Review: Mortal Engines

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Reeve took a page out of George R.R. Martin's handbook, and it worked quite well. I had a hard time picturing a lot of this in my head. It's mind-boggling that they made a film out of it.

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Review: The Path of the Hero King

The Path of the Hero King by Nigel Tranter
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The passage of time was not always clearly conveyed. All of a sudden you'd find several years gone by when it felt like it was being described as it went along.

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Review: Silence: In the Age of Noise

Silence: In the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This would probably be helpful for a lot of busy people but I feel like I'm doing a good job in the silence department.

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Review: La Belle Sauvage

La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book took an unexpected detour into Homer's Odyssey. I wonder where book two will veer off to.
There seemed to be a lot of bird daemons but I'm not sure what, if anything, that signified. It was an interesting contrast to all the water elements.

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Review: The Steps to the Empty Throne

The Steps to the Empty Throne by Nigel Tranter
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I read a biography of William Wallace several years ago and it left me very puzzled as to where the Braveheart story came from. Reading this novel, it's obviously the source material for that movie.
The only problem I have with books like this is not knowing what is based on fact and what is pure creative fiction.

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Review: All American Boys

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Very powerful.



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Review: Jackaby

Jackaby by William Ritter
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I solved the mystery very quickly but it was still a fun read with interesting characters.

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Review: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (Exclusive Edition)

The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (Exclusive Edition) by Jason Fry
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I wanted to read this because I was hoping it would answer some questions that were annoying me from the movie. It didn't. It was almost the exact same story.

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Review: Ash Princess

Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This was entertaining but it felt a little too heavily targeted towards readers of the Red Queen series. Even the cover looks like a copycat.

This review is in exchange for a free e-galley from netgalley.com.

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Review: The Heart's Invisible Furies

The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Quite the sprawling epic.

This review is in exchange for a free copy received from bloggingforbooks.com.

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Review: The Book Knights

The Book Knights by J.G. McKenney
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I tried, but no. Just, no.


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