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Terry Reviews: THE MAGICIANS TRILOGY by Lev Grossman
The Magicians Trilogy Boxed Set by Lev Grossman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Even though I am touching on familiar territory here, I want to recommend Lev Grossman’s fantasy trilogy – The Magicians, The Magician King and The Magician’s Land. This is very adult stuff and not for younger readers, but from mid teens…
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Terry Reviews: DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor My rating: 5 of 5 stars This month I am recommending the entire Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy which includes the aforementioned, Days of Blood and Starlight and Dreams of Gods and Monsters. Been reading these books since they first started publishing. Laini Taylor is the…
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Terry Reviews: ELEANOR & PARK
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am tempted to suggest John Greene, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Looking For Alaska, two really wonderful YA books, but I am going to recommend Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell, instead. This YA story of two very different…
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Terry Reviews: The Confabulist
The Confabulist by Steven Galloway My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m not sure if I’ve recommended this author before or not, but the book I want to recommend this month is THE CONFABULIST by Steven Galloway. The first of his books I read was ASCENSION, and it had one of the most riveting opening…
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Terry Reviews: Railsea
Railsea by China Miéville My rating: 5 of 5 stars This month’s book recommendation: RAILSEA by China Mieville. Here is a truly original writer, someone who takes sentences and reinvents them. I love how he says things. You have to focus because if you don’t pay attention you will miss what he is getting at.…
