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The Merchant of Death (Pendragon #1) by D.J. MacHale
The Merchant of Death by D.J. MacHale Publisher: Aladdin Release: 2002 Reading Platform: Apple Books Synopsis: BOBBY PENDRAGON is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy. He has a family, a home, and even Marley, his beloved dog. But there is something very special about Bobby. He is going to save the world. And not just Earth as we know it. Bobby…
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A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
There are times when the tumultuous emotion of a novel hinders an honest opinion. There are even times when the unexpected twists of an author’s imagining leave the reader with a quiet sense of baffled awe. Combined, these factors may result in a truly interesting review. Being only the second novel by Hemingway I have…
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The Breeders by Matthew J. Beier
The Breeders by Matthew J. Beier Publisher: Epicality Books Release: 2012 Image Source: The Author Synopsis: THE STORM HAS COME. The homosexuals, once an ostracized social minority, have taken over the world. They understand the angers of an overpopulated planet, usurped government power, and created a culture of perfectly engineered families. But Grace Jarvis and Dex Wheelock…
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Rivers of Fire (Atherton #2) by Patrick Carman
Rivers of Fire by Patrick Carman Publisher: Little, Brown and CompanyRelease: 2008Image Source: BookCloseOutsOther Titles in Series: The House of Power, The Dark Planet Rating:Characters- 17/20Plot- 19/20Writing- 19/20Originality- 19/20Recommendation- 20/20Overall- 94/100 or A Synopsis: Atherton was once a magnificent three-tiered world, but few of its inhabitants know the truth of its dark origin: it is…
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Lowering the Wall by Gregg Ivers
Lowering the Wall: Religion and the Supreme Court in the 1980s by Gregg Ivers Publisher: The Anti-Defamation LeagueRelease: 1999Genre: Political Opinion Lowering the Wall: Religion and the Supreme Court in the 1980s is an intriguing analysis of the erosion of church-state separation in a particular decade of American History. The author, Gregg Ivers, warns of…
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The House of Power (Atherton #1) by Patrick Carman
The House of Power by Patrick Carman Publisher: Little, Brown and CompanyRelease: 2007Image Source: Junior Library GuildOther Titles in Series: The Rivers of Fire, The Dark Planet Rating:Characters- 17/20Plot- 19/20Writing- 18/20Originality- 20/20Recommendation- 20/20Overall- 94/100 or A- Synopsis: Dr. Harding is the futuristic mad scientist responsible for creating Atherton: a three tiered satellite world orbiting the fallen…
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The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time #1) by Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan Publisher: Tor FantasyRelease: 15 Nov 1990 (832 pages)Image Source: Splash of Our WorldsOther Titles in the Series: Check here Rating:Characters- 20/20Plot- 19/20Writing- 20/20Originality- 19/20Recommendation- 20/20Overall- 98/100 or A+ The Wheel of Time turns and the Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to…
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Ptolemy’s Gate (Bartimaeus Trilogy #3) by Jonathan Stroud
Ptolemy’s Gate by Jonathan StroudPublisher: DoubledayRelease Date: 2005Synopsis Source: AmazonOther Titles in Series: The Amulet of Samarkand (#1), The Golem’s Eye (#2), The Ring of Solomon (prequel) Rating:Characters- 20/20Plot- 19/20Writing- 19/20Originality- 18/20Recommendation- 20/20Overall- 96/100 or A Synopsis: Three years have passed since the magician Nathaniel helped prevent a cataclysmic attack on London. Now an established…
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The Cloudy Corners of Creation by Mark Tate
The Cloudy Corners of Creation by Mark Tate Publisher: Outskirts Press. Release Date: 2012 Image Source: link Synopsis: Dr. Tate has written an introduction to the subject of the paranormal for seekers of all faiths, especially Christians. He has surveyed a large number of books, articles, websites, television, and radio programs in his presentation of…
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The Golem’s Eye (Bartimaeus Trilogy #2) by Jonathan Stroud
The Golem’s Eye by Jonathan Stroud Publisher: Hyperion BooksRelease Date: 2006Image Source: linkOther Titles in Series: The Amulet of Samarkand (#1), Ptolemy’s Gate (#3), The Ring of Solomon (prequel) Rating:Characters- 20/20Plot- 19/20Writing- 19/20Originality- 19/20Recommendation- 20/20Overall- 97/100 or A Synopsis: At only fourteen, Nathaniel is a rising star: a young magician who is quickly climbing the…