Review #77 - The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell

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Title: The Wizards of Once

Author: Cressida Cowell

Publisher: Hodder Children's Books

ISBN 13:  978-1444936704

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This is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught since birth to hate each other like poison; and the thrilling tale of what happens when their two worlds collide.

Perfect for boys and girls who love fantasy adventure...

Once there was Magic, and the Magic lived in the dark forests. Until the Warriors came...

Xar is a Wizard boy who has no Magic, and will do anything to get it. Wish is a Warrior girl, but she owns a banned Magical Object, and she will do anything to conceal it.

In this whirlwind adventure, Xar and Wish must forget their differences if they're going to make it to the dungeons at Warrior Fort.

Where something that has been sleeping for hundreds of years is stirring...

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Review #76 The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

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Title: The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

Author: Katherine Arden

Publisher: Del Rey

ISBN 13:  978-1785031069

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The court of the Grand Prince of Moscow is plagued by power struggles and rumours of unrest. Meanwhile bandits roam the countryside, burning the villages and kidnapping its daughters. Setting out to defeat the raiders, the Prince and his trusted companion come across a young man riding a magnificent horse.

Only Sasha, a priest with a warrior's training, recognises this 'boy' as his younger sister, thought to be dead or a witch by her village. But when Vasya proves herself in battle, riding with remarkable skill and inexplicable power, Sasha realises he must keep her secret as she may be the only way to save the city from threats both human and fantastical...

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Review #75 - The X Files: Earth Children are Weird by Kim Smith

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Title: The X Files: Earth Children are Weird

Author: Kim Smith

Publisher: Quirk Books

ISBN 13:  978-1683690276

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In The X Files: Earth Children Are Weird, best pals Dana (Scully) and Fox (Mulder) have pitched a tent in the backyard for a sleepover. But the night is full of strange sounds, lights, and shadows. Surely there’s a rational, scientific explanation for everything . . . or is there?

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Review #74 - The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

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Title: The Knife of Never Letting Go

Author: Patrick Ness

Publisher: Walker Books

ISBN 13:  978-1406357981

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Imagine you're the only boy in a town of men. And you can hear everything they think. And they can hear everything you think. Imagine you don't fit in with their plans... Todd Hewitt is just one month away from the birthday that will make him a man. But his town has been keeping secrets from him. Secrets that are going to force him to run...

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Review #73 - Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce

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Title: Alanna: The First Adventure

Author: Tamora Pierce

Publisher: Simon Pulse

ISBN 13:  978-0689878559

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In a time when girls are forbidden to be warriors, Alanna of Trebond wants nothing more than to be a knight of the realm of Tortall. So she finds a way to switch places with her twin brother, Thom. Disguised as a boy, Alanna begins her training as a page at the palace of King Roald. But the road to knighthood, as she discovers, is not an easy one. Alanna must master weapons, combat, and magic, as well as polite behavior, her temper, and even her own heart.

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October Wrap Up and November TBR

So in October 2017 I managed to read a total of 8 books.

In order of reading I completed Nevernight by Jay Kristoff, Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff, Because you love to hate me by Various, Even the Darkest Stars by Heather Fawcett, This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada, A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars by Yaba Badoe, The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden and Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake.

 

I really enjoyed This Mortal Coil and am looking forward to getting the finished copy as I read an arc from Netgalley. I enjoyed Even the Darkest Stars a lot and it has been one of the best buddy reads I have done this year I think. Once I stopped reading the footnotes I enjoyed Nevernight and Godsgrave a lot though the ending of Godsgrave has me antsy for the next book. Most disappointing read in a long time was A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars which really missed the mark for me.

So in November I don't have too much of a busy month planned so I am hoping to get some good reading done. So my as always somewhat provisional TBR for November is as follows; The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness, Alanna the First Adventure and In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce, A Shiver of Snow and Sky by Lisa Lueddecke, The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden and Golden Son by Pierce Brown.

Review #72 - Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

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Title: Three Dark Crowns

Author: Kendare Blake

Publisher: Macmillan

ISBN 13:  978-1509804559

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In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomach-ache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of beasts.

But becoming the Queen Crowned isn't solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And it's not just a game of win or lose . . . it's life or death. The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins.

The last queen standing gets the crown.

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