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Review: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux Released October 2, 2012 288 pages Where I got it: Public library Rating: Description (from Goodreads): The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon out of his life as a San Francisco Web-design drone—and serendipity, sheer curiosity, … Continue reading

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Review: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

Published by Viking Adult Released July 10, 2012 584 pages Where I got it: E-galley received from publisher via NetGalley Rating: Description (from Goodreads): Deborah Harkness exploded onto the literary scene with her debut novel, A Discovery of Witches, Book One of … Continue reading

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Review: Witchlanders by Lena Coakley

Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers Released August 30, 2011 416 pages Where I got it: Simon & Schuster Galley Grab/Public library Rating: 4 stars Description from Simon & Schuster: High in their mountain covens, red witches pray to … Continue reading

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Review: The Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Published by Little, Brown Released September 27, 2011 420 pages Where I got it: ARC received from publisher at BEA Rating: 5 stars Karou is an art student living in Prague who is perceived as mysterious, quirky, and compelling by … Continue reading

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Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Published by Doubleday Released September 13, 2011 387 pages Where I got it: E-galley received from publisher through NetGalley Rating: 5 stars Two magicians, both ancient, have been dueling through time using their own proteges as the pawns.  The latest … Continue reading

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