Posted March 5, 2015 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
The Magician's Nephew by
C S Lewis Series: The Chronicles of Narnia #1 Publisher: HarperTrophy (1955)
Paperback (202 pages)
Rating: Reading Challenges: 2015 Re-Reading,
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When Digory and Polly are tricked by Digory’s peculiar Uncle Andrew into becoming part of an experiment, they set off on the adventure of a lifetime. What happens to the children when they touch Uncle Andrew’s magic rings is far beyond anything even the old magician could have imagined.
Hurtled into the Wood between the Worlds, the children soon find that they can enter many worlds through the mysterious pools there. In one world they encounter the evil Queen Jadis, who wreaks havoc in the streets of London when she is accidentally brought back with them. When they finally manage to pull her out of London, unintentionally taking along Uncle Andrew and a coachman with his horse, they find themselves in what will come to be known as the land of Narnia.
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Posted March 4, 2015 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
Scarlet by
Marissa Meyer Series: The Lunar Chronicles #2 Publisher: Square Fish (2013)
Paperback (454 pages)
Rating: Also by this author: Cinder,
Cress,
Fairest Also in this series: Cinder,
Cress,
Fairest Reading Challenges: 2015 Color Coded,
2015 Fairytale Retelling,
2015 What's In A Name?,
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Cinder is back and trying to break out of prison—even though she’ll be the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive if she does—in this second installment from Marissa Meyer.
Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn’t know about her grandmother, or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother’s whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana.
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Posted March 2, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
The Franciscan by
WR Park Series: The Franciscan Trilogy #1 Publisher: WR Park Publishing Group (2015)
Paperback (337 pages)
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“The pope is not infallible.” When the newly elected Pope Francis utters this bold and unprecedented statement, he captures the attention of the world’s population. His reforms leave no corner untouched as he strips away the mask so long held before the face of the papacy. Bringing with him and open-minded candor rarely seen by public figures – he’s an inspiration to his followers – and a threat to those who oppose him.
“When I penned this novel about a fictitious Pope Francis fourteen years ago, I never envisioned that a future pope would select the name, Pope Francis I. This novel’s Pope Francis is a bold and courageous pope whose sweeping reforms reversing ancient Vatican edicts place his life in grave danger. The world can only hope and pray that today’s Pope Francis, as bold as he is, will be fruitful in his endeavors and have a lengthy and healthy reign,” said WR.PARK.
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Posted February 27, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Akarnae by
Lynette Noni Series: The Medoran Chronicles #1 Publisher: Pantera Press (2015)
eARC (397 pages)
Via: NetGalley Rating: Also by this author: Raelia Also in this series: Raelia Reading Challenges: Read 2015 Synopsis
Dreading her first day at a new school, Alex is stunned when she walks through a doorway and finds herself stranded in Medora, a fantasy world full of impossibilities. Desperate to return home, she learns that only a man named Professor Marselle can help her… but he’s missing.
While waiting for him to reappear, Alex attends Akarnae Academy, Medora’s boarding school for teenagers with extraordinary gifts. She soon starts to enjoy her bizarre new world and the friends who embrace her as one of their own, but strange things are happening at Akarnae, and Alex can’t ignore her fear that something unexpected… something sinister… is looming.
An unwilling pawn in a deadly game, Alex’s shoulders bear the crushing weight of an entire race’s survival. Only she can save the Medorans, but what if doing so prevents her from ever returning home?
Will Alex risk her entire world–and maybe even her life–to save Medora?
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Posted February 26, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Dauntless by
Dina Sleiman Series: Valiant Hearts #1 Publisher: Bethany House (2015)
eARC (368 pages)
Via: NetGalley Rating: Reading Challenges: 2015 Alphabet Soup,
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Though once a baron’s daughter, Lady Merry Ellison is willing to go to any lengths to protect the orphaned children of her former village. Dubbed “The Ghosts of Farthingale Forest,” her band of followers soon become enemies of the throne when they hijack ill-gotten gold meant for the king.
Timothy Grey, ninth child of the Baron of Greyham, longs to perform some feat so legendary that he will rise from obscurity and earn a title of his own. When the Ghosts of Farthingale Forest are spotted in Wyndeshire, where he serves as assistant to the local earl, he might have found his chance. But when he comes face-to-face with the leader of the thieves, will he choose fame or love?
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