fromthechaoticmind · 8 months ago
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This was the first book that I finished in February - Book 1 of the Rime Chronicles Duology. Feel free to check out my review here!
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roseunspindle · 1 year ago
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Books by “A” Authors I own and Need to Read (Part 3)
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razreads · 2 years ago
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I know you feel like you’re broken […], but you’re not. You’ve only been bent. But I promise that will change. You will be whole and upright again.
Mindee Arnett, Polaris
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book--brackets · 12 days ago
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Summaries under the cut
Goddess Girls by Joan Holub
Athena has always been above average. She has never quite fit in at Triton Junior High, but who would've guessed that Athena is actually a goddess? Principal Zeus's daughter, to be exact.
When she's summoned to Mount Olympus Academy, Athena thinks she might actually fit in for the first time in her life. But in some ways, school on Mount Olympus is not that different from down on Earth, and Athena is going to have to deal with the baddest mean girl in history: Medusa!
Ruby Redfort by Lauren Child
Here's the low-down on Ruby she's a genius code-cracker, a daring detective, and a gadget-laden special agent who just happens to be a thirteen-year-old girl. She and her slick side-kick butler, Hitch, foil crimes and get into loads of scrapes with evil villains, but they're always ice-cool in a crisis. In LOOK INTO MY EYES, we go right back to Ruby's beginnings as an agent. When an anonymous caller sets Ruby a challenge, it's not long before she finds her way into the HQ of the most secret of secret agencies -- SPECTRUM. They need her help to crack a code but her desk job soon spirals into an all-out action adventure, as Ruby uncovers the dastardly plans of the formidable Fool's Gold Gang!
The Arkwell Academy by Mindee Arnett
Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she’s a criminal. No, she’s a Nightmare.
Literally.
Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mother’s infamy, is hard enough. But when Dusty sneaks into Eli Booker’s house, things get a whole lot more complicated. He’s hot, which means sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldn’t get much more embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder.
Then Eli’s dream comes true.
Now Dusty has to follow the clues—both within Eli’s dreams and out of them—to stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the killer learns what she’s up to and marks her as the next target.
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field
Hitty is a doll of great charm and character. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, which, besides being full of the most thrilling adventures on land and sea, also reveal her delightful personality. One glance at her portrait will show that she is no ordinary doll. Hitty, or Mehitable as she was really named, was made in the early 1800s for Phoebe Preble, a little girl from Maine. Young Phoebe was very proud of her beautiful doll and took her everywhere, even on a long sailing trip in a whaler. This is the story of Hitty's years with Phoebe, and the many that follow in the life of a well-loved doll.
George's Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Steven Hawking
George's parents, who have always been wary of technology, warn him about their new neighbors: Eric is a scientist and his daughter, Annie, seems to be following in his footsteps. But when George befriends them and Cosmos, their super-computer, he finds himself on a wildly fun adventure, while learning about physics, time, and the universe. With Cosmos's help, he can travel to other planets and a black hole. But what would happen if the wrong people got their hands on Cosmos?
May Bird by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Most people aren't very comfortable in the woods, but the woods of Briery Swamp fit May Bird like a fuzzy mitten. There, she is safe from school and the taunts and teases of kids who don't understand her. Hidden in the trees, May is a warrior princess, and her cat, Somber Kitty, is her brave guardian.
Then May falls into the lake.
When she crawls out, May finds herself in a world that most certainly does not feel like a fuzzy mitten. In fact it is a place few living people have ever seen. Here, towns glow blue beneath zipping stars and the people -- people? -- walk through walls. Here the Book of the Dead holds the answers to everything in the universe. And here, if May is discovered, the horrifyingly evil Bo Cleevil will turn her into nothing.
May Bird must get out.
Fast.
Half Upon a Time by James Riley
Life’s no fairy tale for Jack. After all, his father's been missing ever since that incident with the beanstalk and the giant, and his grandfather keeps pushing him to get out and find a princess to rescue. Who'd want to rescue a snobby, entitled princess anyway? Especially one that falls out of the sky wearing a shirt that says "Punk Princess," and still denies she's royalty. In fact, May doesn't even believe in magic. Yeah, what's that about? May does need help though--a huntsman is chasing her, her grandmother has been kidnapped, and Jack thinks it’s all because of the Wicked Queen . . . mostly because May’s grandmother might just be the long-lost Snow White.
The Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Half moorfolk and half human, and unable to shape-shift or disappear at will, Moql threatens the safety of the Band. So the Folk banish her and send her to live among humans as a changeling. Named Saaski by the couple for whose real baby she was swapped, she grows up taunted and feared by the villagers for being different, and is comfortable only on the moor, playing strange music on her bagpipes.  
As Saaski grows up, memories from her forgotten past with the Folks slowly emerge. But so do emotions from her human side, and she begins to realize the terrible wrong the Folk have done to the humans she calls Da and Mumma. She is determined to restore their child to them, even if it means a dangerous return to the world that has already rejected her once.
The Genius Files by Dan Gutman
Coke McDonald and his twin sister, Pepsi, think their family’s cross-country RV vacation is nothing to get excited about...until they’re chased off a cliff, locked in a burning school, and receive mysterious messages in codes and ciphers. From California to Wisconsin, it’s a race against time to find out who’s after Coke and Pep, who’s leaving the notes...and just what being a part of The Genius Files entails!
Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander
Gareth's definitely no ordinary cat. For one thing, he can talk. For another, he's got the power to travel through time. And the instant he tells this to Jason, the two of them are in ancient Egypt, on the first of nine amazing adventures that Jason will never forget.
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bookaddict24-7 · 2 years ago
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(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (January 10th, 2023)
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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!
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New Standalones/First in a Series:
We Are All So Good At Smiling by Amber McBride
Friday I’m In Love by Camryn Garrett
City of Nightmares by Rebecca Schaeffer
Waking Fire by Jean Louise
Riven by Mindee Arnett
Brighter Than The Moon by David Valdes
Cool. Awkward. Black. by Various
Be With Me by Jessica Cunsolo
The Wicked Ones by Robin Benway
The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption by Shannon Gibney
A Tale of Two Princes by Eric Geron
New Sequels:
The Everlasting Road (Walking in Two Worlds #2) by Wab Kinew
Rebel, Brave, Brutal (Winter, White and Wicked #2) by Shannon Dittemore
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Happy reading!
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nevinslibrary · 5 months ago
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Weird & Wonderful Wednesday
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Rhee is a crown princess and the sole survivor of her dynasty who just barely isn’t assassinated. She then finds herself on the run with the pilot who saved her. Trying to get her throne back. Then there’s Aly, he’s been accused of the attack on Rhee and he too finds himself on the run, trying to prove his innocence. And, they’re going up against evils that aren’t just threatening them, but also the entire galaxy.
This was a heckuva ride. I really liked both the characters (*cough* but sorta liked Aly just a little better, shhh don’t tell Rhee…). It is also a duology, and, so, I am really looked forward to reading the second in this series. A really fun read.
You may like this book If you Liked: Avalon by Mindee Arnett, The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid, or Impostors by Scott Westerfeld
Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza
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pipperoni32-blog · 1 year ago
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House of Marionne
by J. Elle / 4 stars
Toushana. The poison that lurks in Quell's blood. The reason she's been on the run for years, her mom always uprooting them at a moment's notice. Until now. Now, after running into one of the Dragun, hunters and assassins after those who wield Toushana, her mom has sent her away. To a crumbling safe house. Quell's last shot at safety is returning to the Grandmom they fled from years ago.
Her grandmom's estate is not a family home. It's a school, to train the most powerful of magic users and induct them into society. Over the course of 3 tasks, each student learns to call upon their magic, learn to fit into their society that dwells on the edges of modern society, and bond with their preferred magical gift. It's said that the more you use a certain type of magic, the harder others are to call upon. Could this be the answer, after all these years? A way to rid herself of Toushana, to blend in and not be hunted anymore. To be part of a society, welcome and involved, not forever on the edges.
This was my first induction into J. Elle's books, and her way of describing magic, and how it's used, was one that I found myself enthralled with. The tiaras and masks made little sense at first, and I'll admit I wasn't drawn in by the first few chapters. However, by page 150 I was already needing a sequel, and couldn't help myself from telling others to watch out for this book, to keep their eyes open for when it came out!
I feel like I can't really go into more detail without giving away parts of the book that are better left revealing themselves. At the moment, the best book recommendations I can think of to compare this to are Onyx and Ivory duology by Mindee Arnett, and possibly Fire and Graceling by Kristin Cashore. Possibly if you squint, that might make sense. xD
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tomesofthetrade · 3 years ago
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when you try to reorganize your book closet but just end up with piles of books on your bed...
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The Nightmare Charade #OutOfContext
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oropher · 4 years ago
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captaindragonfly · 4 years ago
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this is going to reach an audience of exactly zero people but can we talk about how underrated the Onyx&Ivory duology is? i haven’t even finished the first book but i’m SO INVESTED. had never heard of it before picking it up from the bookstore.
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fromthechaoticmind · 8 months ago
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Second book read in February! This is book 2 of the Rime Chronicles. If you're curious about my review, please click on the link above!
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roseunspindle · 1 year ago
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Books by “A” authors I own and need to read. (Part 3)
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June reads! Wow its July tomorrow 😅😅😅 crazy!
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Shockingly the month that I read the most books in was February. Would have had 6 maybe but I socialized a bit.... I know horrible.
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book--brackets · 10 months ago
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books-or-life · 5 years ago
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,,To nie kłamstwo, jeśli prawda zraniłaby tych, których kochamy. Niemówienie im to ofiara, którą musimy uczynić dla dobra ich samych."
- Hale (Onyx & Ivory)
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