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What Should Be Wild by Julia Fine

posted in Reviews on August 14, 2018 by Jeff Grim 0 Comments

It is an original and intriguing story that keeps the reader captivated as Fine switches between the women in the woods and Maisie. It has serious undertones of a fairy tale with a malevolent dark figure, an innocent heroine, and magic.

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The Sphinx’s Secret by Gwenda Bond & Christopher Rowe

posted in Reviews on July 7, 2018 by Kevin Holtsberry 0 Comments

This inventive and accessible mystery-adventure is full of friendship, humor, and a curious cast of characters perfect for fans of Pseudonymous Bosch and R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series.

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Midnight Riot (Peter Grant, Book 1) by Ben Aaronovitch

posted in Reviews on October 11, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry 1 Comment

The narrator, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, does a great job with the voices and personalities involved. It was like listening to a radio drama. And along the way you get a great sense of London as both a place and as an identity.

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The Last Days of Magic by Mark Tompkins

posted in Reviews on April 13, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry 0 Comments
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This is the kind of book where you want to lose yourself in the story and are compelled to read it whenever you have free time. But instead I had to force myself to finish it after I had invested time in starting. If you like big, messy, sprawling stories about a secret history with lots of violence and sex then this may be for you. Just didn’t work for me.

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The Dark Hills Divide (The Land of Elyon #1) by Patrick Carman

posted in Reviews on July 2, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry 0 Comments

There is some interesting aspects of the plot and the world building but for me the story was too passive and lacked tension and suspense. For some reason the story just didn’t take off. It just sort of moved from one section to the next.

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The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking #1) by Patrick Ness [Audio]

posted in Reviews on May 11, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry 0 Comments

Wherein I start exploring this very popular series via audio book, wrestle with the accents, language and style, but ultimately persevere and like it enough to stick with the series. I found enough world building, creativity and interesting characters to keep going.

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The Song of the Quarkbeast (Chronicles of Kazam #2) by Jasper Fforde

posted in Reviews on March 21, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry 1 Comment

I really enjoyed listening to this second book in the car. A creative, witty, and fun series. Can’t wait to listen to or read the third book.

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The God Engines by John Scalzi

posted in Reviews on February 5, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry 1 Comment

A creative and thought provoking science fiction/fantasy novella with some well done characters. Have to wonder what it could have been at standard novel length though …

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Death's Doors by Lars Walker

posted in Reviews on December 5, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry 0 Comments

I am a fan of Lars Walker’s writing but I confess I really struggled with his latest novel. This dystopian fantasy felt didactic and preachy to me. Ultimately, it was interesting with some well done aspects but didn’t really come together.

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