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REVIEW: The Last Song Before Night by Ilana C. Meyer

April 13, 2016

Last Song Before Night by Ilana C. Myer My rating: 3 of 5 stars This review originally appeared on Around the World in 80 Books! This book was a struggle for me. I had high hopes since people had been buzzing about this novel on Twitter for a while. And I think there is something … More REVIEW: The Last Song Before Night by Ilana C. Meyer

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REVIEW: City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett

February 19, 2016

Originally posted on Around the World in 80 Books:
By Heather A. 5 out of 5 stars   ★★★★★ Broadway Books January 26, 2016 Fantasy Synopsis: The city of Voortyashtan was once the domain of the goddess of death, war, and destruction, but now it’s little more than a ruin. General Turyin Mulaghesh is called out of…

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REVIEW: Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

December 15, 2015

Originally posted on Around the World in 80 Books:
By Heather A. 4 out of 5 stars   ★★★★☆ Penguin PressJune 16, 2015Non-fiction Synopsis: At some point, every one of us embarks on a journey to find love. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hope of finding someone with whom we share a…

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REVIEW: The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard

December 8, 2015

Originally posted on Around the World in 80 Books:
By Heather A. 4 out of 5 stars   ★★★★☆ RocAugust 18, 2015Historical Fantasy Synopsis: In the late Twentieth Century, the streets of Paris are lined with haunted ruins. The Great Magicians’ War left a trail of devastation in its wake. The Grand Magasins have been reduced to…

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REVIEW: Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due

November 10, 2015

Originally posted on Around the World in 80 Books:
By Heather A. 4 out of 5 stars   ★★★★☆ September 8th 2015Prime BooksSci-fi/Fantasy, Horror, Short Stories Synopsis: In her debut collection of short fiction, Due takes us to Gracetown, a small Florida town that has both literal and figurative ghost; into future scenarios that seem all too…

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REVIEW: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

October 14, 2015

Originally posted on Around the World in 80 Books:
By Heather A. 4 out of 5 stars    ★★★★☆ Tor.com PublishingSeptember 22, 2015Sci-Fi Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to…

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REVIEW: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

October 6, 2015

Originally posted on Around the World in 80 Books:
By Heather A. 4 out of 5 stars   ★★★★☆ Del ReyMay 19, 2015Young Adult, Fantasy Synopsis: Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over…

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REVIEW: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

September 24, 2015

Originally posted on Around the World in 80 Books:
By Heather A. 5 out of 5 stars   ★★★★★ Orbit August 4, 2015 Dystopian, Fantasy Synopsis: This is the way the world ends. Again. Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find…

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REVIEW: Orleans by Sherri L. Smtih

September 24, 2015

Originally posted on Around the World in 80 Books:
By Heather A. 4 out of 5 stars   ★★★★☆ Putnam Juvenile March 7, 2013 Young Adult, Post-Apocalypse After a string of devastating hurricanes and a severe outbreak of Delta Fever, the Gulf Coast has been quarantined. Years later, residents of the Outer States are under the assumption that…

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REVIEW: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

September 16, 2015

Originally posted on Around the World in 80 Books:
By Heather A. 5 out of 5 stars   ★★★★★ Knopf Books for Young ReadersOctober 20, 2015Young Adult Sci-Fi This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded. The year is 2575, and two rival…

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