get that little bit better every day, I hope that my experience can spur you on to greater heights, and master the art of winning.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 33px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />For the first time, sporting legend Dan Carter distils his two decades at the frontiers of high-performance into his 'perfect ten' lessons.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 33px;">You won't find conventional wisdom here, but hard-learned truths, including:</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 33px;">- Why great leaders are made, not born, and why they must constantly evolve<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />- How to forge a winning team culture<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />- Why embracing your past can be every bit as important as looking towards your future<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />- Why empowering others leads to the best decisions<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />- Why confidence and self-belief are nothing without humility and a beginner's mindset</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 33px;">Honest, surprising and inspiring, The Art of Winning converts a legendary career into timeless lessons for readers in any walk of life. Step inside the unique culture of the All Blacks - and inside the mind of a legend.</p><p><span class="c-book-details__keynote" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Avenir Next W05 Regular", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Avenir Next W05 Regular", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Avenir Next W05 Regular", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 33px;">"<i style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Art of Winning</i><span> </span>is a transformative guide. This book brims with wisdom and inspiration. A must-read for aspiring goal conquerors seeking to unlock their true potential."<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />— Greg McKeown, podcaster and author of<span> </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">New York Times</i><span> </span>bestsellers,<span> </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Essentialism</i><span> </span>and<span> </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Effortless</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-50794662794741867072024-03-06T12:52:00.003+13:002024-03-06T12:52:14.168+13:00It All Begins With Jelly Beans<p> By: Nova Weetman</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgJhHyETZQCdVFzAKs1nMD0-L1uGmMtNAUSVerNHlQcF2DH-QiRcS3fY0900amqbvGWpwiqKeR_Cchc2sG7zPS4ua4KGLxNLbckRIcKHCmIx0X9p5JW_Zg5DAYMxSQ02NKOgFYYw5zLynGhyphenhyphenPTZa1HzaivkAeHib7ooo1xmex0T9iYJU7JIFhvrq-e5E/s275/jelly%20beans.jfif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgJhHyETZQCdVFzAKs1nMD0-L1uGmMtNAUSVerNHlQcF2DH-QiRcS3fY0900amqbvGWpwiqKeR_Cchc2sG7zPS4ua4KGLxNLbckRIcKHCmIx0X9p5JW_Zg5DAYMxSQ02NKOgFYYw5zLynGhyphenhyphenPTZa1HzaivkAeHib7ooo1xmex0T9iYJU7JIFhvrq-e5E/s1600/jelly%20beans.jfif" width="183" /></a></div>Location: FIC WEE<br /><p></p><p>Genre: Realistic Fiction; Mental Health</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">Two girls form an unlikely friendship during their shared time in the school nurse’s office in this heartfelt middle grade novel for fans of <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Save Me a Seat</i> and <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus</i>.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Meg spends her days hoping no one thinks too hard about why she wears the same t-shirt and slippers to school every day. Luckily, the nurse’s office provides a welcome escape from classmates who don’t understand…and snacks when food runs out at home.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Riley knows fitting in at her new school would be a lot easier if her friends were more understanding of her type 1 diabetes. So she keeps her testing under wraps…and an emergency bag of jelly beans on hand.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">When Meg and Riley end up together in the nurse’s office one day, both girls think they’ve worked each other out, but what if they’ve got it all wrong? On the brink of moving on to junior high, Riley and Meg must find the courage to discover who they really want to be. And maybe a bag of shared jelly beans will provide all the help they need.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Review by Julianna</span></i></span></p><p><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22.4px; text-wrap: nowrap;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-wrap: nowrap;">hy are they in Sick Bay? Well -they each have their reasons.</span></span></i></p><section class="ReviewCard__content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; grid-column: span 6; padding: 1.2rem 0px 0px; position: relative;"><section class="ReviewText" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.6rem; position: relative;"><section class="ReviewText__content" dir="auto" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="TruncatedContent" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;" tabindex="-1"><div class="TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded" data-testid="contentContainer" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-height: none; overflow: hidden visible; word-break: break-word;" tabindex="-1"><span class="Formatted" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ever since Meg’s Dad died and her mother is consumed by a deep depression Meg goes to sick bay to get fed by office lady, Sarah, and has time out with her two emotional crutches – a brown paper bag for breathing into and her well-thumbed copy of Anne of Green Gables.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />Riley is new to the school and is type 1 diabetic and hates the monitoring it requires – especially how that impacts on her ability to hang out with her new friends. But if her friends don’t understand her diabetes are they really friends?<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />It’s the end of grade six and so much is about to change. Both girls are caught in a gap between their home lives and school lives, their truths and their lies. Maybe it is only in sick bay that you can truly be yourself?<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />Nova Weetman is a writer of incredible sensitivity. She mines emotional gems from even the most gentle of moments and does so with such authenticity it makes your heart pound. With each chapter from the alternate girl’s POV, the plot is absorbing as we see how these two lives intersect as they head towards grade six graduation and finding the strength to be themselves.</span></i><br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915;">Even thinking about it gives me goosebumps. Oh my heart!</span></span></div></div></section></section></section><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-55226528621472621822024-03-01T13:09:00.004+13:002024-03-01T13:09:33.142+13:00Combat Codes<p><b> By: Alexander Darwin</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBba9Xy_2jhRE7i44jDkW5bksnr4XTfriRryjOtSvFNGOkISxlONbLd8il98vhVNu8nJ3GhAKWDVz26zVPQeSAGVZKGkK48TPICJESp5lNh9lx8fctJGf7DtQwpTfSqoWh4_DmeXVEZvfmTDIfa7mL50qztqlgdaNcjN40bfdpLuDZ9cI_z3si7lPyNJY/s2775/combat%20codes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBba9Xy_2jhRE7i44jDkW5bksnr4XTfriRryjOtSvFNGOkISxlONbLd8il98vhVNu8nJ3GhAKWDVz26zVPQeSAGVZKGkK48TPICJESp5lNh9lx8fctJGf7DtQwpTfSqoWh4_DmeXVEZvfmTDIfa7mL50qztqlgdaNcjN40bfdpLuDZ9cI_z3si7lPyNJY/s320/combat%20codes.jpg" width="208" /></b></a></div><p></p><p><b>Location: FIC Dar</b></p><p><b>Genre: Fantasy, Sci Fi and Dystopia</b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #999999;">Fun, tense, and entertaining; <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Combat Codes</i> is an MMA-inspired sci-fi debut with heart and well-written combat scenes.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #999999;">Nicole loved </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: red;"> the pacing, characters, flux tattoos (these were so cool!), the fights, the school and the trials. I loved a lot about this book and I would give this a recommendation if you like classic martial arts fighting in a sci-fi world.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">In a world where battle-hardened warriors determine the fate of empires, war-ravaged nations seek out a new champion in the first book of a thrilling science fantasy "that rare book that fully satisfies me as an action fan" (Fonda Lee, author of Jade City).</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">"A book about warriors written by a master of the martial arts, and the mastery shows." – Evan Winter, author of The Rage of Dragons</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> In a world long ago ravaged by war, the nations have sworn an armistice never to use weapons of mass destruction again. Instead, highly-skilled warriors known as Grievar Knights represent their nations’ interests in brutal hand-to-hand combat. Murray Pearson was once a famed Knight until he suffered a loss that crippled his homeland — but now he’s on the hunt to discover the next champion. In underground and ruthless combat rings, an orphaned boy called Cego is making a name for himself. Murray believes Cego has what it takes to thrive in the world's most prestigious combat academy – but first, Cego must prove himself in the vicious arenas of the underworld. And survival isn’t guaranteed</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">"Darwin writes violence with the rhythm and surprise of a well-executed sonnet, wedding the smooth grace of choreography with the unflinching brutality of fists breaking bone. The fights are mesmerizing, layered like fascia, twitching and flexing and propelling the story toward a conclusion that both satisfies and opens the door to the next volume." – The New York Times</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">"Bare-knuckle brilliance." – Jackson Ford, author of The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-36747690023615535502024-03-01T13:05:00.000+13:002024-03-01T13:05:04.219+13:00Never A Hero<p><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b> By: Vanessa Len</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SwhbLbDHdx5xmUp4OY7R5KuOjSvYwnBOmZEVOwzzVBTkLfBxgXCPBMoy1PU5gjJDBmVaC6PjWZNPJYdfMJPfMzdii1eSo_6r0q9_gb9Ntu5Xh_WDybq71yfsFfvMkOWKG6kElWLsGSZWl_6hbR5EF8AChY01c8niuXe2Rl5xbX4pnEGIsYm7p2HCMHg/s2027/only%20a%20monster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2027" data-original-width="1325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SwhbLbDHdx5xmUp4OY7R5KuOjSvYwnBOmZEVOwzzVBTkLfBxgXCPBMoy1PU5gjJDBmVaC6PjWZNPJYdfMJPfMzdii1eSo_6r0q9_gb9Ntu5Xh_WDybq71yfsFfvMkOWKG6kElWLsGSZWl_6hbR5EF8AChY01c8niuXe2Rl5xbX4pnEGIsYm7p2HCMHg/s320/only%20a%20monster.jpg" width="209" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Location: FIC LEN</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Genre: Fantasy, Adult, Romance, Paranormal</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">This sequel to the contemporary fantasy <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Only a Monster</i> will take Joan deeper into the monster world, where treacherous secrets and even more danger await.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Despite all of the odds, Joan achieved the impossible. She reset the timeline, saved her family – and destroyed the hero, Nick.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">But her success has come at a terrible cost.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">She alone remembers what happened. Now, Aaron, her hard-won friend – and maybe more – is an enemy, trying to kill her. And Nick, the boy she loved, is a stranger who doesn’t even know her name. Only Joan remembers that there is a ruthless and dangerous enemy still out there.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">When a deadly attack forces Joan back into the monster world as a fugitive, she finds herself on the run with Nick – as Aaron closes in.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">As the danger rises – and Nick gets perilously closer to discovering the truth of what Joan did to him – Joan discovers a secret of her own. One that threatens everyone she loves.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Torn between love and family and monstrous choices, Joan must find a way to re-gather her old allies to face down the deadliest of enemies, and to save the timeline itself.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Vanessa Len’s stunning Only a Monster trilogy continues with this second instalment, a thrilling journey where a secret past threatens to unravel everyone's future.</span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-41705384388430688482024-03-01T12:58:00.001+13:002024-03-01T12:58:41.264+13:00Sword Catcher<p><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> By: Cassandra Clare</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZ4n9heWosjA4UnNuVLZoDDorFnlpT0DbVuZPZhKIkTlqyOCILQj6XZ0dOMkBGcYcLE3vJu1Z071TQeWB690zRJBQvuHBzaIFSlUtnhzRaCUJ-n_IQaGGVxB2xc8YgfFceoQ7zAXxNPEGGNkzk_gf_GZwzbKkVrzNg86DpvRkPij5PFr4DLJHuqqd81Q/s1538/SWORD%20CATCHER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZ4n9heWosjA4UnNuVLZoDDorFnlpT0DbVuZPZhKIkTlqyOCILQj6XZ0dOMkBGcYcLE3vJu1Z071TQeWB690zRJBQvuHBzaIFSlUtnhzRaCUJ-n_IQaGGVxB2xc8YgfFceoQ7zAXxNPEGGNkzk_gf_GZwzbKkVrzNg86DpvRkPij5PFr4DLJHuqqd81Q/s320/SWORD%20CATCHER.jpg" width="208" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Location: FIC CAS</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Adult</b></span></p><div class="show-for-medium" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246/0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; 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box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; max-height: 26rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 1rem 1rem 0px;"><div class="description-inner description-inner--summary" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246/0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246/0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246/0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit;">A dramatic epic of power, intrigue and magic. Here, a boy is born to rule a divided city. A girl is destined to return lost magic to the world. And a prince will betray his people to win a crown. Sword Catcher is the first adult fantasy novel by internationally bestselling author Cassandra Clare.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">Two outcasts find themselves at the centre of world-altering change in the start of a riveting epic fantasy series from the No. 1 <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">New York Times</i> bestselling author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, the richest of nobles and the most debauched of criminals have one thing in common: the constant search for wealth, power and the next hedonistic thrill.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Kel is an orphan, stolen from the life he knew to become the Sword-Catcher – the body-double of a royal heir, Prince Conor Aurelian. He has been raised alongside the prince, trained in every aspect of combat and statecraft. He and Conor are close as brothers, but Kel knows he has one destiny: to die for Conor. No other future is possible.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Lin Caster is one of the Ashkar, a small community who still possess magical abilities. By law, they must live behind walls in the city, but Lin, a physician, ventures out to tend to the sick and dying of Castellane. Despite her skills, she cannot heal her best friend Mariam without access to forbidden knowledge.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">After a failed assassination attempt brings Lin and Kel together, they are drawn into the web of the mysterious Ragpicker King, the criminal ruler of Castellane’s underworld. He offers them each what they want most; but as they descend into his world of intrigue and shadow, they discover a conspiracy of corruption that reaches from the darkest gutters of Castellane to the highest tower of its palaces. As long-kept secrets begin to unravel, they must ask themselves: is knowledge worth the price of betrayal? Can forbidden love bring down a kingdom? And will Lin and Kel’s discoveries plunge their nation into war – and the world into chaos?</span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-47479715582677638722024-03-01T12:51:00.002+13:002024-03-01T12:51:58.366+13:00Valiant Ladies<p><span style="color: #741b47;"><b> By: Melissa Grey</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoP82TRLfrKmhL5NL4NVNNadgupIH_LuEOlgtd1mvm-wLli_4yZdxbB6qQ0tfEBlY_elMf4xBzfGQP6Uw8XsVDRX4FSCM9fTme0pD4XqJSvFjG5NkznePhHRTOIQQO216TyGmFpSsOQgEouz-V050pp_LD6Pzj3OBy4Vie3HGlEdj-G_iPsYNvWQOWRjc/s2475/valient%20ladies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1613" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoP82TRLfrKmhL5NL4NVNNadgupIH_LuEOlgtd1mvm-wLli_4yZdxbB6qQ0tfEBlY_elMf4xBzfGQP6Uw8XsVDRX4FSCM9fTme0pD4XqJSvFjG5NkznePhHRTOIQQO216TyGmFpSsOQgEouz-V050pp_LD6Pzj3OBy4Vie3HGlEdj-G_iPsYNvWQOWRjc/s320/valient%20ladies.jpg" width="209" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Location: FIC GRE</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Genre: Historical Fiction. Sapphic, Retellings</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #741b47;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Two teen vigilantes set off on an action-packed investigation to expose corruption and deliver justice in Valiant Ladies, Melissa Grey's YA historical fiction novel inspired by real seventeenth century Latinx teenagers known as the Valiant Ladies of Potosí.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">By day Eustaquia “Kiki” de Sonza and Ana Lezama de Urinza are proper young seventeenth century ladies. But when night falls, they trade in their silks and lace for swords and muskets, venturing out into the vibrant, bustling, crime-ridden streets of Potosí, in the Spanish Empire's Viceroyalty of Peru. They pass their time fighting, gambling, and falling desperately in love with one another.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Then, on the night Kiki's engagement to the Viceroy's son is announced, her older brother―heir to her family’s fortune―is murdered. The girls immediately embark on a whirlwind investigation that takes them from the lowliest brothels of Potosí to the highest echelons of the Spanish aristocracy.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Lesbian ladies swinging swords and drinking in seventheenth-century Peru, inspired by real historical figures! Valiant Ladies is a fun take on a historical mystery/thriller novel, though it does read on the more mature end of YA.</i></span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-83224379849860321142024-03-01T12:46:00.005+13:002024-03-01T12:46:59.818+13:00The Ghoul of Windydown Vale<p><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b> By: Jake Burt</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ITzfL8TkgocxhNEjPMxQWlI6FgPb7KJpL5wPg2idPvhoT-jxFl7rqCuCRfrxJVj-2RYgCfyga6uX6WDa7gHDX8rVvk5omItaXvJJa6lv83s9Y0i5maSKAdN2jpy5jCSjjiFycE4RJVrdLF171c9FKy3GKXPWaO_lUe8kroI2bGAfH4BN5fVkDYoq-lA/s2287/ghoul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ITzfL8TkgocxhNEjPMxQWlI6FgPb7KJpL5wPg2idPvhoT-jxFl7rqCuCRfrxJVj-2RYgCfyga6uX6WDa7gHDX8rVvk5omItaXvJJa6lv83s9Y0i5maSKAdN2jpy5jCSjjiFycE4RJVrdLF171c9FKy3GKXPWaO_lUe8kroI2bGAfH4BN5fVkDYoq-lA/s320/ghoul.jpg" width="215" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Location: FIC BUR</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Genre: Mystery, Horror, Suspense</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #134f5c;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A thrilling middle-grade mystery , The Ghoul of Windydown Vale is from the author of Cleo Porter and the Body Electric.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">“ Don't miss this book! It takes you to another world―and then terrifies you with surprise after surprise. Great ghoulish fun!” ― R. L. Stine, author of Goosebumps and Fear Street</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">In this action-packed mystery from award-winning author Jake Burt, Copper Inskeep holds Windydown Vale's deepest and darkest he is the ghoul that haunts the Vale, donning a gruesome costume to scare travelers and townsfolk away from the dangers of the surrounding swamps. When a terrified girl claims she and her father were attacked by a creature - one that could not have been Copper - it threatens not just Copper's secret, but the fate of all Windydown in The Ghoul of Windydown Vale.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">REview</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This was an exciting ride from start to finish. Jake Burt has such a way with cliffhanger chapter endings that most of the time I was hiding from life responsibilities just to keep flipping pages. Middle grade mystery lovers will adore the twists and turns. I was rooting so hard for Copper and it made me sad to close the book. Highly recommend for any middle school library.</span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-64684916094036787952024-03-01T12:43:00.001+13:002024-03-01T12:43:46.233+13:00How To Die Famous<p><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>By: Benjamin Dean</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGJGu9XV3L_1Gik-4vfBPO_neotuUX1g6oaLKKyFbG9w5Y7F4tCQSz0tORRRlLB_UOq91biFR4T1q43o-ystr-z09IwVDu6WNrdqSdk2iaTYihg-VTeWWcjGaV_a669rq0H7Kpr4SxldKBY5sGMl7M2qYbIxKObAyKzsMYOiEOewkjokckSI59X9lDis/s2339/how-to-die-famous.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGJGu9XV3L_1Gik-4vfBPO_neotuUX1g6oaLKKyFbG9w5Y7F4tCQSz0tORRRlLB_UOq91biFR4T1q43o-ystr-z09IwVDu6WNrdqSdk2iaTYihg-VTeWWcjGaV_a669rq0H7Kpr4SxldKBY5sGMl7M2qYbIxKObAyKzsMYOiEOewkjokckSI59X9lDis/s320/how-to-die-famous.jpg" width="208" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Location: FIC DEA</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Genre; Mystery, Thriller</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">From award-winning author Benjamin Dean comes a deliciously dark and addictive YA mystery following the lives of Gen Z’s rich and famous through the lens of an undercover teen journalist. Perfect for fans of Juno Dawson,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"> </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">The Devil Wears Prada</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">and</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"> </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">Euphoria</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">.</span> </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">London-born Abel has landed the role of a lifetime for an upcoming blockbuster. On the face of it he’s Hollywood’s latest teen star, but below the surface he’s an undercover journalist tasked with exposing the ‘squeaky clean’ entertainment industry.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">As Abel steps into the spotlight, he soon discovers that beneath the glittering surface of fame and riches lies a darker world of secrecy and scandal. Nobody is who they seem when the cameras are off, and everybody is out for themselves. Can Abel keep his head above water long enough to uncover the truth, or will a budding romance cloud his judgement?</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Sally said</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">un queer ya thriller! its an enjoyable quick read overall and im always down for a good book abt the entertainment industry. however, there are too many different povs for my taste, which makes it hard to connect with all of the main characters and i often forgot whose pov im currently reading from. that was worsened by the first person narration. i think in some ways, the first person narration made twists a little less predictable in a way, but i think they wouldve still worked in third person and i personally think it wouldve made more sense for the book. and despite the efforts, the twists were still very predictable and it wasnt as suspenseful as i had hoped or thought it would be.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-43846846183248867752024-03-01T12:39:00.002+13:002024-03-01T12:39:53.300+13:00Faebound<p><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"> By: Saara El Arifi</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMx-5KFDvHqQ28npIrJwA3WigPVON23ZtO811Cy4_mI7sh5Iz_AmTjgrixZnyKhIGLGd66yDUWkPxbzbTXAzEBOeFmAhlw-KixhYG5q-AIdV3XyQ0WVLBGWyKVLzImIFxWXbnxe77dpi3x4LpgbvkwE37LQptdxuYOp8WS9gluzXnNRSKwBGCJ9pxN1E/s648/faebound.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="421" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMx-5KFDvHqQ28npIrJwA3WigPVON23ZtO811Cy4_mI7sh5Iz_AmTjgrixZnyKhIGLGd66yDUWkPxbzbTXAzEBOeFmAhlw-KixhYG5q-AIdV3XyQ0WVLBGWyKVLzImIFxWXbnxe77dpi3x4LpgbvkwE37LQptdxuYOp8WS9gluzXnNRSKwBGCJ9pxN1E/s320/faebound.jpg" width="208" /></span></b></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Location: FIC EL</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Genre: Fantasy- Fae, LGBGT, Queer</span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Yeeran is a warrior in the elven army and has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran’s exile from the Elven lands, they are both forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders. There they encounter the the fae court.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The fae haven’t been seen for a millennium. But now Yeeran and Lettle are thrust into their seductive world – torn between their loyalty to each other, their elven homeland, and their hearts. . .</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">🧝🏿♀️ Elves and fae</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">🪘Drum magic</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">🌶️rivals to lovers</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">🇬🇭🇸🇩afro/arab world</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">🏳️🌈queernormativity</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Review by Ashleigh</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This book was everything I wanted it to be. Tying a story of both elves and fae, we see Yeeran and Lettle delve into a world unfamiliar to their own, forced to reframe their entire world narrative in the process. It was fascinating learning alongside them, and their feelings/thoughts seemed so authentic for the situations they were forced into. Their sisterly dynamic was fiercely protective but also one of sibling annoyance, and it was easy to become invested in their story. With various romances explored (F/M and Sapphic) and the stakes ever-changing, this story had me turning the pages effortlessly. I can’t wait to see where the rest of the series goes!</span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-20102618047487179382023-11-08T10:39:00.004+13:002023-11-08T10:39:34.417+13:00Yumi and the Nightmare Painter<p><span style="color: #741b47;"><b> By Brandon Sanderson</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInyy0iS0DbZZZNgZ1BVsYe_595SwqsWqelax1wP2NdNqyJP66nBgd4GnQ5U_EvfYxuw0Nn0gT1AcnrbMN2tHb7KjD1wZdFMrOZWLHc4XX7RmXvOOxSBQUorNTVhHrYY0KZpcroKH4ZzJgR3oSFrt2lYz6K_4yLe6Fdi6RUBilbcQ8cmHowOlhw8yWqnY/s1539/yumi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInyy0iS0DbZZZNgZ1BVsYe_595SwqsWqelax1wP2NdNqyJP66nBgd4GnQ5U_EvfYxuw0Nn0gT1AcnrbMN2tHb7KjD1wZdFMrOZWLHc4XX7RmXvOOxSBQUorNTVhHrYY0KZpcroKH4ZzJgR3oSFrt2lYz6K_4yLe6Fdi6RUBilbcQ8cmHowOlhw8yWqnY/s320/yumi.jpg" width="208" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Location: FIC SAN</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Genre: Sanderson</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Series: Cosmere Universe</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p>Brandon Sandersons personal favourite!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">#1 <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">New York Times</i> bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us a gripping story set in the Cosmere universe told by Hoid, where two people from incredibly different worlds must compromise and work together to save their worlds from ruin.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a world of darkness, technology, and nightmares. When their lives suddenly become intertwined in strange ways, can they put aside their differences and work together to uncover the mysteries of their situation and save each other’s communities from certain disaster?</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">A great description by Brandon Sanderson about his collection of novels and how they all work together!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">’Im Brandon Sanderson, and I write stories of the fantastic: fantasy, science fiction, and thrillers.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Defiant, the fourth and final volume of the series that started with Skyward in 2018, comes out in November 2023, capping an already book-filled year that will see the releases of all four Secret Projects: Tress of the Emerald Sea, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, and Secret Project Four (with its official title reveal coming October 2023). These four books were all initially offered to backers of the #1 Kickstarter campaign of all time.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">November 2022 saw the release of The Lost Metal, the seventh volume in the Mistborn saga, and the final volume of the Mistborn Era Two featuring Wax & Wayne. The third era of Mistborn is slated to be written after the first arc of the Stormlight Archive wraps up.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">In November 2020 we saw the release of Rhythm of War—the fourth massive book in the New York Times #1 bestselling Stormlight Archive series that began with The Way of Kings—and Dawnshard (book 3.5), a novella set in the same world that bridges the gaps between the main releases. This series is my love letter to the epic fantasy genre, and it’s the type of story I always dreamed epic fantasy could be. The fifth volume, Wind and Truth, is set for release in fall 2024.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Most readers have noticed that my adult fantasy novels are in a connected universe called the Cosmere. This includes The Stormlight Archive, both Mistborn series, Elantris, Warbreaker, and various novellas available on Amazon, including The Emperor’s Soul, which won a Hugo Award in 2013. In November 2016 all of the existing Cosmere short fiction was released in one volume called Arcanum Unbounded. If you’ve read all of my adult fantasy novels and want to see some behind-the-scenes information, that collection is a must-read.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">I also have three YA series: The Rithmatist (currently at one book), The Reckoners (a trilogy beginning with Steelheart), and Skyward. For young readers I also have my humorous series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians, which had its final book, Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians, come out in 2022. Many of my adult readers enjoy all of those books as well, and many of my YA readers enjoy my adult books, usually starting with Mistborn.</span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-1574866825056365382023-11-08T10:33:00.007+13:002023-11-08T10:33:54.801+13:00How To Be Remembered<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUQCkkcEZww4n7M1As19oBKfBovV9gZPPown5DhyAE7HrgS-sEBmW8DnHP3CSRgt5rIsHBIgzBRgO8hEBOhInfAyQ3lBaDnq7KfJwIHj1H2fvfBYCTlVdfDDAMoX30tTb4hpoPuEjydwMpFZMNCZzpiTKIclJVxJZBIubfmEKGT2hq0EAEuwQaMVi3wg/s2764/how%20to%20be%20remembered.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="1807" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUQCkkcEZww4n7M1As19oBKfBovV9gZPPown5DhyAE7HrgS-sEBmW8DnHP3CSRgt5rIsHBIgzBRgO8hEBOhInfAyQ3lBaDnq7KfJwIHj1H2fvfBYCTlVdfDDAMoX30tTb4hpoPuEjydwMpFZMNCZzpiTKIclJVxJZBIubfmEKGT2hq0EAEuwQaMVi3wg/s320/how%20to%20be%20remembered.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: #0b5394;"><b> By: Michael Thompson</b></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: #0b5394;"><b>Location: FIC THO</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: #0b5394;"><b>Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Magic Realism, </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">"What a gorgeous, heartwarming, magical tale. Thoroughly enjoyed it."</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Unforgettable, brilliant, moving, and hopeful – this magical novel leads you to the things that matter in life.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">'How to Be Remembered wears its heart proudly, earnest in the way of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button or, dare I say, Forrest Gump.' The Guardian</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Some lives are simply unforgettable…</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">On an ordinary night in an ordinary year, Tommy Llewellyn's doting parents wake in a home without toys or nappies, without photos of their baby scattered about, and without any idea that the small child asleep in his cot is theirs.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">That's because Tommy is a boy destined to never be remembered.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">On the same day every year, everyone around him forgets he exists, and he grows up enduring his own universal Reset. That is until something extraordinary happens: Tommy Llewellyn falls in love.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Determined to finally carve out a life for himself and land the girl of his dreams, Tommy sets out on a mission to trick the universe and be remembered. But legacies aren't so easily won, and Tommy must figure out what's more important - the things we leave behind or the people we bring along with us.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">How to be Remembered is a heartwarming, poignant and ultimately inspiring novel about the important things in life.</span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-21957849070122783372023-11-08T10:23:00.000+13:002023-11-08T10:23:20.491+13:00The Girl Who Fell From The Sky<p><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b> By: Heidi Durrow</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfIIHAYv53aw33LU8O_AlbI-ju3GQ7NBtO2FWB0XErH7meeIub_eGrqzvH-YoDSZ4f3u9EbvKfn5pF37o0O3Ts4gQjnGL942-Go1kHty-GWGhNlzIrHMaOTWJik-zTi2Np0UpWvpSi4UQCWWJe8oQR-UGEppqhuzZHZhUlYmw6jdZt1lBEIgAmpcRN38/s1200/the%20girl%20who%20fell%20from%20the%20sky%20FIC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="793" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfIIHAYv53aw33LU8O_AlbI-ju3GQ7NBtO2FWB0XErH7meeIub_eGrqzvH-YoDSZ4f3u9EbvKfn5pF37o0O3Ts4gQjnGL942-Go1kHty-GWGhNlzIrHMaOTWJik-zTi2Np0UpWvpSi4UQCWWJe8oQR-UGEppqhuzZHZhUlYmw6jdZt1lBEIgAmpcRN38/s320/the%20girl%20who%20fell%20from%20the%20sky%20FIC.jpg" width="211" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Location: FIC DUR</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Genre: Historical Fiction, Coming of Age, Race</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Bellwether Prize for Literature of Social Change</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Inspired by a true story of a mother's twisted love, "The Girl Who Fell from the Sky" paints the haunting portrait of a young orphan's quest for truth. A bizarre mystery surrounding a family tragedy forms the centrepiece of Rachel's struggle as an astonishingly beautiful mixed-race child in a mostly black community. As terrible secrets begin to emerge, Rachel learns to swallow her grief and construct her self-image in a world that wants to see her as either Black or White.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">Reviews- Britany McCann</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">'m not sure how this book found its way into my life, but I am glad it did. I didn't know anything about it before starting and didn't realize it had won any award until about a third of the way through when I was talking about it.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Rachel, a young, lost, hurting mixed-race girl (Danish/African American), is thrust into the world of a predominantly African-American community in 1980s Portland. The reader is experiencing this intro into a culture she was mainly removed from. To be honest, the initial interpretations through Rachel's eyes are a bit disconcerting and off-putting. Luckily, I decided to keep going.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">As the story unfolds, snippets of the past are shown through multiple narrative points to help the reader guess some unspecified tragedy that led Rachel to live with her grandmother. As Rachel grows and struggles with the mystery, and more of it comes to life, we see Rachel's attempt to grasp for control in her adolescent life destructively.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">These characters are flawed, and Rachel's mother's voice of the past is the most heard and has a major impact on Rachel as she makes her foray into motherhood. Much could be speculated and deduced from the possible comparison between these two. As the story unfolds, we see that the majority of these characters come from one broken home or another. Generational behavior patterns and struggles with coping mechanisms come to light along the way.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Issues for me as a reader: the overall prevalence that Rachel was somehow more "elite" than "normal/regular" black people, as well as the repeated words and actions that showed that she was "more beautiful" for being mixed instead of "full black." Her father didn't have more of a voice in the narration when he was such a large part of the story. The lack of accountability or consequence to a character played the hell out of Rachel. (I will admit that this is likely the true case, but it was irksome all the same).</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The unveil was heartbreaking, and I could feel it in my heart. Heidi W. Durrow did well with this; I still felt that connection even if there were gaps in much of the story. There is much to talk about in this book, especially for me as a single white mother of a mixed son and the struggle to help him be his most authentic self. I understand the confusion and the protective desire (though to a healthier extent) and the distress of constantly having my parentage questioned due to the difference in skin tones.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Among the seriousness, a funny quote stood out:</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">"One time, I found my mom's birth control and a fake penis."</i><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This is worth the read, and I can see why it was chosen for the Bellweather Prize.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-73877504715411610732023-11-08T09:53:00.000+13:002023-11-08T09:53:16.487+13:00Lion<p><span style="color: #bf9000;"><b> By: Conn Iggulden</b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">Location: FIC IGG</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qlUaZGX2T2NnRQPyNz6WV96gUfUKAFOUfyqDQimy6_W3YYx47BfcfvI0cV9BFy6OHULGbYqqNouUFq1rmi99UeEqoMhBKwm_1A06evffIcB5T_EThLk6K8A2IUeQvy2ljQ2qM-f0xUmWs18vSx1xo00FfDPZ7b9m0laho4Jx8l6wZCj6YaZy3x5keB4/s2339/lion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qlUaZGX2T2NnRQPyNz6WV96gUfUKAFOUfyqDQimy6_W3YYx47BfcfvI0cV9BFy6OHULGbYqqNouUFq1rmi99UeEqoMhBKwm_1A06evffIcB5T_EThLk6K8A2IUeQvy2ljQ2qM-f0xUmWs18vSx1xo00FfDPZ7b9m0laho4Jx8l6wZCj6YaZy3x5keB4/s320/lion.jpg" width="208" /></span></b></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">Genre: Historical Fiction</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #bf9000;"><b>Series: Golden Age #1</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">'Pacy and propulsive . . . Crackling with energy, violence and stirring speeches, <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Lion </i>chronicles power struggles, political machinations and the bloodthirsty ravages of up-close combat' </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">DAILY MAIL</i></p><p><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></i></p><p><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;">Ancient Greece, 5th century BC</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><span style="font-style: normal;">The age of myths and legends has given way to the world of men. In the front rank stands Pericles, Lion of Athens.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><span style="font-style: normal;">Behind Pericles lies the greatest city of the ancient world. Before him, on land and at sea, stands the merciless Persian army. Both sides are spoiling for war.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><span style="font-style: normal;">Though still a young man, Pericles knows one thing: to fight a war you must first win the peace.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><span style="font-style: normal;">It's time for a hero to rise.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><span style="font-style: normal;">For his enemies to tremble.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><span style="font-style: normal;">And for Athens, a city of wisdom and warriors, to shine with glory . . .</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; margin: 0px;" /><span style="font-style: normal;">'The </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;">master historical storyteller </span><span style="font-style: normal;">returns with the first of a new pair of novels about Athenian general and politician Pericles. This </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;">swords-and-sandals epic </span><span style="font-style: normal;">brings the sights, sounds and smells of the ancient world to life, telling the story of the ongoing </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;">clash of empires between Greece and Persia</span><span style="font-style: normal;">. Conn Iggulden's </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;">research is second-to-none</span><span style="font-style: normal;"> and his writing has </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;">never been more addictive</span><span style="font-style: normal;">. At home, Pericles is navigating a difficult marriage while shoring up his position in Athenian politics and art. But, in this </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;">gripping read</span><span style="font-style: normal;">, he also faces the ever-present threat of </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;">a resurgent Persia on the battlefield</span><span style="font-style: normal;">' </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">DAILY EXPRESS</i></i></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-84353983197870846462023-11-07T12:25:00.002+13:002023-11-07T12:26:54.070+13:00Belladonna Series #1 and #2<p><b> <span style="color: #351c75;">By: Adalyn Grace</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoqy3ilmcMbevvISuariifWzq6aGc5H-hxB7PdGJFpj0UxMOBR7IoRnDUl5mvOFEB-ZbxRD4NaoRM7aChTD9AJ131MRLiu5jP_sew2PMN4-8xN1DRNsDruIyVlgT2icMweRYv5auaAkO0cGuAoTv3XEKy_FEhJuUOwGsvx-xbwarueaUJYZWMB_SyIVc/s1200/BelladonnaFoxglove1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoqy3ilmcMbevvISuariifWzq6aGc5H-hxB7PdGJFpj0UxMOBR7IoRnDUl5mvOFEB-ZbxRD4NaoRM7aChTD9AJ131MRLiu5jP_sew2PMN4-8xN1DRNsDruIyVlgT2icMweRYv5auaAkO0cGuAoTv3XEKy_FEhJuUOwGsvx-xbwarueaUJYZWMB_SyIVc/w378-h213/BelladonnaFoxglove1.png" width="378" /></b></span></a></div><b><br /><span style="color: #a64d79;"> Location: FIC GRA</span></b><p></p><p><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Gothic</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Your shoulders were not meant to bear the weight of their expectations, Signa. You were not made to please other.” He was right.”</span></p><p><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">COVER LOVE!!!!</span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"> </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">Belladonna</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">brings to life a highly romantic, gothic-infused world of wealth, desire, and betrayal.</span></p><p><b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><br /></span></b></p><p><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">For as long as Signa Farrow has been alive, the people in her life have fallen like stars . . .</span></i><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her wellbeing – and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family’s waning reputation and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. But when their mother’s restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger, and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Signa’s best chance of uncovering the murderer, though, is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. Though he’s made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection may be more powerful – and more irresistible – than she ever dared imagine.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: #351c75;"><u>FOXGLOVE</u></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Dangerous, suspenseful, and seductive, this sequel to Signa and Death's story is as utterly romantic as it is perfectly deadly.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The captivating sequel to the Gothic-infused Belladonna, in which Signa and Death face a supernatural foe determined to tear them apart.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A duke has been murdered. The lord of Thorn Grove has been framed. And Fate, the elusive brother of Death, has taken up residence in a sumptuous estate nearby. He's hellbent on revenge after Death took the life of the woman he loved many years ago...and now he's determined to have Signa for himself, no matter the cost.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Signa and her cousin Blythe are certain that Fate can save Elijah Hawthorne from prison if they will entertain his presence. But the more time the girls spend with Fate, the more frightening their reality becomes as Signa exhibits dramatic new powers that link her to Fate's past. With mysteries and danger around every corner, the cousins must decide if they can trust one another as they navigate their futures in high society, unravel the murders that haunt their family, and play Fate's unexpected games—all with their destinies hanging in the balance.</span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69798049377977993.post-88146555450577776472023-11-07T12:10:00.005+13:002023-11-07T12:10:50.097+13:00Star Fish<p><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b> By: Lisa Fipps</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpPLmMAY0J-gOkSuuc74nQoKvRtY_-3lCaBzqb9tEwEPym3AMZziHEsaEKUWedoq0-MItOzZYijzzlmj3JFHK_tyyLZ26gChy9nHQ6vX4fD2obi1nmHcHqmtnbgC_rUgWvhsV3aCib_WzvvIYV6PEZMUyF_SGnbIhso-FO-i2dYH9TyskaEzP6qtrNBQ/s1000/starfish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpPLmMAY0J-gOkSuuc74nQoKvRtY_-3lCaBzqb9tEwEPym3AMZziHEsaEKUWedoq0-MItOzZYijzzlmj3JFHK_tyyLZ26gChy9nHQ6vX4fD2obi1nmHcHqmtnbgC_rUgWvhsV3aCib_WzvvIYV6PEZMUyF_SGnbIhso-FO-i2dYH9TyskaEzP6qtrNBQ/s320/starfish.jpg" width="213" /></b></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Location: FIC FIP</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Genre: Novel Verse, Mental Health</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><span style="color: #b45f06;">"I am in tears. This shows the worst in people, but also the very best. Starfish is a middle grade novel written in verse that highlights a child’s navigation of self-worth, standing up for yourself, and claiming your right to take up space in the world. Beautiful." Kelsey</span></i></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A Printz Honor Winner!</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this highly acclaimed debut novel-in-verse.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Ever since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, she’s been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by the Fat Girl Rules—like “no making waves,” “avoid eating in public,” and “don’t move so fast that your body jiggles.” And she’s found her safe space—her swimming pool—where she feels weightless in a fat-obsessed world. In the water, she can stretch herself out like a starfish and take up all the room she wants. It’s also where she can get away from her pushy mom, who thinks criticizing Ellie’s weight will motivate her to diet. Fortunately, Ellie has allies in her dad, her therapist, and her new neighbor, Catalina, who loves Ellie for who she is. With this support buoying her, Ellie might finally be able to cast aside the Fat Girl Rules and starfish in real life—by unapologetically being her own fabulous self.</span></p>Glenys Bichanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08547450118906518449noreply@blogger.com0