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[BOMB] by [Steve Sheinkin] is the story of the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. It is broken into readable chunks and although it is very information heavy it is still interesting. As a YA nonfiction novel it is ok. The topic itself lends itself to being a little dry.
  
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So this was a one-shot book where each page has an illustration and a sentence or a fragment of a sentence that goes with the image.

Spooky graphic novel with some interesting peices that I wish could have had a little more back story to.

Finished in about 20 minutes
  
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Aina (Jerome K. Jerome Bloche, #1)
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6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Good artwork and an interesting storyline, this graphic novel follow a young girl, Aika, who only speaks Swahili who seeks sanctuary in a church. the exact nature of what she is running from is not clear but the urgency and action lead to an exciting journey with a happy if rushed ending.
  
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Pestilence, Volume 1 (Pestilence, #1)
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2.0 (1 Ratings)
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So the black death was actually a zombie plague! really?!? This is the kind of title that smaller publish houses can specialise in and as such will find its niche market of graphic novel lovers who will talk long into the night about the minutiae of the plot, unfortunately, that is not me,
  
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Erika (17789 KP) rated The Relic Master in Books

Feb 11, 2019 (Updated Feb 11, 2019)  
The Relic Master
The Relic Master
Christopher Buckley | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry
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3.5 (2 Ratings)
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This novel was a minimally amusing romp through the middle ages with a relic dealer and involves the Shroud of Turin. It wasn't bad, nor was it good, it was just in the middle. I was glad to mark this book off of my 'to-read' list, even though it was disappointing.
  
The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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7.1 (8 Ratings)
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This is a beautifully written novel that I really didn’t want to finish. It explores the gaps between science and superstition, and between friendship and romantic love. I felt immersed in 1890s Victorian England. I loved the bits about the surgeon Luke Garrett and his companion Martha who was a suffragette as well.
  
this book was great. until the last quarter when the author realized she'd spent so much time on sexual tension that she'd neglected the actual resolution of the storyline and it became sloppy and COMPLETELY ridiculous and and and...
i'd still recommend it. hopefully the next novel in the series will be better.
  
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Nightlife (Cal Leandros #1)
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7.3 (3 Ratings)
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Not bad for a first novel (I think it is one?), but I'm not really interested in re-reading it. It is an interesting concept, and a different take on several concepts than most of what I've read in the urban fantasy genre. I'll probably give Thurman a second or third chance.
  
The history of the Psi Corp from finding the first telepath to the birth of Bester. And it reads just like a history book, too. Way too dry to be a novel.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-babylon-5-dark-genesis.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Before I Fall
Before I Fall
Lauren Oliver | 2017 | Children
10
7.6 (60 Ratings)
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Addicting, beautiful, real YA novel!
I devoured this one summer and fell in love with Lauren Oliver's prose. She tapped into the teenage experience in a way that spoke to me as a teen. I loved the concept, the characters, and knew that I would be a Lauren Oliver fan for life.