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A Shadow Bright and Burning
A Shadow Bright and Burning
Jessica Cluess | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, History & Politics, Science Fiction/Fantasy
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6.2 (6 Ratings)
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It was good for a basic fantasy YA novel. Romance felt forced and sporatic. Concept was interesting though.
  
London Labour and the London Poor
London Labour and the London Poor
Tom Griffith, Henry Mayhew, Rosemary O'Day | 2016 | Business & Finance
(0 Ratings)
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"Like a big mad Dickens novel that just keeps going. Real life interviews with the Victorian working poor."

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Book trailer for the science fiction romance novel Astraeus by Haley Cavanagh

  
You Will Know Me
You Will Know Me
Megan Abbott | 2016 | Crime, Thriller
6
6.4 (8 Ratings)
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OK is a good word to describe this novel. I found it weird that it was deemed a YA novel, but was from the viewpoint of the parents. The mystery wasn't all that mysterious, and it was predictable. The premise sounded amazing, but it was ultimately lack-luster.
  
Everealm (Everealm, #1)
Everealm (Everealm, #1)
J.D. Wright | 2014 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
6
8.0 (3 Ratings)
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I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.

I was a little confused going into this novel because I wasn’t sure what to expect. From what I have researched, this is supposedly young adult. While the writing style makes it seem YA, there themes not appropriate for that age range. I guess new adult would be more appropriate?

Regardless, the cover is absolutely gorgeous and reflect the feel of the novel. As a fan of fantasy and fairytale retellings, Everealm was a novel I didn’t even know I was looking for. The world and creatures she paints with her words are nostalgic of old childhood fairytales. While it still has many [cliché] themes that seem to be found in all YA novels (love triangle, etc.), the author added her own touch. It is a guilty pleasure feel good novel, free of heavy complexities that makes a novel more work than pleasure.

Overall, I enjoyed the novel and the feel that accompanied reading it. It is nothing groundbreaking, but the author has a lovely style that could be great.
  
 The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg #1)
The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg #1)
Alexander McCall Smith | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery
7
6.5 (2 Ratings)
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This is the first novel in the Detective Varg series by McCall Smith. It's lighthearted (as much as a mystery novel can be), and the polar-opposite of nordic noir. The novel is written as a series of short stories, and it was a very quick read. Half of me thinks that this was written purely as a satire of nordic noir, without grisly deaths and violence against women.
I received this book from the Penguin First to Read program (RIP).